tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.comments2009-10-15T04:53:38.085-05:00Imagine...A Complex CreationJed Carosaarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-39410349972271038422009-10-15T04:53:38.085-05:002009-10-15T04:53:38.085-05:00I have degrees both in biology and theology. Othe...I have degrees both in biology and theology. Other than that, I can only point you to the embedded references in the hyperlinks in this article :)Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-78473341522554348492009-10-14T21:12:10.156-05:002009-10-14T21:12:10.156-05:00Where did you get this information? I am trying to...Where did you get this information? I am trying to find articles about the significance of "the right hand" in history, and I have not been able to as of yet. Could you site a few references?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-88308101650700019062009-08-25T15:22:46.738-05:002009-08-25T15:22:46.738-05:00Actually, Anon, intelligence relates to morality, ...Actually, Anon, intelligence relates to morality, but in this case, above, I quite clearly indicate that the two are not linked for the point I'm making. So you accurately learned what I'd stated. <br /><br />nd no, I'm not talking about empathy, though I see from your other comments that you enjoy projecting your own thoughts onto others to determine for yourself what they are saying. <br /><br />And yes, there are some few animals that experience empathy.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-11368880293069671722009-08-11T10:31:37.809-05:002009-08-11T10:31:37.809-05:00Morality is a social construct and has nothing to ...Morality is a social construct and has nothing to do with intelligence. What you're talking about is empathy and, yes, there are non-human animals that experience empathy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-6424060096727003892009-01-25T17:28:00.000-06:002009-01-25T17:28:00.000-06:00I was raised on the premise of Edwards' "Sinners i...I was raised on the premise of Edwards' "Sinners in the hands of an angry God" - and it took its toll.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm learning to live Jesus' message: Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God!Pastor Narhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526622661932368961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-80616053496867408852009-01-21T20:00:00.000-06:002009-01-21T20:00:00.000-06:00I'm baa-aaack.I'm baa-aaack.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-89686424964751763762009-01-21T19:59:00.000-06:002009-01-21T19:59:00.000-06:00Stacy, if you're still there, I wanted to let you ...Stacy, if you're still there, I wanted to let you know I have, at long last, begun to work on this blog again.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-65472189845970290492009-01-21T19:51:00.000-06:002009-01-21T19:51:00.000-06:00I make sure that my dates pass the MHC sniff test,...I make sure that my dates pass the MHC sniff test, to be sure. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-68415993288843281022007-11-22T12:33:00.000-06:002007-11-22T12:33:00.000-06:00Dear Jedidiah,thank you for showing interest in my...Dear Jedidiah,<BR/><BR/>thank you for showing interest in my blog about Socotra. Being interested in biology, you would surely be happy in this little paradise.<BR/><BR/>As for what I am doing, I would just say that I work in international cooperation for the benefit of the health system of the island.Robertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869248243984031748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-47503068124800173102007-10-10T07:41:00.000-05:002007-10-10T07:41:00.000-05:00interesting post. very informative...interesting post. very informative..._https://www.blogger.com/profile/10480565664149899264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-81383834930922330812007-05-08T15:26:00.000-05:002007-05-08T15:26:00.000-05:00Abdul,I was telling my older son about gamma ray b...Abdul,<BR/>I was telling my older son about gamma ray bursters just today (we were discussing the supernova), and I was wondering to myself about whether there is intelligent life wiped all the time in our universe, and the futility of it.<BR/><BR/>So your post spoke to me. I don't know why God allows death, but I can see that I was being parochial in worrying only about intelligent life. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the quote from Job too, that's a wonderful passage.<BR/><BR/>RudyRudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691715150100698476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-60457718063983706102007-05-05T01:35:00.000-05:002007-05-05T01:35:00.000-05:00Thank you Stacy. But due to low interest on this ...Thank you Stacy. But due to low interest on this blog, I am no longer publishing here. I invite you to come to biosaari.blogspot.com if you want to read my current regular blog. And since I often talk about evolution <I>and</I> Christianity there as well, you should enjoy it.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-81171145144966262882007-05-04T20:47:00.000-05:002007-05-04T20:47:00.000-05:00I agree the left behind theology is dangerous but ...I agree the left behind theology is dangerous but I hope you know thats not a biblical teaching. My blogger will help you see truth about real christianity, evolution, and other religions.(godinamerica.blogspot.com).<BR/>I will keep reading your blogs andd yes I do believe in a creator who is interested in us. He made everything and came to show us himself...hes Christ Jesus.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297361540402229289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-61886566883461974192007-03-02T22:40:00.000-06:002007-03-02T22:40:00.000-06:00Good thoughts. I'd say firstly, that men and wome...Good thoughts. I'd say firstly, that men and women don't plan more or further. I find that to simply be a matter of personality- those who are more "J" in Meyers-Briggs terms plan better than those who are more "P", or in other language, I've known women who are very poor planners and women who are great planners, and the same with the other gender.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, as regards gender in this post, I'm pointing out that the warfare, hunting, and tool invention was something of both genders, if our close relatives are any indication, and not an exclusively male domain, as has been traditionally construed.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, I'd say, yes, there certainly is foresight and planning in many species. But at one point it was popular to locate human uniqueness in our planning, and claiming that other animals did it to only a limited extent.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-29826711681666667482007-03-02T05:02:00.000-06:002007-03-02T05:02:00.000-06:00Between we men and women, who do you think plan mo...Between we men and women, who do you think plan more and further? I think we men do. I have raised pidgeons for long, and they DO plan. Plan well indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-65110699146652653562007-02-13T02:55:00.000-06:002007-02-13T02:55:00.000-06:00I haven't read enough studies of primates to say, ...I haven't read enough studies of primates to say, so I'd tentavily accept what you say. But with a significant caveat- we find a very high incidence of homosexuality among primates, particularly in the ones most closely related to us, like the Bonobo. Obviously in those cases, half the time there is no male choosing at all.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-72016395200506121042007-02-13T02:47:00.000-06:002007-02-13T02:47:00.000-06:00Very interesting about Orango; still, in most of t...Very interesting about Orango; still, in most of the Animal world, it's the male who chooses the partner. In all primates, males are the ones who decide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-51117975714599927372007-01-28T10:12:00.000-06:002007-01-28T10:12:00.000-06:00You have a thought provoking site here. But, for m...You have a thought provoking site here. But, for me, science and materialism has done more negatives and harm to Mankind than good. Mankind should focus more on spiritual realisation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-39458085686882563202006-12-17T18:17:00.000-06:002006-12-17T18:17:00.000-06:00Exactly.Exactly.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-70633758059555184492006-12-09T13:01:00.000-06:002006-12-09T13:01:00.000-06:00We may never know the truth, but the movie is real...We may never know the truth, but the movie is really well done, and comes down hard on the side that Tucker was a generally nice guy, wanting to do something great, and was attacked by the Big Three for reasons similar to Who Killed the Electric Car. They didn't want the competition, and feared it. This is supported by the numerous advances in the Tuckermobile that have been integrated only in recent years, or, like three headlights, are generally considered an advance but have only made it into one car on the road.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-47537415187400412692006-12-09T04:38:00.000-06:002006-12-09T04:38:00.000-06:00And good thing, too. After we stole from the 2/3r...And good thing, too. After we stole from the 2/3rds world and raped it of humanity and resources, it's high time we started to give back. In truth our high standard of living is still predicated on the backs of the masses, both livin and long dead.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-8652083464610236382006-12-09T00:25:00.000-06:002006-12-09T00:25:00.000-06:00Low blow.Low blow.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-27474870534583717892006-12-07T15:18:00.000-06:002006-12-07T15:18:00.000-06:00Computers do do things that are virtually impossib...Computers <i>do</i> do things that are virtually impossible for humans to do, but they aren't alone in that. A nuclear bomb, or a large industrial crane, would be but two examples in a myriad of more powerful inventions. For a machine to help us extensively, it must either reduce the distance or increase the force- that's how we know that Work is MAD. And if it has more power than we do, it should decrease the amount of time it takes to do a task.<br /><br />I think there are plenty of amazing computerized advances. But I mourn the days when a guy in his garage could make a significant non-computerized invention that could change the world. A kid once highlighted her clipboard and invented the glow-in-the-dark clipboard. Such inventions seem to be rarer and rarer. It seems we rely too much on commputers, and have forgotten that natural American driving force to explore and invent, using even just our hands. It moves inventions into the hands of specialists rather than what anyone can do if they just apply themselves enough- it makes it less democratic. And I'd suggest, it means that we as a society are losing our technological edge.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-73282488239906062012006-12-06T03:46:00.001-06:002006-12-06T03:46:00.001-06:00I've loved that book- thank you!I've <i>loved</i> that book- thank you!Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-17589130359228630932006-12-06T03:46:00.000-06:002006-12-06T03:46:00.000-06:00Quaintance said: Not in text, I'm afraid. Sometim...Quaintance said: Not in text, I'm afraid. Sometime soon perhaps we can chat o nthe phone and I can clarify my position then.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.com