Society & Culture - 10 October 2006

2006-10-10 19:07:24 · 8 answers · asked by Demus 1 in Other - Society & Culture

....instead of copy paste from information available on the net on various subjects...we should try to be original give our own views and understanding of a particular question...this way we save time of other participants and have more chance of our answers being read carefully and compeletly..

2006-10-10 19:04:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I want to know what the stigma is all about?

Also, what is the significance of being a Scorpio/Snake..just very curious

2006-10-10 19:04:26 · 12 answers · asked by LLB Student 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-10-10 19:03:55 · 29 answers · asked by Legend 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If so, why Honda?

2006-10-10 19:03:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-10 19:03:09 · 19 answers · asked by Legend 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Kind of like built-in instinct?
Even people in the middle of nowhere, with no education system, and no access to churches or religious people to provide influence, ponder their origins, look to the stars and question if a God exists.

Of course, you could argue that our imaginations can think of many things that are not real; but with death...

Why do we question life after death, heaven etc?

We just die, that's it... right?
100% sure?
There is always that nagging bit in your head that says: "But what if... what if there's something after?"
Even the die-hard atheist couldn't tell you with absolute certainty that death is 100% the end.

How can it be that so many people question life and question the possibility of a creator, if it is not built within us to begin with?

Does having the capacity to question our very selves mean anything, or is it simply that we stick a label on the unknown for our own comfort?

2006-10-10 19:03:09 · 24 answers · asked by anon 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-10 19:01:30 · 32 answers · asked by Godb4me 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Forexample, the creation narrative, Noah's deluge, a solid dome over the sky,Earth supported by a foundation. Why has the evangelical church produced "Creation Science" explanations that are complete nonsense? Why is it that none of the more rational reconciliations of science and the Bible survives scrutiny?
(The water poured through the "windows of heaven" to cause Noah's flood, and then presumably poured off the edge of the
disk-shaped earth into the abyss.)

2006-10-10 19:01:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-10 19:00:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think that religious institutions should uphold religious moral & values?

2006-10-10 18:56:11 · 9 answers · asked by haru 1 in Religion & Spirituality

You know, so Jesus could turn water into wine, Bring a corpse out on stage have Jesus raise it to life on live TV.Feed the whole audience with the "Know your meat cuts" meats.

2006-10-10 18:56:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

By spiritual I mean having a strong bond and
concern for all living things,humanity,animals
and the enviroment. Is this connection,the meaning of being spiritual.

2006-10-10 18:53:57 · 29 answers · asked by jo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

when a girl or a guy reach to the level of understand between right and wrong. does God really care how old this person is? or what is the age of this person?

2006-10-10 18:52:27 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...when it comes from people who live in unnatural homes, wear unnatural clothing, eat almost nothing natural, watch unnatural TVs, post Q&A on unnatural computers, use unnatural birth control, etc.?

Who decided that whether something is "natural" or not is the basis of human ethics?

2006-10-10 18:51:23 · 20 answers · asked by lenny 7 in Religion & Spirituality

this is for a tattoo - so hopefully some one will be able to help me.

2006-10-10 18:50:20 · 5 answers · asked by Jane F 1 in Languages

Do you think that it is discrimination for an employer to terminate an employee for smoking cigarettes, after all people who smoke are human beings too. Just like if, someone were to get fired because of race or religion it is considered to be discriminatory (because they are human beings).

2006-10-10 18:49:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I've heard that ppl who have never heard your "good news" cannot go to hell, because they are innocent. Why in the world would you tell them then? Not to mention the dangers of missionaries bringing dis-eases to indiginous ppl and wiping out entire villages and tribes?

2006-10-10 18:49:28 · 19 answers · asked by Medusa 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Genesis 2:17
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."

2006-10-10 18:49:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

cults dont all drink poisoned kool-aid...maybe they drink small amounts of wine with some bread and call it a representation of some outlandish thing...maybe they chant and are made to kneel and stand by another man on a pulpit...maybe they believe in some invisible creator that was once alive many years ago....maybe they are taught from birth to belive these things...maybe thats how they brainwash people into believing in these things...is that what cults do to people?...is that how they bring others in and take their money, say 10% of thier income?...i assume they are made to meet in large gatherings at certain times on certain days and do certain things as well...what are your feelings about cults?

P.S. if u dont understand and agree with what i just wrote dont answer because i dont care what your going to say...im not interested in joining your cult

2006-10-10 18:48:37 · 6 answers · asked by jimmy V 3 in Religion & Spirituality

In the last thousands of years human brain has evolved by leaps and bounds and in just a few milleniums the man who was figuring out in the caves what fire was has reached to the moon.
Our fellow creatures like lions tigers etc have not evolved mentally by the same %.
Are there any scientific reasons why our intelligence has increased tremendously in such a short time or biological reasons?
Many scientist say that if Human race was to continue for a few more thousand years then our brain size will increase in physical terms because of evolutionary effects.

2006-10-10 18:45:54 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-10 18:44:55 · 11 answers · asked by yubuggin? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-10 18:44:21 · 16 answers · asked by Cody 3 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-10-10 18:43:26 · 3 answers · asked by .......... 4 in Other - Holidays

I am sick of all the gay bashing. I have read all the sources that talk about homosexuality being nature, not nurture. But I can't figure out how it can not be a sin according to the Bible. All the verses seem to point to yes, it is a sin (although I haven't found anything that says it is any worse than any other sin!). To those of you who do, how do you do it?

(Please don't give me "you can't!" or "the Bible is full of crap" kind of answers. I know very well you may not be able to, or that you may feel it is, but for those who do explain it away, I want to know how.)

This is a serious question, not a debate in the form of a question.

2006-10-10 18:42:52 · 25 answers · asked by mountain_laurel1183 5 in Religion & Spirituality

There is only one hero of Israel who, in his whole lifetime, broke every single one of the commandments. Whos was it?

2006-10-10 18:41:15 · 7 answers · asked by Rabbi Yohanneh 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Let's continue the excerise of accepting the premise of the "religious right's" political movement, and see where it could lead us:

My religion believes that all human eggs are sacred and of course capable of life. To allow one to mature and die without being fertilized is thus an offense to my god.

Therefore, in order to avoid the slaughter of all of those LIVING CELLS, all women must have sex as soon as they begin menstruating. Women who do not have a male partner must either find one, or the government will assign you one.

It will be a crime for you to not attempt to get pregnant every month.

My religion is not trying to control your body, we're just looking out for the unborn, unfertilized LIVING CELLS which have the potential for life.

After all, you have the right to make decisions for yourself, but those eggs also have rights, and the government must look out for them

What do you think?
Should I be able to take over the reproductive decisions of women based on religion?

2006-10-10 18:40:40 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My friend invite me to her house warming .
What should I bring for her?
She lives with her husband, 2 kids, mother and father in law, brother in law, brother in law's friend.....huge family isn't it?

2006-10-10 18:39:13 · 11 answers · asked by cutebluesea18 2 in Etiquette

1. Where is the justice in punishing us for Adam's sin? The Bible itself says that children will not be punished for the parents' sins (Deuteronomy 24:16).Furthermore, if God really created Adam not knowing either good or evil (Genesis 3:22), how could such a harsh and enduring punishment as death for Adam and all his descendants possibly be just? Our secular courts are more just than God when they show mercy on people who cannot distinguish between right and wrong, such as children and the mentally handicapped. And why isn't this doctrine of original sin found anywhere in the Bible except in Paul's writings?
2. Where is the justice in punishing Jesus for our sins? If our courts of law were to accept the punishment of someone else in the place of the criminal, we would not say that justice has been done, but that injustice has been added to injustice. Would the church have me believe that two wrongs make a right?
If Grace still consider the only option for salvation, then this means the man-made law is far Just and Worthy than God's law. I am talking about accountability here.

2006-10-10 18:39:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Man's purpose is to worship God. If He made sure the Bible was accurate and performed miracles, why doesn't He use His powers to show these people the Bible? There are some people in the world who have never heard of Christianity.

2006-10-10 18:38:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality