Brainteaserfan

Ok done. Are we allowed to discuss the questions and answers given?

 

Have hidden my question to avoid spoiling the responses

 

 

 

I think Q4 raises some interesting further questions in how it was posed, whether it was misunderstood, and the answers to it.

 

"If cellphones do pose a safety risk, should the government do something about it (such as warnings on boxes, research)"

 

Less than half the respondents felt the government should do something - GIVEN the fact in the question that there is a health risk! Now I do not believe there is a health risk - but given that question I have to answer "yes" - who would answer "no"?

 

As this is homework I think the sort of ambiguity that this question brings up is a prime example of how difficult it is to fairly word surveys

 

 

 

Thanks. Oops, I had meant for people to only answer that question if they answered yes to the last question. I guess that meaning got lost. I edited it, so now it says that explicitly, but even if everyone does vote on that one, I'll subtract the no votes in the last question from the "I don't know's and no's." (I can see who voted for what, so I will know which one they voted for.)

Thanks again! I will post the results here next week.

Out of curiosity, what kind of homework are you doing?

My online AP government class. I was required to poll people along with at least one other student on any topic, preferably something relating to government, current events, or politics in some way. Btw, anyone who votes I'll give a +1 rep to if they reply

I have been enjoying reading everyone's responses!

I don't see how you can have equal rights without equal responsibility. Why should the discrimination only be present in this form? If men were to be preferentially called upon to defend the country, why shouldn't they be afforded preferential treatment elsewhere in society?

Well, women are called upon to "make" more men to defend the country, so they are helping in a way.

I have to do a poll for homework, so if anyone would like to participate, here is the link: http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/538629

There are various questions regarding cellphones and regulation.

Thanks!

He didn't like the fact that his theories lead to quantum physics which is based on the idea that at the subatomic level things can move randomly, Einstein believed there would be a mathematical theory that could explain everything from the ground up and maybe there would have been if he hadn't died.

Oh! I had no idea, thanks for explaining!

If Einstein had lived longer, I suspect he would have tried to disprove his own theories.

Why? I don't know much about Einstein, but did he ever try doing that in the first 76 years of his life?

Food Lion maybe?

 

I love Belgian beer.

Aldi - a German owned chain. Which, btw, is extremely cheap -- you might want to check it out.

How can you doubt it when it says it as clearly as the Bible ever says anything?

 

 

Plains. Tower. Top in heaven. So what's to doubt?

 

And as far as dominion goes, it's not who is ruling the land that's in question. It's about what mankind was doing with this second chance God gave them. Building a tower to reach heaven through some kind of back door, like hackers looking to scam the system. So God sends them a virus that messes up the program language.

 

Instead of the dominion argument, why are you passing up the chance to point out that God seems a little scared here? As Moontanman points out, God seems fearful that man will be able to accomplish anything if he lets them get away with this.

 

 

And who exactly is God talking to when he says, "Behold" and, "Come, let us go down"? Who is "us"?

I really don't want to get into this, but as for who God is talking to, He was talking to the other members of the Trinity.

I love the European way of chaining grocery carts together so you have to put a coin in to get one, then either put the cart back to retrieve your coin or let some kid get the coin for putting it back for you.

Near DC they also do it at some stores. Not just European. Saves the stores the staff needed to put them back.

Haha! The moderators and admins already earn a little out of it!

I'm a little slow... What do you mean?

You know, there's one aspect of this "perfect design" that I've always had an issue with. I can't imagine why so many people have so much trouble seeing through it. If Adam and Eve had never ate of the fruit, everybody would still be naked, animals tempted by their neighbors' wives raw flesh even more in an even more animalistic world. So how was this design so perfect? Since none of it really never even happened and it's just part of a story to model peoples' lives from, I don't see how it's that big of a deal, but it's really hard to see how "God's" original design was worth much at all.

No sickness, no pain, no death, no work, food taken care of, perfect temperature, no rain, animals lived in harmony with one another and humans... What wasn't perfect?

I believe in God. I think you're full of crap.

 

 

 

I doubt the infinite, omnipotent, omniscient creator of the universe would allow himself to be offended by a lowly human.

 

 

 

 

The God I know wants EVERYONE to know him and love him. This is how it is with most monotheistic Gods. I think spreading the proof of his existence would only serve him.

 

 

 

Which makes it all the more suspicious that you would even DARE say anything about even being able to prove he exists. Aren't you afraid of some divine wrath?

 

 

 

 

You shouldn't have brought it up on the first place, then.

 

 

 

You mean like heart conditions, genetic disorders, people born with handicaps and such? You're right. It's so amazing none of that exists. We are clearly the product of a PERFECT design. Nothing ever goes wrong with us!

 

Try harder.

We were the product of a perfect design -- before we sinned.

I expect that if had lived another 20 years there would have been some future "cooler" gismos out there

Yeah, but what if Mozart, or Einstein had lived another 20 years? Many important people have died early. How about Alexander? Can you believe all of the changes in the world and history that would have taken place?

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That papers abstract starts by saying the ribosomes are soluble (therefore if free in the cell must be part of the cytosol)

 

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On page 4 Fig 1. shows the constituents of the cytoplasm to scale including ribosomes (it is described under the figure if you can't work out what the hell is going on in it )

Awesome (+1 )!

I'm not surprised you are confused to be honest, even multiple wikipedia pages which link to each other say different things.

 

The correct answer is that the cytosol consists of 70% water, hydrophilic proteins that aren't organelle bound, ions (K+ Na+ ect.) and polar macromolecules.

 

The cytoplasm consists of the cytosol, cellular organelles (apparently excluding the nucleus, not sure if that is true though) and non-polar substances in suspension as well as starch, glycogen and lipid droplets.

 

This means that free ribosomes and contained within the cytosol with is part of the cytoplasm.

Thanks a lot Psycho! That is sort of what I had concluded from research, but neither my teacher nor the "help line" for (one of) my biology books agreed with that. So, now you have answered my question, there is one more thing. Is there a good source that you know of that states this so that I can show my teacher? (psycho says isn't going to be believed

You might want to look up the difference between cytoplasm and cytosol, as I think you are fundamentally confused as to what the definition of cytoplasm is.

I did look it up, and I did discuss it with my teacher and biology help sites. They are not in agreement.

Ribosomes are located within the cytoplasm. Some are free in the cytosol, some are bound to the endoplasmic reticulum.

Are they part of it?

but why punish us with death for wanting to be knowledgeable? that doesn't seem like the pursuit of anything wrong. I understand that the Bible says we must obey God, & that's why we were punished, but aside from that, what is the significance of it being the tree of knowledge? why not some other tree? that's my question.... god could have just said, hey don't eat from that random pear tree or you'll die, which would still be testing our obedience without specifying the tree's importance. but the bible specifically speaks about the tree of knowledge. is it because knowledge tempts us? if so, then why is it wrong?

As I see it, if they wanted knowledge, that means that they wanted to be like God and not just trusting Him that (a) they shouldn't eat it, and (b) that they would die if they did. If they knew that they would end up dying, would they have still eaten from the tree?

So, a pear tree would have worked, but it would not have as clearly shown that they wanted to be like God. I have not studied this much, it is just my "knee-jerk" reaction (read, I am likely wrong).

but why wouldnt god want us to eat from the tree of knowledge? wouldnt he want us to understand the knowledge he created? thats what doesnt make sense to me. i wouldve eaten it for sure.

He didn't want us to eat of it because we would die if we did.

Why did he put the tree there? If He hadn't given us a way to disobey him, would we really have loved Him? He wanted to give us a choice so that we were not "forced" into loving and being obedient to Him. Does that make sense?

I was wondering what your opinions were, if the need arose for an American draft, as to whether women should be drafted alongside men. Pros? Cons?

Take the story of Adam & Eve, God instructed them NOT to eat the apple, even though it appealed to their curiosity and desire for knowledge. Maybe it would make them more god-like & intelligent, but God told them NOT to do so, which was the real test. It doesn't matter, the apple may hold truths, but God said no... which is the point. If God told us not to eat a rotten apple, we would understand why, because it wouldn't make sense. So God asking us to do something that DOESN'T make sense is the only way to test our true faith in his word.

Doesn't make sense? He told them why not to - if they did, they would die. And, according to the Bible, so they did and died.

Ok, this isn't a very important question, but I was finding seemingly conflicting info online. Does the cytoplasm include ribosomes?

Edit: this isn't homework, I just thought that it fit best with this forum.

I don't really understand the whole american system, so don't really know what a senior is (I thought it was to do with highschool) but from the sounds of it you are in the final year of a sociology degree, you won't be able to go straight into a PHD from that basis, as to be honest you won't have a clue what you are doing, what would be the best option if you can get a place to do a Masters in Molecular Biology, Genetics or something similar and this will though not be specific for your interests of ageing will teach you about cancer, genetic diseases, how they occur and the many fundamental pathways that are important, as well as how way they go wrong (hence ageing).

 

I am currently studying a MSc in Genetic manipulation but the requirements to get on the course was a BSc in a related science, biology, chemistry or maths etc., so I am not sure Sociology would be applicable but I can't be certain.

Freshman= first year university or 9th grade

Sophomore= second or 10th

Junior= third or 11th

Senior = fourth year or 12th

We all enjoy being at SFN. Most of you might have seen extraordinary people or really intelligent people here.

Let us award them this year by recognizing their contribution to their respective fields and how well they have helped beginners excel.

 

Let's have nominations for

PHYSICS

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Most helpful:

1st Capt panic

2nd CharonY

3rd DrRocket

Interesting opinions:

1st iNow

2nd JohnB

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I know there are lots more, that is what came to my mind.