Beating a dead horse

Beating a dead horse seems to be a fun activity people do it all the time everywhere. There is not a seconds hesitation to revive a discussion which has been long dead. For me personally I compare it to beating a Piñata for ten hours and still not being done, sure at first its new and fun you get to beat with a stick on this horse like (or other animal likeness) object thats hanging down, but after ten minutes you begin to wonder what really is in there yet you can't crack that darned shell, two hours later you begin cursing and just want that damned thing to open so that you can have those sweets that are supposed to be hidden in there. After five hours you are frustrated maybe a bit tired and have stopped cursing two hours ago, but you don't stop because now you don't want to waste those previous five hours, at ten you finally breach the Piñata's hard shell and find absolutly nothing because this Piñata had a very thick skin and thus no space for sweets.
All that the beating of the dead horse can bring is the same as this Piñata which would be a waste of time and energy as well as the often occurring frustration which appears at the end of such a futile act.
So why in god's name would you ever want to engage in something that you know will only result in those things and end up with the same or similar conclusion as the one previously available?

Have questions?

It is most interesting that in todays schools the students are not taught to question but to accept. This in the age of science? Yes, it would seem contradictory that in the age of science in which the scientific method is considered to be the key to 'all' knowledge. Scientific method requires the asking of questions, the examining of all view points concerning the issue that is named and then if there is something that seems incorrect it is questioned. Yet, in schools the (until the end of the High School) students are usually taught to accept the information handed to them, further often if the student asks questions the asking will lead to confrontations between student and teacher this most likely causes stress between the student that questions and the teacher. This stress or tension then degrades the learning environment for the student. Why is that the case? In College and University students are taught to question, why not before this point? Is this situation desirable?

Love the second...

This is the second question related to this issue...

1. Do we need love?

2. What truly is love?

Love?!

I have a question and I would post this on the Forum but for the lack of users...-_-...anyways this question is two-fold.
1. What is love?
2. Why is there love?

Canada and the US....

Canada is defines itself as a socialistic nation (for North American standards anyway), while the United States are seen and by self-definition a capitalistic nation or the capitalistic nation. What could have caused the Canadians to become more Socialistic then the US-Americans, was it the French (Quebecois) or was it something else during the Canadian history. Was it the more pacifistic approach to all issues if independence or other problems? Is it just that the Canadians define themselves by saying we are not like them (The US-Americans)?
Why did these two nations that are situated on the same continent, that are so dependent on each other, become so different in their economical ideologies? Does the difference really reach beyond the economic ideologies or are both nations basically the same?

Personal Space...---->?

Personal Space, the concept of a person needing a certain distance between themselves and someone else a.k.a. 'space' to feel comfortable. This concept seems to vary within cultures and also within cultures from region to region. North America is considered part of the 'western culture' while personal space is considered essential in most European countries and physical closeness is mostly permitted to known persons that have a certain importance to this person. In North America or to be more precise on the islands in B.C. the hug is actually a very common way of greeting and a common way a bidding someone Good-bye. The hug creates a more intimate feeling and allows a stranger to feel more welcome, yet many other parts of the western culture do not see the need or any reason for creating this closer feeling. Is it just a response to the more isolated way of living which does not really exist in this form anymore, or rather does not exist anymore on the southern part of the islands anymore. So why is the hug still important why do the people of this region still consider the hug so important?

B.C. or B.C.E. which one is better?

B.C. (Before Christ) is as far as I'am concerned better, because it at least shows that it is a way which the christians use to calculate time.
While B.C.E. must be insulting to other cultures and religions since it states 'Before Common Era' something that implies that everyone calculates time, with the birth of Christ as fixed point in time.

Where is the limit?

The 'cartoon incident' triggered a series of violant acts against embassies of europian nations in which the cartoon was printed. Protests against this comic and the disrespect for other peoples believes (the comic is the peak of this disrespect) now engulf the globe. The question is were is the limit? Were do we reach the point at which we should say this is too much we should not say or print this?