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Well, actually some humans do try to save animals. Let's consider vegetarianism/veganism, by those who choose not to eat meat for the "love" of animals. Is veganism a survival mechanism for the human species? And in the soldier example, why would he exterminate his own chance of reproduction...

To me what's most amazing is that you or I as particular individuals are here in the first place in this point in time. I mean, think of the precise sequence of events that has unfolded over the last 200,000 years of human existence for Bananabrain or IowaGuy to be here today. Just considering...

Etu - is every human trait or action a survival mechanism? Let's consider greed and altruism. Both survival mechanisms? When a soldier jumps on a grenade to save the others in his troop, how is that ensuring the propogation of his genes?

But the love of a parent (at least for me, personally) is not based on conditions. I love my child regardless of whether he graduates from college, or whether she gets pregnant at 16, or whether he gets arrested, etc. No matter what that child does, no matter what mistakes he makes in life, no...

Ben - doesn't this contradict what you were saying in another post about humans not being able to go on a hunger strike to save thier own children? Or even from eating their own children upon facing starvation? Now you're arguing that we're not irrational animals (i.e. driven by survival...

Juan23 - why don't you think the earth might only be 6,000 - 10,000 years old? It seems to me that many of your same arguments can be used by the true "Young Earthers" to support their biblical timeline, so what solid evidence do you have that the earth is over 10,000 years old? If, as you...

Ahanu - I grew up Southern Baptist, and many of my relatives still belong to the SBC (I don't anymore). IMHO, the easiest way to understand Southern Baptist religious thought is: they are right and everyone else is wrong. Period. This was my biggest turn-off to SBC. How can someone, who by...

SG - sounds at least as likely as the other scenarios, especially since the Magi came "from the east".

Along the lines of your comments above, much of Iowa also used to be underwater, part of an inland sea/lake similar to the Great Lakes. In fact, almost any landscaping rock dug from the streams/rivers here contains various coral fossils. I have found several different types of coral fossils...

In addition to Christianity, Buddhism also teaches to love one's enemy. HHDL says we should cherish our enemies as if we had found a hidden treasure, for they create opportunities for personal & spritual growth that we would not have otherwise. I would think most enlightened beings would...

Ben, where is your self control and discipline? Haven't you heard of people that have gone on hunger strikes until they literally die of starvation? Humans are capable of not eating even though they're literally starving, yet you don't think you could do the same to save the life of your own...

Nope, I don't have enough faith to be an atheist. Just a good old fashioned skeptic (agnostic), raised Southern Baptist for 18 years. Eventually grew tired of the Southern Baptist view of an inerrant bible. Not trying to mock you, I like the discussion. But I personally don't see a big...

Welcome SilverLotus! Any particular belief system that you follow?

And exactly which dinosaurs were the fire-breathing ones? If you have skeletal evidence of Nessie, Ogopogo, bigfoot, etc then please share with the rest of us. That is the difference between the tri-tops example and the other "legends" you mention. If we allow Nessie and Ogopogo then we...

As for me, if I was handcuffed and had to choose between my life and the life of my children, I would die for them. Personally, I would say I love my children more than myself. YMMV.

Nessie, Ogopogo, Mkele Mbembe = same as dragons, bigfoot, minotaurs, angels, devils, etc. No concrete proof of any of them. How do I "cover" them? Humans have quite an imagination, as anyone with a young child can attest. For example, just look at all the different human creation stories for...

Wouldn't this line of logic actually favor the theory of primitive humans knowing of the existence of dinosaurs via fossil accounts of dinosaurs (more recent) rather than humans living at the same time as dinosaurs (more distant)? i.e. "old earth" over "young earth"?

How do you think the "Peruvian natives" learned of the tri-tops if no tri-tops skeletons have been found in South America? Of course, assuming that the artifact you reference is genuine.

Ben - I'm assuming you don't have any children?

Juantoo - how do you think those peoples got to "Peru" in the first place? Could they have carried this tri-tops knowledge/legend with them from somewhere else with skeleton evidence? i.e. North America? How long do you think a "legend" sticks with a peoples? i.e. how long do you think Judiasm...