All categories - 3 December 2007

For most of us, when we were children we believed in Santa Claus and at some point we found out he was fiction and the whole Christmas story was just that…a story.

It took a few years of MY childhood to get over there not being a Santa Claus, but I recovered. Today, I see children who believe in Santa Claus and get excited to see him at the mall and I think it’s cute, adorable, and it CERTAINLY has its place in a child’s life. Jesus himself said the best kind of belief is like that of a child, and I see this type of ‘belief without evidence’ all the time in R&S.

When I fell away from Christianity, the more I learned and researched about the history of Christianity, the more I reasoned and thought for myself, the more and more I felt like I’d been told a story from my childhood, just like the Christmas story.

So my question, is reflective of a greater question, are we atheists better off not believing that God exists?

2007-12-03 08:14:21 · 12 answers · asked by dougfr007 3 in Religion & Spirituality

.. or are you Bah Humbug this year???

Guess which I am!!!!!!! Lets see how many are right.

2007-12-03 08:14:17 · 21 answers · asked by Francesca 5 in Polls & Surveys

Prove that if a,b are in Z, but a and b are different from 0, then gcd(a/gcd(a,b), b/gcd(a,b))=1.
I tried, but couldn't do it. Please help me.

2007-12-03 08:14:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

2007-12-03 08:14:01 · 23 answers · asked by tokidoki 1 in Polls & Surveys

Do you,.would you spank your own ?

2007-12-03 08:13:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I'm 38, married for 9 years with 2 great kids , I feel like I do everything for my Wife... So much to the point that I'm starting to feel bitter twords her. I do it all the cooking the cleaning everything. Heres a typical day, I get her out of bed a 5:45 I start coffe and Iron everyons clothes for the day. she gets herself ready for work wile i get the kids out of bed, fed and dressed for the day. The kids are 5 and 8. She leaves for work. I get the kids off to school and then go to work. I come home after work make dinner. She "can't cook" clean up after dinner usualy start laundry most nights put the kids to bed at 8:30. Lately I have been working in the garage getting ready for a pending addition to our house. I come back in the house about 10:00 and fold laundry at which point she (sitting on the couch) says why dont you leave that for tomorow.. Am I missing something.? This is the way it has always been, have I created this monster by not making her do more of the work..

2007-12-03 08:13:39 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Marriage & Divorce

Maybe the bells are shivering, not jingling.

2007-12-03 08:13:36 · 7 answers · asked by ? 6 in Polls & Surveys

I say keeping the troops in Iraq any longer is unconscionable...sending them there to begin with was unconscionable !

Vietnam was ended by pulling the money out of the war....there is no difference here !

No matter what BS Bush throws around...supporting the war and supporting the troops is two different things. I support the troops coming home NOW !

FACT ! > No more money = no more war = TROOPS COME HOME !

Don't buy into this picture Bush is trying to paint of a soldier standing in Iraq without Amunition or gas for his humvee !....that's just ridiculous !

Do you want to continue to fund a phony war that is getting our troops killed ?

no money no war, this needs to stop now ...

2007-12-03 08:13:31 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I've seen comments where other girls called him, sugar, babe, sweetie, etc...they throw themselves all over him.

When I told him that I don't like some of the comments that are left by these girls at his school, he responded by saying that he can't control what others write on his page.

Am I overreacting, or you any of you feel that this is a legitimate reason to be upset?....It really makes me uncomfortable and I don't like it at all, but at the same time, I hope I'm not just being paranoid.

(He is 21 and I am 20)

2007-12-03 08:13:21 · 5 answers · asked by HoneyChild 2 in Singles & Dating

I need this for my paper asap

2007-12-03 08:13:18 · 1 answers · asked by t 1 in Law & Ethics

I've downloaded quite a few free photoediting programs... but nothing that helps me edit the background properly. Or maybe I am just too impatient? I need to change the background of ONE photo so I don't really want to pay for it! If anyone can recommend a good editing program that they KNOW will help me in editing my background, it would be GREATLY appreciated!

I've tried Picasa and photoshop (the free version is extremely limited in features).

2007-12-03 08:13:09 · 8 answers · asked by Holly 2 in Software

just the basic idea of what is says please.

thank you :)

http://emo.s3.amazonaws.com/152/dTQiACrCACsh_xl.jpg

2007-12-03 08:13:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-12-03 08:13:04 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

What is the sixth element in the tenth row of Pascal's triangle? For example, if we wanted to identify the second element in the fourth row, it would be a 6. This is because we use the position number to find an element in a given row.
a. 56
b. 126
c. 210
d. 256

2007-12-03 08:13:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

that will make tomorrow better???

