Society & Culture - 21 July 2006

1. Evil:
Because evil exists, God cannot be all-powerful. all-knowing and loving and good at the same time.
2. Pain:
Because God allows pain, disease and natural disasters to exist, he cannot be all-powerful and also loving and good in the human sense of these words.
3. Injustice:
Destinies are not allocated on the basis of merit or equality. They are allocated either arbitrarily, or on the principle of "to him who has, shall be given, and from him who has not shall be taken even that which he has." It follows that God cannot be all-powerful and all-knowing and also just in the human sense of the word.
4. Multiplicity:
Since the Gods of various religions differ widely in their characteristics, only one of these religions, or none, can be right about God.
5. Simplicity:
Since God is invisible, and the universe is no different than if he did not exist, it is simpler to assume he does not exist (see Occam's Razor).
None of these criticisms apply to the God of pantheism, which is identical with the universe and nature.

2006-07-21 09:42:50 · 35 answers · asked by Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

A big black man in an alley, an arab with you on an airplane, a rabid dog, or a white man who you know for a fact just got out of jail for rape, robbery and murder? Serious responses only. Im trying to see something.

2006-07-21 09:42:11 · 9 answers · asked by INFINITE CONSCIOUSNESS 5 in Other - Society & Culture

i feel that the blacks that seem to cry racism should instead thank the people for bringing them over to america, look where they are today, if they werent brought over they'd be stuck in Africa with AIDs, but they are in the greatest country in the world. how bous some lovin?!

2006-07-21 09:42:06 · 22 answers · asked by chrismango13 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-07-21 09:42:06 · 12 answers · asked by ••Mott•• 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Goatee?
Chefs in 3 star restarants wear beards

2006-07-21 09:41:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2006-07-21 09:39:54 · 42 answers · asked by Katie 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I do but its

People for the
Eating of
Tasty
Animals

Kiss Kiss

2006-07-21 09:38:37 · 8 answers · asked by SeaSea 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-21 09:37:02 · 18 answers · asked by MJW 1 in Other - Society & Culture

If you are a believer in Divine Creation, how do you explain science proving all creatures evolved, man included? Skeletal remains show evolution yet we're supposed to believe in an invisible spirit? What are your thoughts on this......

2006-07-21 09:35:51 · 31 answers · asked by chris y 1 in Religion & Spirituality

is "lol" used only by americans?.....I guess it is used affectionately ....but am I the only one in this planet ignorant of its meaning?..HELP!!!!

2006-07-21 09:35:48 · 41 answers · asked by Blue-Rose 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-21 09:35:31 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-21 09:35:27 · 4 answers · asked by rd_0247 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am not so sure this is the right course of action to take. What should I do?
1. confront my pastor about this
2. pray about it
3. leave the church
4. report my pastor to homeland security
5. Repent of my rebellious attitude and join the Jesus People Liberation Army movement myself


Please, serious prayerful responses only.

Brother in Christ
Thanks for the help and love in the name of Jesus

2006-07-21 09:35:14 · 30 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3 in Religion & Spirituality

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2006-07-21 09:35:10 · 2 answers · asked by asad 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I know there`s a billion Christian shows but I was wondering if anyone knew about some Wiccan, Pagan, Celtic or other witchcraft related religious shows are on and where and when I can watch them.

2006-07-21 09:34:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have a great weekend, 'yall! See you on Monday.

2006-07-21 09:34:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Did I miss the memo, or was it while I was sleeping? Was the sign Mr. Belvedeere going off the air? Surely only a miracle could accomplish such a feat. I miss that chubby Brit.

2006-07-21 09:34:06 · 16 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Where did Adam and Eve were doing thier needs? Were there pissing all over Eden or there was some rest rooms?

2006-07-21 09:32:49 · 17 answers · asked by PicassoInActions 3 in Religion & Spirituality

a lot of ppl describe gays or lesbians as a normal ppl and some of them said what is normal anyway (means becoming gay or lesbian is normal)
so i think you know the question (not "normal" issue , we done with this)




the QUESTION IS : How Or Why you became gay or lesbian? (you call it homosexual right?)

2006-07-21 09:32:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-07-21 09:32:14 · 18 answers · asked by rxqueen♥ † 6 in Religion & Spirituality

shouldn't they be natural alies?
LEAVE THESE PEOPLE ALONE FOR GOD'S SAKE

2006-07-21 09:31:59 · 39 answers · asked by louit4 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Tell me about it.

2006-07-21 09:31:14 · 6 answers · asked by Ha Ha Charade You Are................... 4 in Other - Society & Culture

1 Kings 18:39: Zechariah 14:5 Acts 2:39: Revelation 19:1

2006-07-21 09:31:11 · 6 answers · asked by Wayne S 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Isn't it exciting to be witness to all of this end time prophecy as foretold in the Bible coming true?

2006-07-21 09:30:55 · 11 answers · asked by Yogi! 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I just learned this from an answer to my last question. Wow, I bet Jesus' will understand then when he finds out about all the prostitutes I have slept with. Guess he can't blame me for that one huh? At least now I know he wasn't gay.

2006-07-21 09:30:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Before I ask, I want to say that I'm not trying to bash Christianity and this question is directed more to those who think there is only one path to God. This is something that contributes to me believing the Christian God is man made. Nobody really knew of the existence of the Americas until 1492 (and not even then since they thought it was India), or Austrailia until I think the 1700s. Therefore, God's message would not have been spread to them until then. So these people go to Hell simply because they had NO POSSIBLE WAY of knowing of this "one true God"? Let's say the Bible is true and the only way to Heaven is through Jesus. Does it seem fair that these people would be condemned to Hell simply because God didn't send a prophet, messiah, or any messenger to these places and let them know of his existense? Think of the millions of people that would have gone to Hell through no fault of their own. Any ideas on this?

2006-07-21 09:30:07 · 11 answers · asked by whosyodaddy3030 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-21 09:29:52 · 24 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-21 09:28:51 · 29 answers · asked by downdrain 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If God is all-powerful and all-good, it / he / she would have created a universe with no suffering and no evil. But, evil and suffering exist. Therefore God does not exist, is not all-powerful or is not benevolent. Attempts to justify the existence of evil are called theodicies. There have been no fully working theodicies created to date, even popular ones such as the free will theodicy were rejected thousands of years ago for reasons that still stand today. It seems that if there is a god, it is not the all-good moral being that classical religions would have us believe.

2006-07-21 09:28:43 · 13 answers · asked by Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i have placed a lot of controversial questions on the the board, i've gotten some nasty, some nice, some supportive, some crazy answers. anything you want to tell me about my questions that you couldn't before? all are welcome! Christian, pagan, gay, straight, black, white, brown, green, human, alien. let er rip!!

2006-07-21 09:28:25 · 6 answers · asked by soulsista 4 in Religion & Spirituality