Society & Culture - 1 October 2006

The person would be somebody that you do not know or have never met and you would know absolutely nothing about their background.
Would you do it?

2006-10-01 05:39:42 · 65 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

What is the biggest factor that has seen others discriminate you in some way? Your ethnicity? Your gender? Your sexual orientation? -More so than your character?

In other words, have you ever found yourself treated as 'unequal' due to being a women, black, perhaps elderly etc.

Has it affected you?

2006-10-01 05:39:26 · 9 answers · asked by T.L.A 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-01 05:37:27 · 14 answers · asked by EARTHLING99 2 in Etiquette

Check out the "best answers" of this poster:

http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=Ahy.V_clMgdwiM0fyMwxfpMezKIX?show=AA11101567

heck, go back 5 or 6 pages in his "best answer" list.

Is this guy really someone who should be trying to single me out for typos?

2006-10-01 05:36:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-01 05:36:24 · 11 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-01 05:36:19 · 13 answers · asked by Unknown 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-01 05:34:27 · 7 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-01 05:34:07 · 24 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-01 05:34:01 · 23 answers · asked by . 6 in Religion & Spirituality

my friend has just ended a 3 year relationship with g/f.
I promised to take her out (trendy lesbian bar), to forget about this **** she was seeing.
I honestly dont have a clue on where to go. I need some help to organise this girls night out fro my besie mate. So, tell me. where will you all be going this weekend?
Or where is the hottest place on the scene right now???

2006-10-01 05:33:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I work in Media, and used to be good. I want to get into TV Presenting etc, Do you think the the UK is ready to have a Presenter with a past?

2006-10-01 05:33:21 · 8 answers · asked by Rachel R 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-10-01 05:33:19 · 5 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6 in Other - Society & Culture

I am not going to elaborate, but I DESPISE people who inflict harm onto children. I am trying to lead a christian, spiritual life ~ but, this is the one part that is very difficult for me! I understand that I am suppose to PRAY for ALL people; but, in this case, I wish nothing but BAD things to them. Is this wrong?

2006-10-01 05:32:57 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I do know some of them, but I am wondering, are there exceptions to the "rule?"

2006-10-01 05:32:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

or born that way. Truly it could happen in your family

2006-10-01 05:30:09 · 18 answers · asked by man of ape 6 in Religion & Spirituality

and swindle the herds hah like the folks on tbn do. Hallelujah.

2006-10-01 05:29:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why are Black women desired by White men but then they are to afraid to ask us out? I get this so much, a White guy will tell everyone I know that he likes me and would like to date me but never personally ask me out. Why, I'm not an intemidating type person nor do I come across in that manner, and I don't soely date Black men only, but for some reason a lot of
White guys are too afraid to ask me out. So what is the deal with that?

2006-10-01 05:28:52 · 24 answers · asked by Simmy 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

"Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
That if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take."

I think that's how it goes.

2006-10-01 05:28:19 · 8 answers · asked by Rory A 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Certain Chemical alterations which occur may be reversible.
In a salt water mixture ,salt and water can be seperated, but if a paper is burnt it turns into ash and the orignal paper cannot be recovered.
When human beings die their brain stops to function so does various other body organs.But it is found that the brain releases
a certain amount of electrical energy 37 hours after death.

What I am saying is as energy in human format occurs from a single cell and a female egg gets finished when it dies, does it also have the ability to reassimilate itself at a particular point of time (reincarnation)
As the scientists say energy can neither be created or destroyed only transformed.

2006-10-01 05:28:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is a test to see if it's true that people either pay no attention to titles like this, or instead are even drawn to ones that would exclude them.

Where's my question:

Why do people who profess to have the strongest faith spend the most amount to effort trying to make sure that it's never challenged?

Isn't that like declaring yourself the #1 heavyweight boxer in the world, but refusing to step into the ring to prove it?




