2006-09-08 12:45:26 · 5 answers · asked by Mrs. J 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Yes, really. Mankind is distinguished from the animals, by his capacity to be creative, and to discover and utilize universal principles (like the principle of gravity) for the increased mastery of the Universe by mankind. No animal can willfully increase its population (and longevity), by several orders of magnitude.
Animals are fixed in their behaviors from one generation to the next -- the chimpanzee or cat of today, for example, is not different from its ancestors, 10,000 years ago.
2006-09-08 15:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by Joya 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I will tell you one of my favorite theories.
Existence is like a line of domino's Every domino pushed leads to the next domino.
It's called cause and effect.
You are sitting in that chair becaue there is a cause of that effect.
You had the choice to sit in it or not, but you sat in it.
Maybe we only get the space in between each one of those domino's to decide.
And then keep piling up more and more lines of dominos and just wait and see what will happen, because of the cause.
The effect will be seen soon enough.
2006-09-08 19:19:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's something that cannot be proven either way. People will argue for either side adamantly.
I believe we have the ability to make our own decisions, but this ability is limited by such factors as our intelligence, our experience, and our understanding of the world around us.
2006-09-08 12:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by bunstihl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Subjectively YES - Objectively NO.
2006-09-08 12:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-08 12:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by richard457 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