[nukkad] Comp. Res.

[Dr Taher Kagalwala <>]

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Dear Nukkies,
As-salam-alekum(!)
Namaste(!)
Hello(Hallelujah(!))
Sat Sri Akal(!)

Boring, isn't it?
If we are to show our respects to all religions at all
times to be considered secular on Nukkad, our postings
will begun in the manner aforesaid.
Ergo, the truth is simple: nobody is required to
display his/her patriotism on his/her sleeve; nor
religion, dietary habits, moral values, or any other
personal beliefs/prejudices.
A few general remarks:
Aryaone's One act play on Abraham's sacrifice and his
18 minute countdown were very very original,
expressive and fantastic.
I do, however, feel that they might just hurt some
peoples' sentiments, particularly the play, since
Abraham/Ibrahim has been conferred the status of a
Prophet of God.
Secondly, Homi has made a chronological error when he
says that the Holocaust was followed by the emergence
of the Book Religions, so this needs to be rectified.

Harshal Chhaya's plaintive comments that he has no "
contacts" with stars need the urgent attention of the
prosperous and well-connected nukkies among us, so
that we can see celebrities in our Nukkad e-mails!
Harshal, my heart goes out to you when you seek more
time..I wish you good luck ..please keep the flag of
mumbai-central.com flying high!

Now a few specific comments:

Guru wrote:
And finally, this has got nothing to do with
religion.As i once
heard some 1 say, A Hindu is not one who who follows
the Hindu 
religion, a
hindu is one who respects hindustan (can b read
motherland).

        Regards,
               
>I ask him, Guru, how many fanatics of Hinduism will
subscribe to your definition?


Kailash asked if the Taliban version of Islam is the
correct version for Muslim Women.
>In my opinion, each and every religion must move with
the times. Even today, not all clauses and beliefs of
the Quran and Shariah are being followed by
everyIslamic country. To each its own
interpretation..that's what I say.

To MCGupta's assertion that man is herbivorous merely
because apes are:

a. Orang Utans, several monkeys etc. are known to
occasionally enjoy smaller animals' flesh.
b.The points raised by Majid and Mubashshir re. the
composition and contents of our digestive tracts are
irrefutable.You and I are both doctors, and our
Anatomy/Physiology texts will bear out the facts.

Mubashshir said that:

Do you want us, to again 
become
dimwitted neandethral( so that we won't make sense for
Christ sake).

-potential ape who will not make sense.
:))
Dear friend,

Neanderthals are no longer considered ' dim-witted'
but differently evolved from the lines of homo
erectus, the predecessors of modern Man.
If you have used the word merely out of uninformed
usage, its okay, otherwise please rectify your
thinking.


This is an excerpt of Neanderthals from the
Encyclopedia Britannica:

The name derives from the discovery in 1856 of the
first remains of the type in a cave above the Neander
Valley in Germany, not far from Düsseldorf. The
remains immediately caused a lively controversy as to
whether they were remains of ancient humans or merely
bones of modern humans distorted by disease.
The origins of Neanderthals cannot be established with
any certainty. Forerunners of Neanderthal peoples may
date to some 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. Skull
fragments found in France are of that age, but they
have characteristics more like modern Homo sapiens
than like the earlier H. erectus who, chronologically,
should be Neanderthal's forerunner.
However, Neanderthals were probably a product of the
last (Riss-Würm) interglacial stage (75,000 to 115,000
years ago) in Europe. Jaws, teeth, and skull parts
have been found in many places in Germany, France,
Belgium, Italy, and Spain that are unquestionably
recognizable as Neanderthalian.
The last (Würm) glacial stage in Europe was about
10,000 to 70,000 years ago, and it is from those times
that the most numerous skeletal remains of
Neanderthals have been found. These have given some
idea of Neanderthal physiognomy and habits.
Neanderthals were short, stout, and powerful in build.
Cranial capacity equaled or surpassed that of modern
humans, though their braincases were long, low, and
wide and flattened behind. Their faces had heavy
browridges, large teeth, and small cheekbones. The
chest was broad, and the limbs were heavy, with large
feet and hands. The Neanderthals appear to have walked
in a more irregular, lateral fashion than do modern
humans.
The Neanderthals were cave dwellers, although they
occasionally built camps in the open air. They wore
clothing, used fire, hunted small and medium-sized
animals (e.g., goats and small deer), and scavenged
from the kills of large carnivores. They made and used
a variety of stone tools and wooden spears. Their tool
culture is known as the Mousterian industry.
The Neanderthals were the first hominids to
intentionally bury their dead, both individually and
in groups, and they also cared for sick or injured
individuals. Evidence of ritualistic treatment of
animals, which are sometimes found with human
skeletons, may indicate that they practiced a
primitive form of religion.
Evidence from a few sites indicates that Neanderthals
coexisted for several thousand years with the modern
humans (i.e., Cro-Magnons) that were living in Europe
by 35,000 years ago. The nature of the Neanderthals'
demise is no better understood than that of their
evolutionary origins. They were certainly replaced by
Cro-Magnons, but whether they were absorbed by the
Cro-Magnons or simply died out in competition with
them is unknown.
The taxonomic classification of the Neanderthals is
still being debated. Originally they were classed as a
separate species (H. neanderthalensis), and
subsequently they were thought to represent a
subspecies of H. sapiens (H. sapiens
neanderthalensis); some workers, however, have begun
to favour the original designation.
Copyright © 1994-2001 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

I hope this clarifies the issue a bit..or confuses it
further(!)




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