Pranam
Q7 After life other than US :{ encycopedia Brittanica} : In Christianity,
Islam, and Judaism, the soul's arrival at either heaven or hell is made
somewhat confusing by the teachings of a great, final Judgment Day and the
Resurrection of the Dead. And when Roman Catholic Christianity added the
doctrine of purgatory in the sixteenth century, the matter became all the
more complex because now certain souls were given an opportunity to atone
for their sins while residing in a kind of interim area between heaven and
hell. While many Christians
<https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/christianity/protestant-denominations/christians>
, Jews
<https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/judaism/judaism/jews>,
and Muslims believe that the dead lie sleeping in their graves until the
Last Judgment, others in those same faiths maintain that judgment is
pronounced immediately after death. Likewise, the concept of the World to
Come in Jewish writings may refer to a present heaven or fore-tell of a
future redemption on Earth.
While the Buddhist text recognizes the existence of a self as a being
that distinguishes one person from another, the Buddhist teachings state
that the Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim
<https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/islam/islam/muslim>
concept
of an eternal metaphysical soul is inaccurate. To Buddhists, the human
person is but a temporary assemblage of various elements, both physical and
psychical, and none of these individual aspects of a whole person can be
isolated as the essential self; nor can the sum of them all constitute the
self. Everything, all of reality, is in a constant state of change and
decay. Because a human is composed of so many elements that are always in a
state of flux, always dissolving and combining with one another in new
ways, it is impossible to suggest that an individual could retain the same
soul-self for eternity. Rather than atman, Buddhist doctrine teaches
anatman/or, "no-self." {The Noble Truth of Suffering is this: Birth is
suffering; aging is suffering; sickness is suffering; death is suffering;
sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are suffering; association
with the unpleasant is suffering; dissociation with the pleasant is
suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering—in brief, the five
aggregates of attachment are suffering.}.
Agnostics & atheists have reported having near-death experiences.
These experiences are similar to the reports of individuals who have
professed a spiritual belief prior to their near-death experience.
Agnostics & atheists report that they achieve an altered state of
consciousness in which they have experienced some or all of the traits
Raymond Moody and others attribute to a 9 near-death experience. Most
agnostics and atheists interpret their near-death experiences as a glimpse
of life after death. Prior to the near-death experience, they did not
believe in life after death. As a result of the experience, most agnostic
and atheist experiencers eventually move toward a more spiritually guided
life with a new found belief in life after death. Maurice Rawlings reported
that he did not know of any agnostic or atheist individual, from his
research, who after experiencing a near-death experience, remained
convinced that there was no God, no life after death, or that there was
nothing else beyond the material existence.
Death, in the Islamic faith, is the cessation of biological life
and the resting of the spirit, in the grave, until the Judgment Day. Some
Muslims believe that the "good souls" see visions of God, and the wicked
see the hell that awaits them. From the time of death to the time of
judgment, Muslims believe the spirit remains in a state of "dreamless
sleep," with the exception of possible visions of eternity. Faith in an
afterlife is based upon the belief in the oneness of God and the belief in
a day of resurrection and judgment for all regardless of religious belief.
At that time, the spirit will be 12 judged, based upon its deeds in life,
and allowed either to enter into Paradise and be with God, be thrown into
the Fire for a period of purgation, or condemned to everlasting punishment
in the Fire. Most Muslims believe that non-Muslims can reach Paradise only
after a period of purgation. Muslims have reported having near-death
experiences. Muslim near-death experiencers report seeing and meeting
recognizable spirits. This conforms with the Islamic tradition that the
souls of the faithful, in paradise, welcome the "incoming souls" and with
other reports of visions of people awaiting the newly deceased. In Muslim
near-death experiences, the Being of Light is identified as Allah, whereas
in other religions the light might be identified as God.
The Jewish religion generally emphasizes the current life and not
life after death. Although Judaism recognizes that the life of the spirit
does not end at the point of bodily death, it is the Jew's responsibility
to focus on a meaningful life and not speculate on life after death. The
Jewish religious texts state that the actions taken in the present life
will reward the righteous and chastise the wicked. It does not specifically
address the concept of an afterlife. Even though the Jewish religious texts
do not directly address immortality, traditional Jews believe that 13
immortality will bring the resurrection of the body and soul, followed by
the judgment of the worth of their lives by God. The Reformed Jew believes
that resurrection involves only the soul. Jews believe they live and die
only once. Since there is no discussion, in the Jewish religious texts, of
afterlife, there is no official Jewish religious opinion regarding life
after death. However, many Jews believe that human souls will be held
accountable before God for what has been accomplished in the current life.
