In the Chandogya Upanishad, 6.13 a conversation between a brahmin father and son is recorded, here is what they said:  Put this chunk of salt in a container of water and come back tomorrow.’ The son did as he was told, and his father said to him: “The chunk of salt you put in the water last evening – bring it here.’ He groped for it but could not find it, as it had dissolved completely.  ‘Now, take a sip from this corner,’ said the father. ‘How does it taste?’ ‘Salty.’ ‘Take a sip from the center. — How does it taste?’ ‘Salty.’ ‘Take a sup from that corner. – How does it taste?’ ‘Salty.’ ‘Throw it out, and come back later.’ He did as he was told and found that the salt was always there. The Father told him: ‘You, of course, did not see it there, son; yet it was always right there. The finest essence here — that constitutes the self of this whole world; that is truth; that is the self (atman). And that’s how you are. Shvetaketu!’ What relation between two things is this Upanishad attempting to explain?

What two major things does Kirshna teach Arjuna in The Bhagavad Gita? 

There is an important distinction when approaching religions.  Religions have public pronouncements about their religion, and inner practices that may be indescribable that require initiation.  Match the term for each of these with their general definition. 

Order the Castes from highest (1) to lowest (4). 

As discussed in our first class the word “Religion” is thought to be derived from the Latin verb religare, “to bind” or even the verb relegere, “to go over again.” 

Gobekli Tepe is an archeological site that is thought to be one of the earliest known religious sites in human history. Gobekli Tepe is thought to have been built by pre-agricultural foragers. It is thought to be a meeting place, and it was thought that large groups of people would have needed to fed while there leading to the domestication of wheat about 20 miles away. This information counters a long-held thesis that organized religious practiced only developed after the advent of agriculture.  What are the approximate dates of construction for Gobekli Tepe?

What is the significance of the choanoflagellates (a protist) in understanding the evolution of animals?

How does the presence of similar DNA sequences in different organisms provide evidence for common ancestry?

Which of the following groups are most closely related, based on recent phylogenetic evidence?

Optimal circumstances for population growth include all EXCEPT