Arts & Humanities - 1 September 2006

Since my acts are caused by my choices and my choices caused by my beliefs and desires and my beliefs and desires are not in my direct control, how can it be that my acts are free?

2006-09-01 01:39:01 · 16 answers · asked by firefly 4 in Philosophy

I just learned about Quantum interconnectedness (the basics, only) and I am blown away. Well before socrates or Aristotle were born, a philosopher named Parmenides discussed the same basic idea as quantum interconnectedness suggests. We are all one. According to Parmenides, there is no such thing as not being. Everything is everything. you cannot define any object truthfully because once it is described, you are also describing what it is NOT. and there is no such thing as Not Being. He also goes on to say that sensual perception is not the way to understand Truth. It is all in the mind. I can easily correlate his beliefs with the little I know about quantum connectedness (which can only be understood mathematically -in the mind.

2006-09-01 01:35:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

Some say human cloning is immoral but I cannot understand why? What is the problem? Some say that clones won't be fully human, won't have rights, or won't have souls but why wouldn't they? "Test tube" babies were once considered bad by some but are now accepted. They have rights, souls, etc.

2006-09-01 01:17:36 · 7 answers · asked by kemchan2 4 in Philosophy

i am also interested in what enpointe and enpointe shoes are also what does it feel like to wear toe protectors and how do they help dancers

2006-09-01 01:05:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dancing

2006-09-01 01:00:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

2006-09-01 00:55:18 · 18 answers · asked by raj 1 in Philosophy

2006-09-01 00:51:31 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

After the bank holiday, I expected the week to speed by, but it is taking forever. Why is that?

2006-09-01 00:50:15 · 10 answers · asked by Vic M 2 in Philosophy

In Plato's Republic he says that people rule their souls much as nations rule themselves. The ruling leadership is reason over the passionate military and rabble desires of the masses. Some of us place a tyranny of one aim at the helm of our government and we will walk over other "nations" to reach this goal. For others its a Plutocracy of money in which we live to earn. And this in turn leads to how you have "foreign relations" with other people.
Tell me friends-how do you govern yourself, in what way and how does this affect your relations with others?

2006-09-01 00:40:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2006-09-01 00:40:04 · 8 answers · asked by ravenhairedmaid 2 in Drawing & Illustration

2006-09-01 00:33:57 · 3 answers · asked by Looking for roots 2 in Genealogy

2006-09-01 00:32:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dancing

2006-09-01 00:32:25 · 2 answers · asked by Looking for roots 2 in Genealogy

2006-09-01 00:31:14 · 4 answers · asked by jonny h 1 in Books & Authors

what is the most important lesson you've learned that you would like to pass on to the next generation?

i should have served my parents better. told them i love them so much, said sorry for my shortcomings & thanked them. now, it's too late...they're gone. i learned too late so i want to pass this on.

2006-09-01 00:30:30 · 5 answers · asked by babytalk 4 in Philosophy

I know tombs were robbed but no crowns survive.
King Tus tomb was undisturbed and still no crowns were found?

2006-09-01 00:29:46 · 12 answers · asked by David T 3 in History

2006-09-01 00:22:21 · 10 answers · asked by bhimsen 1 in Philosophy

2006-09-01 00:11:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Arts & Humanities

also i need some suggestions on what i should be, am going to a party so must be something flexible (was in a skeleton costum last year and could barley bend my keens) and would you girls pay more attention to the guy thats in a looney toons costume or a ninja costume =/

2006-09-01 00:07:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Visual Arts