Category Archives: Ch.7) Eye Contact

I couldn’t see their faces, but apes read as much in each other’s eyes as we do. – Frans de Waal (1) He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. (2 Chronicles 25:2) Besides being a preemminantly … Continue reading →

[A]s the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I know everything that has happened in the past, all that is happening in the present, and all things that are yet to come. I also know all living entities; but Me no one … Continue reading →

Just as primates can communicate threat with their gaze, so can they reassure and invite. Frans de Waal writes, “Another point in common with the chimpanzee is the critical role of eye contact. Among apes it is a prerequisite for … Continue reading →

Stares are threats to most monkeys and apes. -Stewart Guthrie (12) To observe chimpanzees in the wild up-close and personal pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall quickly discovered that she could not look directly at them for any length of time. Our … Continue reading →

Ezra praised the LORD, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. (Nehemiah 6:6) When interacting with your god, or … Continue reading →