Society & Culture - 11 October 2006

What do you have to lose if god doesn't exist? Your life. Living a lie means your whole life was nothing but a big lie. I dont know about you, but I dont want to live a lie. If god doesn't exist, your whole life is a big trick. That's like being married for 60 years before finding out your husband never loved you and did nothing but use you and cheat on you. Putting 5 dollars in the offering plate every Sunday all your life comes out to LOTS of money. What do you have to lose if god doesn't exist? Your life.

2006-10-11 04:59:09 · 29 answers · asked by Spookshow Baby 3 in Religion & Spirituality

tel me what the name means pliz, or where its from, language!? thx;)

2006-10-11 04:59:05 · 3 answers · asked by carmen101 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Jesus says that when you serve the least of us then you're serving Him. What are you doing in your life that demonstrates your love of the less fortunate?

2006-10-11 04:59:00 · 15 answers · asked by It's Been Cool 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Can anybody tell the real and original 10 commandments. is there different commandments for different religions or tell me how many versions there are and who (as in religion) changed them.

2006-10-11 04:58:25 · 18 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 04:58:15 · 13 answers · asked by Special 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 04:56:22 · 6 answers · asked by Special 5 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems most are brought up in a religion and the people who were called by GOD seem to have just slipped through the cracks of discussion and proof. Other than the born again christians.

Anyways, what religion are you and how did you become?

2006-10-11 04:55:13 · 9 answers · asked by Mitchell B 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Why is it done, then? By all religions that accept this commandment?

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2006-10-11 04:54:59 · 11 answers · asked by Byron A 3 in Religion & Spirituality

“Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear”.

Thomas Jefferson

2006-10-11 04:54:55 · 9 answers · asked by Rockvillerich 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Like - "if you don't have anything nice to say, please keep it to yourself". Any other ideas?

2006-10-11 04:54:26 · 5 answers · asked by CoronaGirl 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

1.In the time of the ancestors, a man was born to a virgin mother with no biological father being involved.
2.The same fatherless man called out to a friend called Lazarus who had been dead long enough to stink, and Lazarus promptly came to life.
3.The fatherless man himself came alive after being dead and buried three days
4.Forty days later, the fatherless man went up to the top of a hill and then disappeared bodily into the sky.
5.If you murmur thoughts privately in you head, the fatherless man and his ‘father’ (who is also himself) will hear you thoughts and may act upon them. He is simultaneously able to hear the thoughts of everybody else in the world.
6.If you do something bad or something good, the same fatherless man sees all, even if nobody else does. You may be rewarded or punished accordingly, including after your death.
7.The fatherless man’s virgin mother never died but ascended bodily into heaven.
8.Bread and wine, if blessed by a priest (who must have testicles)

2006-10-11 04:53:53 · 31 answers · asked by trouthunter 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Im really interested to hear what everyone thinks they were for, any lore, mythology etc gratefully received x

2006-10-11 04:53:39 · 20 answers · asked by frostbitten 3 in Mythology & Folklore

In your own words, describe what repentance is in a few sentences!!!!

2006-10-11 04:53:38 · 7 answers · asked by just me 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 04:53:20 · 11 answers · asked by DeborahDel 6 in Christmas

And where can they be bought online?

2006-10-11 04:52:22 · 8 answers · asked by ogden_point 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Joseph knew she didn't have an "immaculate conception." If that man would've suspected for even one minute that the child in her belly wasn't his, he would not have been with her. Men back then and even most men today have way too much pride for that.
Mary and Joseph knew that they had been having sex, and didn't want to be judged for pre-marital sex... so they came up with a far fetched story...

Think here for a second.... if some girl today, said that god knocked her up.. would you believe her?

And please don't say "The bible says Mary is divine and had an immaculate conception" because the bible is a book, just like any other.

2006-10-11 04:51:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I think too many kids are figuring out the system and breaking the law cause they know that nothing will come of it.

2006-10-11 04:50:49 · 12 answers · asked by Obi-wan Kenobi 4 in Other - Society & Culture

If any of them can be correct, then why not study all of them and then form your opinion. It would be absurd to stick to your beliefs without verifying them. I don't know how come people are so satisfied with their religion without evaluating it. Every religion tells non-believers the bad news of Hell. If you follow a religion, then you are a non-believer of another. Why take risk? Maybe the other one is right. The best approach is to study all of them.

The single most unprejudiced statement that can uttered by any human being with sincerity is

"O God! IF you are out there then guide me"

Please note that the statement has to relative to something. I used the word God, you can use any other word, but what is important here is the intention to be sincere in your efforts to strive for the truth rather than blinding following things. Moreover this statement contains an IF, so an atheist should be fine with that as well.

