I have terrible nightmares.  They are usually not supernatural but mainly me being pitted against someone to fight. They've gotten worse and I've been waking up screaming and/or punching and kicking.  Last night I nearly socked my wife while having a bad dream about defending myself.

 What can I do to overcome this?

“Surely animals cannot be intelligent — they can only do what their genes tell them.” Is the latter statement true, and does it imply the former? 

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I've had a sore throat for a few weeks now. The doctors tell me its just the flu and to gargle with some salt water.

Its not going away however lol. They've done tests and yes it IS just the flu.

I use mouthwash even and it still persists.

I'm willing to try just about anything really. I would really like to stop this pain. I'll try all of the simplest answers first and report on their effectiveness. 

Heya all.  My GF has a sinus infection.  Is anyone aware of an effective Homeopathic remedy to abate/ cure this?  Thanks!

Suppose you enter a graduate school and you want to choose a specific research area to invest your time and efforts. What is the process you would do to choose a good one, the one that would guarantie your success.
Thanks for you ideas.

If we evolved from lower primates and we have made so many technological advances shouldn't we be able to find a way to make a smart monkey by manipulating it's genome or development in some way.  I mean come on everyone loves monkeys and their antics.  I know I for one would love to be able to carry on a conversation with a pimped out monkey.

Sometimes I completely "zone out" of the current situation that I am in and loose track of where I am and what I am doing.
      Why does this happen?
           And what is actually happening to me?

Is it really possible to bend a object with your mind or is it just tricks?

I am curious about the inner workings of how a double action out-the-front switchblade knife works.

what is a control group (variable) or ball drop?