PS: all caps in a question isn't allowed, but if I put a lowercase 'i' in there, then it's OK? What Yahoo retard programmed this???

2006-10-01 05:27:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-01 05:27:45 · 19 answers · asked by jacob r 1 in Languages

"...THAT WHICH SETS US APART FROM OTHERS IS AUTOMATICALLY A DELUSION." (capitalized for emphasis)

Reverend Christopher Heath is a chaplain at an Australian psychiatric hospital, where he encounters patients suffering from religious delusions.The difference between a mental illness and a religious delusion he finds hard to define. He has come to the conclusion that religious delusions set the believer apart from others, any others.

Rev. Heath further said that, in a world of terrorism, this delusion can be used to justify the murder or torture of others. It can also lead to the feeling that one needs to convert the world to one's own faith. A religion that emphasizes embracing all human beings escapes the delusional framework and falls in line with Jesus work, as he freely interacted with the socially unacceptable persons of his day.

(Drawn from the "shrink rap podcast", 13-Sept-2006.)

So.... What do you think of the quote?

2006-10-01 05:25:22 · 12 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I think I am correct in assuming that most religions teach good will towards your fellow man; however animals, plants and nature are never really mentioned in conversation; if you care for sick/unwanted animals and conservation in general, does this carry favour with God?

2006-10-01 05:24:38 · 16 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i find no happyness in life...i cant enjoy my youth..am in love with a girl but she's far away so i contact her only by phone...am a dentist and everything i do is work work work :(..and i live in hebron-palestine

2006-10-01 05:22:55 · 3 answers · asked by dentist_04 1 in Other - Society & Culture

If Adam had gotten to the tree of life in the Garden of Eden the Bible says that Adam would have eternal life as a human.So why do people today think that when they die they go to Heaven? God's original purpose for man was to live on the earth and to expand that beautiful Garden earth wide. Jesus gave His perfect life and a randsom for an exchange which would made it possible for man to regain perfect life on the earth like it was intended"the meek shall inherit the earth"!God had already made His spirit creatures in the Heavens.The Bible says that the angels appaudedat God's creations. Also another point of interest is that God 's first creation was Jesus!!!Proverbs 8:22-30. Some food for thought.
If the false religions of today took all of their traditions and man made teachings out their followeres would know this. As Jesus tho the religious leaders of His time" You are like blind men leading the blind,you both fall into the pit or grave{ not hell as taught} .

2006-10-01 05:22:48 · 2 answers · asked by wbyrnes2008 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.

2006-10-01 05:22:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Respect Shiva, krishna, AUM ??

From childhood we are taught to bow our heads when we find any Mosque, Church, Gurudwara, Temple in the way..
we dont even hate non-believers and dont condemn atheists to hell

Can we similarly get respect from other faiths ??

Why or Why not ??

2006-10-01 05:22:40 · 13 answers · asked by ۞Aum۞ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN.
We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the natives.
There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are! Indians
Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achieveme! nts of ancient India in the field of education.

4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is de! rived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as! the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 10 6 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.

10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst a! cademics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Pr! ofessor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

13. Chess was invented in India.

14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India.

15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilisation).

16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.


creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)? - Vinod Dahm

third richest man on the world? - According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji,

the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program) - Sabeer Bhatia

president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)- Arun Netravalli

new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems- Sanjay Tejwrika

Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart
-Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.

Quotes about India.
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Albert Einstein

India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.
Mark Twain.

If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
French scholar Romain Rolland.

India conquered! and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Hu Shih
(former Chinese ambassador to USA)

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS.
BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an evershining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow.
I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA.

Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN.

2006-10-01 05:22:33 · 8 answers · asked by dr_asif_bareilly 1 in Royalty

A couple of weeks ago some friends and i did a quija board at a witch's tabernacle - now we have regrets about ever doing it. Was it a big mistake ?

2006-10-01 05:22:31 · 5 answers · asked by ilOvE2ChEEr 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-01 05:21:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture