Society & Culture - 29 July 2006

Should we have a proscriptive institution "cleaning, fixing, and giving splendor" to the English language, like the Real Academia Española is supposed to do for Spanish? Why or why not? What would the purpose be? Would English speakers respect the language more if we did?

2006-07-29 08:43:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Seriously I was raised Protestant, I was taught that Jesus sacrifice and our forgiveness was a gift. When someone gives me a gift I do not need to ask for it I only need to accept it and say thank you. It then becomes mine and my responsibility to care for it and not loose it. I never understood why I needed to ask fo salvation if it is a gift. What do you think?

2006-07-29 08:43:23 · 10 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Islam by definition is the old religeon of the god,it is the message of the god sent through all his messengeres including prophet moses ,the jesus and prophet mohammed.
when the jesus returns back he will announce this fact and call christians for islam.and he will be the leader of the nation of islam.

2006-07-29 08:43:10 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

can do no miracle among them: wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith"

True of False?

2006-07-29 08:42:57 · 4 answers · asked by lam_9 3 in Religion & Spirituality

People say atheists have to disprove god, and a lack of proof is not enough. Any argument like that, could prove anything. Even the tooth fairy. "Something does exist, till it is disprove." If that was the case, I could come up with anything and it would be fact till disprove. I can say there is a cow with no head in a different dimension (his eyes/mouth are on his leg), who steals socks from the dryer. You can not disprove that. He hides the dimension, etc. I saw this argument pop up, and wanted to see if anyone else felt this way.

2006-07-29 08:42:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 08:42:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The most limiting factor on any society is the language they have developed to describe the world around them. 2000 years ago, the most advanced form of transportation known was a chariot. Being not from this Earth were angels from heaven. Today, maybe we see the same thing and call them "spaceships" and "aliens" because those are the best terms we can come up with to describe them.

2006-07-29 08:41:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 08:41:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

2006-07-29 08:41:35 · 13 answers · asked by chyna 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-29 08:41:26 · 31 answers · asked by ladyflames 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Was Charles Darwin Psychotic? A Study of His Mental Health (#367)
by Jerry Bergman, Ph.D
Download Was Charles Darwin Psychotic? A Study of His Mental Health PDF
Abstract
Darwin was clearly a very troubled man and suffered from severe emotional problems for most of his adult life, especially when he was in the prime of life. The exact cause of his mental and many physical problems has been much debated and may never be known for certain.

2006-07-29 08:41:16 · 14 answers · asked by joyfulheart 4 in Religion & Spirituality

neither my father, because of his imperfection, neither them who have written before him: but rather give thanks unto God that he hath made manifest unto you our imperfections, tha ye may learn to be more wise than we have been"

According to the Mormon book, Jesus is saying this.........what do you think?


The abominable church that take away the simple truth of the Gospel, and fool people into thinking that they are Jesus' Discisples....

2006-07-29 08:40:39 · 7 answers · asked by lam_9 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I work at maintaining a positive attitude and a healthy sense of humor. How do you deal with negative people? How do you repel negativity from your life?

2006-07-29 08:39:41 · 20 answers · asked by Ivy 3 in Religion & Spirituality

You're saying if someone showed you overwelming evidence with out a doubt that God is fake, you still would believe he exist. THAT WOULD MAKE YOU CRAZY. Any psychologist would agree that you would have to be nuts

Most Atheists would believe God exist if God actually came down and proved it himself. So, we're not crazy like you

2006-07-29 08:39:34 · 8 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i'm a young black muslim(17 yrs old) living in the middle east and you see most of the arabs are really racists towards black people(especially sudanese)living in there countries......in lebanon for example they call blacks...******* slaves....!
and there's a joke which is said a lot betwwen arab people about blacks and it goes like this...........once there was a sudanese(black)walking in a jungle where he encountered a lion.he was so afraid and begged the lion not to eat him.....the lion said=dont be afraid the doctor told me not to eat fried meat as it will raise the cholestrol level in my blood!..................
you get it....fried=black!
you now see how racists they are...but ofcourse there are some exceptions...not all arabs are racists......but unfortunately i lived among the racists ones most of the time....especially in school.....!

2006-07-29 08:39:25 · 6 answers · asked by Ahmed Jadalla Bushra Badawi 4 in Other - Society & Culture

What to do about them?

2006-07-29 08:38:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I am a Catholic and I live my life to love, serve and follow the Trinity. I also try to live in peace and love all of my fellow men and women as well as treat this planet respectfully. What are your goals or reasons for living? I believe we all have them regardless of our beliefs or opinions.
Peace Be With You,
Debra

2006-07-29 08:38:26 · 12 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Religion & Spirituality

then why did the earlier christians try to hide inconsistancies in the bible? and why did they burn ancient accounts of other religions saying that someone from their country was crucified for our sins? and is it true that christians used fear tactics to convert people to christianity?? and also is it true that black people werent originally christians , but were muslim until they were brought to america??

2006-07-29 08:38:07 · 12 answers · asked by loveme2leaveme 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Which do you usually choose?
WHats the worst dare you ever got?

2006-07-29 08:37:56 · 29 answers · asked by sickpuppee82 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Why not? The theists have their"holidays". Fair is fair.

2006-07-29 08:37:41 · 6 answers · asked by theagitator@sbcglobal.net 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Where has everyone's sense of humor gone to? Nobody on here can seem to take a joke or know how to laugh. What happened to you people?

2006-07-29 08:36:41 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

This isn't an issue but I'm curious to what others think. Do you tip a server at a buffet restaurant? My dad says "no" because he has to get up and get his own food and drinks as opposed to sitting down and having someone bring him his food for him. I'm not so sure. Is my dad right on this? We normally go out to breakfast about 2-3X a month and when we go to Hometown Buffet, Dad NEVER tips the server. Is he wrong in doing this?

Maybe someone who works at a buffet restaurant can help me out here.

2006-07-29 08:36:36 · 17 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Etiquette

2006-07-29 08:36:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2006-07-29 08:35:54 · 24 answers · asked by therandman 5 in Religion & Spirituality

ALL NAKED

2006-07-29 08:35:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I know you must be saved, accept Jesus as your personal savior and know in your heart God raised him from the dead and that he did the ultimate sacrifice of dying on the cross for our sins. Do you need the holy ghost and do you have to speak in tongues?

2006-07-29 08:35:32 · 25 answers · asked by chyna 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I sometimes get like messages or visions of things usually through dreams. I have since I was young but anyway, sometimes I know little things like #' s , names etc. just little things usually but my dreams are sometimes really prophetic & spiritual in nature. I have been keeping a journel for bout 15 years now. I have drempt of the end time prophesies from the Bible lots of times etc. Anyway, sorry for book - if anyone happens to know if this name (I guess) Eper Phillips means anything let me know - much appreciated. Later guys.

2006-07-29 08:35:27 · 1 answers · asked by Youngblood 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If you were only able to achieve 3 more goals in your life, what 2would they be and why?

2006-07-29 08:34:15 · 11 answers · asked by Ivy 3 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-07-29 08:33:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

And is there any meaning, pupose or history behind the weird looking hats??

2006-07-29 08:32:37 · 7 answers · asked by bankster 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups