Society & Culture - 27 June 2006

We're only talking 3-7% of of the population here. Do they think that straight people are all of a sudden going to become gay?

2006-06-27 11:11:57 · 18 answers · asked by Adam H 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Piltdown Man - A deliberate hoax. Ended up being a ape jaw attached to a human skull that was stained to look old.

Java Man - The discover later rejected it stating that a human & ape were just found in proximity.

Pekeing Man - Tools & human bones were found near the apes whose brains they were eating (monkey brains are still eaten in China).

Nebraska Man - An entire person (and family) was envisioned from a single tooth... a tooth that later proved to have come from a pig.

Lucy - Reclassified as an extinct ape.

Ramapithecus - A jaw & teeth were eventually dismissed as early human in origin (an Orangutan).

2006-06-27 11:11:05 · 20 answers · asked by plebes02 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Noah brought from each animal two on his Ark, and after the flood all the animals were perished. I remember reading that in some book.

What did the carnivores eat after they left the Ark?
Do plants survive floods? What did the herbivores eat then?

But more important: how to drown a fish ?

2006-06-27 11:11:00 · 12 answers · asked by Thinx 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, so I hear a lot of black people get offended by the term "black" and say they prefere the term "African American." Well, say there is a "black" guy, of whom people refere to him as African American, but he is Austrailian, neither American or African! Also, doesn't that phrase assume that all black people come from Africa, ignoring the native blacks from Haiti, Jamaica, Austrailia, and other places completely unrelated to Africa? Also, it assumes that all people from Africa are black, but there are plenty of white people from Africa who have said citizenship. (Dave Matthews Band.) Citezenship is another issue, as most black who live in America have no African citizenship, or haven't even been there. All in all, the phrase is completely busted. If you are offended by it, then you are ignorant. I am a white male, and I have yet to hear any black person refere to me as a German-American. Usually it is cracker or honky anyways.

What are your thoughts?

2006-06-27 11:10:16 · 20 answers · asked by fret_guy89 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Did you need to shun your family? Did they tell you Jesus was just a man ? What else can you share. I've found them to be diabolical.

2006-06-27 11:07:54 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Specify how the things you do everyday impact society or environment on a global scale. Comment on the things or the ways you can improve your work/activity to have a better/more positive affect.

2006-06-27 11:07:30 · 10 answers · asked by Ilya S 3 in Community Service

I feel so alone! L0L!

2006-06-27 11:06:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-06-27 11:06:05 · 13 answers · asked by pope 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you believe in Adam and Eve? If so, Adam and Eve were human, right...so do you believe Adam and Eve evolved from apes?

Or is this where the distinction between those who believe in evolution and those who do not begin?

If you don't believe in Adam and Eve, then I can possibly understand why you believe in evolution.

2006-06-27 11:05:33 · 22 answers · asked by curious 3 in Religion & Spirituality

We know Christ came to establish His church. We know he set up its heirarchy. We know the apostles ordained men to succeed them. We know Christ told his church leaders "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."

How does a non-catholic know which of his sins the church has forgiven and which they have retained?

2006-06-27 11:05:28 · 15 answers · asked by Shaun T 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I'd rather be mute.At least I'd have a good reason for not talking to anyone that I don't want to talk to.Frankly ,I'm an artist so I need my ears and my eyes.

2006-06-27 11:05:27 · 8 answers · asked by Actualmente, Disfruto Siendo Lycantropica 7 in Other - Society & Culture

I have had occurances that I hope someone can explain. It happens anytime I will be asleep or taking a nap, and I feel like am getting ready to wake up when I feel a presence holding me down. I can't see any1 but I feel the presence on my body holding me down. 1 time the presence was carresing my inner thighs while what seemed like 4 hands held my limbs down. Most violent of them all was when my husband and I spent our 1st night together (b4 marriage) and the presence came early in the morning. I felt hands holding my upper arms down and a feeling like a heavy body on top of me so heavy I had trouble breathing. I reached my hand under my husbands (then fiance) head and began to scratch and pull his hair and I tried to scream "please help me" but I struggled to get the words out. He awoke to me pulling his hair. When I fully woke I had 4 bruises on my arms like fingers holding me down. What was this? This has happend about 20 Xs. Am i crazy? HELP? most recent this morning

2006-06-27 11:05:21 · 10 answers · asked by { Me } 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If Society accepts Gays and Lesbians for their so called "sexual orientation" which we assume natural, even though undesirable, why don't we accept Robbers, Murderers, Rapists,Killers etc for their "psychological orientation" since they are all called "orientations"? I expect sincere and sensible answers.

2006-06-27 11:03:48 · 16 answers · asked by Francis E 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Name one event similar to the christians crusades, inquistion and salem witch trials that inovolved atheists doing the persecuting. And no, Stalin and Mao Tse Tung don't count. The crusades, inquistion and salem witch trials were all justified using there religion, and contrary to the lies of christians trying to make atheists look bad, Stalin and Mao Tse Tung didnt justify their actions in the name of Atheism but as part of a political agenda. So explain to my audience an event where atheists had a huge persecution event like the christians had.

2006-06-27 11:03:42 · 11 answers · asked by The Truth Revealed 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-06-27 11:03:37 · 4 answers · asked by Jamie 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I was wondering what kind of details you could elaborate on with things like marriage and proxy ceremonies.

2006-06-27 11:00:59 · 9 answers · asked by tcash * 2 in Religion & Spirituality

The sun's diameter is shrinking at the rate of five feet per hour. At this rate, life could not have existed on the earth 100,000 years ago.

2006-06-27 11:00:25 · 11 answers · asked by jon 3 in Religion & Spirituality

The pool feels great over here.

2006-06-27 11:00:16 · 10 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Why can't you believe the hundreds of Muslims on this site and elsewhere that Islam is a peaceful religion and we CONDEMN terrorism. Have you heard any Muslim say wer support terrorism and it's allowed in Islam? No! Because that is not what Islam is. People say "well if Islam doesn't condone it, why doesn't leaders come out and say they don't." Well, if hundreds and thousands of Muslims keep telling you Islam doesn't, why isn't that enough proof for you? You've never heard a Muslim say "we support the acts of 9/11 and suicide bombers." And you never will because we do not.

These terrorists who are going out there and acting in the name of Islam are not Muslim at heart and do not follow the teachings of Quran. They are like every other ignorant person out there, trying to defame Islam.

2006-06-27 10:59:18 · 3 answers · asked by curious 3 in Religion & Spirituality

http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/moby.html

It has all these predictions.

2006-06-27 10:57:03 · 9 answers · asked by pope 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-06-27 10:56:42 · 12 answers · asked by Margarita F 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-06-27 10:55:39 · 18 answers · asked by leslie c 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I asked the question earlier " why do Christians think I am so lost". I am an Athiest and so I do not want to be saved. Most people answered that I am going to hell if I don't believe (or something to that effect). Isn't that up to God. Doesn't the bible say that God is the only one who can make that judgement? And that noone eles should judge. So by telling me I am going to hell aren't you going aginst what God says?

2006-06-27 10:54:34 · 32 answers · asked by Lisa 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-06-27 10:54:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I heard someone say that and I was wondering what you guys think. . I'd like to hear about this from people who don't believe we are alone in the universe.

2006-06-27 10:53:40 · 14 answers · asked by DiscoGoddess 3 in Religion & Spirituality

think about it.......is someone who believes in god and will never in their wildest dreams believe anything else....open minded? should they even be able to use the two words in the same sentence?

2006-06-27 10:53:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i like religion and spirituality questions.. althought am not that religious but iam ceriouse to know what people are ceriouse to know bout Islam... but have u noticed that when muslims reply or ask they never curse or insult people.. when they keep wishing death for all muslims and call them "freaks" and make fun of their prophet... have u ever read a Q or an Answer for a muslim that she/he said bad things bout any other prophet or religion!!.... i hope there will be more understanding and open minded people who will ask to know... no need for all this hate it wont take u anywhere... just ask.....
hadeel_subahi@yahoo.com...

2006-06-27 10:52:46 · 9 answers · asked by Hadeel 2 in Religion & Spirituality

but they obviously proved that by using only 10% of their brain capacity as well...

how can we even trust science?

(this still is no proof that God is real by the way)

2006-06-27 10:52:08 · 13 answers · asked by Thinx 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If you were born a Muslim, and those who have exagerated beliefs about prophet Jesus, come bomb your homes, rape your women, burn your villages, call you terrorists, place puppet governments over you? Wait a minute, isn't that how every body first became Christian? So why isn't it working with Muslims? Maybe they have some thing better. You should look more into it instead of being offended and told what to believe w/ a collar around your neck.

2006-06-27 10:51:02 · 9 answers · asked by Ismael B 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I don't. He is a man-made creation written by an ancient people to help them explain such concepts as "where to we come from? why are we here? what happens when we die? why does bad sh*t happen for no reason?"

Does anyone find that offensive?

2006-06-27 10:50:31 · 27 answers · asked by Kenny ♣ 5 in Religion & Spirituality