2007-12-03 08:13:04 · 22 answers · asked by ~~HEARTS~~ 7 in Polls & Surveys

I have a 1995 Geo Prizm. It is a four door vehicle. Both driver's side doors are stuck shut. The handle, interior and exterior are broken. I need to replace the outer handle and apparently a mechanism on the inside of the door. How can I fix this? Will I be able to get the door panels off if i can't open the doors? How? Is there anywhere that has a diagram of the operating system of the door?

2007-12-03 08:13:03 · 7 answers · asked by trehuginhipee 4 in Chevrolet

I use the sauna every time I go to the gym on the average of 4 to 5 times a week. My husband and I have been trying to conceive a baby. Wasn't sure if it is safe .What do you all think??

2007-12-03 08:13:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

2007-12-03 08:13:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

So me and my hubby are looking for a house. It has been a LONG process. Trying to find something we both like. Today we found a house in a good part of town close to downtown and everything. The house is on a cul-de-sac, but one that has houses really close to one another. The yard is fenced already and it has a nice sized front yard but the back yard is not huge but not small. So my ? is how big of a problem is this?? I can stand it. That is what privacy fences are for. But when and if we want to resale it in the future. Would we for some reason not be able to resale it??

2007-12-03 08:12:44 · 6 answers · asked by zbam0 2 in Other - Home & Garden

"If there is no dark we wouldn't know the stars is shining"

I need to write a story or essay on this topic but i don't understand the point of this.Could it be-to see how something good is, we need to put it next to something bad?
Give me an idea please

2007-12-03 08:12:39 · 3 answers · asked by tuborg4fun 1 in Homework Help

Places of beauty, etc. All suggestions welcome.

2007-12-03 08:12:31 · 7 answers · asked by Rawkus 3 in Japan

My congregation book study us tonight but I have no idea where we're at. No one seems to be home right now and I want to study beforehand. And it's currently snowing so I don't want to walk across the yard to go to my hubby's house where my PC, WT Library and other info is stored lol
Please help?

Agape,
~eisha

2007-12-03 08:12:22 · 12 answers · asked by Xyleisha 5 in Religion & Spirituality

The guy I've started going out with has only ever been with fat girls (I'm not saying curvy to be polite, because they are fat, flabby arms, 3 layered stomachs etc and not particularly attractive although nice ppl i'm sure) and I'm slim and slender but i'm not sure how far he has gone with these girls or if they were just fun 'high school girlfriends' because they were friends....

So can guys be attracted to fat and slim girls?

Thanx, and I do not mean to seem rude!

2007-12-03 08:12:21 · 18 answers · asked by kaykay 3 in Singles & Dating

I have no idea what to buy my cousin-in-law for Christmas. She is 17 and a high school senior. She lives in Pennsylvania and wants to major in journalism in college. I know she likes all the normal stuff like starbucks, shopping, etc. but I wanted to get her something related to journalism that's fun and she can take with her when she goes away to college. Any ideas?

2007-12-03 08:12:18 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2 in Christmas

Ok, so today in a class I acidnentally picked up this one girls paper. I found it later and it said "My Will" I kinda got freaked out and told one of my friends and we read it together. It seemed pretty serious. My friend asked this girl (who I am not really friends with because she has some issues) and she said she took 5 of her brothers ADD pills and she did in fact want to kill herself. I am in 6th grade, should I take this seriously? I found out this afternoon so wouldn't she be dead?
Help me please

2007-12-03 08:12:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

:-)

2007-12-03 08:12:08 · 80 answers · asked by Snake Eyes 6 in Polls & Surveys

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iran.nuclear/index.html

The latest intelligence reports state that Iran stopped pursuing Nuclear weapons in 2003. That same year, the U.S. invaded Iraq over WMDs. Think that might have gotten the message accross?

2007-12-03 08:12:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Last friday i got together with a few of my friends and i drank a 13 ounce vodka bottle, i remember puking in the tub and feeling horrible all night. any suggestions how to get sober if i take it too far again?

2007-12-03 08:12:04 · 21 answers · asked by shmitty 2 in Beer, Wine & Spirits