Arts & Humanities - 2 April 2007

I read an article by Jay Gould against an intelligent designer, claiming that there were ineffective evolutionary producets, and that if there was an intelligent designer there wouldn't have been these ineffective parts of nature. He sited the fact that a Panda's Thumb is not actually a thumb, that and how flowers reproduce isn't effective either, though it's not particularly important to know that for my question.

I need to counter argue this point with a view on Creationism that would go against his view. Any ideas and suggestions?

2007-04-02 17:40:00 · 8 answers · asked by Biggles 1 in Philosophy

2007-04-02 17:34:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

Is it maximizing happiness, money, pleasure, or longievity?
OR is it something else that you cannot put into words? Yet.

2007-04-02 17:07:20 · 10 answers · asked by dan020350 2 in Philosophy

according to the news, we might have inaccurate history!

2007-04-02 17:02:36 · 14 answers · asked by authentic_nature 1 in History

2007-04-02 16:59:25 · 21 answers · asked by ICEBOX 3 in Philosophy

Trying to decide if I should buy it or borrow it.

2007-04-02 16:57:32 · 3 answers · asked by Cookie777 6 in Other - Arts & Humanities

2007-04-02 16:49:39 · 25 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7 in Books & Authors

the tall peeps on "dancing with the stars" always seem gangly and clumsy, the shorties can dance their butts off. is this pretty much universal?

2007-04-02 16:49:27 · 24 answers · asked by curiousmorey 2 in Dancing

2007-04-02 16:46:10 · 16 answers · asked by ICEBOX 3 in Philosophy

He had more than one but the one i want to know the name is start with letter F

2007-04-02 16:45:37 · 7 answers · asked by sandra 1 in History

what was the best year of your life?

2007-04-02 16:45:21 · 10 answers · asked by Bellamy 1 in Philosophy

I think because of fear of the unknown people are afraid of dying.
What do you think? What is your biggist afraid?

2007-04-02 16:43:08 · 23 answers · asked by gnos 1 in Philosophy

I am in need of a table of differences between unity and nothingness. Could you tell me the differences between unity and nothingess?

2007-04-02 16:35:45 · 7 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1 in Philosophy

What are some of your successful strategies for writer's block, aside from the obvious, which is sitting down and writing.

Do you have any tried and true methods that you're willing to share?

2007-04-02 16:33:55 · 13 answers · asked by FuzzyKaos 2 in Books & Authors

Everything in the world is a product of conditions that take place on a temporal plane. And time eventually busts up everything. Now,it would seem time is really pretty much all everything consists of - all material mass or energy existing only within a given time horizon. But hey - time has no actual physicality. You can't see it,touch it,taste it,take a picture of it or even snot it off. Does anybody actually know what this stuff is? Another thing : people make such a big deal about not being able to see God,but they accept time without seeing it...and another thing...and another point...which reminds me of something else...wait a second,don't go - this is fun,you can cheat easy as anything by folding multiple questions into "one" - which makes me think of something else,too,now that I think of it - whatever it was...oh...I forget.
I'm having a strange evening.

2007-04-02 16:29:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I was told that my relative was from Zurich Switzerland,then i was told that they were from Alsace Lorraine.Is there any Connection between Switzerland and Alsace Lorraine?Was it the same at one time?

2007-04-02 16:25:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

I've already read the davinci code and every nicholas sparks book.


i dont really care about classics or not.




just as long as its good

2007-04-02 16:20:37 · 45 answers · asked by PoodleNoodle 1 in Books & Authors

%$*&ing kangaroos...

2007-04-02 16:16:22 · 10 answers · asked by OrangeBunny 2 in Philosophy

Please give at least 3 answers.

2007-04-02 16:10:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

there are several others such as skull and bones, illuminati, council on foreign relations, and trilateral commission

2007-04-02 16:01:09 · 11 answers · asked by thebigcheese 2 in History

2007-04-02 16:01:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

Hey I know some really good books!

Hehe

1.) Emma-Jean Falls out of a Tree. Good for 11-13 year olds.
2.) A Wrinkle In Time. Very good for 12-15 year olds.
3.) Flush. Good for 11-13 year olds
4.) To Kill A Mocking Bird. Good for 13-18 (love this book)
5.) Hatchet. Good for 11-13

And I HATE HARRY POTTER BOOKS! No offence and don't jsut go crying to report me because I said I hate Harry Pottter. It's a free country to express your feelings and share your opinion.

2007-04-02 15:56:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

Science has improved the quality of life for humans, now science wants humans to improve the quality of the planet. Nature made us and nature can destroy us. There is an asteriod that might hit us in about 25 years. Why should I listen to science when it has improved my life by helping destroy it via it's discoveries.

2007-04-02 15:47:59 · 10 answers · asked by eyesea@juno.com 1 in Philosophy

2007-04-02 15:40:02 · 16 answers · asked by sokrates 4 in Philosophy

Wonder is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the emotion excited by the perception of something novel and unexpected. It includes astonishment mingled with perplexity or bewildered curiosity." It prompts us to consider how particularly vivid displays of vitality, beauty, or power might reveal a purpose or intentionality of the universe as a whole.

2007-04-02 15:38:59 · 12 answers · asked by Habitus 4 in Philosophy

I’m posing this question half in jest, but also half seriously. The Norman Conquest in 1066 is something that I’ve heard is still a touchy subject today among more conservative Britons, and Britain has been an ancient enemy of France for centuries, even up until the beginning of the 20th century. So with all of the British attempts to control France, from the Hundred Years War up until George III finally removed his claim of being “King of France” from his title in 1800, it seems unlikely, but not necessarily absurd that there were some people in Britain after D-Day who would have seriously thought of keeping Normandy for Britain after the end of WWII. So was there actually any serious thought given to it by members of the British government, or the public at large?

2007-04-02 15:35:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

that involves with any aspect of presidential trivia, dating from 1950 to the present.

2007-04-02 15:24:43 · 9 answers · asked by Orange? 4 in History

and WHY? any topic, any genre...i am looking for good books now. thanks!

2007-04-02 15:20:28 · 27 answers · asked by aishah 5 in Books & Authors

2007-04-02 15:16:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

in philosophy, what is phenomenology and please give a realistic example of it, thanks

2007-04-02 15:06:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy