01 Mar 09
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyWhy is this? O_o
Besides, promises are a cruel joke because
they represent compensatory behavior for lack of integrity.
with a promise you can assure someone that you will fulfill a certain action in the future when you can not at that time. It can also make a bond between ppl stronger.
and could you please fix your Enter key, it keeps making 2 enters when u hit it once;(
01 Mar 09
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbySome good points well made GB. I'm a little clearer about something now.
Let me ask you an exceedingly simple and transparent question if I may. When you were a small girl and received a fantastic gift on your
birthday or Christmas (maybe your first doll house with furniture or a bicycle) did you receive it gladly, hugging and kissing your parents out
of appreciation and gratitude or did you say, "Wait a minute. Here ade." On what authority? Our part is faith. Our 11 cents is an insult.
02 Mar 09
Originally posted by SuzianneIf you think that answers are to be found in such meaningless phrases and platitudes, you obviously haven't understood the questions.
We are given the manual to our time here.
Few recognize it as such, and fewer still heed its advice.
RTFM.
It is better to seek for answers where the answers are to be found.
02 Mar 09
obviously when there were a lot less people on earth it took many more generations to recur it just means that there are a lot more of us on earth at the same time and that the recurring time is getting shorter which leads us to the question that as no two people are identical what happens when the recurring time gets so short as there are so many on earth? Other species literally stop breeding in times of over population which is a possibility.
It certainly was lucky for life to begin on this planet in the first place.
Everything on earth has always been here as an example the water we drink has recycled since life began. Giraffes probably evolved from dinosaurs who fed on the upper foliage of trees in ancient forests to overcome the competition for food that occured at lower levels
03 Mar 09
Originally posted by brian ashtonFrom your reaction i conlcude that you do see us as sort of a soul (dont know if you want to call it that way), hanging around somewhere, then returning into a body when its time has come.
obviously when there were a lot less people on earth it took many more generations to recur it just means that there are a lot more of us on earth at the same time and that the recurring time is getting shorter which leads us to the question that as no two people are identical what happens when the recurring time gets so short as there are so many on ea ...[text shortened]... ge of trees in ancient forests to overcome the competition for food that occured at lower levels
You did not answer my first question tho: "why would you think so?"
I dont think there is any evidence that proofs your point. When i ask you about a problem your theory would give ("how do you explain the fact that the world population grows, where do these extra 'souls' come from?.." ), you assume that there have already been enough souls on earth from the start and you talk about recurring time. This just seems like guessing around to me.
"It certainly was lucky for life to begin on this planet in the first place."
Agreed!
"Everything on earth has always been here as an example the water we drink has recycled since life began."
Agreed, some stuff may come from space, but this is a small amount. But i talk in molecules here, water doesnt have 'soul', i hope you can agree on that? I think neither humans have souls.
"Giraffes probably evolved from dinosaurs who fed on the upper foliage of trees in ancient forests to overcome the competition for food that occured at lower levels"
Dinosaurs have nothing to do with giraffes (i guess your talking about souls again?), (most) dinosaurs became extinct before there was anything like a giraffe.
I dont think you understand the concept of evolution, heres how it went:
There was a certain species with a short (normal) neck from which the giraffe evolved. This is most likely the Okapi:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20417/20417-h/images/image130.jpg
There was alot of "competition for food that occured at lower levels", you are right here. Some Okapis had just a bit longer neck then other Okapis. In harsh times, these Okapis could feed of the trees, while others couldnt. The others died and the Okapis with a slightly longer neck survived and passed this information for long necks in thier DNA, onto thier offspring. Over a large amount of years the long neck Okapis would be unable to give offspring with the regular Okapis (if they didnt extinct yet), and thats when u call it another species: Giraffe. (This cannot be proven since we cannot match giraffes with okapis anymore to see if they give offspring that is fertile. But thier physical appearance is very different and its pretty much without a doubt they are different species).
A common wrong view is that during thier life the Okapis streched thier necks to reach for the leafs on trees. And their offspring would also have longer necks. This is incorrect since experience gained during your life is not locked in your DNA.
Its DNA with information of how you geneticly are that you pass on to your offspring, not experiences.
I hope i explained this to you (anyone) in an understandable way.
Please try to use the "Reply & Quote" button when you reply🙂
04 Mar 09
..Originally posted by zozozozo(b)I think that Darwin was correct in most of his assertions and that evolution must apply to human beings as well as any other animal. Do you believe this? If so, then I return to one of my earlier questions Why are we here now in what we like to call early twentyfirst century why not at some other time? I do not believe that life as such is just a one off occurance. I dont see that it really matters whether you call our being a soul or something other. I am not suggesting that it can be proved but it is what I reason to be most likely scenario for life.
From your reaction i conlcude that you do see us as sort of a soul (dont know if you want to call it that way), hanging around somewhere, then returning into a body when its time has come.
You did not answer my first question tho: "why would you think so?"
I dont think there is any evidence that proofs your point. When i ask you about a problem your the ...[text shortened]... rstandable way.
Please try to use the "Reply & Quote" button when you reply🙂
I agree water has no "Soul" on reflection I used a bad example.
I bow to your superior knowledge on giraffes etc and I am sure that you are correct in what you say.
You state that you cannot pass any experiences from life into DNA I am not so sure because numerous species have altered in time to adjust to altering situations that they faced either for food or survival or both. When homo erectus stood up in Africa he was doing just that was he not? and as we(human beings) spread north and south our skins gradually lightened as our need for light and heat increased. Do you think these are possibilities?
04 Mar 09
Originally posted by brian ashtonHow do Salmon know how to get back exactly to the place their parents came from even though their parents died before they were born?
(b)I think that Darwin was correct in most of his assertions and that evolution must apply to human beings as well as any other animal. Do you believe this? If so, then I return to one of my earlier questions Why are we here now in what we like to call early twentyfirst century why not at some other time? I do not believe that life as such is just a one ...[text shortened]... ally lightened as our need for light and heat increased. Do you think these are possibilities?
I thought the info was stored in DNA.
Anyone know?
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