Society & Culture - 20 September 2006

Despite the fact there there is scant evidence for aliens, many, including the late Isaac Asimov, believed in aliens. What kind of rationale is behind this? Is is a suppressed spiritual longing not to be alone in the universe?

2006-09-20 03:13:55 · 23 answers · asked by BABY 3 in Religion & Spirituality

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.

Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died
peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin.

They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.

Shut up. You know it's funny.

2006-09-20 03:12:45 · 15 answers · asked by coffeegirl 3 in Religion & Spirituality

........ when it has been revised and changed so many times? You would think that His words are straight up direct and truth that does not need revising, ever?

2006-09-20 03:12:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

each time when any talk about muhommed or islam makes headline news muslims decend to the state of savages, killing their own fellow muslims, burning and looting their own property in their own countries.

i wonder what sort of mentality muslims have got?

2006-09-20 03:12:02 · 14 answers · asked by ahmed 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Religion

2006-09-20 03:11:48 · 12 answers · asked by phil_maquim 2 in Religion & Spirituality

SHE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU THAT HE WAS TOLD NOT TO TELL HER

2006-09-20 03:10:16 · 9 answers · asked by Omar 1 in Languages

I have seen a lot of religious people get annoyed when atheists etc reply to religious questions in the religion section of this website. They don’t think that they should as they do not share the same mindset as religious people.
If this is true, then should religious people be limited to the religion forum where they can indulge their fairy tales and leave the real questions to people who are able to think independently?

2006-09-20 03:09:41 · 16 answers · asked by Game Theorist 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-20 03:08:07 · 3 answers · asked by OOO! I know! I know! 5 in Languages

For more info, please read: http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-ZnQyHV0jfqchhC3eDX1JBYwcFleXa4mP2qMTLA--?cq=1&l=6&u=10&mx=38&lmt=5&p=153

2006-09-20 03:08:04 · 23 answers · asked by reading_is_dangerous 3 in Mythology & Folklore

A boundless torture chamber where you can hear others but see few, I mean maggats, sulfer fire and tourture what else awaits those that go to the second death? Where you can hear others but see few, I mean maggats, sulfer fire and tourture what else awaits those that go to the second death?

If you do not believe don't waste my time or others time by saying you don't believe, this question is not designed to be answered by non-believers.

2006-09-20 03:07:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just answer the following questions;

1) Do you believe in Aliens
2) Why or Why Not
3) What is your religion / beliefs

Just simple questions that require simple answers - no long posts or bible quotes please.

2006-09-20 03:07:07 · 27 answers · asked by ηιgнт ѕтαя 5 in Religion & Spirituality

when Americans could have these jobs

2006-09-20 03:06:16 · 3 answers · asked by icecreamheadache420 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-20 03:05:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i need old latin for a.................. im doing no its not home work

2006-09-20 03:04:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

is there any no Greek person that knows the Ancient Greek language?
serious answers only please

2006-09-20 03:02:37 · 4 answers · asked by LOUCAS A 3 in Languages

eg kids in gangs and most people carry weapons?

2006-09-20 03:02:18 · 24 answers · asked by helly_d_uk 1 in Community Service

My child , the world is flat as a disk and its is inside a tummy of a big shark. Surrounded by a sea of whiskey. When the shark open its mouth you can see the light and the day starts. When he close the mouth it will come the darkness. The sharks eye glow in dark as they called it the moon nowdays..

join my religion. today for tomorrow.

Ones there was a king who does not belive in astrology. (Ancient India was full of astro ediots. They lie to the king for a living. And the kings kill unborn children to stay in power listening to the astrology crap. ) This king called the royal astrologer and ask the astrologer - " tell me when will be my end of life? " Astrologer did some calculation and told the king some date ,time and a place.Then the king asked the astro- " tell me , when you will die " So the astrologer start again counting and stated" I will die on a fullmoon day with a pain in my back..) The king pop his sward and cut the head of the astrolol. From that day onwards the pa

2006-09-20 03:01:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Panda bites man, man bites him back

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060920/ap_on_re_as/china_man_bites_panda <--- STORY

2006-09-20 02:59:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

said he was from UK...so theres no rude people in the UK wow ...I want to live there then ...

