Society & Culture - 16 July 2006

I was watching the Dali Llama on tv and he was going on and on about peace and stuff. I couldnt get into a thing he was saying. it all seemed so pre-school. Im not attacking him but I wondered what I would ever want to be a buddhist for ?

2006-07-16 12:06:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...Then why do they choose to not believe in only one major scientific theory - evolution? If all of the other theories are valid, then evolution is valid as well since the theory came about in a similar fashion as all other scientific theories, using the established forms of the scientific method.

If evolution isn't valid because of biblical scripture, then what other scientific theories aren't valid because of the bible? Other than the formation of the universe, of course.

2006-07-16 12:06:09 · 18 answers · asked by Cassie 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Hieroglyph [water] symbol is pronounced /n/ by Egyptologists from I believe the Hadrian cartouch, but everything I see leads to the conclusion that it was an /m/ and only later became /n/ during the Greco Roman period.

1.Coptic Egyptian word for [water] is 'moou' or 'mo', indicating by the acrophonic principle /m/.

2. In Hamito Semitic languages in general 'water' begins with the letter m and Egyptian is such a language. In Ancient Hebrew it is 'mym', 'ma' in Arabic, (see above for Cotpic).

3. The Early semitic letter for M is derived from the Egyptian hieroglyph for [water], as is the Greek and Roman (mistakenly thought to be strictly from Phoenician).

4. Also I have been able to show that three consecutive identical symbols in Egyptian mask a medial U (vav) or Y (yod), so for instance [water] [water] [water] is MMM which is MYM which is the word for "water". Another provable example is the Isis crown which is [horn] [sun] [horn] which is SSS which is SYS as in Isis.

2006-07-16 12:05:54 · 3 answers · asked by David L 4 in Languages

i kno that there are a whole bunch of religions i havent heard of, so i just wanna kno what they are.

2006-07-16 12:03:51 · 65 answers · asked by $ I~♥~ELMO $ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

My cousin went to a Church Of the Firstborn where they don't believe in doctors.She had a baby at home with a midwife and the baby dies that same day and my cousin laid there and bled for 3 days and then she died.By the way in the bible Luke the desciple was a physician.So it is biblical.

2006-07-16 12:03:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For example....

War mongerring, abortion opponents?
Peaceful Compassionate, NRA Gun Nuts?
Accepting of All people while in Chruch, Racist as hell outside of church?


Etc. Etc.

2006-07-16 12:00:42 · 15 answers · asked by conservativeguyfromnc 2 in Religion & Spirituality

People are always saying how America (or the world in general) is in such a bad condition. (mentioning problems like Iraq War, energy crisis, etc.) But has America ever actually been in a "good" direction and position before? Was there ever a time when America was care-free and peaceful? Isthe quantity of our problems actually increasing, or are we just experiencing different types of problems than we have been for the past few centuries?

2006-07-16 12:00:38 · 7 answers · asked by braininabox 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-16 12:00:26 · 18 answers · asked by tammers 3 in Religion & Spirituality

She has been in the hospital for almost 4 weeks,
with severe head trauma after her ex b/f beat
her. Doctors aren't having much success with
reducing brain swelling & fluid build-up. April is
having intense pain and diminished motor skills,
and I am very worried for her : (

She needs all the help she can get,
so please keep her in your prayers
to ask God for her complete recovery.

Thanks in advance for your concern : )
May God Bless each of you !

2006-07-16 12:00:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The First one to translate this from French to English gets 10 pts, im bored so here we go:

Elle est une salope. Elle est plate aussi

2006-07-16 11:59:25 · 6 answers · asked by piano 1 in Languages

2006-07-16 11:58:55 · 16 answers · asked by bazketballchickforlife 2 in Other - Society & Culture

does that make me a white african american?

2006-07-16 11:58:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-16 11:57:45 · 22 answers · asked by Joseph H 1 in Languages

i think thats shitty, y ppl gotta b assholes?

