Society & Culture - 6 July 2006

i go to america every week and get shown nothing but friendlyness and happyness...with great manners and joy...the american people are lovely,kind and warm...why do they have such a high murder rate...are they all jekle and hides???

2006-07-06 23:59:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

With a rational worldview you have to follow the evidence wherever it leads, and it has led us to all kinds of fascinating and exciting discoveries about the Big Bang, the origin of stars and planets, the evolution of living organisms and so on. It seems such a shame to me that people are content with religious explanations when reality is so much more interesting. 'God Did It' is an intellectual dead-end - Not an answer to any of our questions about the universe, but a way of avoiding the question.

So, is there any way to inspire religious folks to seek the truth about the universe and not be content with the banal mythology which has been foisted on them as if it were something deep and meaningful? How can we educate and excite people about science instead?

2006-07-06 23:59:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

you turned on them straight away if you bothered to look them up what i put down is there so mutch for a tolerant church you even turn on you on your selves

2006-07-06 23:59:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Opinions do not lead people to Christ. Truth does.

2006-07-06 23:56:53 · 19 answers · asked by dawn m 3 in Religion & Spirituality

How did god come into existance and what was there before. If god can create things, then how was god created ?

2006-07-06 23:55:16 · 9 answers · asked by anthonycwallace 1 in Religion & Spirituality

A lot of people use the word when describing what one needs in order to make contact whith God or to believe in God etc etc. I would use the words 'mental' and 'problem' instead.

2006-07-06 23:53:43 · 14 answers · asked by Say no to religion! 1 in Religion & Spirituality

'We made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel (Surah 5:70); We brought the Children of Israel across the [Red] sea, and Pharaoh with his hosts pursued them...and we verily did allot unto the Children of Israel a fixed abode (10:91, 94); we favored them above all peoples (45:16); [Pharaoh] wished to scare them from the land, but we drowned him and those with him [in the Red Sea] all together. And we said unto the Children of Israel... dwell in the land [and] hereafter we shall bring you... out of various nations' (17:103-104); we delivered the Children of Israel... from Pharaoh... We chose them, purposely, above all creatures (44:30-32); Remember Allah's favor to you... He... gave you what he gave no other of his creatures. O my people, go into the Holy Land which Allah hath ordained for you (95:20-21); etc.

So WHY, in spite of these clear declarations in the Qur'an, Muslims insist that this land belongs to them? Are they still not reading their holy book?

2006-07-06 23:53:29 · 9 answers · asked by deed 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-06 23:52:35 · 8 answers · asked by klunk 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

trochu nechapu???

"jak dlouho ho tam,proc ho tam" ???? nehulis nejak moc??????

2006-07-06 23:50:28 · 4 answers · asked by Queenbee 1 in Languages

as you see that nowadays the western cultures are very popular and spread across the world. This is resulting in a homogeneous global culture. How much do u agree??

2006-07-06 23:49:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I have many gay friends, and I'm not aware of one of them ever doing this. Yet if you were to believe everything you read on Y!A, gays are engaged in a crusade to make the whole world homosexual. Have I missed anything? Can someone give me a practical example of this behaviour?

2006-07-06 23:48:03 · 23 answers · asked by XYZ 7 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

These muslim extremist ..i mean muslim fanatics who havent got any work to do just sitting on their asses and Using foul languages against christians like i'll get to see some on this questions answers..When they realise they are wrong they start commenting on other religions...why dont these people just get a life.
And just live in their muslim community .

2006-07-06 23:45:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-06 23:45:01 · 5 answers · asked by cuddlefire78 2 in Community Service

Arabic is a language of only small number of muslims. but during my travels to non arabic speaking muslim countries, i saw muslim s repating arabic koranic verses that even they dont understand. These people are made to byheart the entire koran in arabic like parrots without knowing even the meaning of one word.
How stupid do you thin they are?

2006-07-06 23:43:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have seen in many govt., offices the lights burning and the fans in use, even when the officials are not there. It is waste of electricity and also the govt. should bear the cost of the electricity.

2006-07-06 23:43:00 · 4 answers · asked by Electric 7 in Other - Society & Culture

you know i still havent gotten a strait answer...why is harry potter evil again?

im 24 and i freakin LOVE harry potter as do my two cousins (dont have kids, so) why would you religious people be against a great kids story like harry potter!

hell, even i want to go to hogwarts!

i understand that you guys have a dislike of witches and magic...but come on...theres a fine line bwtween magic and a miracle...assuming miracles exist.

turning water into wine is no differen that turning roy (of sigfried & roy) into a white tiger.

explain yourself! is nothing innocent with you?

2006-07-06 23:42:14 · 10 answers · asked by johnny_zondo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-06 23:42:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The car park in town was very busy this morning. After the third time crawling round looking for a space, I saw a car about to vacate one. So, I put on my indicator and waited. No sooner had the car vacated the space, when a man in a white van came round the other way and drove into it! What would you have done? And have you ever done that to anyone? Grrr.

2006-07-06 23:41:07 · 36 answers · asked by R.I.P. 4 in Etiquette

2006-07-06 23:38:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Mine is Isaiah. He was weird and wonderful.

2006-07-06 23:38:12 · 14 answers · asked by SweetyPie 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-06 23:37:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

I've been to America and Canada a few times and honestly I can't tell the difference... aren't they just the same country but some people speak French in Canada?

2006-07-06 23:32:03 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-07-06 23:31:25 · 8 answers · asked by Umm Ali 6 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-06 23:31:04 · 18 answers · asked by noya 1 in Religion & Spirituality

hi, i´m having problems understanding when you stop being helpful. I like to help people and feel that i shouldn´t try to change my character. but if a friend starts being unappreaciative and doesn´t give, only takes, when should the giving stop? should i keep giving out of kindness, or should i step back when i realize this person is not being a good friend? and what about people who woudn´t help me when i was in a bad situation? should i help them now that i am better? what i mean is, shoud kindness run out if it is not being appreicated or if the people aren´t loving? and if so, does that mean that i am becoming hardened? i know that the common sense answer is, but i would like to have a buddhist /loving perspective.
thank you

2006-07-06 23:28:57 · 17 answers · asked by ingrid 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Many people in the world earn much less then we here. They struggle for survival, they starve... etc. Don't you feel guilty that we have computers, mobiles, more food than we actually need... etc.? I do, but I'm a hyprocite. How about you?

2006-07-06 23:27:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was digging a hole in the backyard to bury my dead hellhounds because they got into the poisoned beefsteak, when I discover the bones of Jesus himself! When I touch one of them, they begin to shake and fall apart. After they crumble away, a heavenly light envelops me. I look up to see the reincarnation of Christ descending upon me, and boy does he look pissed.

Without a word, he begins hurling fireballs at me. Luckily, I had just finished building a death ray out of lollipops and rainbows and sunshine and laughter.

Dodging out of the way of the fireballs, I fire three well placed shots at Jesus. He holds up his hand, and blocks them. I curse to myself, and jump behind a tree for cover. I hear a loud crash, and note to myself that the fireballs have caught the tree on fire. I jump around and start firing blindly, hoping against hope to hit him. Nothing works.

As a last ditch effort, I pull a flash grenade out and throw it, blinding him. I use this time to safely escape.

2006-07-06 23:27:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know the answer. I am challenging you to answer with scripture.
Ready, Set, Go!!

2006-07-06 23:27:06 · 11 answers · asked by dawn m 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-06 23:26:52 · 28 answers · asked by Umm Ali 6 in Other - Society & Culture

the do not beleve a baby has sin from the day it is born it is just past on i blame eve she was the one who go coned by the snake not adam

2006-07-06 23:26:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality