Other - Social Science - January 2007

“Why does nonverbal communication speak louder than words in intimate relationships?”

2007-01-07 19:09:57 · 5 answers · asked by nizam_cl 1

ALSO, what are the structure and tools of the Federal Reserve and does anybody know where I can find current interest rates (including federal funds, discount, and prime rates). I have heard a lot about these rates but what the heck are they used for? What factors would cause a trend? BEST ANSWER FOR A QUESTION THAT PROVIDES AN ANSWER TO MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

2007-01-07 16:44:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-07 16:32:31 · 6 answers · asked by calvin w 1

i was watching futurama the other day and wondered if cyrogenic really exists. if it is is it really possible to freeze yourself in time and live in the future time? or it's not and there is no way.

2007-01-07 16:22:29 · 2 answers · asked by Dodo bird 2

2007-01-07 14:59:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This remarkable book contains over 120 sayings from the founders of modern physics paired with parallel sayings from the seminal works of Buddhist, Hindu and Taoist contemplatives. Einstein and Buddha is a fascinating collection of quotes that challenges us to think deeper about the relationship between modern physics and mystical insight. Although these two ways of understanding and investigating reality have significant differences, the parallels suggest that they share a mysterious and profound connection.
The parallel sayings are organized by theme and touch upon the nature of matter and energy, the relationship between subject and object, the understanding of time and space, the importance of direct experience, the role of paradox and contradiction in our understanding, the limits of language in describing reality, and the interdependence of all created things. Each section is accompanied by a brief introduction to how these concepts relate to the scientific and spiritual ways of knowing. On each page is an insightful quote from an eminent physicist such as Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, or David Bohm, together with a surprisingly similar statement from a renown authority of Eastern religion such as the Buddha, Chaung Tzu, the Upanishads, D. T. Suzuki, or the Dalai Lama.




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Sample parallels from the book EINSTEIN BUDDHA
According to general relativity, the concept of space detached from any physical content does not exist.
-Einstein If there is only empty space, with no suns nor planets in it, then space loses its substantiality.
-Buddha
Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world.
-Einstein All such notions as causation, succession, atoms, primary elements...are all figments of the imagination and manifestations of the mind.
-Buddha
Time and again the passion for understanding has led to the illusion that man is able to comprehend the objective world rationally by pure thought without any empirical foundations—in short, by metaphysics.
-Einstein By becoming attached to names and forms, not realising that they have no more basis than the activities of the mind itself, error rises…and the way to emancipation is blocked.
-Buddha
In our thinking...we attribute to this concept of the bodily object a significance, which is to high degree independent of the sense impression which originally gives rise to it. This is what we mean when we attribute to the bodily object "a real existence." ...By means of such concepts and mental relations between them, we are able to orient ourselves in the labyrinth of sense impressions. These notions and relations...appear to us as stronger and more unalterable than the individual sense experience itself, the character of which as anything other than the result of an illusion or hallucination is never completely guaranteed.
-Einstein I teach that the multitudinousness of objects have no reality in themselves but are only seen of the mind and, therefore, are of the nature of maya and a dream. ...It is true that in one sense they are seen and discriminated by the senses as individualized objects; but in another sense, because of the absence of any characteristic marks of self-nature, they are not seen but are only imagined. In one sense they are graspable, but in another sense, they are not graspable.
-Buddha
The belief in an external world independent of the perceiving subject is the basis of all natural science. Since, however, sense perception only gives information of this external world or of "physical reality" indirectly, we can only grasp the latter by speculative means. It follows from this that our notions of physical reality can never be final. We must always be ready to change these notions—that is to say, the axiomatic basis of physics—in order to do justice to perceived facts in the most perfect way logically.
-Einstein While the Tathagata, in his teaching, constantly makes use of conceptions and ideas about them, disciples should keep in mind the unreality of all such conceptions and ideas. They should recall that the Tathagata, in making use of them in explaining the Dharma always uses them in the semblance of a raft that is of use only to cross a river. As the raft is of no further use after the river is crossed, it should be discarded. So these arbitrary conceptions of things and about things should be wholly given up as one attains enlightenment.
-Buddha



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About the Author
Thomas J. McFarlane is "an independent scholar of no mean stature" in the words of eminent professor of religion and philosophy Huston Smith. A graduate of Stanford University in physics, he also holds advanced degrees in mathematics and in philosophy and religion. In addition to his scholarly work, he has been immersed in the study and practice of the spiritual traditions of the world for over 15 years, and is a registered patent agent. He lives in Eugene, Oregon.



