Humanities desk | ||
---|---|---|
< December 20 | << Nov | December | Jan >> | December 22 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Humanities Reference Desk Archives |
---|
The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages. |
Where are the regulatory agencies when you need them? Why dont they send someone undercover to one of thier shows to look around and ask them some hard questions? Other people that sell products get tested rigorously, why not these guys!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by THE WORLD'S MOST CURIOUS MAN ( talk • contribs) 01:34, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Actually, this is an excellent question. Isn't this fraud? If I am a mechanic and I tell you that I fixed your car and I don't, isn't that illegal? How is this any different? 67.184.14.87 ( talk) 18:06, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Why do we celebrate Christmas on different dates when we are all Christians?
I know that some use the Old calendar and some use the New calendar,but what interests me is which one is correct and why isnt it possible for both sides to get to an agreement?
So basiclly my question is which calendar is right and which side moved away from the original religios interpretation?
Thank you.
87.116.154.181 ( talk) 05:49, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
In any case, the majority of Christians whose denominations traditionally used the Julian calendar have shifted the observance of non-Easter-related holy days to the Gregorian calendar (or to the " Revised Julian calendar", which is the same as the Gregorian calendar until 2800 A.D., and was actually mainly a way of effectively adopting the Gregorian calendar while still loudly refusing to recognize the authority of the Pope), and this has left a relatively smaller number of "Old Calendarists" (the one big hold out is Russian Orthodoxy). The observance of Easter-related holy days is a different matter -- all Orthodox denominations still use the Julian calendar calculations for the dat of Easter. Of course, the Gregorian reform was not too relevant to those churches (such as the Ethiopian etc.) which never used the Julian calendar in the first place... AnonMoos ( talk) 14:40, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
there's actually a conspiracy-theory answer: pagans used to celebrate the winter solstice around this date, so early christians "coopted" these pagan celebrations into Christmas (ie arbitrarily selected Jesus's birhtday to fall on these celebrations) 79.122.3.252 ( talk) 18:17, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your answers. In my country we celebrate Christams on January 7th and I know that many other countries like Russia,Greece,Romania,Bulgaria and other celebrate it on 7th as well.
My question was really why cant the churches make an agreement so that we all celebrate it on the same day? Because its very strange to me that we are all christians and we all celebrate the same thing,but we do it on different dates?!?
When did the different dates of Christmas celebration started? And is there any intention that there will be an agreement during our lifetime?
87.116.154.181 ( talk) 02:09, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Is it proper or standard to affix the prefix " The Honorable" before the names of U.S. Marshals? Neutrality talk 06:11, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
is there a name for small jewish rules? such as (from the hannukah article): "the purpose of the extra light is to adhere to the prohibition, specified in the Talmud (Tracate Shabbat 21b–23a), against using the Hanukkah lights for anything other than publicizing and meditating on the Hanukkah story."
what is the weirdest of these rules? (realize this is subjective, but what are some of the strangest of these to people not familiar with them). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.122.3.252 ( talk) 18:21, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
I'm trying to get any information I can on this picture:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k241/agochar/GnosticSoul.jpg
It is on the cover of Stephan Hoeller's Gnosticism. One thing I'm wondering about in particular: I have seen color versions of this and black and white versions; does anyone know about coloration, whether or not the color was a later addition?
Thanks in advance, if it doesn't get answered here it just doesn't get answered! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.203.98.10 ( talk) 18:59, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Were Titans, Zeus and co, and their parents and grandparents (respectively) all the same "species", e.g. Titans (as the only named "type")? If not, what separates them? I realise this is fictional, but the Greeks were quite rational, right? They considered the world in terms of logic, and applied reasoning, surely?
I've read through the articles for Twelve_Olympians and Titans.--Rixxin 20:09, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Why do (neo)nazis deny the holocaust? If they hate Jews they should be happy that it happened... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.59.238.59 ( talk) 20:59, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
the same reason the political left wants to establish that 911 was committed by Bush and friends: the WHOLE US POPULAQTION opposed the war on Iraq, just as THE WHOLE US POPULATION opposes America invading Iran right now. As long as Bush could suppress democracy just by saying "look, we are invading Iran now" boo! boo! 90% disapproval ratings. boo! boo! "... because let us never forget September the 11th"... that's why we deny it. (I think). Guantano bay is "justified" by 911, so if you can deny 911 was caused by terrorists... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.27.163.211 ( talk) 22:20, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
There are some interesting historical details here. Initially there were some NS groups that essentially defended the Holocaust (albeit perhaps not in explict terms) immediately after WWII, and later catched up with holocaust denial. We should note here that Holocaust denial isn't just about complete denial of all atrocities during WWII, many 'deniers' will simple reduce the numbers of casualities (stating that concentration camps had 100 000s of victims, not millions), to make the Nazi war crimes smaller in comparison to say the Great Terror. What's the point? Enabling far-right nationalism to re-enter the political arena on the same terms as other political tendencies. -- Soman ( talk) 13:58, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Humanities desk | ||
---|---|---|
< December 20 | << Nov | December | Jan >> | December 22 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Humanities Reference Desk Archives |
---|
The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages. |
Where are the regulatory agencies when you need them? Why dont they send someone undercover to one of thier shows to look around and ask them some hard questions? Other people that sell products get tested rigorously, why not these guys!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by THE WORLD'S MOST CURIOUS MAN ( talk • contribs) 01:34, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Actually, this is an excellent question. Isn't this fraud? If I am a mechanic and I tell you that I fixed your car and I don't, isn't that illegal? How is this any different? 67.184.14.87 ( talk) 18:06, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Why do we celebrate Christmas on different dates when we are all Christians?
I know that some use the Old calendar and some use the New calendar,but what interests me is which one is correct and why isnt it possible for both sides to get to an agreement?
So basiclly my question is which calendar is right and which side moved away from the original religios interpretation?
Thank you.
87.116.154.181 ( talk) 05:49, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
In any case, the majority of Christians whose denominations traditionally used the Julian calendar have shifted the observance of non-Easter-related holy days to the Gregorian calendar (or to the " Revised Julian calendar", which is the same as the Gregorian calendar until 2800 A.D., and was actually mainly a way of effectively adopting the Gregorian calendar while still loudly refusing to recognize the authority of the Pope), and this has left a relatively smaller number of "Old Calendarists" (the one big hold out is Russian Orthodoxy). The observance of Easter-related holy days is a different matter -- all Orthodox denominations still use the Julian calendar calculations for the dat of Easter. Of course, the Gregorian reform was not too relevant to those churches (such as the Ethiopian etc.) which never used the Julian calendar in the first place... AnonMoos ( talk) 14:40, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
there's actually a conspiracy-theory answer: pagans used to celebrate the winter solstice around this date, so early christians "coopted" these pagan celebrations into Christmas (ie arbitrarily selected Jesus's birhtday to fall on these celebrations) 79.122.3.252 ( talk) 18:17, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your answers. In my country we celebrate Christams on January 7th and I know that many other countries like Russia,Greece,Romania,Bulgaria and other celebrate it on 7th as well.
My question was really why cant the churches make an agreement so that we all celebrate it on the same day? Because its very strange to me that we are all christians and we all celebrate the same thing,but we do it on different dates?!?
When did the different dates of Christmas celebration started? And is there any intention that there will be an agreement during our lifetime?
87.116.154.181 ( talk) 02:09, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Is it proper or standard to affix the prefix " The Honorable" before the names of U.S. Marshals? Neutrality talk 06:11, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
is there a name for small jewish rules? such as (from the hannukah article): "the purpose of the extra light is to adhere to the prohibition, specified in the Talmud (Tracate Shabbat 21b–23a), against using the Hanukkah lights for anything other than publicizing and meditating on the Hanukkah story."
what is the weirdest of these rules? (realize this is subjective, but what are some of the strangest of these to people not familiar with them). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.122.3.252 ( talk) 18:21, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
I'm trying to get any information I can on this picture:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k241/agochar/GnosticSoul.jpg
It is on the cover of Stephan Hoeller's Gnosticism. One thing I'm wondering about in particular: I have seen color versions of this and black and white versions; does anyone know about coloration, whether or not the color was a later addition?
Thanks in advance, if it doesn't get answered here it just doesn't get answered! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.203.98.10 ( talk) 18:59, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Were Titans, Zeus and co, and their parents and grandparents (respectively) all the same "species", e.g. Titans (as the only named "type")? If not, what separates them? I realise this is fictional, but the Greeks were quite rational, right? They considered the world in terms of logic, and applied reasoning, surely?
I've read through the articles for Twelve_Olympians and Titans.--Rixxin 20:09, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Why do (neo)nazis deny the holocaust? If they hate Jews they should be happy that it happened... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.59.238.59 ( talk) 20:59, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
the same reason the political left wants to establish that 911 was committed by Bush and friends: the WHOLE US POPULAQTION opposed the war on Iraq, just as THE WHOLE US POPULATION opposes America invading Iran right now. As long as Bush could suppress democracy just by saying "look, we are invading Iran now" boo! boo! 90% disapproval ratings. boo! boo! "... because let us never forget September the 11th"... that's why we deny it. (I think). Guantano bay is "justified" by 911, so if you can deny 911 was caused by terrorists... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.27.163.211 ( talk) 22:20, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
There are some interesting historical details here. Initially there were some NS groups that essentially defended the Holocaust (albeit perhaps not in explict terms) immediately after WWII, and later catched up with holocaust denial. We should note here that Holocaust denial isn't just about complete denial of all atrocities during WWII, many 'deniers' will simple reduce the numbers of casualities (stating that concentration camps had 100 000s of victims, not millions), to make the Nazi war crimes smaller in comparison to say the Great Terror. What's the point? Enabling far-right nationalism to re-enter the political arena on the same terms as other political tendencies. -- Soman ( talk) 13:58, 22 December 2008 (UTC)