Category: Philosophy

Why do golfers yell mashed potatoes? After a player makes takes their shot, and occasionally during their swing, some prat in the crowd will yell something along the lines of ‘mashed potato’ or ‘cheeseburger’. There is also the more common, ‘Get in the hole! Why do they say 4 in golf? “Fore!”, originally a Scots […]

How many hurricanes predicted 2020? 16 What was the worst hurricane in 2020? Hurricane Laura Can there be a category 6 hurricane? Dorian’s sustained wind speeds maxed out at 185 mph Sunday, tying a handful of other hurricanes for the second-strongest storm in the Atlantic since 1950. The strongest was 1980’s Allen, with sustained winds […]

Is negation a connective? Commonly used connectives include “but,” “and,” “or,” “if . . . then,” and “if and only if.” The various types of logical connectives include conjunction (“and”), disjunction (“or”), negation (“not”), conditional (“if . . . then”), and biconditional (“if and only if”). What sort of connective is negation? List of common […]

Do humans have a tympanum? In the anatomy of humans and various other tetrapods, the eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane or myringa, is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear. What is the purpose of Romanesque tympanum sculpture? In romanesque and gothic architecture this term provides a semicircular […]

Is Creed a real word? The word creed is particularly used for a concise statement which is recited as part of liturgy. The term is anglicized from Latin credo “I believe”, the incipit of the Latin texts of the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed. What is a creed? 1 : a brief authoritative formula […]

What is the root of hysteria? The word hysteria originates from the Greek word for uterus, hystera. The Egyptians attributed the behavioral disturbances to a wandering uterus—thus later dubbing the condition hysteria. What are symptoms of hysteria? Symptoms of hysteria included partial paralysis, hallucinations, and nervousness….Other symptoms often ascribed to hysteria include: Shortness of breath. […]

What are the 5 types of teams? What are the different types of work teams? 1- Functional work team. 2- Inter-working team. 3- Troubleshooting team. 4- Self-managed teams. 5- Project team. 6- Task Force team. What are the 5 stages of team development? Tuckman’s model identifies the five stages through which groups progress: forming, storming, […]

What are the seven different theories of the Atonement in Christianity? Early Christian notions of the person and sacrificial role of Jesus in human salvation were further elaborated by the Church Fathers, medieval writers and modern scholars in various atonement theories, such as the ransom theory, Christus Victor theory, the recapitulation theory, the satisfaction theory, […]

What is spiritual development in early childhood? Through spiritual development, children learn to be aware of and comfortable with qualities such as respect, responsibility, and reverence for self and others. They learn to be capable of acknowledging differences between people without feeling fear. They develop a love for the earth and take action to protect […]

Who broke Sphinx nose? The Arab historian al-Maqrīzī, writing in the 15th century, attributes the loss of the nose to Muhammad Sa’im al-Dahr, a Sufi Muslim from the khanqah of Sa’id al-Su’ada in 1378, who found the local peasants making offerings to the Sphinx in the hope of increasing their harvest and therefore defaced the […]