darwinall

@darwinall (44)

United States • Age 70

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Neurotransmission, therefore I am

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Totally Black...

diutay @diutay (1327) • Philippines 7 Aug 08

I was saying something about black-outs when out of the blue, our secretary asked why they call it black-out when there's power failure. Furthermore, she asked what's the difference between a brown-out and a black-out. Not sure of...

electricity

light

power failure

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darwinall Because if you're looking at a city from the air (at night) the blocks/section without power ARE blacked out. I think it was first widely used during a big power outage in the 1960s, in the Northeast USA. , the first big one at night, at a time when satellite...

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why do apples float?

beatrizguiselle @beatrizguiselle (1118) • Spain 7 Aug 08

Ok, so everyone (mostly) has seen an apple float! So why do you think this happeds?

apples

float

float on

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darwinall The same reason anything floats. It is less dense than water. Apples contain water, but also many other substances, and it is arranged in a kind of microscopic honeycomb of cells as the apple grew. This makes it less dense - also crunchy!

7 Aug 08

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Hitting the ground. . .while running. . . .What?

acutedisaster @acutedisaster (275) • United States 6 Aug 08

I'm doing a scavenger hunt on Boomertowne.com, and that is the clue and I don't know what it means! And once you figure out the answer, you have to try and find it in a particular section of the site! And the site is...

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darwinall It's an old saying (from before skydiving). It meant when you get out of bed in the morning hit the ground running (get a quick start on the day). "On wheels"....I'll say the obvious: rollerskates.

7 Aug 08

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If you saw a stranger crying uncontrolably, and they ...............

nanciem @nanciem (1105) • United States 6 Aug 08

were alone, would you stop to ask what is wrong and try to console him or her?

human compassion

strangers

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darwinall Is she hot? OK,OK, I'm nicer than that. It would depend on how desperate they appeared. And frankly, on if I had the energy for it at the time. Sometimes there's so much going on on the streets of Brooklyn.

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Beam me up Scotty!.... Ok I have signed on 3 times today....

nanciem @nanciem (1105) • United States 4 Aug 08

And guess what?... There is no intelligent life down here! Is it me.. or do alot of people feel this way.. I do not mean Mylot... just people in general.. What the heck do you do when someone just does something entirely out of...

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darwinall Ah, but it is not stupidity for you and I, intelligent, fortunate ones. When we do something like that, it is because our superior minds are powerfully multi-processing/parallel computing lofty ideas. And sometimes we get a bit distracted from the mundane...

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Super powers

Turhamkey @Turhamkey (64) • United States 3 Aug 08

While i dont believe in them, i think telekinesis would be my superpower of choice because it allows you to move objects, including yourself=D What about you? What would be your superpower and why?

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darwinall Over the years it has changed. Then I came across (was reminded of) Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth. Anyone bound by it was bound to tell the truth. Ah, the politicians I'd like to use it on! The corporate heavyweights! And various bosses at work, and in city...

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The intelligent are so limited

Turhamkey @Turhamkey (64) • United States 3 Aug 08

I've developed a theory recently... It's less that i discovered it, but more than i've come to realize it. In this world we live in, it seems that those who are more intelligent, or those who question more than others, are often...

fairy tales

limited life religion faith tethered stupid less i

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darwinall Really good topic. And the train platform thing is a great analogy. I'd like to deny it, but I think intelligent people are less happy than the truly ignorant. But it's not divided simply by religion. Intelligent religious people, in my experience, are just as...

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Creationism - Someone Please Help!

soooobored @soooobored (1184) • United States 31 Jul 08

I have been trying to get information about the Creationist (versus Evolution) argument, but I haven't really gotten much information. I am hoping that someone here can help, I promise this is NOT an attack on anyone's beliefs....

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darwinall To be more precise: I would recommend the following from Michael Shermer. If you can get hold of a copy of Science Friction, the pertinent chapter is "The New New Creationism." It's a great summary in 27 pages, with lots of references. He is very readable....

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The Dawkins' Theist/Atheist scale. Where do you belong?

thefreemind @thefreemind (45) 28 Jul 08

The scale: 1: Strong theist. 100% certainty and belief in God. "I do not believe, I know." 2: De-facto theist. I cannot be certain of God's existence, but I strongly believe and live my life on the assumption that it is...

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darwinall I'm a 7 and a 6. I know 6 is the only logically defensible choice, but I'm an illogical human. I want a clearcut answer on this most important question. Also, I find very religious people annoying, so I want to be very atheist. Interestingly, I find very...

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Creationism - Someone Please Help!

soooobored @soooobored (1184) • United States 31 Jul 08

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darwinall Oh! Underlying this is the biggest question you could ask: How do I form a worldview? You are wise in wanting a firm base for your worldview...you want to find good knowledge to base it on. Of course, it'll take more than a MyLot discussion. But...here it...

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I finally made it to the USA!!! It was NOT how I thought it would be!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 31 Jul 08

I travel a LOT for my job; and have been living and working outside of my home country for around three years now. I am currently in Egypt and before this was in India; and before that was based out of Manila. My work has taken me...

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darwinall I live in NYC, and we all hate being in JFK (well, who does like to be in an airport?) I wish you could come to NYC and see the tall building/hectic streets part of it, and also see the many little cities, small towns, and even villages that make up The Big...

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I hope the postman didnt see that one...

ruby222 @ruby222 (4847) 26 Jul 08

When family go on holiday its customary to send a postcard to your nearest and dearest.When you send a postcard are you a scenery person,or do you like a saucy one,or just a downright filthy one??????....

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darwinall I want to RECEIVE the racy or downright filthy ones, but oddly enough am hesitant about sending them.

26 Jul 08

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Okay, where are all you people hiding?

AnnaB7 @AnnaB7 (756) • United States 26 Jul 08

I have been posting discussions all day long today, posting and responding and no one seems to be around to respond back to me.... I am trying to see if I can make pay out by the end of the month, I suspect I won't be able to...

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darwinall I also wish I got more responses. I post some long responses, and get little feedback. (Are they too long, or intimidating?) I'm new on MyLot, and I've noticed also that a lot of posts and discussions don't get responses if they are a day old....everyone's...

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crap

solankiankit16 @solankiankit16 (126) • India 26 Jul 08

people say that one should listen patiently to any one. It sometime surprises me that , is it true even when one is just telling some crap?

crap

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darwinall Well, begin by listening patiently. The other person may say something worthwhile, or it may turn out to be crap. Sometimes crap is worth listening to for HOW it is said, or so you can learn what's wrong with this particular crap. (This will save you time the...

26 Jul 08

Esperanto?

alpha7 @alpha7 (1910) • France 26 Jul 08

THis is mixture of so many languages,do you think it can become a common language as English is. I understand that so many Countries speak the language today,where are we going?

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darwinall Esperanto was an attempt to build and spread a language by the use of logic. Its structure is more logical and easier to learn then a normal language. As with most appeals to logic, this hasn't made a big impact on the human race overall. If the Council of...

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What is the origin of English language?

alpha7 @alpha7 (1910) • France 26 Jul 08

What is the origin of English language? Was it taken out of sevral laguages ,i understood that it's no man's language!

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darwinall Of course it was from several languages - every language around today has develpoed from an earlier form, that developed from languages colliding and blending when peoples, cultures did. There was some kind of proto-Briton language, then a lot of...

26 Jul 08

which came first...hen or egg...???????????

aengra4 @aengra4 (363) • India 26 Jul 08

hello friends.... a most difficult question ever... and i m sure that u cant give the correct answer.. ok then give ur funny answers here..

hen or egg

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darwinall Here's a Darwinist-genetics answer: The egg came first. A bird that was nearly a chicken genetically produced an ovum that was slightly genetically different. This developed inside the nearly-a-chicken and was laid as THE EGG, that hatched into a chicken....

26 Jul 08

Atheist Roll Call!

ByronEA @ByronEA (109) • United States 19 Jul 08

I was just wondering how many atheists there were here on myLot. So, if you're an atheist, give a shout out!!! I have been an atheist for a year and (approximately) 2 months. I was a Deist before that, and before that a...

atheism

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darwinall Another atheist here. I enjoy finally having a worldview I'm sure of, with a solid foundation. I've been an atheist for over 10 years. I was raised a churchgoer (Dad an Episcopal priest). Had a lot of doubts in college. Went to church on and off. In my...

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How many times you lose your Bowel?

hindichinese @hindichinese (748) • Philippines 25 Jul 08

I just dont know how many times is the regular losing of our body's waste. Hope anyone can help me through this and tell me what is the regular bowel movement.

body waste

regular bowel movement

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darwinall Don't worry too much about what is "normal". Nothing varies more than the human body. The averages, the definitions of normal that built up in a hundred years when medicine tried to have an authoritative answer for everything often don't apply when considering...

25 Jul 08