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The indirect result of building dikes in Holland is that?

a the waters of the Atlantic Ocean no longer flood inland regions
b fertile soil is preserved
c Holland is able to produce large quantities of food
d all of the above

The craters of the moon indicate perpendicular hits by asteroids. Why is that there are no tangential marks?

The craters of the moon, solid planets and solar system satellites, are perfectly circular indicating that they are the result of head on (perpendicular) impacts with wandering asteroids. Since the gravitational force of those bodies is not infinite, one should expect that tangential encounters are also possible, the kind that would merely glance at the surface and leave in its wake elongated trails on it. Yet it seems that there are no traces of such slanted contacts. Why?

Did morals exist before gods were fevered looks in drunken goatherds eyes?

Morals are a direct result of cooperative behavior and soical evolution. Not to hard to figure out. Take two “godless” societies–one has no rules against murder, rape, robbery, arson–the others, through learning that social cooperation has survival value do. In the first society how likely is it that the man of the house will go out to the fields or into the woods to hunt–knowing there is a fairly good chance that when he comes back his children will be murdered, possessions stolen, wife raped, and house burned. In other words how likely is it that a society like that is simple going to be able to eat. The second society of course will flourish.
Of course then-as land becomes worth something–some fellow that realizes flood season comes at the same time every year–tells the boss man the thunder god has spoken to him. Because he can deliver–and tell the people when to plant–eveyone assumes the god is real–temple gets built–priesthood passed from father to son–eventually to be politcally correct–the rules of the town are written into religous law.
Thus in my estimation morals developed as a survival skill thousands of years before the hebrews ever thought about copying persian and egyptian myths into their own mythology.

What would be the result if man could alter natural law and repeal Survival of the fittest?

If in the interest of fairness and equality we could take food, habitat, hunting skills, speed, intelligence, survival instinct ect.. from more successful animals and species and redistribute them to natures less successful adaptations what do think would be the outcome?
Do you think nature would thrive or stagnate and die?
From the tenor of many of the responses, this question seems to have hit a nerve. Perhaps “Survival of the fittest” was not the most accurate term. Evolution seems to stir so much emotion that I thought I might receive more coherent answers avoiding it. You obviously took my meaning without it. Obviously there are more criteria than those I listed just as there are more ways to limit success in a society than progressive taxes, quotas and excessive regulation. As you know I was not referring to Social Darwinism but to the failed philosophy at the root of the Progressive movement and responsible for misery and atrocity throughout history. I understand your defensiveness and why you choose to avoid a direct answer.
Thanks Jack. I never mentioned Darwin in my question. You brought up the subject of Eugenics. What concerns me are people like the Emanuel Brothers. Rham Emanuel is Obama’s Chief of Staff and Chief Arm Twister. Rham’s first brother is Ari Emanuel. Ari just happens to be Michael “Sicko” Moore’s Hollywood Agent. Rham’s other brother is Ezekiel Emanuel M.D. PhD. Dr. Emanuel is a leading Oncologist, Bioethicist (EUGENICS) and proponent of Euthanasia. Dr. Emanuel is also on President Obama’s Medical Advisory Board. Then we have Dr. John Holdren, the President’s National Science Advisor. Dr. Holdren is a leading expert on global population control ( EUGENICS) and well known Euthanasia proponent. The last charmer we have is Cass Sunstein, U. Chiciago/Harvard Law Professor and another “Eugenics and Rationing of Care” Proponet and sometime advisor to President Obama
Our nation’s “Science Czar” John Holdrens book Ecoscience:
“In a book Holdren co-authored in 1977, the man now firmly in control of science policy in this country wrote that: Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not; The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put into the nation’s drinking water or in food; Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other couples to raise; People who ‘contribute to social deterioration’ (i.e. undesirables) ‘can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility’ — in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized. A transnational ‘Planetary Regime’ should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans’ lives — using an armed international police force.”
You read all of that correctly. If you don’t believe me, do the research for yoursel

Anybody who has read We Are What We Eat by Gabaccia? HELP =)?

As a result of my procrastination, I have a paper due monday on this book and “stealing Buddha’s dinner.” <—-That one I read, but only read half of this one, because I had to return it to the library and now someone has taken it out (long story, basically they messed up my hold =(…) No bookstores have it, and I am in TROUBLE!

Please help, anything which would help me connect it to concept of assimilation through food, preserving one's culture through food, and how mixing food is a representation of a person's assimilation. Examples are much appreciated.

Thank You so much!!