a lot this last few days. You see I have been between being idle and busy and several questions crossed my mind. Yes, I know atheism can’t answer them but that is the least of my worries as many of you of already know.
I would love your contributions in answering this questions and you are free to add your puzzles as well
1. who decided that a horse should be a horse and not a donkey
2. how did the first heterosexual organisms know how to have sex?
3. the first people who began to communicate, how did they develop language? do you think it is adults or infants who are responsible for the development of language
4. who decided what animals are edible and which are not
5. how tribes/ countries named
wonderful questions.
“1. who decided that a horse should be a horse and not a donkey”
I think Horse means “not donkey” ๐
“2. how did the first heterosexual organisms know how to have sex?”
Oh great, now I’ll never sleep again. I’ll guess chemicals signals and lots of trial and error.
“3. the first people who began to communicate, how did they develop language? do you think it is adults or infants who are responsible for the development of language”
My guess is that “ook-ook” became “tiger is over there”. Animals have special sounds for certain predators: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347280800972
“4. who decided what animals are edible and which are not”
Seems that the closer is is to “us” we are less likely to eat it, but I wonder is that something more recent in our evolution. I don’t know enough about eating reptiles to make a good guess.
5. how tribes/ countries named
most tribes seem to have called themselves some variation of “the people”, and of course, the tribe on the other side of the hill called them “those bastards who want to take our land.” Some mix of this?
thank for the questions, very bored here at work. Last week here and have everything I can get done finished, with no one else here to ask what else I can help out on.
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most people don’t eat cats- large or small. Could it be that those first dietitians or hunters feared them?
There are cultures where reptiles are staple food.
I am glad I could help with the boredom
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I’ve read that cats tastes awful. It may be a myth, but supposedly in one of the major Russian cities under siege by the Nazis (perhaps Stalingrad), they ate every animal within reach, including those in the zoo. Cats were considered the worst of the lot.
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cats seem to have a bad reputation going for them
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it’s a conspiracy by the cats to make sure no one eats them ๐
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those damned gods!
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My impertinent answers to your awesome questions.
1.) John Wayne
2.) They read a manual called, “Stop Wanking and Start Boinking” written by Carl Sagan, I believe.
3.) Though infants usually sound far more intelligent than adults when speaking, language was developed by the adult Alexander Grahme Bell when he invented the phone. He invented the phone first then figured he had to develop a spoken language to go along with it or it would be useless.
4.) Yahweh’s twin brother, Saul Goldberg. He was an old world butcher/chef and he decided which animals to kill, sell, and eat. No one knows exactly how he determined this, as his first recipes where lost when Yahweh flooded the Earth back in the day.
5.) Tribes and countries are named by film directors who are looking for spiffy, colorful titles for PBS and History Channel documentaries.
$Amen$
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Better call Saul!
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I’m really enjoying that show, BTW. ๐
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thanks last prophet, you made me laugh
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๐
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1. A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course. That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed.
2. Much like jigsaw puzzle pieces are fitted together, deductive reasoning.
3. Via a lot of pointing.
4. Trial and error.
5. Fred – all tribes/countries were named, “Fred” – the names evolved from there.
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Haha. creative answers
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“3. Via a lot of pointing.” – may have greatly facilitated #2, as well.
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thank you for making me splort my coffee. ๐
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1 – His Holiness, The Armchair Pontificator, Peace Be Upon Him
2 – His Holiness, The Armchair Pontificator, Peace Be Upon Him
3 – His Holiness, The Armchair Pontificator, Peace Be Upon Him
4 – His Holiness, The Armchair Pontificator, Peace Be Upon Him
5 – His Holiness, The Armchair Pontificator, Peace Be Upon Him
Forever and Ever, $Amen$
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Nice!
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Peace be upon your name, too!
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And peace be upon you, my dear follower. May your first child, be a masculine child. $Amen$
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Too late your Peace Be Upon Yourself, but of course, not your fault…
Or, wait a second, oops…
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Then may your toes be warm when it’s cold in Antarctica though you are nowhere near it, and may the stench of rotting fruit be kept far from your windows in Summer. $Amen$
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Hahaha, you’ve brightened my evening;-) Thanks:-)
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That, my friend, is why I’m here. ๐
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hahahaha
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Hahahahaha!
This is hilarious
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LOL! You’ve become a creationist. I love it.
One must also ask, how was it that animals with vagina’s, and animals with penis’s suddenly emerged at the exact same time.
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By the punctuated equilibrium, Peace Be Upon Its Name!
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now that is a hard question John
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You must love creationists, they tell you it is impossible for something to come from nothing but god can
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It’s that part in their logic I love! “The rules of causality are unbreakable and fixed! The rules of causality prove the Prime Mover, they prove my God… who breaks the rules of causality i need for this equation to work…”
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and they do that with a straight face
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I am amused as the post title followed the blog title, this says, “random thoughts I have been thinking…”
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a man got to think once in a while, don’t you agree
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At least!
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I wish I had the luxury of a job like yours. In mine, the students usually ask the questions and I have to reply. BTW: I’ve posted to my class page that this post is “forbidden” for any of my students to read (lest they get any great ideas)! LOL!
1. The word “horse” was invented by a cow who misspelled the name. You see, the original was “whores.” They were always sleeping with anything on four legs.
2. By poking around until they found a part that fit the desired orifice.
3. They used sign language as developed by children.
4. The hungrier animals decided the most available were edible.
5. They were named by the powerful neighbor who decided to invade and subjugate them. Someone had to know where to go.
Great job, my Nairobi brother! Don’t work too hard! ๐
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Hahaha!
I should know your students addresses and tell them what their professor does when he isn’t teaching them.
I will remember this advice. I will not work hard
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At least one person listen to my advice! ๐
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>>> “4. who decided what animals are edible and which are not”
Answer: the ones who didn’t die.
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good one Bob
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Love the questions!! ๐
What fun Mak!
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we are happy people, life can’t be all smug and serious
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3. How did they develop language?
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Nice. ๐
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Interesting
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