Arts & Humanities - 19 October 2007

triumph

sometimes I wonder
how life can be so good
when you’re single and alone
with nobody to hold your hand
while you walk down empty hallways
thinking you have no meaning
or no sense of purpose at all.

while most of the men and women out there
are busy spreading their legs and pounding flesh
you sit at home and wonder why it’s not you
who seems so satisfied with being in love
but we’re all afraid of something
so you’re best to fear nothing at all
because the only love in life that you need
is piece of mind in being who you are.

which is not to say that you’re above them
because nothing is wrong with finding love
but one must not let longing control them
lest they wind up tired and remorseful
rather it is better to understand
that not everybody can be complete
you must accept your lonely misfortune
and enjoy your (disappointing) triumph.

2007-10-19 17:26:49 · 3 answers · asked by imperialism 2 in Poetry

2007-10-19 17:26:22 · 12 answers · asked by windchime 2 in Philosophy

To begin, I wouldn't consider myself atheist OR theist.

Atheism is just as much a faith as theism.

An atheist believes there is no God. This notion is unmerited. There's no evidence of a God so there isn't one? That's a hasty conclusion. A theist believes in a certain God or Gods. You trust the first set of tenets that come by because you're told they're divine? What rash decision making.

May either of you try proving your point.

2007-10-19 17:24:59 · 9 answers · asked by craukymuvilla 2 in Philosophy

I know george mason and james maddison helped but are there any nameable others?

2007-10-19 17:23:32 · 5 answers · asked by Olie 1 in History

Would you recommend the book?

2007-10-19 17:20:22 · 31 answers · asked by Darth Cheney 7 in Books & Authors

2007-10-19 17:15:58 · 3 answers · asked by aKaNe_20 1 in Books & Authors

2007-10-19 17:15:37 · 4 answers · asked by Nathaniel Z 2 in History

2007-10-19 17:14:59 · 11 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7 in Philosophy

Michael Sidaris
Marilyn Vos Savant
Kim Ung-Yong
and others

Why haven't these people solved the world's pressing issues? It isn't a diatribe. I have all the sympathy and fascination for these people. I am just curious.

2007-10-19 17:11:57 · 15 answers · asked by Pansy 4 in Philosophy

I already have a job and I don't want to have to go through the stress of being the lucky 1 out of 100 people that gets to get a book published while the rest spend too many misled years going to other publishers.

After I finish my book I just want other people to have access to it so I can share my work with others. Does the fact that I do not seek a profit increase my chances? What could I do to get my book out there without too much financial investment?

Thanks alot.

2007-10-19 17:05:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

2007-10-19 17:03:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I would like to hear some peoples love peoms not sappy but beautiful.I love to read poetry even though i cant write it.doesnt need to rhyme.Not to detailed like bad stuff or bad words please hopefully some christian love poems.maybe about people who want a love but cant have it.Doesnt have to be long.no nasty ones

2007-10-19 17:03:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

hey i am gonna audition for kiss me kate in january. i wanna be Lilli or another girl character with a solo please. I really want this to be my big break,so i need a song any ideas?
my range is mezzo

2007-10-19 17:02:52 · 2 answers · asked by Jamie M 3 in Theater & Acting

2007-10-19 16:56:21 · 5 answers · asked by chocoboryo 6 in Books & Authors

Thanks to all your answers. Have a wonderful day!

2007-10-19 16:54:41 · 11 answers · asked by Third P 6 in Philosophy

Can it happen in our life time.

2007-10-19 16:52:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

how can i go ahead and research my family tree without using one of those websites that say they do it and you gotta pay them. im really interested in my family history

2007-10-19 16:48:00 · 8 answers · asked by mercinary73 2 in Genealogy

or do u think that they chose to be, or that it's their life experiences?

2007-10-19 16:47:17 · 7 answers · asked by Steve 3 in Philosophy

In response to a previous question, many respondents asserted that no one can KNOW that they're right and that no one can KNOW the truth... so would this revelation not then inevitably indicate our ability only to collect perspectives and speculations? Can we even claim that anything is a "fact" if we can't KNOW that it is?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071019202451AAhgGLC

2007-10-19 16:44:44 · 13 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 in Philosophy

I feel stiif and no confidence will dancing or yoga help? do i have to reduce a lot to be able to do yoga perfectly also dance, is gym the answer

2007-10-19 16:43:10 · 4 answers · asked by friendly 2 in Performing Arts

Thanks for all the answers. Have a great day!

2007-10-19 16:42:24 · 4 answers · asked by Third P 6 in Philosophy

Did anyone else think of Bel Canto as one of the saddest reads ever. I read that book for english. i liked it a lot but it was a heartbreaker. All these people gather for a huge b-day party of a major business man at the vice prezidents house in south america somewhere. Terrorists come in and hold everyone hostage. Plot builds and soon enough terrorists and hostages become friends, brothers, sisters, and father-son, mainly because they are all so young. One of the long list of main characters is a translator of this business man who falls in love with one of the terrorists. They actually end up making love a few times. In the end, the govt. "saves" the hostages by killing all the terrorists including the translators lover. Their love was so unbelievably strong and it was sad when she got killed. Does it sound horribly tragic and tear jerking or am i just a soft dude?

2007-10-19 16:39:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

Excerpt from the Catholic Catechism:

The strict conditions for legitimate defense by military force require rigorous consideration. The gravity such as a desicion makes it subject to rigorous conditions of moral legitimacy. At one and the same time:

- damage inflicted by the agressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave and certain

- all other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective

- there must be serious prospects of success

- the use of arms must not produce evils and disorders gravers than the evil to be eliminated. The power of modern means of destrucion weighs very heavily in evaluating this condition.

These are the traditional elements enumerated in what is called "just war" doctrine.

The evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgement of those who have reponsibility for the common good.

With this information: Was WWI a just war?

2007-10-19 16:38:09 · 9 answers · asked by B Zaragoza 1 in History

For example, an introvert can never achieve the same level of suave interactions as an extrovert. What do you think about the demand for such social skills to "get ahead"? I don't think it's genuine. I have some adverse reaction to it, although I understand it is yes, important. It isn't the most important. I find expertise is also very very important.

2007-10-19 16:35:01 · 2 answers · asked by Pansy 4 in Philosophy

The Option to dwell in Familiar Surroundings With No Advancement in Heiarchy although safety is of utmost assurance, or Gravitate that Next Turn, Not Percieving what Lies Ahead, Whether Good or Bad, but a chance that must be taken --- What would you see yourself doing? Explain.

2007-10-19 16:30:19 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5 in Philosophy

2007-10-19 16:29:46 · 10 answers · asked by oscar c 5 in Philosophy

2007-10-19 16:28:13 · 5 answers · asked by Pansy 4 in Philosophy

Please click interesting if you think this is. Once upon a time in Greece, there was a man named Nero who enjoyed challenging the big mucky-muck, I think I'm so good, mathematicians of the time. So he came up to all of them and
asked them this; "how is motion even possible", to which the mathematicians replied, "well, if you can move from point A to point B, that's motion then isn't it?"

"I know", Nero countered, "but in order to move from point A to point B, or rather, from point 1 to point 2, one mustget halfway there first, right?"

The mathematicians were all ears.

"But in order to get halfway there, you will need to get a quarter of the way..."

Silence.

"And in order to get a quarter of the way to point a, you will need to get one eighth of the way, right?....." Zeno smiles. "But in order to do that, you need to get to half of one eighth, then half of one sixteenth, and halfway from that, and so on, and so forth..."

"So tell me, dear scholars, how then is motion possible?

2007-10-19 16:26:07 · 6 answers · asked by raffy_09 4 in Philosophy

Thomas J. Watson, a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Syracuse University, wrote a book called "Why Religion Matters.
The Future of Faith in an Age of Disbelief"

I never read his book, but I heard the title, and I thought it was a very good question.

What do YOU think about "religion" vs "FAITH" in the 21st century!?!

Is there a "philosophy" of faith? I know a french mathematician published a "logical" PROOF that we should believe!

I forget his name, and his exact logical "proof". His reasoning, generally, was "there is no upside to unbelief".

2007-10-19 16:23:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

It wasn't theirs to begin with. When they plundered all of Central/South America, what gives them the right to claim sunken ships?

2007-10-19 16:13:41 · 3 answers · asked by magpie 6 in History