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2007-01-07 14:44:11 · 2 answers · asked by Thomas 6

2007-01-07 13:24:45 · 6 answers · asked by jsutin 1

2007-01-07 11:10:28 · 14 answers · asked by dyslexic 2

im usually not a quiet person but when i talk to my "boyfriend" im dont say A WORD im still kinda nervous around him and sometimes theres nothin for me to talk about and it seems like he gets annoyed and he tells me to start talking...

PLEASE HELP ME

2007-01-07 09:57:09 · 4 answers · asked by ^MomentaryInsanity^ 3

Traditionally, or even generally throughout the cultures, is it usually the women who seduce the men or the men who seduce the women? Do the men serenade the women or are the women supposed to sing to the men? I would really appreciate a credible website that deals with this issue.

2007-01-07 08:53:11 · 9 answers · asked by RenaMac 2

Could you make your own clothes, grow your own vegetables,kill your own meat,could you live without any of the luxuries you have today
Would you know how to begin
Your allowed three items from your home what would they be and would they help you substain self sufficency

2007-01-07 08:35:15 · 10 answers · asked by shannara 4

14 years ago, when I was 11, I was in a bank robbery with my mum. That was scary! Especially as my mother ran after them when they left and followed them, finding out where they went to! She ended up getting a bravery award! Well done mum, but that was the scariest moment so far of my life.....!!

Oh and I had a few car accidents.....

2007-01-07 08:08:41 · 8 answers · asked by Fairy Dust :*:*: 2

2007-01-07 06:37:10 · 9 answers · asked by 19-sal-91 1

"What the world needs now is............................"
You decide!!

2007-01-07 06:26:48 · 19 answers · asked by RobStar 2

A friend of mine made a short documentary using this title, and it was really interesting. So I thought I'd ask the more mature people on here what you would do if you were 22 years old again? Would you change anything, wish you had done something etc?

2007-01-07 06:09:12 · 21 answers · asked by My Underground 1

If I can remember correctly, the point of the diagram is to show that sometimes advances in social behaviour surpass the advances in technology, creating need for new technology. And then, new technology gets created that nobody yet knows what to use for, until the cycle turns again. This creates a forward going motion that oscillates between technological advances and social change.

I'm working on a book and I would like to use the original reference in the book.

2007-01-07 04:47:47 · 1 answers · asked by Spushnik 1

Does any one know the main differences between the two listed religion? Any helpful website comparing and contrasting the two would be helpful. =)

2007-01-07 04:43:06 · 6 answers · asked by halo_daler 2

it was shocking to read in today's times of india that 75% of children in india are anaemic and loads of them are severly malnourished...and are dying due to hunger.. and what more... 45% of india's population comprises children below 18 years of age.. so how can india progress.. its we the thoughtful indians who can make a difference in the lives of those unpriviledged children .. so wake up and suggest something... someone needs your kind support..

2007-01-07 04:08:30 · 2 answers · asked by hiiii 1

2007-01-07 03:48:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-07 02:18:16 · 4 answers · asked by krie 2

Most Europeans dislike Americans because they are jealous of our superior intellect, which is manifested in our great wealth, unmatched military power, technology, etc. What do they expect us to do? Do they want us to "dumb down" to their level? We can't help being the people God made us.

2007-01-07 01:49:32 · 10 answers · asked by Rocking J in Oklahoma 1

and why do so many english people emmigrate?

2007-01-07 01:16:30 · 12 answers · asked by emnie 2

2007-01-06 22:54:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would have thought that any one ansering or even looking at the subject of social sience, would take an interest in a subject so relavent, yet it seems to be scipped or avoided, why ?( DYSLEXIA)

2007-01-06 20:58:34 · 7 answers · asked by dyslexic 2

Can't you see that you are being used?

2007-01-06 17:42:38 · 5 answers · asked by SOL SIREN 2

Is Capitalism too extreme on society, like Communism?
What would be the IDEAL politics?

2007-01-06 17:18:27 · 12 answers · asked by SOL SIREN 2

Your family and pets are safe.

2007-01-06 17:07:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

A contestant was asked whether it would take:

1) More than 15 six-packs,
2) Exactly 15 six-packs, or,
3) Less than 15 six-packs

to equal "99 bottle of beer on the wall".

She had to ask for help because, as she put it, "I don't drink beer".

How many of you are APPALLED that 30 out of 70 adults in the mob did not know the right answer? (Have we become a nation of mathematical idiots???)

2007-01-06 16:43:36 · 12 answers · asked by A_Patriot 2

2007-01-06 15:28:20 · 5 answers · asked by Gaga M 1

2007-01-06 15:13:40 · 3 answers · asked by B 3 1