All categories - 26 October 2006

Atheism - What made you into it?

Some Christian often claim that de-conversion to atheism is triggered by some of listed below;
1)Bad childhood experience like being raped molested or abused.
2)Tragic experience during formative years like loss of parents, properties and chances.
3)Divorce, business losses and other calamity-induced tragedy.
4)Other misfortune which can be life-shattering.

Are you classified as one of the above? If not, what made you an atheist?

2006-10-26 03:30:36 · 28 answers · asked by the_talking_donkee 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I bought a 1989 Civic with a 1989 CRX engine and tranny, the engine has been bored 75 over and it has oversized pistons and the head has been decked, some people have told me it is now a 1.8L with the boring out of the cylinders, is this accurate? The thing pulls hard to 7000rpms, is it possible to be around 140-150 horse?

D16A6
Found in:
1988-1991 Honda Civic Si, CRX Si, Civic Wagon RT4WD

Displacement : 1590 cm3
Bore and Stroke : 75 mm X 90 mm
Compression : 9.6:1
Power : 118 hp @ 6000 rpm & 100 ft·lbf @ 5000 rpm
Valvetrain : SOHC
Fuel Control : OBD-0 MPFI

2006-10-26 03:30:32 · 2 answers · asked by Flexis 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

but she screams like she's being murdered and tries to fly away. This morning she bit her tongue and it bled a little. I don't want to traumitize her so I haven't been as regular about it as I should. She never had a shower or bath before coming home 3 weeks ago. Also, for breakfast, all she wants is either eggs or cold cereal (a mix of granola, flax flakes and cheerios) is this an okay breakfast? For supper she eats a veggie mix and a little baby food like pasta and sauce. At night she will only eat if spoon fed. She's so cute, she puts herself to bed at 6:00pm in her sleeping cage. I plan on having her forever and want her to be the best bird she can be. Also a note to Pheonix, thanks so much for the link to N'Kisi, what a smarty. Your knowledge is of great value to me.

2006-10-26 03:30:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

look at my pic and tell me i am not crazy yes but crazy in love i did it to cheer up my gf who i love like crazy i am thinking next time maybe a watermelon or a football helmet made from pepsi cans so am i crazy

2006-10-26 03:30:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I'm an Aussie in London, planning on backpacking around Europe for the next 7 or so weeks, except I'm low on cash. What are the cheapest countries to visit? I want to see Amsterdam for sure but I'm not sure what else I'll be able to aford. Any advice?

2006-10-26 03:30:21 · 16 answers · asked by g_i_lane 1 in Other - Europe

2006-10-26 03:30:18 · 14 answers · asked by stephaniemariewalksonwater 5 in Politics

i am curious because a couple here in bc has had twins born who are conjoined. and with the current state of our health care system and the huge strain a pregnancy like this creates including the cost to health care system would you abort?

2006-10-26 03:30:11 · 30 answers · asked by jason s 2 in Pregnancy

My Co has now decided not to pay there side of pension contributions,but will increase there salary by the % agreed ...My prob with this is i was never approached to join the scheme even after the qualifying period, my salary will not increase by the 3% stated .. have i got grounds for discrimination over this?
Any help on this matter wld be greatly appreciated

2006-10-26 03:30:11 · 10 answers · asked by conrad t 1 in Careers & Employment

Is there anyone out there that has a son going through the "terrible twos"? If so, how do you handle it? Serious responses only please.Thanx.

2006-10-26 03:30:11 · 12 answers · asked by mama3 5 in Family

I mean seriously do they pay their mortgage, cable, elec, cell etc.? Or do they hire someone to do all that, and if they do does that mean that they dont even see their banking account? How do they know that the accountant is'nt dipping into the savings or giving themselves a healthy raise??

2006-10-26 03:30:10 · 6 answers · asked by countrygalsline 2 in Celebrities

2006-10-26 03:30:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

What was the worst lie you ever told?

How did it turn out?

Are you sorry?

2006-10-26 03:30:07 · 12 answers · asked by American citizen and taxpayer 7 in Singles & Dating

These recommendations covered a broad spectrum. Some consisted of a slight tweak in the existing situation like "Change marquee real estate' to 80% educational and 20% marketing"; while others needed more commitment like "relocate entrance lobby map".

2006-10-26 03:30:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

I'm getting a cold and I have a very busy weekend coming up and I can't afford to get a full blown cold, does anyone know how to stop it before it gets too bad?

2006-10-26 03:30:04 · 7 answers · asked by rimples25 3 in Other - General Health Care

2006-10-26 03:29:56 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-10-26 03:29:56 · 12 answers · asked by gilgonz 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

I have Photoshop 7 and have been using the contact sheet creator. I have been burning my thousands of photos onto DVD and creating contact sheets for each DVD so I can find my photos easier. The problem is, some of my DVDs have other file types on them. I could not find anywhere to tell photoshop to just thumbnail the jpgs and nothing else. If it finds a file type it doesn't like, it will either pop up a message that requires my attention (can't sit in front of it all day) or PS will crash. I tried Google's Picasa and can get it to make contact sheets on my HD but not off my DVD drive. Is there a good program out there that can handle making contact sheets for DVD with 4GB of photos, ignore other file types on the DVD and possibly create a searchable library for my DVDs?

2006-10-26 03:29:55 · 1 answers · asked by jgbarber65 3 in Software

Options:
Anquan Boldin
Andre Johnson
TJ Houshmanzadeh
Chad Johnson
Deion Branch

2006-10-26 03:29:53 · 13 answers · asked by Chris S 1 in Fantasy Sports

2006-10-26 03:29:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

2006-10-26 03:29:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Primary & Secondary Education

I was watching a show on PBS about the middle east and the Muslims. In it they showed where a large quantity of animal sacrifices were being made to their god, part of some holy days.

Later I watched the famous videos of some of the beheadings being done to western hostages. And it was the exact same ritual, same knife, same chanting, the hostages even screamed like the animals as their throats were being hacked.

Do you think these Muslims think they are giving human sacrifice? Is this spoken about by other Muslims? And if so, why do you think even the most right wing american media won't say it?

2006-10-26 03:29:44 · 15 answers · asked by hankthecowdog 4 in Religion & Spirituality

is it common if your around 20-24 years old to go to the movies with your parents ? like ie just you and your parents ?

2006-10-26 03:29:41 · 3 answers · asked by intrested 1 in Women's Health

Information about the patient,
male, 40,
found rectus polypus 6 month ago, rectus sugery
histology study showed precancer changes
now many polypus are found in his stomach, duodenal
what should he do? any advanced treatment?

2006-10-26 03:29:40 · 2 answers · asked by Shuhua 1 in Other - Diseases

Why is the sky blue? Which came first the chicken or the egg? Which is better Coke or Pepsi?

2006-10-26 03:29:37 · 10 answers · asked by Rachael S 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Mostly americans are basing what they know from TV and movies. their vision of islam is awful cause they dont think !
i am french muslim from catholic backgrounds
so why for you terrorist=muslim? (american=terrorist? eg: Iraq)

2006-10-26 03:29:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just talking to someone else, and told him how once in school a girl told me; "Pokemon is satanic, because if you turn the P into a D and put it behind the K it says OK Demon!"
(Which technically makes Christmas satanic, cause Santa Clause is an anagram for SATAN Clause)
I grew up in a very conservative Protestant Christian community, and people believed all kinds of weird things like this, like that wearing black lipstick or nail varnish meant you're a devil worshipper.
Who else has experianced people like this and what is the weirdest thing you have heard them believe?

2006-10-26 03:29:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anria A 5 in Religion & Spirituality

How much money is acceptable amount to give to a friend and his bride as a wedding gift, dont want to appear stingy, but going away on holidays myself soon and money is tight, any help would be appreciated !

2006-10-26 03:29:33 · 25 answers · asked by giltedge69 2 in Weddings

Which show from the 60's??
1. "THE OUTER LIMITS"
2." THE TWILIGHT ZONE"

2006-10-26 03:29:30 · 12 answers · asked by ? 2 in Television

I've screwed up my first year in community colllege. Then i took the fall semester off. Now I am going to go back to school but i want to make sure that i stay motivated. What can i do? Serious answers only please.

2006-10-26 03:29:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)