2006-10-11 04:50:33 · 36 answers · asked by mutmainnah 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 04:50:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

In Europe the European population is falling rapidly, studies have shown that the Europe will have 2 old guys(65 +) fo every young guy(25) by 2040.America will be old by 2060 (white man).
We are seeing that even in this modern world there is fighting on the grounds of religion and it is mostly between Christians and Muslims.
You know as I that every religion is an ideology , Muslim people in genral have not been awakened by science and believe the Quran blindly . Many of them are radicals or extremists and many have the potential. The no. of Islamic terrorists n this World is estimated between 4 Million to 10 million and the no. is growing.
Licence to genocide was acquired by your people in 1500 A.D.(Red Indians were slaughtered and their lands are now yours)
In 1900 A.D. when Aborigines of Australia met a similar fate.
And by Hitler against Jews.(Many christian institutions were with him)
If you do not Acquire this licence in 40 years time again you may
face your capture by Muslims.
Muslims are producing 4+ kids per family by 2020 their population will be 2.3 billion +
So how are you going to surmount this problem without resorting to genocide?

2006-10-11 04:49:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Your Choice to follow Jesus-Mohammed-Alla-whoever-which means YOU have aligned yourself with a tribe-sect-religion-you have DIFFERENTIATED yourself-BY CHOICE-you are PREJUDICED-you accepted the words of a manuscript that readily denounces other individuals based on RACE-COLOR-CREED by preference of a GOD that has CHOSEN CHILDREN-BIGGOT! Your religion is a corruption of The Constitution of The United States and is a manifest for trying to serve a KING in a land that is governed BY-FOR & OF THE PEOPLE-not your God-you have no right to state anything about your beliefs in anyway in anything that has to do with The AMERICAN laws-liberties and rights-Yes you are free to practice YOUR religion-but its practice is based on CONDITION that it does not impede the right of any other individual to enjoy their CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS-which as a MAJORITY-you feel you have the right to do-Well you don't-and the continuation of manipulation of This Nation will demand remedy in THE AMERICAN SPIRIT! GoUSA

2006-10-11 04:49:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 04:49:15 · 16 answers · asked by lordofthetarot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I have read allot of comments coming from atheist stating that "the more education one has, the less they beleive" I dont know where you get your information from but just look at the history chanel..ALl those historians looking for the biblical marking on the earth today..Go to an advocate hospital and you will see doctors praying with the patient before there surgery. These are just a few..I think these people has had extensive amount of learning...So why would u think that education will make christians beleive less??

2006-10-11 04:49:11 · 10 answers · asked by Candy S 3 in Religion & Spirituality

How many and do they have different themes?

2006-10-11 04:48:54 · 32 answers · asked by DeborahDel 6 in Christmas

I've heard a lot of "be careful", "don't go too fast", "watch out for this"... blah blah blah. Why can't they just let me have my experience with them telling me negative stuff?

2006-10-11 04:48:46 · 12 answers · asked by CoronaGirl 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Gas? Electric? Sulphur?

2006-10-11 04:48:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hi this is jedisara29. I wanted to dress up as somebody from Star Wars on Halloween and I am a 16 year old girl who loves Star Wars. Do you have any ideas for me? I been thinking about being Darth Vader because I have a Darth Vader vocie changer and a lightsaber. I need answers now. Please send me your ideas to jedisara29@yahoo.com. Aso I was thinking being a Jedi for halloween but I don''t have any jedi robes or anything else that had to do with being a Jedi. Can you help me??? I will get a Star Wars costume tonight with my dad and I can't figure out I want to be a Jedi or Darth Vader!!! Please Help Me!!! I'm a huge Star Wars fan! Peace, jedisara29. One more thing. Do I need to search for a Star Wars costume on the internet? Because I can't find one in Davidson North Carolina but I had to go to target to get a Star Wars costume before time runs out! Can you send me a picture of Darth Vader to my email adress?

2006-10-11 04:48:29 · 8 answers · asked by jedisara29 1 in Halloween

2006-10-11 04:47:42 · 21 answers · asked by Obi-wan Kenobi 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I've been wondering that. Because strictly speaking their could be evolution and God. As far as i know Evolution doesn't explain the beginning of the universe and if it did that wouldn't make much sense. Something has to get the ball rolling. I guess that is where the big bang comes in?? But even that couldn't happen on its own.

2006-10-11 04:46:51 · 12 answers · asked by joshjones007 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If yes, how & why? What is your experience lately?

2006-10-11 04:46:26 · 4 answers · asked by CoronaGirl 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups