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Answer to If god's perfect, why'd he make stupid mankind?

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:40:50 -0800

If god's perfect, why'd he make stupid mankind?

To be perfect you have to have done everything. Creating what you have erroneously purported 'stupid mankind' is just one thing of all the things God can do and so it must be done for his status of perfection to be true.

Answer to Why do cats love being petted gently on either the nose or the head?

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:26:51 -0800

Why do cats love being petted gently on either the nose or the head?

Cats scent glands are located on their face (which is why you see cats rubbing their face on property). By stroking them on their body you're telling them they have great fur, you care about them, it feels good and you like their scent. By petting them on their head they know you like the...

Answer to What is the purpose of mankind? Why are we here?

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:48:33 -0800

What is the purpose of mankind? Why are we here?

Religiously, we're here for our God(s) who want(s) us to be at harmony with one another and have absolute faith in them/him/her/it. Someone with a logical approach would say that mankind functions like all other life on the planet, we are here to survive and do so better in the future. We...

Answer to On vacations from college, is it good to set your studies aside so that your brain gets a break or should you continue to study?

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:11:39 -0800

On vacations from college, is it good to set your studies aside so that your brain gets a break or should you continue to study?

Before the vacation make some good brief notes and give yourself half an hour of just reading and rewriting them so they make more sense to you. Apply what you've learnt to your surroundings (e.g. science, economics) so you can make more associations and let your studies enrichen the value...

Answer to I find it very funny when people injure themselves accidentally. Is this normal?

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:45:19 -0800

I find it very funny when people injure themselves accidentally. Is this normal?

The injured person usually would not appreciate this. As people generally wish to contribute to bad situations and not worsen, it is essentially not normal (uncommon) to laugh. However you may be laughing at how irregular it is to make such a mistake or your laughter may have calmed the injured...

Answer to Which religion is "right"?

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:47:01 -0800

Which religion is "right"?

How do YOU define religion? More importantly, how do you define right? Do the religions in question advance to their goals, meet objectives and satisfy their promises? Do they satisfy your desires and expectations? Do they fit in with your daily life? Do you wish to benefit yourself, others...

Answer to When and how will we gain the ability to "download" information into our brains?

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:37:20 -0800

When and how will we gain the ability to "download" information into our brains?

Why can't this information just get in my brain?!! I know the feeling. The brain doesn't seem as powerful as a computer but its actually dealing with vast amounts of external and internal information subconsciously. Our brains forget due to intelligence. We generalize and associate...

Answer to Will we ever run out of combinations of musical notes, so that no more new songs can be written?

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:44:52 -0800

Will we ever run out of combinations of musical notes, so that no more new songs can be written?

-As this question depends on how long the song is I have written a rule at the bottom in which given the number of seconds measuring the duration of the song it is possible to calculate how many songs are possible in that period of time. (The following numbers I work with are also theoretical...

Answer to What is the highest rating of IQ ever recorded?

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:11:44 -0700

What is the highest rating of IQ ever recorded?

The highest IQ on a living person of which there has been conformation by MENSA is that of Marilyn vos Savant (228). William James Sidis was another contender who was believed to have a crudely estimated IQ of (250-300). To see how he could of been believed to really think at this level just...