All categories - 29 June 2007

Okay, first off I want to say I'm not mocking atheists at all. I just have a genuine question for you:

Given that most of you on this site seem to rely heavily on logic and reason to determine what you believe is true, what experience have you had in college-level philosophy classes? I don't mean classes like History of Philosophy, Logic, or Utilitarianism...I mean more contemporary classes such as Postmodernism, Deconstructionism, etc. Philosophy today seems to reject Modernism's reliance on rationality, so I'm just wondering how you faired in such Postmodern classes. Thanks!

2007-06-29 02:29:53 · 11 answers · asked by Drake the Deist 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-29 02:29:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Skin & Body

I just finished up going #2 at work...and I left the stall to go wash my hands.

As I was leaving, a co-worker entered the stall presumably to do his business...

As I was washing my hands I could hear him grabbing one of those toilet seat covers and applied it to the toilet seat.

I am DISGUSTED by this...I believe this to be the ultimate sign of disrespect. Why on earth would he feel the need to cover the seat after I used it? I am certainly a clean guy...

I'm seriously looking to pull him aside in the break room and confront him on this.

...has anyone else ever been insulted like this before?

2007-06-29 02:29:48 · 19 answers · asked by Ted Arcidi 2 in Etiquette

Firstly, I have no idea if this applies to Catholic schools. Never been to one, so I can't tell you. Secondly, I don't need my soul saved. If you're right and I'm going to burn eternally, I'd rather do it for something I believe in. Now on to the question.


From my experience, I'm glad I escaped the indoctrination. We were taught never to question and never ever to rock the boat. We were taught to dress alike, act alike, and not be extremely smart. I've never seen so many affairs in my life, and most of them got off with "The devil made me do it", then we were told never to discuss it.


Is this what the Christian church is becoming?


And for the students: Are you a stronger Christian today because of it? Or did it do you like me and turn you against the church or make you convert to another religion?

2007-06-29 02:29:44 · 22 answers · asked by angafeabeta 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm going to a beach party....

2007-06-29 02:29:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

My apt is horrible and has the following problems:
1. they try to "fix" the water at least once every week during which time they will shut off the water from 2 hours to all night and the next day.
2. they told me when i moved in that a security gate was being installed within the next month. I have lived there for 4 months now and the gate still isnt up and functional.
3. I am very clean, but I got a rat/mouse in my pantry somehow. i bought traps and asked the maintanence to fix it. Two weeks later and after bothering them several times did someone come out to "start the process."
4. It is summer in TX and the AC will stop working during the day. It will blow air but it is never cold. Sometimes, it will mysteriously turn on at about 11pm.

What can I do? I hate it here and I dont think it is too much to ask for to have water, AC in the summer, and no rodents in my house. I only have 2 months remaining on my lease, so is there a way i can break it w/o hurting my credit

2007-06-29 02:29:13 · 5 answers · asked by meimei0183 1 in Law & Ethics

Well mom refuses to take me to the docter to get it checked out, so what do you think? I have hand tremers from time to time, I have a sudden head jerk sometimes kind of like that of a dog, ans now I have this uncomfortable pain in my right leg and around my knee that causes it to jerk a little if I don' t move it after a while. My knee also hurts after walking around for a while and sometimes when I drive. What could this be?

2007-06-29 02:29:03 · 5 answers · asked by MovieMadness 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-06-29 02:28:52 · 12 answers · asked by karen76209 1 in Comics & Animation

2007-06-29 02:28:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

other insects get eaten by birds etc and worms are good for soil but the slug does nothing............?

2007-06-29 02:28:31 · 12 answers · asked by jodie c 2 in Zoology

I have to derive

B_helmholtz = (8 / 5*sqrt5) (mu_0*N*i / R)

from

B_x (X) = (mu_0 / 2) [NiR^2 / (R^2 + X^2)^3/2]

Now X = R/ 2 and - R/ 2

I'm thinking that you sub this (X) into B_x (X)

Any ideas?

2007-06-29 02:28:24 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Physics

If you're happy that Elena Goode (Jade) is leaving the show clap your hands!!! If you're and you know...then you really aught to show it! If you're happy and you know it say AMEN!!! LOL!

It has been confirmed in this weeks issue of Sooap Opera Weekly and Digest. She should be off screen by end of July!!

2007-06-29 02:28:14 · 10 answers · asked by Abbott Barrington 2 in Soap Operas

For those of you who are knowledgeable about canine nutrition, I am looking for some references to back up my position with my new (maybe temporary) vet. She is a firm believer that dogs should be eating dog food, that dogs need carbohydrates (particularly grains), that vegetables are not carbohydrates (?), that I am turning my dog into a vegetarian be removing grain from her diet and feeding her meat and veggies (?), that dogs need to eat the exact same thing every day.......you get the picture.

I am looking for research/references (NOT anecdotal evidence) to back up the following:

1) Dogs have notnutritional need for carbohydrates
2) Dogs have no need for grains
3) Diets high in carbohydrates contribute to inflammation, which increases arthrits pain and can cause medical problems, including obesity and maldigestion.
4) Diets high in carbohydrates contribute to cancer.
5) Eating the same diet all the time increases the likelihood of developing food allergies.

2007-06-29 02:28:07 · 7 answers · asked by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 in Dogs

2007-06-29 02:28:06 · 4 answers · asked by BeThAnY 4 in Cell Phones & Plans

2007-06-29 02:28:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

that life was better ya. nature........good health.........good exercise .......no education.........only hunting,eating and sleeping

2007-06-29 02:27:58 · 20 answers · asked by Bappaditya A 1 in Other - Social Science

this is what i have already done:
placed my picture in the same folder as css
started cs
gone to options>sprays>importspray
selected my spray
applied changes
clicked ok

now when i am playing cs i press t and i hear the sound but dont see my spray

What gives?

PLEASE HELP

Thanks in advance

2007-06-29 02:27:47 · 3 answers · asked by bob jowl 2 in Video & Online Games

2007-06-29 02:27:41 · 6 answers · asked by ifhusain 4 in Other - India

2007-06-29 02:27:34 · 9 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

My boyfriend is working until early afternoon tomorrow.
I'd figure I'd surprise him when he gets home and have a romantic lunch set up for the two of us. He's been working so hard recently, and is so down that all he can do is work-work-work then come home and pass out. So I got champage, I got a date like outfit picked up, even lightly scented candles, and a CD of his favorite jazz music.
But what should I made that isn't too heavy, yet romantic for a surprise lunch for two? Include recipes if possible. =)
Thanks!

2007-06-29 02:27:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

2007-06-29 02:27:15 · 13 answers · asked by ♠ Merlin ♠ 7 in Polls & Surveys

I just got my Emperor Scorpion and he came in a small cage, about 10x5 and 8 inches tall how long can he be kept in there??? and also how can i tell if Apollo is happy? he is pretty active and always scurrying around and often trys to crawl up the plastic cage wall is it normal and also i dont know how to tell if the temp. is right in there. Any advice anybody?

2007-06-29 02:27:11 · 2 answers · asked by Craig G 2 in Reptiles

I'm 16 and struggling with some VERY low self-esteem. I'm smart and all and I have intellectual interests and I'm not into partying, smoking, drinking and all that stuff, but I feel so bad about myself. I have stretch marks from when I used to be bigger (I lost 30lbs) and lots of acne scars. My mom is always telling me how proud she is that I'm smart and grew up so well, but when I see girls at my school posting slutty pics of their bodies on the web for everyone to see, it just makes me cringe.I've seen pics of girls in their underwear, holding their bums out and girls with no tops, covering their breasts. I even seen one with the caption "Fvck me harder daddy". What bothers me is that these are the exat girls that boys lust for. They don't care about nice girls like me with good souls, just the slutty ones. One guy even said that every boy he knows likes a *****. I know that I'll never be some sexy dominitrix, but I'm pretty cool personality wise (Myspace.com/ Tia DeGiobbi, check me

2007-06-29 02:27:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

2007-06-29 02:26:56 · 35 answers · asked by Loo-loo 3 in Mythology & Folklore

we saw each other for the 1st time, i knew he was younger he also knew the fact but he was still interested, we attended his cousin's wedding together

2007-06-29 02:26:54 · 12 answers · asked by cassie 1 in Weddings

can't dance?

or not willing to learn how to?

2007-06-29 02:26:40 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Didn't Shakespear write in pro's, what ever that is, and poetry. He used a much more flowery version of Enlish than would have been spoken by the common man. At the time many versions of English were spoken up and down the country, but non of them would have been like Shakespear. These old films that have everyone speaking Shakespearean are wrong.

2007-06-29 02:26:25 · 15 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5 in History