Social Science - 9 December 2006

What seems to bring us humans to the top of the intellectual self awarness post is the ability to ask and answer the question at very high speeds plus having enough memory capacity to hold the data.
Computers are racing towards being able to accomplish this task.
Some of the leading chip manufactures can now produce a CPU processor capable of executing a mind bogling ONE BILLION INSTRUICTIONS PER SECOND along with multiprocessing charging in and out of masive of internal storage.

Will a computer, some day in the future, simply pop into the realm of self awarness,as we humans did over a three million year period of time, stop following it's given programming, and begin an attempt to communicate with us and other computers,a computer capable of independant thought.

2006-12-09 09:46:48 · 7 answers · asked by Hank C 1 in Psychology

2006-12-09 09:44:04 · 16 answers · asked by nutcase 2 in Psychology

or other advices like that?I respect their effort to bring me something new to read.Don't you have some better answers to give?That makes you people dull,and usual.No need for answering.

2006-12-09 09:36:38 · 5 answers · asked by Gabriel D 2 in Sociology

I read that anything below 2.1 births per woman means that the population of a country is shrinking. Apparently, all of Europe have shrinking populations (not counting immigration). France has an average of 1.94 births per wormen, Germany has an average of 1.36, while the EU average is 1.52.

2006-12-09 09:36:31 · 3 answers · asked by Oracle 2 in Economics

I had a single mum and so did my cousins, we are all now phds, lawyers, business people and so on. My mother never met anyone else and devoted her lives to us as did my aunts to their children. My Mum and my aunts are proffessionals themselves so did not claim benfits. Also, lot of chidren after the war were from single mother's. Why do we have such a terrible sterotype and seem to blame women for either not tolerating abusive relationships or for having unprotected sex then taking responsibility. Im not suggesting men are useless, but is there any need to critisise, when these men/women could end up widows/divorcees/unplanned pregnancy. Im sick of the judgemental attitudes or people on here with obvious cognitive issues, does anyone else feel the same, or are these just children with no life experience writing answers?

2006-12-09 09:35:32 · 16 answers · asked by oceanwaves 2 in Psychology

Especially when you are like 22?

2006-12-09 09:34:40 · 8 answers · asked by Jerse 3 in Psychology

I mean when I have a lot things to do...I just waste my time on computer or playing stupid games....how to stop all this?

2006-12-09 09:30:14 · 3 answers · asked by Aquamarine 5 in Psychology

i have an essay to write on the pros and cons of capitalism.
Here's wut ive been given as instructions :

given what yoiu know about capitalism, write a detailed essay listening the pros and cons of the system. Be sure to use real life examples. Ultimately, are you in favor of this economic system? why/why not?

I have no cluw what capitalism means. can anyone make it plain and simple for me? and if possible, fill me in on some of the pros and cons. much thnx.

2006-12-09 09:22:03 · 13 answers · asked by SealedWithAKiss <3 2 in Economics

Be specific.

2006-12-09 09:20:36 · 6 answers · asked by 120 IQ 4 in Psychology

& how to achive?

2006-12-09 09:18:20 · 8 answers · asked by jitendra patle 1 in Economics

How did it affect your life?

2006-12-09 08:59:46 · 14 answers · asked by Rainfall 1 in Psychology

I went to a clothing optional beach last weekend in Miami, Florida and I was surprised at how many minors were on the beach. Most of them seemed to be in groups with their friends. How does the law allow a 12 or 13 year old girl to be around grown naked men like that but in any other scenario it would be considered inappropriate and illegal. I am 31 years old and I was lying nude near the shore and when it turned to my right, I saw 5 teenage girls lying nearby none of them looked over 14. I felt weird because there I was totally naked on my back with my one incher there and these girls were looking over. I then took my towel, put on my flops and left to another part of the beach. Low and behold there was like 5 teens over there also, 3 boys and two girls. I felt like the beach was full of middle age or high school age kids. Why isnt this illegal? None of those girls were nude. In fact they all had on shorts or skirts. This leads me into thinking they are there to gawk. Isnt this wron

2006-12-09 08:58:58 · 15 answers · asked by donniesmello 1 in Psychology

Do you get a feeling of grandeur or self-importance when you get to chose who gets the extra 10 points?

2006-12-09 08:57:49 · 6 answers · asked by BookLady 3 in Psychology

Lets face it testicles are a hazzard. They hurt, they cause pain. Girls do not have them. Thus women are superior! What are your thoughts?

2006-12-09 08:52:41 · 26 answers · asked by Lee 4 in Gender Studies

What would you do with it?

