All categories - 29 May 2007

2007-05-29 05:01:59 · 10 answers · asked by Treblacram 2 in Boats & Boating

Can God have an orgasm? The mere posing of the question is bound to offend the religious sensibility of many people, and many would refuse even to consider the question from fear that God - who is privy to their every thought - would seriously disapprove of any such blasphemous curiosity. But this question raises a serious problem about the nature of God that dates back to the skeptics of ancient Greece.

If we suppose that God can feel physical sensations of any kind, then we must also suppose that God is a corporal entity, a physical organism with the capacity to experience sensations. And this supposition, aside from conflicting with the notion that God is a purely spiritual being, carries with it the disturbing implication that God is subject to change and so cannot be immutable. To experience a sensation, after all, is to experience a change from one state to another, so if God is able to feel anything we cannot regard him as immutable, because this means the absence of any change whatsoever.

Moreover, the notion that God can feel sensations and is therefore subject to change is clearly incompatible with the absolute perfection of God. For consider: If we suppose God to be perfect, then any change must necessarily be for the worse, after which he will no longer be perfect. If, on the other hand, we suppose that any change in God is necessarily for the better, then this means that God was less than perfect prior to the change.

These and similar arguments were first proposed by the skeptics of ancient Greece, who showed that the traditional conception of God (or the gods) is self-contradictory and therefore incoherent. The only way out of this conceptual morass is to say that God, who never changes, does not experience sensations or feelings of any kind, as we understand those terms. But this assumption brings with it a new set of problems. For example, if God is unable to experience pain, then there is at least one thing that we humans (who are quite familiar with this sensation) know that God does not, in which case God cannot be omniscient. For we can never know the meaning of "pain" unless we have experienced this sensation for ourselves. "Pain" must be defined ostensively, i.e., through direct experience, so a being who has never felt pain can never know the meaning of "pain."

Thus if God has never felt physical sensations of any kind, then there are many things of which he is necessarily ignorant, things that are known to his creatures but not to their creator. Most people have experienced an orgasm, but can the same be said of God? If the answer is yes, then we confront the previously discussed conflict between change and immutability, as well as that between change and perfection. If the answer is no, then we might ask why God has never had an orgasm. Is this because he will not or because he cannot have this experience? In the former case, although many things are presently unknown to God, he could acquire this knowledge if he so chose. In the latter case, God is forever barred from knowing many things that we humans know quite well. In either case, however, God cannot be all-knowing, because he must totally ignorant of sensory knowledge.

2007-05-29 05:01:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i found my dads old porn colection what should i do

2007-05-29 05:01:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

would you advise ordering the package? are they legit?

2007-05-29 05:01:50 · 2 answers · asked by philbil 1 in Investing

2007-05-29 05:01:48 · 8 answers · asked by Yomy 1 in Marriage & Divorce

2007-05-29 05:01:48 · 4 answers · asked by amaury1 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-05-29 05:01:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

She is in a messy situation with her marriage. Anyway, I would have this child in my care for 3 months straight. Would this be considered a Foster Care situation? Am I allowed to take on this responsibility without the court system involved? She just wants me to take her daughter until she gets herself on her feet.

I don't know if I'm allowed to.

2007-05-29 05:01:15 · 17 answers · asked by Red-dog-luke 4 in Marriage & Divorce

When is it my turn??!!

2007-05-29 05:01:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-05-29 05:00:53 · 8 answers · asked by Yomy 1 in Mathematics

2007-05-29 05:00:39 · 32 answers · asked by Treblacram 2 in Other - Environment

Drive in theaters?
A drive-in food place, like the old A & W's?
A place that sells record players?

2007-05-29 05:00:35 · 40 answers · asked by luki1rn 4 in Polls & Surveys

My mother has a blockage in her colon. CT was unable to determine the exact nature, and an attempted colonoscopy was unsuccesful. She needs surgery, but is extremely opposed because her own mother (at the age of 85; my mother is only 73) died following a similiar surgery. My mother is getting weaker by the day, as she is only able to eat small amounts of soft or liquid food. She is also fearful of possibly having a colostomy bag; as she has always been somewhat vain and was very attractive and active for her age. Please, what can I tell her that would reassure her into getting the treatment she needs.

2007-05-29 05:00:29 · 4 answers · asked by 13th Floor 6 in Other - Diseases

And, if you read history (during Desert Shield and Desert Storm) and figure the relationship they once had, it simply makes since why Bush chose to switch gears and beat on Iraq.

2007-05-29 05:00:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

I ask how to know if a girl was flirting or just being nice.Well there is this woman,i'm 38 she's 43 and she works in the medical field,but she seems to be a little nicer to me than others,she gave me her cell number and said to call anytime i needed her,day or night.She seems to concern herself with my problems in everyday life,she is a physical therapist,and her face lights up when she sees me.She has offered me her services for free,but i was working short time.But i don't know if she is into me or am i reading the signals wrong.She will put me before other patients.I just get this vibe when i'm around her that she wants to know me more than just a patient,by the questions she ask.Am i reading the signals wrong?When i go see her it's like i get special treament.Is she just being nice?I wish i knew and don't want to ask and be wrong about it.Ive had other patients tell me she never talks to them,but when she,s with me she talks and ask questions about me the whole time.

2007-05-29 05:00:26 · 13 answers · asked by 8seconds 2 in Marriage & Divorce

can be physically... mentally... whatever

2007-05-29 05:00:05 · 22 answers · asked by maraesa1000 5 in Polls & Surveys

One of my pet peeves is going to a restaurant and paying a 125% markup on a bottle of wine and then having the wine served in stubby IKEA glasses that don't allow the wine to express its flavours and aromas. Good quality stemware is so affordable these days, there is no excuse for that. Why can't restaurants take more pride in their service?

2007-05-29 04:59:57 · 11 answers · asked by Amuse Bouche 4 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

Hello, Does anyone know a UK supplier of wetsuit material (neoprene)?
Thanks

2007-05-29 04:59:55 · 2 answers · asked by Kells 1 in Swimming & Diving

Dont they know there are temperature changes on other planets too? Does that mean they are burning oil there too? But that is hardly ever reported. Also, the past winter was the coldest ever on record here. This means that any temperature change is SOLAR NOT MANMADE.

People should realize that those that push global warming have an agenda. That is why you never see these reach charlatans give up their jets or million dollar homes. Fear is the product they push...

2007-05-29 04:59:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

do i have to know a member to join

2007-05-29 04:59:46 · 7 answers · asked by DejHall 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Is this how they make their decisions and see who proved their case.

2007-05-29 04:59:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I have this first one i believe.. but i am not sure if it is the correct answer.

1) 25 divided by square root (15)
I was able to get 125 / 3 or 41.7


2.) 3rd root (x^6 y^7) divided by 3rd root (9)


3.) 3 square root (50) + square root (24) - 2 square root (18)


4.) 18 divided by square root (5) - 3 square root (5)


If you could please help.. Not sure how to add and subtract square roots♥

2007-05-29 04:59:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

Why do people call it Eating a girl out and not licking a girl out??? i'm just curious because i never understood that. plz don't be rude i'm being serious.

2007-05-29 04:59:40 · 9 answers · asked by mrs.patrickstump 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am voting for CHP.

How about you?

2007-05-29 04:59:15 · 20 answers · asked by desperatehotelier 3 in Turkey

2007-05-29 04:59:12 · 15 answers · asked by listeningroom 2 in Philosophy

to hold the can or bottle.

2007-05-29 04:59:11 · 2 answers · asked by oascar12 1 in Garden & Landscape

I need to know for this thing. and it would be a great help.

2007-05-29 04:59:11 · 1 answers · asked by Me 3 in Chemistry

Are Mocking Bird's songs the same 'mock', throughout the species? Does it change by location, individual, condition? How much of it is genetically innate, vs 'learned' from parent, or neighboring birds.

2007-05-29 04:59:10 · 2 answers · asked by sunnyjay 3 in Zoology

2007-05-29 04:59:09 · 21 answers · asked by Fr. Al 6 in Religion & Spirituality

What did you do about it?

2007-05-29 04:58:55 · 12 answers · asked by Welshdragon 5 in Polls & Surveys