I have been asked this question many many times. Ironically, I’ve never known the answer, but I’ve thought so much about this. Does a friend have to stay with you forever? If so, how long? And what distinguishes between a “best friend”, “friend”, “acquaintance”, “random person”, and “enemy”?
While I was pondering about evolution vs. creation the other day, a paradox came into mind. It’s called the Ship of Theseus. The paradox goes like this – One of the oldest of all thought experiments is the paradox known as the Ship of Theseus, which originated in the writings of Plutarch. It describes a ship that remained seaworthy for …
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Earlier this month I asked this question on my blog to see if anyone would be able to answer it. One person wrote and guessed that humans evolved smart enough to preserve monkeys, and that this was a rare instance. But that’s not the answer. The answer is simple enough: humans didn’t evolve from monkeys! So yes, this was a …
I was reading Science News and came upon this very interesting question. It took me about an hour to get the answer from what I knew. Now it’s your turn. Answer this question by posting a comment. UPDATE: Apparently no one knew the answer. See this post for the answer.