2006-12-09 08:51:22 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

What would that be?

2006-12-09 08:50:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-12-09 08:44:02 · 6 answers · asked by Hetal K 2 in Psychology

I need to wrtie about a story about a meeting between a knight and a samurai warrior

2006-12-09 08:36:56 · 8 answers · asked by ME 2 in Other - Social Science

I make a lot of goals and find ways to achieve them, but I can never stick to them, which makes my dreams seem very far away and unreachable. Help please! Thanx.

2006-12-09 08:34:21 · 5 answers · asked by leave your thoughts behind 2 in Psychology

What was the cost of living in the Suburbs in the 1950's? What was cost of living in the cities in the 1950's? How do they compare?

2006-12-09 08:29:00 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

there was a girl being a complete ***** to me in my local pub last night for taking a disabled, blind male into the ladies toilet as he needs to be helped to the loo and I didnt want to go into the men's (as it stinks!) and there were no other men around to help. I told her she was being ignorant, making him feel awkward and embarrassed about his disability and there was no place for her nasty attitude. She then started pointing her finger in my face and getting really aggressive and to avoid a fight I just backed down and me and my friends all went and sat in the other room, I was shaking like a leaf. I'm now really angry at myself that I didnt stick up for him more even if I did risk getting a smack in the mouth. How can I toughen up more and not be so scared of other people??

2006-12-09 08:28:49 · 23 answers · asked by monkeynuts 5 in Psychology

2006-12-09 08:26:55 · 8 answers · asked by New World Order 1 in Economics

It's a joke amongst your friends that the new teacher in school is a vampire. You think it's a great story idea and write not a short story, but a novel. You've written it mostly because you think she's an interesting character, and you don't hate her like you tell your friends you do. Your friends think you're the main character and one's trying to persuade you to publish it. You have no clue what will happen if your teacher finds it and your friends are always trying to read it.
Advice?

2006-12-09 08:25:51 · 6 answers · asked by shegothebomb 2 in Psychology

2006-12-09 08:24:58 · 9 answers · asked by *~SoL~ * Pashaa del Ñuñcaa. 4 in Psychology

my girlfriend and i have had our disputes over the months but this is something that we had never experienced...she gets really angry at any of my jokes and she quickly talks about breaking up ...i tell her everytime that we have to much love to just breake up and she agrees and we cry beacause not even her knows whats wrong...she just told me that she really doesn't know she is at the age of 18 i heard that she can have some issues with her mind..i don't know please :((((((((((

2006-12-09 08:23:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

If I buy a Lottery ticket I don't check the resuts for ages. The reason being that untill I known differently there is always a chance that the ticket may be a winner and the dream is so much better than reality. Is this normal ?

2006-12-09 08:19:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

A) men

B) elders

C) women

D) people with close interpersonal ties

2006-12-09 08:17:43 · 4 answers · asked by Funnie Bunnie 1 in Psychology

i cant remember much but my lover (we are not together but are still in love) was on a class trip (geography) i can not remember the place but there was a dj and a sound system and they were playing rihannas song i think it was sos or pon de replay and then it was like we were on the cliff with sum other students looking down on the rest of the class like sum desert place (as i said b 4 i dont remember exactly) and 1 student asked a next to marry them the dream did not make it clear as if it was a joke or for real then the male threw the boquet to me from on the flat to the up on the cliff i caught it then everybody was shouting ask her to marry you and i didnt want to do it because ima girl and the person they was saying to ask was a next girl SO OBVIOUSLY WERE LESBIANS and i didnt ask the question and then the dream ended

2006-12-09 08:17:15 · 10 answers · asked by pinkdraws_15 1 in Psychology

I am mostly scared of the noise, but also of the sight of them. I have never met anyone else with this fear. Am I the only one?

2006-12-09 08:15:35 · 3 answers · asked by DaisyGirl 2 in Psychology

Main Points: I. How everyone benefits by increasing the minimum wage in one way or another. II. How families making minimum wage supports their family needs; and the students who can’t afford college because of minimum wage. III. Why we should raise minimum wage and include benefits. Introduction Ever heard the saying, “The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer”. The main reason behind this is the minimum wage. It should be increased for many reasons: it would help both the poor and the wealthy; it would help college student and low income families with their needs. The price is rising for everything, the rich are able to afford it, since the minimum wage is so low some people can't afford to get things that they need for survival. The only way low income families

2006-12-09 08:15:30 · 7 answers · asked by @$H!!! 1 in Economics