Society & Culture - 30 September 2006

For those who don't know, born again christians argue you have faith that when you sit down on a chair it will be there to keep you up.

But is it faith or is it knowledge of how the natural universe works. If I sit on a chair it seats me. I can repeat this expiriment and as long as the chair is in good working condition I will be seated.

If the chair fails its because of the laws of nature, that it wasn't able to handle my wieght and it broke.

Is there any repeatable verifiable expiriment we can run to find out if God is a real entity?

2006-09-30 10:45:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

for a klondike bar?

2006-09-30 10:44:07 · 13 answers · asked by Emily 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Are there different churches ?
My Christian friend would'nt pray in just any church -it had to be a presbytarian church.

On the other hand i can pray at any mosque anywhere in the world!

Surely if you are a Christian you can pray at any church anywhere in the world too!

2006-09-30 10:43:14 · 13 answers · asked by All Star 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Summary of the story of Job:

God told Satan he could kill everything Job loved, destroy everything he owned and torture Job however he wanted so long as he did not kill Job. Which Satan did.

Now, what makes you think God would not allow Satan to inspire the Bible, have his little helpers appear as prophets and Jesus; and, perform all kinds of miracles to convince you to give him your soul and follow him?

Having faith in Satan would have the same effect as having faith in the real God.

By what process have you conclusively proven that the God you are following is not Satan?



This is a variation of the Pascal's Wager of which so many of you are fond.

2006-09-30 10:43:08 · 13 answers · asked by Left the building 7 in Religion & Spirituality

and pick up the just-tossed cigarette butt and throw it back into the litterer's car?

2006-09-30 10:42:50 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

How do I know for sure they will pick up. Is it a leap of faith that when I call it will be them and not someone else and my parents abondened me and didnt tell me the new number?

Is this what God believers do, is say ok I believe in God just like I believe when I call my parents they will pick up?

2006-09-30 10:41:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-30 10:41:05 · 21 answers · asked by julie s 2 in Mythology & Folklore

I just need to know her name or even get a picture of her please.......

2006-09-30 10:40:58 · 9 answers · asked by mekame09 1 in Royalty

i dont know what happned? was it on the news or somethign or do alot of priest do it for a holy reason???

2006-09-30 10:40:49 · 10 answers · asked by DiaBEEtus 3 in Etiquette

2006-09-30 10:39:42 · 0 answers · asked by bargainhunter 2 in Community Service

It is a general question so i don't think there is a must for the details.....thanx........

2006-09-30 10:38:21 · 5 answers · asked by vijai 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-30 10:37:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am a Christian, and I totally am committed to my faith. However, I see Christians on this site answering non religious questions with "the Lord God said..." and other such strong statements. To someone who is not a Christian, that is off putting. I think it comes off snotty, or that you think you are superior. I think a concerned point of view, showing love and compassion, with perhaps a reference to Jesus or God would come across better. What do you think?

2006-09-30 10:37:37 · 24 answers · asked by Beth M 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I like to drink a hot chocolate and cover by a big blanket on rainy days... also sunny days are good too! go to the beach or just walk down the shadows of trees ^-^

2006-09-30 10:36:26 · 23 answers · asked by Alejandra E ..::Alita::.. 操巻町 GT 7 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-30 10:35:49 · 19 answers · asked by . 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-30 10:34:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is that what I am being told here? There is no difference between faith, as in faith in an observable object, and faith, as in faith in a supreme being?

2006-09-30 10:34:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Taking the Bible as a whole, not taking one verse or passage and adapting it to fit my needs, it seems to me that he did. He created man in his own image which seems to mean he gave us the right to choose. Then he didn't like the choices we were making and flooded all but one family. (erasing a mistake?) Then he made Ten Commandments which he replaced with his Son and now Christians have only one commandment - BELIEVE. (erasing another mistake?)

2006-09-30 10:32:59 · 18 answers · asked by Judge Roy Bean 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-30 10:32:01 · 10 answers · asked by jessebelle06 1 in Other - Society & Culture

that it is hard to find a lover or a partner if you are bi..and noone knows that you are bi..only few of your trusted friends does..

2006-09-30 10:31:34 · 9 answers · asked by Student 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

My opinion is that, since some scientists thought Marie was missing, and some thought Anastasia was missing, that they should have looked at the pelvis. THESE PEOPLE CALL THEMSELVES SCIENTISTS????????????????? More like blabbering idiots that like to contradict each other. Okay, I'll finish my point.

If the pelvis that might have been Anastasia's or Marie's was small, Anastasia would be missing because Marie was thin. But if the pelvis was larger, than Marie would be missing, because Anastasia was heavier. SO, HAS AAAANNYOOONNEE ever thought of that? And Anastasia was 5'2", and no one in the grave was that height. Plus, the Bolsheviks actually searched for Anastasia days after the execution because they claimed that they never saw her get buried. Plus, scientists compared facial structures, and no one had Anastasia's face. Therefore, I believe she was missing.

My questions are:

1.) Who do you think was missing?

2.) Aren't the scientists abselutely STUPID?

Thank you.....

2006-09-30 10:31:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

they are the only and true religion and will fight tooth and nail to proove it regardless of how many people they hurt on the way.

Surely that is what turns people away from practising any sort of religion.

Look what religion has done to our earth, the wars and the famine etc.

Why can't we just live in harmony with the morals we have been taught and accept everyone at face value.

I truely don't believe that I will be going to hell because I am moving away from a religion that brainwashed me when I was young.
My religious upbringing has a lot to answer to.

2006-09-30 10:31:02 · 31 answers · asked by slipper 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I have this big ugly mustard stain on my new white shirt. Unfortunately, I don't have enough money right now to go to the laundrymat. I need to have this shirt cleaned. Which will get my shirt cleaned faster... Praying to a "god" for a clean shirt, or scrounging money from people to go to the laundrymat?

2006-09-30 10:30:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

People seemed to have spread out quickly from africa and in addition languages have evolved big time in a relativly short amount of time. why?

2006-09-30 10:30:12 · 4 answers · asked by buttnut 1 in Other - Society & Culture

That greek, spanish, and Italian men and other men that decend from those countrys like women who can cook ,clean, want children, and allow the men to be head of the house?And also prefer to marry woman from their own culture?

2006-09-30 10:28:57 · 8 answers · asked by Carla V 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Apparently I am somehow faith deficient. Is there a shot? Can I buy it at Wal-Mart? Seriously.

2006-09-30 10:28:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-30 10:27:59 · 9 answers · asked by justmejb 1 in Religion & Spirituality

When you pray and the person leading the prayer goes to fast for you, what should you do? Do you have to make up for it at the end?

I recently converted and my arabic is much slower than those I pray with.

2006-09-30 10:27:34 · 8 answers · asked by msbedouin 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-30 10:26:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've seen many guys adjust their "package" in public and nobody seems to care so I was wondering if the same rules apply to women. If a woman adjusts her breasts in her bra is it rude?

2006-09-30 10:25:49 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette