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Which literature/historical/fictional characters are similar/can be compared to Jesus? For example: Simon in "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. Jamesino 02:08, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Prometheus as well. Check out Christ figure for more. Wolfgangus 03:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Ghandi? | AndonicO Talk · Sign Here 12:54, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Gandhi! ^_^ V-Man737 13:04, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Long John Willoughby in Meet John Doe. — Chowbok ☠ 15:02, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Brett Favre? <g,d&r> JIP | Talk 17:35, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
dill in scar night.
Superman - he died, attracted a cult and then returned from the dead. -- Larry laptop 20:57, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree with JIP Rya Min 21:50, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Please shed some light on the life of Izola Ware Curry, the woman who attempted to kill Martin Luther King, Jr at a New York City book signing and photo op event in 1958. She was whisked away to a mental institution (where she may still be), and the public was told she was just paranoid-schizophrenic. My husband worked for MLK Jr in the early 1960's, and the word then was that MLK Jr knew Mrs. Curry back in Georgia and may have had some responsibility for her taking leave of her senses. Was she ever able to get back to a normal life? Or were they able to make their diagnosis permanent? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Livylee ( talk • contribs) 03:00, 16 January 2007 (UTC).
Can anyone help me to find decent quality circumaural headphones for under ninety dollars with a good range (at least 20 hz to 20.5 Khz) and even frequency response (low bias toward or away from any frequency range), or at least reasonably so for the price? And not wireless? And don't say Sennheiser HD 497; they're apparently discontinued. Thanks. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 04:53, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
The $35 ones are used ("recertified"), that's why they're so cheap. |- THB 23:58, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
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The daughter of the first wife is the stepdaughter of the second wife. What is the relationship of the daughter of the second wife to the first wife. BD Long Bdlong 09:08, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
If so, is a pejorative term applicable?
lots of issues | leave me a message 12:03, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Str1977, even if they had a wedding ceremony, they were not married. They're not the same thing in Jewish law. Nor, it would seem, in some versions of Church law... I recall that Henry VIII used this argument in his efforts to have an inconvenient marriage annulled.
I'd be interested to learn whether conventional Christian teaching has it that Mary and Joseph ever consummated their relationship. -- Dweller 16:07, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I remembered hearing (in a human geography lecture, I think) about a sequence of stages that someone came up with which all fields of study were supposed to go through.
It went something like (a completely mangled version):
1. Description: early work in a field just describes observations (what?)
2. Categorization: later work groups observations
3. Theorization: finally, (why? / how?)
My question is, who came up with it and what did it actually look like (I think it's fairly well-known).
Thanks, -- Halidecyphon 14:16, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
MARRIAGE OF JOSEPH AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY There is the example in the Old Testament which shows the marriage customs of the Jews, (duplicated with Joseph and Marry), in the story of Abraham, (the Father), his good and faithful unnamed servant (the Holy Spirit), and Isaac, (the son) who received the bride (the church), Rebekah. The Father, (Abraham -- not the son, Isaac), sent the servant to get a bride for the son. The servant chose the bride, (Rebekah). She was not asked if she WILLED to be the bride of the son. He went to the father of Rebekah and asked for her for Isaac, the son. The servant took with him a great price. When agreement was made between her father and the servant the price was paid --- she was married. The Good News, (Gospel), was then delivered to her that she had a husband and he was described. She was thrilled. Fulfillment for a woman was to be married and a rich one was even better. The custom was then to leave home and visit the home of one or more relatives and tell them the Good News, (the Gospel), that she was married and had a wonderful husband who paid a great price (crucifixion) for her. In Rebekah's case she was asked if she wanted to forgo the visits and go directly to her husband, Isaac, which she did.
Advance now to the marriage of Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary: She was his espoused wife. She was fully wife. The only part of the marriage that was pending was the consummation. When Joseph heard through gossip that Mary was pregnant, he thought he would put her away (divorce her) quietly. If they were not fully married, he would have had no authority to put her away. Until the woman is married, she is still under the authority of her father. There is no mention of a ceremony anytime before, or after she conceived or after the birth of Christ. They were poor and probably could not afford that extra. But they were already married for in the New Testament references to Joseph he is called, "her husband." The Holy Spirit tells Joseph to "fear not to take unto thee Mary, thy wife."
If the Blessed Virgin Mary had not been legally married, then according to Jewish Law Jesus would not have qualified to be a priest. For a conception outside marriage would have meant the Mosaic Law was broken. Jesus was sinless, spotless, and never broke the Law. He fulfilled all righteousness according to the Law.
Following typical Jewish custom, Mary went immediately after the marriage to visit Elizabeth and give her the Good News— more than that she had a husband but about the conception of Jesus. The paver-of-the-way, John the Baptist, proclaimed it to Elizabeth by leaping in her womb before Mary got the chance. Mary stayed three months and left as Elizabeth was about to deliver. For to touch blood was contamination and associated with uncleanness.
When Joseph and Mary arrived at Bethlehem and the Inn keeper saw she was about ready to delivery there was no room for them. If she gave birth in his inn, that room would have been considered unclean for 30 days and would have deprived him of revenue.
Help me out! 206.176.119.180 16:45, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
What is the largest number of tennis balls that can be stacked in a pyramid on a tennis racket? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.38.127.235 ( talk) 17:29, 16 January 2007 (UTC).
one, the rest would fall off :] Hidden secret 7 19:19, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I can make a big one (the largest I know of); my mid-size (100 square in.) raquet can hold 35 balls. | AndonicO Talk · Sign Here 11:25, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Would rackets be square or hexagonal, the stacking would be improved. -- DLL .. T 19:00, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I don't understand why anybody supports animal rights. Could somebody provide a list of the main reasons supporters use? Thanks.-- 216.164.249.7 18:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
15:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC) |
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The following is an archived answer to the question above. Please do not modify it. |
PETA has lots of good reasons, I agree with all of them even though I'm not a vegetarian. It's hard to look at some of the videos they have while eating a pork chop or a chicken leg. Check out their website. - THB 23:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
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The above is an archived answer to the question above. Please do not modify it. |
With the Theory of Evolution in mind, which essentially starts with humans being just another animal, perhaps the question should be reversed, and be "Why do some feel that other animals are not entitled to the same rights as humans ?". One argument, which seems completely absurd, is that other animals can't feel pain. There is all sorts of evidence that they do feel pain. Another is that they don't have "souls", but religion was invented by humans, so of course any invention of humans will tend to favor humans over other animals. Another argument is that other animals aren't "self-aware". This may apply to lower animals, but not some highly intelligent primates, dolphins, whales, elephants, and certain birds. One way to show this is with the "mirror test". Any animal that spends a significant part of the time staring at itself in the mirror, once it figures out that it's looking at itself, can be assumed to be somewhat self-aware. Another justification is that they have short memories, but this is not true for many animals. Perhaps the most universally accepted justification for animal testing, and the like, is the "selfish motive", that while other animals have rights, another animal is less important to us than a human, much as citizens of other countries are less important to us than our own. StuRat 15:58, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I completely agree with the questioner, however. From a rational point of view, since moral values are just our invention for living better, there's no reason for apply them to animals, because that won't provide us any benefit. My opinion is that some people support animal rights because misunderstand the concept "do to others what you would like to be done" or for some emotional reason. -- Taraborn 19:22, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi. I've used wikipedia RD for a while now, but I tend to get frustrated with it when asking about political stuff because almost everybody here is a libertarian, and nobody shares my views.(For example, I asked the question above about animal rights.) Does anybody know a political website that I would like? I favor policies that support people as a collective and favor policies that further national objectives, and disapprove of policies that support individual "pursuit of happiness", private ownership of the means of production(I favor state ownership), and disapprove of unnecessary pursuits. Of course this is brief and doesn't go below the surface of my beliefs, but hopefully you can get the jist and can help me. Another possibility is that Wikipedia's libertarians will insult me and be unhelpful, and I hope this doesn't happen.-- 216.164.249.90 19:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC) Also, as a bonus, if you help me instead of saying I shouldn't ask for this on the RD, I won't be here to bother you anymore.-- 216.164.249.90 19:58, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I apologize to Mr. Contentious Topic dialog box. And, if needed, to 216. -- Measure 21:45, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
What is the wide straight path (currently white) that crosses Labrador or upper northeastern Quebec for what seems to be hundreds of miles? It occasionally angles off to the southeast but remains straight to an amazing degree. I saw it from too high up to be able to judge its actual width, but it looks like at least the size of a six-lane highway. I was thinking Hydro-Quebec, but I couldn't see any power lines, or pipe lines. It was most mysterious. Mothperson cocoon 20:04, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
This shows their system map, with a big straight line right to the Churchill Falls power dam. [3] -- Zeizmic 23:26, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I know the above novel was fictional, but had the events occurred in fact, and had Lt. Maryk been found guilty as charged by his Court Martial, what would have been his punishment under the then current US Navy Regulations - perhaps they remain the same today? Would he have been hanged from the yardarm perhaps?
To whom it may concern:
How do I make a new entry? Like, a new page all my own?
Thanks!!!
~~Smskid123~~
Just type the page name into the search bar and then click the red link in "You searched for <page> [Index]"
206.176.119.180 21:23, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Please see here and here. Serenaacw 22:14, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Is there a wiki devoted to bicycle assembly, repair and maintenance? I can find lots of excellent sites on the web that are not Wikis but none that are. -- 71.100.10.48 22:36, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
How are sidewalk projects in an urban area given priority? Is it a political (favoritism) or "squeaky wheel gets the grease" method or is the assessment of every project in an urban area based on the degree of improvement the work will provide for each necessary user on the basis of:
1. the level of necessity for its use (such as it being the only way to cross a river),
2. the level of safety (such as whether holes are hidden by puddles),
3. the number of necessary users (such as the number of people that must use it to cross a river), and
4. monetary cost?
By who's mind (or minds) and by what method is the significance of such criteria determined?
-- Barringa 23:10, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
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< January 15 | << Dec | January | Feb >> | January 17 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Miscellaneous Reference Desk Archives |
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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. |
What is Nu Austerity? 59.167.252.197
Which literature/historical/fictional characters are similar/can be compared to Jesus? For example: Simon in "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. Jamesino 02:08, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Prometheus as well. Check out Christ figure for more. Wolfgangus 03:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Ghandi? | AndonicO Talk · Sign Here 12:54, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Gandhi! ^_^ V-Man737 13:04, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Long John Willoughby in Meet John Doe. — Chowbok ☠ 15:02, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Brett Favre? <g,d&r> JIP | Talk 17:35, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
dill in scar night.
Superman - he died, attracted a cult and then returned from the dead. -- Larry laptop 20:57, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree with JIP Rya Min 21:50, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Please shed some light on the life of Izola Ware Curry, the woman who attempted to kill Martin Luther King, Jr at a New York City book signing and photo op event in 1958. She was whisked away to a mental institution (where she may still be), and the public was told she was just paranoid-schizophrenic. My husband worked for MLK Jr in the early 1960's, and the word then was that MLK Jr knew Mrs. Curry back in Georgia and may have had some responsibility for her taking leave of her senses. Was she ever able to get back to a normal life? Or were they able to make their diagnosis permanent? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Livylee ( talk • contribs) 03:00, 16 January 2007 (UTC).
Can anyone help me to find decent quality circumaural headphones for under ninety dollars with a good range (at least 20 hz to 20.5 Khz) and even frequency response (low bias toward or away from any frequency range), or at least reasonably so for the price? And not wireless? And don't say Sennheiser HD 497; they're apparently discontinued. Thanks. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 04:53, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
The $35 ones are used ("recertified"), that's why they're so cheap. |- THB 23:58, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
|
The daughter of the first wife is the stepdaughter of the second wife. What is the relationship of the daughter of the second wife to the first wife. BD Long Bdlong 09:08, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
If so, is a pejorative term applicable?
lots of issues | leave me a message 12:03, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Str1977, even if they had a wedding ceremony, they were not married. They're not the same thing in Jewish law. Nor, it would seem, in some versions of Church law... I recall that Henry VIII used this argument in his efforts to have an inconvenient marriage annulled.
I'd be interested to learn whether conventional Christian teaching has it that Mary and Joseph ever consummated their relationship. -- Dweller 16:07, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I remembered hearing (in a human geography lecture, I think) about a sequence of stages that someone came up with which all fields of study were supposed to go through.
It went something like (a completely mangled version):
1. Description: early work in a field just describes observations (what?)
2. Categorization: later work groups observations
3. Theorization: finally, (why? / how?)
My question is, who came up with it and what did it actually look like (I think it's fairly well-known).
Thanks, -- Halidecyphon 14:16, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
MARRIAGE OF JOSEPH AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY There is the example in the Old Testament which shows the marriage customs of the Jews, (duplicated with Joseph and Marry), in the story of Abraham, (the Father), his good and faithful unnamed servant (the Holy Spirit), and Isaac, (the son) who received the bride (the church), Rebekah. The Father, (Abraham -- not the son, Isaac), sent the servant to get a bride for the son. The servant chose the bride, (Rebekah). She was not asked if she WILLED to be the bride of the son. He went to the father of Rebekah and asked for her for Isaac, the son. The servant took with him a great price. When agreement was made between her father and the servant the price was paid --- she was married. The Good News, (Gospel), was then delivered to her that she had a husband and he was described. She was thrilled. Fulfillment for a woman was to be married and a rich one was even better. The custom was then to leave home and visit the home of one or more relatives and tell them the Good News, (the Gospel), that she was married and had a wonderful husband who paid a great price (crucifixion) for her. In Rebekah's case she was asked if she wanted to forgo the visits and go directly to her husband, Isaac, which she did.
Advance now to the marriage of Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary: She was his espoused wife. She was fully wife. The only part of the marriage that was pending was the consummation. When Joseph heard through gossip that Mary was pregnant, he thought he would put her away (divorce her) quietly. If they were not fully married, he would have had no authority to put her away. Until the woman is married, she is still under the authority of her father. There is no mention of a ceremony anytime before, or after she conceived or after the birth of Christ. They were poor and probably could not afford that extra. But they were already married for in the New Testament references to Joseph he is called, "her husband." The Holy Spirit tells Joseph to "fear not to take unto thee Mary, thy wife."
If the Blessed Virgin Mary had not been legally married, then according to Jewish Law Jesus would not have qualified to be a priest. For a conception outside marriage would have meant the Mosaic Law was broken. Jesus was sinless, spotless, and never broke the Law. He fulfilled all righteousness according to the Law.
Following typical Jewish custom, Mary went immediately after the marriage to visit Elizabeth and give her the Good News— more than that she had a husband but about the conception of Jesus. The paver-of-the-way, John the Baptist, proclaimed it to Elizabeth by leaping in her womb before Mary got the chance. Mary stayed three months and left as Elizabeth was about to deliver. For to touch blood was contamination and associated with uncleanness.
When Joseph and Mary arrived at Bethlehem and the Inn keeper saw she was about ready to delivery there was no room for them. If she gave birth in his inn, that room would have been considered unclean for 30 days and would have deprived him of revenue.
Help me out! 206.176.119.180 16:45, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
What is the largest number of tennis balls that can be stacked in a pyramid on a tennis racket? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.38.127.235 ( talk) 17:29, 16 January 2007 (UTC).
one, the rest would fall off :] Hidden secret 7 19:19, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I can make a big one (the largest I know of); my mid-size (100 square in.) raquet can hold 35 balls. | AndonicO Talk · Sign Here 11:25, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Would rackets be square or hexagonal, the stacking would be improved. -- DLL .. T 19:00, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I don't understand why anybody supports animal rights. Could somebody provide a list of the main reasons supporters use? Thanks.-- 216.164.249.7 18:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
15:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC) |
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The following is an archived answer to the question above. Please do not modify it. |
PETA has lots of good reasons, I agree with all of them even though I'm not a vegetarian. It's hard to look at some of the videos they have while eating a pork chop or a chicken leg. Check out their website. - THB 23:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
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The above is an archived answer to the question above. Please do not modify it. |
With the Theory of Evolution in mind, which essentially starts with humans being just another animal, perhaps the question should be reversed, and be "Why do some feel that other animals are not entitled to the same rights as humans ?". One argument, which seems completely absurd, is that other animals can't feel pain. There is all sorts of evidence that they do feel pain. Another is that they don't have "souls", but religion was invented by humans, so of course any invention of humans will tend to favor humans over other animals. Another argument is that other animals aren't "self-aware". This may apply to lower animals, but not some highly intelligent primates, dolphins, whales, elephants, and certain birds. One way to show this is with the "mirror test". Any animal that spends a significant part of the time staring at itself in the mirror, once it figures out that it's looking at itself, can be assumed to be somewhat self-aware. Another justification is that they have short memories, but this is not true for many animals. Perhaps the most universally accepted justification for animal testing, and the like, is the "selfish motive", that while other animals have rights, another animal is less important to us than a human, much as citizens of other countries are less important to us than our own. StuRat 15:58, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I completely agree with the questioner, however. From a rational point of view, since moral values are just our invention for living better, there's no reason for apply them to animals, because that won't provide us any benefit. My opinion is that some people support animal rights because misunderstand the concept "do to others what you would like to be done" or for some emotional reason. -- Taraborn 19:22, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi. I've used wikipedia RD for a while now, but I tend to get frustrated with it when asking about political stuff because almost everybody here is a libertarian, and nobody shares my views.(For example, I asked the question above about animal rights.) Does anybody know a political website that I would like? I favor policies that support people as a collective and favor policies that further national objectives, and disapprove of policies that support individual "pursuit of happiness", private ownership of the means of production(I favor state ownership), and disapprove of unnecessary pursuits. Of course this is brief and doesn't go below the surface of my beliefs, but hopefully you can get the jist and can help me. Another possibility is that Wikipedia's libertarians will insult me and be unhelpful, and I hope this doesn't happen.-- 216.164.249.90 19:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC) Also, as a bonus, if you help me instead of saying I shouldn't ask for this on the RD, I won't be here to bother you anymore.-- 216.164.249.90 19:58, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I apologize to Mr. Contentious Topic dialog box. And, if needed, to 216. -- Measure 21:45, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
What is the wide straight path (currently white) that crosses Labrador or upper northeastern Quebec for what seems to be hundreds of miles? It occasionally angles off to the southeast but remains straight to an amazing degree. I saw it from too high up to be able to judge its actual width, but it looks like at least the size of a six-lane highway. I was thinking Hydro-Quebec, but I couldn't see any power lines, or pipe lines. It was most mysterious. Mothperson cocoon 20:04, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
This shows their system map, with a big straight line right to the Churchill Falls power dam. [3] -- Zeizmic 23:26, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I know the above novel was fictional, but had the events occurred in fact, and had Lt. Maryk been found guilty as charged by his Court Martial, what would have been his punishment under the then current US Navy Regulations - perhaps they remain the same today? Would he have been hanged from the yardarm perhaps?
To whom it may concern:
How do I make a new entry? Like, a new page all my own?
Thanks!!!
~~Smskid123~~
Just type the page name into the search bar and then click the red link in "You searched for <page> [Index]"
206.176.119.180 21:23, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Please see here and here. Serenaacw 22:14, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Is there a wiki devoted to bicycle assembly, repair and maintenance? I can find lots of excellent sites on the web that are not Wikis but none that are. -- 71.100.10.48 22:36, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
How are sidewalk projects in an urban area given priority? Is it a political (favoritism) or "squeaky wheel gets the grease" method or is the assessment of every project in an urban area based on the degree of improvement the work will provide for each necessary user on the basis of:
1. the level of necessity for its use (such as it being the only way to cross a river),
2. the level of safety (such as whether holes are hidden by puddles),
3. the number of necessary users (such as the number of people that must use it to cross a river), and
4. monetary cost?
By who's mind (or minds) and by what method is the significance of such criteria determined?
-- Barringa 23:10, 16 January 2007 (UTC)