Society & Culture - 29 July 2006

Altough I beleive in god fully and i forver will? Why do we all think he excists. I mean there is a scientific explanation to everything. How was the universe created? Big Bang. Science answers every question that people used to beleive God was the answer 2. What do u guys think?

2006-07-29 15:39:01 · 26 answers · asked by Karlen U 2 in Religion & Spirituality

This question came to mind when I read an earlier question about how atheists choose their morals. (Click below for background details.)

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApPDHQwtKbhOUFLE_uMmoePzy6IX?qid=20060729182013AAgxtuE

The responses suggest sophisticated ethical reasoning among the atheists, while nonatheists expected atheists to be amoral.

Similarly the US Prison Bureau released statistics in 1997 regarding the religious affiliation of its inmates. The results are striking:

All Christians = 79% of prisoners
Atheists = 0.2% of prisoners.

Recent polls indicated that about 80 percent of US residents are Christian while about 10 percent are atheists. Atheists are by far underrepresented among law breakers.

So what reason can you suggest to explain why atheists are accused of being immoral, criminal, and a blight on society?

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_united_states
http://www.holysmoke.org/icr-pri.htm

2006-07-29 15:38:35 · 19 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I went out on a friends hen night recently (that’s a bachelorette party for anyone outside of the UK) and after many hours of drinking, dancing and stumbling around town failing to find a taxi, the evening finally ended with a group of us squatting down in an alleyway for a much needed pee! I mentioned this in passing to some colleagues at work when we were discussing our respective weekends, expecting them to find it a humorous incident, but instead they reacted with disgust at my ‘unladylike conduct.’ The colleagues in question were male. Since their attitude is pretty clear, I would like to know from other women what they think of what I did and, if they have ever done the same thing after a night on the tiles, how people responded to their behaviour?

2006-07-29 15:37:42 · 28 answers · asked by Helen W 1 in Etiquette

Today i had a dream that my father had gotten in a car accident and DIED!! If that wasn't enough, soon after my mother DIED of a heart attack!! The pain i felt was unbearable. Then i woke up.......

But it made me realize that i might have to witness my parents die one day, or they may see me die one day. That was inevitable. And that made me really sad. I felt sad that one day we may not have each other anymore. That death might seperate us where i cant see them physically anymore. Any thoughts on the subject???

2006-07-29 15:37:35 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I always wondered wat the true meaning of life is? I never igured out? Help me out plz?

2006-07-29 15:36:13 · 15 answers · asked by Karlen U 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 15:34:58 · 15 answers · asked by Gabrielle 6 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-29 15:33:17 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

-why are catholics against condoms/ birth control?

-has jesus' body been found?

- how did catholisim come to be? who wrote the bible?

-did jesus have children?

-did mary have any other children, if so who, where they significant, and how would she have remained a virgin?

2006-07-29 15:32:59 · 19 answers · asked by Carrie 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 15:32:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

~DEATH~
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN IT!!!!!

A sick man turned to his doctor,
as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said,
"Doctor, I am afraid to die.
Tell me what lies on the other side."

Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."

"You don't know?
You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"

The doctor was holding the handle of the door;
on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining,
and as he opened the door,
a dog sprang into the room
and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
"Did you notice my dog?
He's never been in this room before.
He didn't know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,
and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death,
but I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough."

2006-07-29 15:32:27 · 20 answers · asked by ETxYellowRose 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Tell us what God has done for you lately? How has God blessed you! At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow!! He is the Lord of our salvation God most high! Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord Jesus!

2006-07-29 15:32:17 · 21 answers · asked by Wayne S 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Men, consider males who are open-eyed to women's concerns or experience, and who are empathetic and truly concerned with the challenges or difficulties women face or endure.

Now, what would a woman see if she were to be equally as concerned for a man and his struggles? His pains? His setbacks, and his difficulty as a man in this world? How would you explain to her your experience as a man; what would you want her to know and take to heart, to be concerned about or aware of from YOUR persepctive and experience?

2006-07-29 15:32:07 · 3 answers · asked by Yentl 4 in Other - Society & Culture

What is the worst ever experience you have ever had with weed/ganga/ dagga.... or even alcohol?!

2006-07-29 15:31:36 · 5 answers · asked by fey 2 in Other - Society & Culture

but is anyone else beginning to find the Religion & Spirituality section to be an extremely depressing site?

2006-07-29 15:31:16 · 23 answers · asked by tom d 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 15:31:10 · 6 answers · asked by cabinfeverjen 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 15:29:55 · 27 answers · asked by Nikki 5 in Religion & Spirituality

'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'

2006-07-29 15:29:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"For God shall bring every work into judgement, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Ecclesiastes 12:14

2006-07-29 15:29:23 · 8 answers · asked by Brigid O' Somebody 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I was told I am suppose to be in or near water? what's the meaning?

2006-07-29 15:29:10 · 10 answers · asked by upandcoming2doodle 2 in Mythology & Folklore

i hope you know what i mean. erm...*coughs* C.um!

2006-07-29 15:29:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

If you meet yourself, so that you can see yourself from outside of yourself, and you see what it is, can you love yourself beyond that?

2006-07-29 15:27:59 · 20 answers · asked by B-Truth 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Isaiah said chapters 52 vs 13-53 vs 12 (write it down to remember please-or have it e mailed) "He shall be exaulted but first marred more than any man, and lay down his life to make atonement for our sins."
i saw i had to believe Isaiah thank God

2006-07-29 15:27:06 · 12 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

She just wants some honest opinions

2006-07-29 15:27:06 · 29 answers · asked by pumpkin 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Today at work they finaly allowed me to operate the fork truck. I was haven so much fun. It was awsome! I thought great. I'm finaly moven up in the world! Near my last break I was asked to pick up a bin full of blanks, metal shapes that haven't been shaped by the press yet, and bring them over to press 408. There were two bins of blanks stacked on top of one another. I was to grab the top one. As I grabed it I realized that the load was too heavy as it was causing my forktruck steer tires to lift of the ground. This is called seasawing the forktruck. The bins were just outside the lunchroom right infront. I had just enouph room to fit my forktruck inbetween the lunchroom outerwall and the bin I was to pick up and bring to 408. As I grabed it and lifted the load up it caused my forktruck to seasaw. I put it down and as I started to do that I guess my forks slipped out from beneath the bin and caused my fork truck to be pushed back. Inevitably the a*s end of the forktruck went throuph t

2006-07-29 15:24:50 · 12 answers · asked by nostridomius 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I would also be willing to sell it to someone and take a slight loss, if Logos will register it to you

2006-07-29 15:24:14 · 5 answers · asked by Nomie 1 in Religion & Spirituality

they sound like two cool guys,they havent died. they wont be able to die for three yrs,they will spread the word,and cause famine and death by having it not rain for three years

2006-07-29 15:23:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

they sound like two cool guys,they havent died. they wont be able to die for three yrs,they will spread the word,and cause famine and death by having it not rain for three years

2006-07-29 15:23:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 15:23:14 · 39 answers · asked by Zac 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

im really looking for an answer all jokes aside I want to know you have to say,

If you say that there is no way of knowing the truth, is that statement true? and why..........nooooooo disrespect, soo please everyone dont verbally abuse me this time

2006-07-29 15:23:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 15:22:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality