Society & Culture - 21 July 2006

Does God use poeple to help other people?And why do others have it harder then some? life wise?

2006-07-21 14:08:01 · 24 answers · asked by blastxgirl1820 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Total depravity supposes that all men are inheritly (from birth) dead in sin. They cannot even choose to do good (This means that even the good things, [helping old lady cross the street], is still considered evil.) They cannot choose God. (Romans 3) Men are born loving sin, and hating God. Do you believe this?

2006-07-21 14:07:56 · 7 answers · asked by mr. tolbert 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-21 14:07:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Don't be nasty plz

2006-07-21 14:07:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Could the antichrist be a nation or group of people reather than one single person?

2006-07-21 14:05:42 · 15 answers · asked by bebop_groove_bonanza 3 in Religion & Spirituality

who else think that ryan is hot even if he added few extra pounds

2006-07-21 14:05:13 · 10 answers · asked by erotic_cub 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

"If you believe in God and turn out to be incorrect, you have lost nothing -- but if you don't believe in God and turn out to be incorrect, you will go to hell. Therefore it is foolish to be an atheist."

This argument is known as Pascal's Wager. It has several flaws.

Firstly, it does not indicate which religion to follow. Indeed, there are many mutually exclusive and contradictory religions out there. This is often described as the "avoiding the wrong hell" problem. If a person is a follower of one religion, he may end up in another religion's version of hell.

Even if we assume that there's a God, that doesn't imply that there's one unique God. Which should we believe in? If we believe in all of them, how will we decide which commandments to follow?

Secondly, the statement that "If you believe in God and turn out to be incorrect, you have lost nothing" is not true. Suppose you're believing in the wrong God -- the true God might punish you for your foolishness. Consider also the deaths that have resulted from people rejecting medicine in favor of prayer.

Another flaw in the argument is that it is based on the assumption that the two possibilities are equally likely -- or at least, that they are of comparable likelihood. If, in fact, the possibility of there being a God is close to zero, the argument becomes much less persuasive. So sadly the argument is only likely to convince those who believe already.

Also, many feel that for intellectually honest people, belief is based on evidence, with some amount of intuition. It is not a matter of will or cost-benefit analysis.

Formally speaking, the argument consists of four statements:

One does not know whether God exists.
Not believing in God is bad for one's eternal soul if God does exist.
Believing in God is of no consequence if God does not exist.
Therefore it is in one's interest to believe in God.

2006-07-21 14:02:04 · 9 answers · asked by You really_believe_that_shit? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Basically what keeps you going day by day? For me it is my faith, family, friends, and seeking to learn. There are no wrong answers that can be given, I am just curious not judging.

2006-07-21 14:01:30 · 18 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Religion & Spirituality

God is (by definition) a being than which no greater being can be thought.
Greatness includes greatness of virtue.
Therefore, God is a being than which no being could be more virtuous. But virtue involves overcoming pains and dangers.
Indeed, a being can only be properly said to be virtuous if it can suffer pain or be destroyed.

A God that can suffer pain or is destructible is not one than which no greater being can be thought. For you can think of a greater being, that is, one that is nonsuffering and indestructible.
Therefore, God does not exist.

2006-07-21 14:00:36 · 35 answers · asked by You really_believe_that_shit? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I couldn't help myself but come back to the religion section. I wasn't thinking of any good questions for any other section on yahoo answers. Hope you didn't miss me, lol.

2006-07-21 14:00:31 · 13 answers · asked by el diablo sexy : ] 2 in Religion & Spirituality

look at some of the answers to this question to see what I'm talking about.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ans_mltozXBnGKZG5MdO9SQezKIX?qid=20060721173825AAG0RWZ&cp=2&tp=2#all-answers

2006-07-21 13:59:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Isaiah 54:5 5 For your Maker is your husband,
the Lord of hosts is his name;( Is this is jesus?)
and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,(Is this jesus!)
the God of the whole earth he is called.
Now lets look at the famous scritputre isaiah 53;10
10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief;
when his soul makes an offering for sin,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;(just this sentance alone is the most controdictioning evidence that jesus was mistaken)
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
cant be mary the mother of jesus!
Isaiah 54:1 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; (I thought mary was the virgin?)

2006-07-21 13:58:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-21 13:58:29 · 19 answers · asked by jdnmsedsacrasac1 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Isaiah 52 vs 13-53 vs 12-tells it like it was predicted- "He will be exaulted but first marred more than any man, and would be the anointed one-Messiah, to come and die for our sins-and offer his life an atonement for our sins. it works thank God-now im a Jew with a Messiah -and i belive Isaiah -most who claim to be Jewish reject Isaiah and the Messiah too-and have no blood atonement for thier sins-Moses commanded it=Leviticus 17vs 11 for forgiveness of sins-well im so glad now someone cared to share the truth with me-ohh yes

2006-07-21 13:58:04 · 21 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Free will supposes that you can choose either good or evil.

2006-07-21 13:57:56 · 9 answers · asked by mr. tolbert 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-21 13:57:17 · 11 answers · asked by tina m 6 in Other - Society & Culture

Is there fundamentally any difference between a ghost and an angel?

2006-07-21 13:56:56 · 25 answers · asked by Plasmapuppy 7 in Mythology & Folklore

It is hard to tell. They don't have older looking Avatars. Some guy the other day thought I was a young chic. Kinda wierded me out.

2006-07-21 13:56:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

society is really pissing the hell out of me.

2006-07-21 13:54:45 · 15 answers · asked by Bryan G 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-21 13:53:57 · 15 answers · asked by commonSense 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, I've been trying to look for some information about the 666. I've heard things about the 555 and 888 being holy or something. Does anyone else have any information about this?

2006-07-21 13:52:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In your opinion, what's the biggest problem in the world today?

2006-07-21 13:52:27 · 16 answers · asked by loudy_foudy 4 in Other - Society & Culture

You know who you are! :)

2006-07-21 13:52:08 · 4 answers · asked by Jujubee 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-21 13:51:48 · 10 answers · asked by ? 4 in Other - Society & Culture

i remember a while back that there used to be a whole bunch of these vampire types on the internet. i wonder where they all went. if you used to be a vampire. can you tell me about it. please. also if you have any storys about internet vampires, let us know. thanks.

2006-07-21 13:51:40 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2006-07-21 13:50:47 · 5 answers · asked by michael s 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-07-21 13:50:41 · 25 answers · asked by MeLissa 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-21 13:50:28 · 16 answers · asked by mustang 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-21 13:50:21 · 16 answers · asked by mr. tolbert 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Or it is sometimes phrased as "lol". What is this human activity and what is it for?

2006-07-21 13:48:50 · 39 answers · asked by I Sexy Little Alien 1 in Other - Society & Culture