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I want to take either a geology or physical geography class; I don't know which one I would enjoy more. If I take geology, it fulfills a prerequisite for another class I would like to take, Speleology; but the likelihood of me taking this class is unlikely. I have a general idea of the...

I think that being a celebrity is NOT a cause of becoming some crazed loon, because: a.) not all celebrities are crazed loons, and b.) not all crazed loons are celebrities. I think a lot of those crazy celebrities cannot cope with "stardom," or the "pressure" that lie therein, and so fall to...

Well, in respect to dogs, I know from personal experience that they do not recognize themselves. My Bandito, as much as I try to, does not recognize himself in a mirror or picture. Either that, or he really doesn't mind too much. I think the white-dot test is a good measure of self-awareness...

This is essentially true, we experience the world; we describe it, manipulate it, to great extents, but this is all limited to our language. If we don't have words for it, we can make it up (as we do for inventions) but if it is a totally new concept that we, as a society, have never really had...