2006-07-16 11:56:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-07-16 11:55:41 · 52 answers · asked by shozzer36@btinternet.com 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-07-16 11:55:14 · 3 answers · asked by Empowerment 3 in Languages

I don't believe that homosexuality is right, but it seems to me that more people would give you guys less grief if you at least said "Hey! Those transvestites and transgendered folks are a little strange". Am I right or wrong?

2006-07-16 11:53:14 · 20 answers · asked by rlw 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

"Christianity has been used throughout history as an exuse for some of the most brutal, heartless, and senseless atrocities known to men. The historical examples are not difficult to recall: the Crusades, the Inquisitions; the witch burning; the Holocaust... I did not see much in Christianity that I considered to be worth the having." Ken Schei, atheist

"I like your Christ, but I do not like your Christians." Mohandas Gandhi

2006-07-16 11:51:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

was asked if it was used too much,,,many said no,,,,what can we do to change people into being more polite?

2006-07-16 11:51:47 · 16 answers · asked by kkahn9dodge 5 in Etiquette

If you don't know who the West Memphis Three are, check out the website: www.wm3.org

2006-07-16 11:51:42 · 2 answers · asked by Maria Isabel 5 in Other - Society & Culture

French soccer players wanted in the USA for multi cultural experiment (just having fun now)

2006-07-16 11:50:15 · 7 answers · asked by katiras 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Okay, I'm Christian - I believe in God and Jesus Christ.

Whats the difference?

Please NO talking bad about others here, please NO JUDGEMENT.

I want to know what the difference is - I was told that Muslims believe only in the Old Testament of the Bible and that things in the New Testament have not happend yet?

2006-07-16 11:50:09 · 41 answers · asked by Patti 3 in Religion & Spirituality

ok, so... I don't believe in God or Buddah or anything like that. However, I do believe that there are greater forces out there, like spirits. I believe that once a loved one passes on, whether human or animal, their spirit is present around us. I believe in the notion that they are looking over us. Not to the point where I would have rituals, lol, but I do believe they're out there. What would, in this case, be my religion?

2006-07-16 11:49:55 · 11 answers · asked by *·.·´¯`·.·* jay *·.·´¯`·.·* 4 in Religion & Spirituality

be completely honest cuz nobodys judging you here but as an asian girl who does not consider herself to be butt ugly, i still find that the blonde girl in front of me is getting a lot more chances than i am. personally i dont think it's cuz she has a better personality than me, i think its cuz shes more associated with hollywood and beauty than i am. what do you say?

2006-07-16 11:49:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I asked this question http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av4MMEejivQefwqmJzDZu7Hsy6IX?qid=20060716153519AA81zNF
People are laughing at me and saying that im drinking. Im only 14. How come some people are so prejudice? How come some people are so rude? And this one girl insults me on every lin of her "answer" and says that she is a good Christian. How is that possible? Some people need to wake up. You cant be a Christian and mock everyone in site for simply asking a good question or 2 about Jesus. Am I right?

2006-07-16 11:48:20 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Cuz mine is weird

2006-07-16 11:47:21 · 21 answers · asked by qtpie_marg 1 in Languages

I seen a picture of this written on a sign in the front yard of a house after Sept. 11. What do you think off it? If you agree can it work both ways. If some renegade groups was to go comment some terrible act in the name of Christianity and America would it be fair to say "Kill them all let God sort them out"

I am not condoning any act of violance, I just want to see what people think of this.

2006-07-16 11:47:08 · 14 answers · asked by Umm Ali 6 in Religion & Spirituality

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:DjGLCN5OBkEJ:www.charlesdarwinresearch.org/TaxonomicConstruct.pdf+Black+sub-Saharan+Africans+IQ&hl=en

2006-07-16 11:46:43 · 6 answers · asked by Rylan N 1 in Other - Society & Culture

All the people who think it's funny to insult every person who's questions they answer..Why do they have to be jerks?

2006-07-16 11:46:30 · 16 answers · asked by troutpotato 4 in Etiquette

2006-07-16 11:46:08 · 3 answers · asked by LS242 1 in Other - Society & Culture