After death, many Jews believe that they will be reunited with family
members in heaven. Their belief in God's caring nature disavows a sadistic
punishment in hell. Entrance into heaven is accomplished by righteous
living and repentance. Heaven is considered a place where anxiety and pain
is ended. There have been a number of reported near-death experiences by
members of the Jewish faith. Barbara Harris, a practicing Jew, reports
having had several near-death experiences since 1975. Harris and Bascom's
book, Full Circle - The Near-Death Experience and Beyond, is a narrative of
Harris' near-death experiences. Jewish people who have had a near-death
experience relate similar observations and experiences as the experiences
of other religious-spiritual believers. During the near-death experience,
the individuals report being in the presence of the Being of Light and
judging their own lives. This experience is similar to the Jewish belief
that what is important in life is the responsibilities of living a
meaningful, productive life. Many near-death experiencers report being met
by family members. These reports are consistent with the Jewish belief that
after death they will be reunited with family members in heaven.
Modern Christians are united in their belief that Jesus is the son
of God and that there is an afterlife, based upon the claims of the Holy
Bible and the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and his disciples. Upon
death, Christians believe that they come before God and are judged.
According to Smith (1991), "Following death, human life is fully translated
into the supernatural domain" (p. 355). Fundamentalists and conservatives
interpret the Holy Bible literally and believe that there is a specific
heaven and hell and that only Christians are admitted to heaven. All others
are condemned to hell. Other Christians interpret Biblical scripture more
symbolically, taking into consideration the language and culture of the
time when the Bible was written. Heaven and hell are viewed as a
"condition," such as happiness or peace, rather than a specific place.
Regardless of whether the afterlife beliefs are interpreted conservatively
or liberally, the Christian believes that he or she dies only once and that
after death, the spirit is judged, and then exists in an afterlife for
eternity. According to scripture, "It is appointed for men to die once, and
after that comes judgment" (Hebrews 9:27)
Death in the Mormon religion is not considered to be the end of
existence of the individual but the beginning of a new existence as the
same person. Mormons believe that they have always lived and will always
live as the same individual, "never as someone else or in another
life-form" (Eyre, 1991, p. 139). Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of
the Latter-day Saints are saddened by the death of a loved one but are
comforted in the belief that upon death the spirit is united with God in a
spirit world, continuing to progress in knowledge, and await the coming of
other family members, the resurrection of the physical body, and the final
judgment. A belief in an afterlife is an essential part of the faith of the
members of the Church of the Latter day Saints. KR IRS 22422
On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 at 05:57, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *CULTURAL QA 04-2022-22*
>
> *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS*
>
> *Q1 How does hot water turn into ice faster than cold water?*
>
> A1 Ken Freeman , 45 Years Radio Station Chief Engineer Answered
> Jul 27, 2019
>
> *Simply put, it doesn’t*. Put a container of hot water and an identical
> container of cold water into a freezer right next to each other at the same
> time and see which one freezes quicker. The ONLY possible way that the
> hot water could freeze faster at different times is if putting the hot
> water into the freezer triggered the freezer to turn on when it normally
> wouldn’t have turned on, thus lowering the temperature of the freezer
> lower than it would have otherwise and if putting the same container with
> cold water would not have raised the temperature in the freezer enough to
> turn on the compressor and lower the temperature at all. *Otherwise this
> is an “old wives tale”.*
>
> Q2 Does an extra coach get added to Rajdhani if there are more
> than 72 waitlisted passengers under tatkal scheme?
>
> A2 Ankit Barnawal Former Student at Doon Business School,
> Dehradun (2017–2022)7h
>
> No, the extra coach does not get added to Rajdhani Express if there are
> more than 72 waitlisted passengers under tatkal scheme.
>
> In place of Rajdhani Express, you can assume any other trains for this
> situation.
>
> *The extra coaches in the train are added during the specific time period
> like festival season with the prior notice issued by the railway zone on
> which the train operates.*
>
> *Many superfast and mail express trains gets an extra coach but there is
> very less chances that the* Rajdhani Express will get an extra coach.
>
> Q3 People are assuming plants don't have enough aminoacids for
> the daily recommendation. What about ruminants, a cow for example? It must
> get all the aminoacids from the grass, basically. Correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> A3 Ken Saladin Former professor of histology (microscopic
> anatomy)Sun
>
> For one thing, *the amino acid requirements for humans aren’t the same as
> the requirements for all other animals.* Species differ in the presence
> or absence of the enzymes needed to convert one amino acids into another,
> and the differ in the communities of intestinal microbes that may make
> amino acids the hosts can use. *You can’t assume that the ones that meet
> the needs of a ruminant meet the needs of a human.*
>
> For another, ruminants eat a lot more meat that most people realize. *Deer,
> cows, horses, goats, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, and other herbivores
> eat a lot of insects and other invertebrates*, and sometimes eat rodents,
> rabbits, ground-nesting birds, and carrion. *If offered to them, they’ll
> eat beef and fish.*
>
> *Q4 What does "pissed" mean in British slang?*
>
> A4 Claire Jordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer,
> shop owner, secretary on newspaperApr 13
>
> *Very drunk. Or the past tense of to piss, which means to urinate*. But
> to be pissed off is to be angry or resentful.
>
> To “take the piss” is one of a set of mysterious British phrases which
> mean you are teasing somebody by conning them into believing something
> untrue or silly - along with “taking the Micky” and “pulling their leg”. By
> extension we also hear “extracting the urine” and “extracting the Michael”,
> and the traditional response to having understood that you are having your
> leg pulled, which is “Pull the other one: it’s got bells on”. This may have
> something to do with Morris dancing, which traditionally involves tying a
> leather pad covered with little bells to your shins.
>
> *“Taking the piss” can also mean taking unfair advantage of someone or
> something, or extracting* more benefit from a situation than is strictly
> fair — also known as “swinging the lead” (pronounced LED as in the metal,
> not LEED as in a dog-leash).
>
> *Note that the US expression “pissy”, if used in the UK, would mean you
> had wet yourself.* The UK equivalent would be “ratty” or “snappy” or just
> “bad-tempered”.
>
> *Q5 Can we set the AC temperature at 29 or 30 Celsius? Does it
> cause any problems?*
>
> A5 Gopala Krishnan , former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004
> at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now
>
> *I have read all the answers before my answering*. I have a 2 ton LG AC
> unit installed in my hall with opening to staircase upstairs and connected
> dining room. Hall is 20x15 feet. *It’s setting is 30 degree and I get
> cool air in the hall and less cool air in dining*.
>
> *If I set to 24 degree C cooling is much more*. I have to change it to
> 28–30 degrees.
>
> I have gone through the booklet before answering this QA, not to give a
> WRONG ANSWER.
>
> Normal setting is 30 degree given in the booklet 18–30 degrees one can
> set. *More Technical details are not given in the booklet.*
>
> *2nd answer- Vijay Mahajan, 33 years serviced in* MSPGCL as a Electrical
> Engineer Answered Jun 27, 2019
>
> No problem, At 30℃ you may feel some hot. 29℃ is quiet satisfactory to
> body.
>
> *3rd answer-Vivek Singh , UG Physics & Mechanical* Engineering, Indian
> Institute of Technology Jammu (2019)Answered Jun 26, 2019
>
> Assuming you do not have a AC with built-in heater, if this assumption is
> wrong then no problems.
>
> If not.. Still no problems but is limited by the surrounding temp.
>
> Case 1-if your surrounding temperature is more than 30c then its fine
>
> *Case 2-if your surrounding temperature is less than 28c you can’t achieve
> a higher temperature* —impossible (‘nature’s rule’). The ac will remain
> in off state because of the sensor.
>
> *Hack: you can do this by putting your ac outside* and the radiator
> inside the room.(so it cools the outer surrounding (outside the desired
> room.) And heats the desired room)
>
> *Case 3-temperature of surrounding is already 29c,* no need for ac. Save
> electricity.
>
> This is because the ac absorbs heats ( as a result cooling) from the
> surrounding (heat is used to evaporate the refrigerant.) To bring down the
> temperature of the surrounding.
>
> While the radiator does the opposite, it rejects heats to the surrounding
> and making the refrigerant liquid again.
>
> This is beyond nature’s rule & hence we have to pay for the electricity.
>
> *4TH ANSWER- Harindra kumar , former lecture in* physics in science
> college answered jun 27, 2019
>
> If you run your ac at 30 degree then it will not run at all because when
> temperature set is higher than the temperature at night. During day time
> you don't bother for running ac but due to continuous on and off compressor
> may fail.
>
> *My note- Still I recollect an announcement in the* flight from
> Trivandrum to New Delhi, when it landed in winter, the outside temperature
> is 8 degrees, they has set to 18 in the flight.
>
> *Q6 What would happen if the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere was 38%
> oxygen instead of 21%? How would life be different?*
>
> A6 Steven Haddock LL.B. degree, 25 years in litigation,
> administrative law, collections, bankrupty and professional regulation Apr
> 16
>
> *In earth’s early history, oxygen levels were much higher. Plants were
> just pumping out the stuff like* crazy and there were few animals that
> used it, so it just accumulated in the atmosphere.
>
> The result? Much larger land invertebrates.
>
> *Land based invertebrates don’t have a circulatory system, so any tissue
> that needs oxygen has to be directly exposed to the air. This limits their
> size.*
>
> This is a Goliath Beetle. It’s about the size of an adult human hand. Its
> exoskeleton has several folds to allow air to get further inside. If it
> were any larger, Oxygen couldn’t reach vital tissues.
>
> *But back in the days where trees rules and nothing could decompose them,
> land invertebrates grew much, much larger*.
>
> Here’s a fossil of a giant millipede.
>
> Here’s a model of a giant dragonfly. Yes, we have fossils of those too. Even
> tiny changes in oxygen concentration allow invertebrates to grow much much
> bigger. In water, it isn’t a problem. Water can get pretty much
> everywhere.
>
> Q7 What is an overview of Jewish conceptions of the afterlife?
>
> A7 Claire Jordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer,
> shop owner, secretary on newspaper Apr 10
>
> *There isn’t an organised belief, although some Jewish sects have believed
> in reincarnation, and some haven’t really believed in an afterlife at all.*
> But if you’re interested, there’s a book called Does the Soul Survive? by a
> Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz. It’s about his personal journey towards belief in
> an afterlife, but iirc it also gives an overview of past Jewish thought on
> the subject.
>
> Q8 Why didn’t no one paid attention to Da Vinci’s planes and
> helicopters designs, instead of having to wait 400 years for the Wright
> brothers to inspire in something similar? How advance would we be today if
> aviation was invented 400 years ago?
>
> A8 Andrew McGregor Performance Measurement Lead at Fastly
> (company) (2019–present)Wed
>
> *Da Vinci’s designs have two really obvious problems. No engines, and no
> controls.*
>
> Others solved the control problems before the Wright brothers came along
> (and solved them better too).
>
> *Aviation had to wait until a suitable engine was possible. That was the
> Wright brothers’ contribution.*
>
> Human-powered flight is only possible with advanced materials; you can’t
> do it without carbon fiber and mylar.
>
> Q9 How many watts does a 1.5 HP air conditioner use?
>
> A9 Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004
> at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now
>
> *I hope you mean 1.5 ton AC, per hour. On that basis I am answering.*
>
> It depends mainly on the location where it is used and the period AC is in
> use. In Chennai where night temperature is around 32 degree C, an AC unit
> of 1.5 ton used in a room size of 12′x12′ from 10 PM to 6 AM for eight
> hours consumes between 12000 to 13000 watts. *While using Air
> Conditioners make it a point to open at least one window half open to
> permit fresh air inside and avoid suffocation on any problems.*
>
> Q10 How many grinders should I have in my kitchen?
>
> A10 Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at
> Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now
>
> *With a lot of advance in electric appliances in kitchen, it is desired to
> have minimum appliances with in kitchen.* Kitchen should not be crowded
> with appliances. Best is to have a mixer grinder.
>
> *Refrigerator has to be kept as far as possible outside kitchen preferably
> in dining room. Wet* grinder can be kept in work area since it is most
> convenient in work area. *Coconut scrapper , mostly used once or twice a
> week can be in store room*. It is a practice among women to scrap 4–5
> coconuts at a time and keep the flour in a container inside refrigerator.
> Any other grinder can be in store room.
>
> *All the above QA are from Quora website on 21-04- 2022. *
>
> *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers *
>
> *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 22-04-2022*
>
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