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Permalink Reply by SteveInCO on September 3, 2012 at 12:13pm

http://i.imgur.com/xWpvw.jpg for another way of illustrating the point.

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Permalink Reply by Sagacious Hawk on September 4, 2012 at 1:20pm

"What was the first purple word in the block of text above?"

Obviously the world purple. DUH. Give me a harder one next time!

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Permalink Reply by Dale Headley on September 3, 2012 at 2:23pm

1-There was no first man or woman.  I would explain evolution to you, but I suspect I would be whistling into the wind.

2-There was no Moses or Jesus for peace to be upon.  Mohammed, I don't know.

3-Life has no purpose.  But if you insist on thinking there must be one, then what is the purpose of dying? 

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Permalink Reply by doubtful on September 4, 2012 at 8:00am

all i'm asking where did the first step in the evolution came from ??

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on September 4, 2012 at 8:22am

@doubtful - the first step in evolution would have been the first occurrence of speciation.  I thought you were a 'octor' - I thought octors would be aware of these things.

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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on September 4, 2012 at 9:41am

RE: "all i'm asking where did the first step in the evolution came from ??"

Read Richard Dawkins' book, The Ancestor's Tale, it will answer your question better than any of us can. When you've finished, get back to us and let us know what you've learned. Off you go now --

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Permalink Reply by Cara Coleen on September 4, 2012 at 12:20pm

Amino acids.

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Permalink Reply by kOrsan on September 4, 2012 at 1:33pm

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+was+the+first+step+in+evolution

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Permalink Reply by James Cox on September 3, 2012 at 6:56pm

1-how did the first male and female human beings appeared?

2-is there moses, jesus, mohammed _peace be upon him_??

3-why are we on earth ? what is the purpose of living??

1) I don't really know. I assume they were hairly, somewhat unkept, wearing cloths in season, dieing rather young, and appreciative of having a full stomack. They were most likely really good at hunting game, and mostly cooperative during large hunts. I assume that, atleast for most tribal groups, they where patriarcal, but I can't see a reason why some power could not be shared between the genders. Since I was not an anthropologist, my one year of study in that field, 25 years ago is sadly not current. Suggest auditing such classes if you can.

2) I assume that they are mostly historical persons, but after several thousand years time, they have been reduced to mostly outline cartoon characters of their former selves. Since, 'who they were', has been replaced with, 'our imaginings of who they were', I can be of no help in this quarter. If it is any help, continuing to imagine, has not stopped anyone it seems.

3) I don't know! It does not seem to be, 'to have a nice time', mostly! If I focus on details, and day to day munucia, it seems hard to keep a stiff upper lip and carry on, but I am still here. If I can make it an adventure, it seems to be a lot easier. Once I was told that , 'if you are having an adventure, then you did not plan well'. I think this was from some arctic/antarctic explorer. So he seems to be very correct. 

Sadly, not taking the electives, 'Iceage Survival 101', or, 'Corporate Zombie Take Over 101', I just have to wing it!

I am trying to perfect my, GOBSAB, as I have matured. GOBSAB= Good Old Boy Sarcastic Atheist Bastard! Which I think is better than, EXCPMRRNH= Excatholic Post Modernist Recovering Rationalist Neo Humanist...LOL 

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Permalink Reply by Boatman on September 4, 2012 at 9:00am

"GOBSAB"...I like that.  Closely resembles "gobsmacked", which is the British equivalent of the facepalm.

 

Permission to steal it?

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Permalink Reply by James Cox on September 4, 2012 at 9:36am

Permission granted! Engage!

Anyway, how am I going to make it to Britian without your help?

As you might be able to tell, I steal my sense of humor from your most able crew! Turn around being fair play?

LOL

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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on September 3, 2012 at 8:10pm

RE: "1-how did the first male and female human beings appeared?"

Read Richard Dawkins' book, The Ancestor's Tale, it will answer your question better than any of us can. When you've finished, get back to us and let us know what you've learned. Off you go now --

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