2006-09-20 02:57:18 · 12 answers · asked by icecreamheadache420 2 in Other - Society & Culture

7 sea in the world
7 colour in rainbow
7 days of week,
7 wonders of the world
7 tune in music
why these all count 7 ?
explain

2006-09-20 02:56:15 · 29 answers · asked by manu 1 in Languages

Many years ago, I had an embarrassing experience in which I really needed to pee. Just as I was about to go to the bathroom, the phone rang. No one else was around to answer it, and since I didn't have caller ID, I didn't know if the call was important. Unfortunately, my bladder was about to give way, so out of desperation, I decided to take the phone to the bathroom. I thought to myself that maybe the person on the other end wouldn't hear the tinkle. Boy was I wrong! The caller turned out to be a telemarketer, and I could tell that she knew that I was in the bathroom by the awkward tone in her voice. However, if there is an upside to this, she was quick to cut the call short. It was still embarrassing, though.

2006-09-20 02:54:38 · 22 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Etiquette

The question is:
Who is doing the experiencing?
Yesterday I thought this up and will try to explain it.
If "Now" can be considered eternal, is the state of "now" always where I am currently in?
Then if I remember yesterday, I bring it into the now.
So the life I had up until yesterday was just a story I told myself today.

The deep part of it-
If we are telling (or singing) our stories to god and god can absorb our entire knowledge and experience.

So am I currently existing as myself in my life experience or am I the re-enactment god is experiencing as we tell him the story?

So if we substitue the term god for myself in the now, and my previous knowledge and experience as yesterday, the growth creates a sense of time, although, I needed the sense of time, to measure the growth.

Makes me think of this song, please any help or comments, or anything. Even if you cannot answer the question, or need me to elaborate, I just want to know if this sounds ridiculous.

2006-09-20 02:54:34 · 10 answers · asked by Corey 4 in Religion & Spirituality

if god created the universe, who or what created god? (serious answers please)
did he/she just happen into being?

2006-09-20 02:54:19 · 22 answers · asked by captainivan118 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-20 02:53:54 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Recently a Jewish person posted an answer to a question, using Hebrew biblical sources for the reasons Jesus is not the messiah, including genealogies and prophecies. It was an amazing post --well researched and thought out -- and I cannot locate it now! Whoever you were, could you please repost or email it to me? Thank you!

2006-09-20 02:53:25 · 13 answers · asked by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I have checked the http://pe.usps.com/text/pub51/51tblb_002.html#vnameref_6 but it makes no sense to me... what's the value of this stamp anyway?

2006-09-20 02:53:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

Every word of The Bible is true. We know every word of The Bible is true...because The Bible says every word of The Bible is true.

How ridiculous.

Faith is believing in something without proof of it actually existing. Just because you give it a nice word to define it - you're still choosing to accept something that someone says, without questioning why. If you read a novel or a work of fiction, and someone then told you it was true - you wouldn't just believe it would you? Why are you selective in what you believe on blind faith?

If I invented a religion tomorrow (With the motive of making money and controlling less intelligent people with it) - and you waited a thousand years, would it be so indistinguishable and untraceable back in history that people would blindly believe that too?

Please grow up people.

2006-09-20 02:52:26 · 20 answers · asked by Adam L 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I love wearing my strap-on's everywhere I go. I wear them to go out and eat, as well as to the grocery store and to just go do everyday shopping. I wear them around the house all the time as well. They are the most comfortable sandals I have owned. Those velcro staps adjust to where they fit my feet comfortably and I would rather wear them than any other shoe.

2006-09-20 02:51:08 · 14 answers · asked by Just Another Guy 4 in Etiquette

someone asked about breastfeeding and i wrote its gross and noone wants to see a big boob hanging out and i got reported...lol
How you gonna report someone after u asked everyones opinion? You dont like an answer so you report...was that TOO offensive? I was just being honest

2006-09-20 02:50:59 · 18 answers · asked by icecreamheadache420 2 in Other - Society & Culture

An agnostic posted yesterday about how this was the best argument for Christianity he's ever heard of.

He pointed out how the disciples of Jesus were willing to give up everything they had in order to spread the message and truth they had witnessed. Most of them even eventually died for it.

He then rebuked it by saying many people die for their religion. But I think there is a key difference in this case. The disciples had NOTHING to gain from their sacrifice. They knew their salvation only came from the Lord and that there was no greater reward for them in Heaven because of their actions. So why did they go out to proclaim the gospel? These people actually witnessed the events then spent their lives suffering and dying so that others would know the truth. Why would anyone die for something they knew to be a lie?

Different from soldiers and suicide bombers for two reasons
They were there to witness the events so they would know if it was a lie.
No extra reward in heaven

2006-09-20 02:50:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality