Comments for Essay Web Blog http://blog.essayweb.net Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:14:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Australopithecus sediba – a new human ancestor? by Nano to Mega http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/04/08/135/comment-page-1/#comment-5975 Nano to Mega Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:14:38 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=135#comment-5975 <strong>Australopithecus sediba May be Link Between Homo and Australopithecus...</strong> A large amount of Australopithecus sediba bones, found in 2008 by Dr. Lee Berger, aims to replace Homo habilis as the link between the australopithecenes (specifically, A. garhi) and homo. These A. sediba specimens date to around 2 million years ago, d... Australopithecus sediba May be Link Between Homo and Australopithecus…

A large amount of Australopithecus sediba bones, found in 2008 by Dr. Lee Berger, aims to replace Homo habilis as the link between the australopithecenes (specifically, A. garhi) and homo. These A. sediba specimens date to around 2 million years ago, d…

]]> Comment on The Origins of “YHWH” by Peter G http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/09/01/the-origins-of-yhwh/comment-page-1/#comment-5880 Peter G Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:25:54 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=191#comment-5880 An interesting article and on the right track but I'm afraid it isn't in line with the latest scholarship. I suggest you read the article YAHWEH in 'Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible' (DDD) 2nd edition. The entry runs to several pages so I can't reproduce it here. Unfortunately the DDD is very expensive, I paid over £80 for mine, but there are free e-copies on the Internet. The two principal gods of the early Israelites were El and Baal. From the DDD entry on Yahweh: ... The absence of references to a Syrian or Palestinian cult of Yahweh outside Israel suggests that the god does not belong to the traditional circle of West Semitic deities. The origins of veneration must be sought elsewhere. A number of texts suggest that Yahweh was worshipped in southern Edom and Midian before his cult spread to Palestine. There are two Egyptian texts that mention Yahweh. In these texts from the 14th and 13th centuries BCE, Yahweh is neither connected with the Israelites, nor is his cult located in Palestine. An interesting article and on the right track but I’m afraid it isn’t in line with the latest scholarship.

I suggest you read the article YAHWEH in ‘Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible’ (DDD) 2nd edition. The entry runs to several pages so I can’t reproduce it here. Unfortunately the DDD is very expensive, I paid over £80 for mine, but there are free e-copies on the Internet.

The two principal gods of the early Israelites were El and Baal.

From the DDD entry on Yahweh: … The absence of references to a Syrian or Palestinian cult of Yahweh outside Israel suggests that the god does not belong to the traditional circle of West Semitic deities. The origins of veneration must be sought elsewhere. A number of texts suggest that Yahweh was worshipped in southern Edom and Midian before his cult spread to Palestine. There are two Egyptian texts that mention Yahweh. In these texts from the 14th and 13th centuries BCE, Yahweh is neither connected with the Israelites, nor is his cult located in Palestine.

]]> Comment on What’s all the fuss with Mirror Neurons? by Karen Embrey http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/06/27/whats-all-the-fuss-with-mirror-neurons/comment-page-1/#comment-4889 Karen Embrey Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:21:29 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=164#comment-4889 Wow what a wonderfully thoughtful discussion on mirror neurons. I have been fascinated by them since reading Marco Iacboni's book but have read so much more on them since that time which has only confused me. This is really an exciting frontier and you have clarified many points. Thanks for the comprehensive and thoughful essay. Wow what a wonderfully thoughtful discussion on mirror neurons. I have been fascinated by them since reading Marco Iacboni’s book but have read so much more on them since that time which has only confused me. This is really an exciting frontier and you have clarified many points. Thanks for the comprehensive and thoughful essay.

]]> Comment on The Neanderthal Predation Theory by Milos http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/02/16/the-neanderthal-predation-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-4509 Milos Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:45:53 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=126#comment-4509 Neanderthal picture ??? Wrong !!! This is australopithecus. The Australopithecus Predation Theory.(Correct) Neanderthal picture ??? Wrong !!! This is australopithecus. The Australopithecus Predation Theory.(Correct)

]]> Comment on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Pamela http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/05/19/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/comment-page-1/#comment-3752 Pamela Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:36:56 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=146#comment-3752 A useful source of citations which might be useful for your essays and articles - http://www.thefullwiki.org/Oil_spill It's wikipedia article but there are many citations available almost for any fact mentioned in the article. A useful source of citations which might be useful for your essays and articles – http://www.thefullwiki.org/Oil_spill
It’s wikipedia article but there are many citations available almost for any fact mentioned in the article.

]]> Comment on Changing the cache location in Chrome by Simon http://blog.essayweb.net/2009/11/07/changing-the-cache-location-in-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-3612 Simon Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:06:10 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=95#comment-3612 Works like a charm! A thousand thanks! Works like a charm! A thousand thanks!

]]> Comment on The Neanderthal Predation Theory by brad johnson http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/02/16/the-neanderthal-predation-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-3187 brad johnson Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:00:20 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=126#comment-3187 I'd say these pics are more what BIGFOOT is today, but neaderthal & BF are 2 very different primates (in my opinion that is) I’d say these pics are more what BIGFOOT is today, but neaderthal & BF are 2 very different primates (in my opinion that is)

]]> Comment on The Neanderthal Predation Theory by Chris Brewton http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/02/16/the-neanderthal-predation-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-2670 Chris Brewton Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:21:19 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=126#comment-2670 This is en exceptionally ignorant argument... coming from someone who is studying anthropology, biology and genetics among others... Please go to the web site for the Max Plank Institute for genetics, if you really want to know what they looked like. FYI, one of the things that has been found by sequencing Neanderthal DNA, is that apparently Neanderthals are Not prone to the genetic disorder of Schizophrenia... which seems to largely be the basis for these reconstruction images.... This is en exceptionally ignorant argument… coming from someone who is studying anthropology, biology and genetics among others… Please go to the web site for the Max Plank Institute for genetics, if you really want to know what they looked like. FYI, one of the things that has been found by sequencing Neanderthal DNA, is that apparently Neanderthals are Not prone to the genetic disorder of Schizophrenia… which seems to largely be the basis for these reconstruction images….

]]> Comment on The Origins of “YHWH” by Alexander http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/09/01/the-origins-of-yhwh/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 Alexander Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:41:35 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=191#comment-2212 Hah, clever. I like that. Also it's as good as any other theory as for how the god of the jews got his name. In fact, it's the best one I've come across yet. Good blog, great website. Cheers. Hah, clever. I like that.

Also it’s as good as any other theory as for how the god of the jews got his name. In fact, it’s the best one I’ve come across yet.

Good blog, great website. Cheers.

]]> Comment on What’s all the fuss with Mirror Neurons? by Admin http://blog.essayweb.net/2010/06/27/whats-all-the-fuss-with-mirror-neurons/comment-page-1/#comment-1938 Admin Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:33:24 +0000 http://blog.essayweb.net/?p=164#comment-1938 I'm the only one who writes stuff here, as admin and owner of this blog. Do you have any corrections or suggestions for it? I’m the only one who writes stuff here, as admin and owner of this blog. Do you have any corrections or suggestions for it?

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