Society & Culture - 23 October 2006

How would you say broken in arabic like its broken

2006-10-23 20:44:35 · 7 answers · asked by A A 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I wonder :)

2006-10-23 20:44:16 · 9 answers · asked by Zephyr_Seven 1 in Community Service

I'm sending a record and don't want the postman to bend it.

2006-10-23 20:42:37 · 12 answers · asked by mrbagelboy 1 in Languages

You can see their negative answers...So sad! If you all aetheists were positive people in life...You wouldn't bother answering negatively. Doesn't that make you think?

2006-10-23 20:39:38 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Can anyone give me a concrete example of a situation where having faith in the unknown is better than knowing facts with ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY?

(PLEASE NOTE, I said BETTER, not PREFERABLE. People often prefer to not know what is best for them.)

I submit that people fall into one of two camps. They either want to KNOW, or they want to BELIEVE, and that is what divides the theists from non-theists.

I further submit that the majority of ignorance is vincible ignorance, and people who don't "know" are like this because they don't "want to know", because ultimately they are afraid to know. "Faith" like "hope" is simply another way of staying blind to the reality of life.

I await your examples.

2006-10-23 20:37:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Evolution is still a Theory (and seems to be somewhat of a religion for some people) - and Yes, Gravity was a Theory until it was Proven (unlike the WHOLE Evolutionary theory). Where is the indisputable, absolute evidence that the Theory of Evolution is 100% factual? And please, please do not confuse the details of the Evolution Theory with the Survival of the Fittest Theory. TY

2006-10-23 20:36:24 · 18 answers · asked by Evy 2 in Religion & Spirituality

some1 here was sayiing anfact complaining that y to wish eid only to muslims -cant nonmislims be wished a happy day---------so here i wish all of u -----HAVE A VERY HAPPY DAY -EID MUBARAK TO ALL OF U ------n those who want to share the pleasures of mulsims-u ll r most welcome

2006-10-23 20:34:42 · 16 answers · asked by PaLe 2 in Ramadan

Now that the current incumbent of the vatican, The German Shepherd, has decided to abolish limbo, we the Intelligent Minority (as opposed to the moral majority) have developed a method of "de-baptism". It is designed to free all catholics or indeed any other forced inductees into any religion (unfortunately we cannot repair severed foreskins - yet).

You will be free to eat meat on a Friday and use the contraceptive method of your choice. You even get to re-possess your soul (which some believe is a valuable cash asset - you could raise a loan against it, or even sell it).

The procedure is free and we promise that it is completely painless - we won't even throw any water at you.

To enrol, simply post an answer to this question. Alternatively, you may rate it with a thumbs up/thumbs down or report it as abuse. Any of these will guarantee you freedom from the alleged god your parents foisted on you out of fear and ignorance.

Come one, come all - see the true light.

2006-10-23 20:34:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In a recent post a gay women claimed being gay was her very essence. I think alot of gays would say the same. I don't think a lot of heteros would say their sexuality is their very essence.

2006-10-23 20:31:53 · 18 answers · asked by hankthecowdog 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

this is not a question to insult a race, i just here this comment a lot,is it true that koreans have a rule that they should not take a bath everyday and why, any other race have this rule

2006-10-23 20:31:19 · 10 answers · asked by haringmarumo 6 in Other - Society & Culture

The fact that you read so far, and will keep reading until I, the writer, break that bond, become boring to you.
I truly believe that that is what those writers were counting on. There wasn't much material to read back 'in the day'.. and every drop was 'gold'.
Don't you think?

2006-10-23 20:30:10 · 2 answers · asked by eantaelor 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Have had a really bad experience (possession) and yet everyday I still want to use it. It scares me.

2006-10-23 20:28:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Yesterday (Monday) I came to work totally hung over & I never slept on sunday night. I was very neat & clean but I was too tired to concentrate & do any work. I told my boss that I drank a milkshake which was sour & it made me sick. Today I am still playing sick so that the story seems authentic. My boss was surprised that I was here today. Does he really beleive me?

2006-10-23 20:24:19 · 16 answers · asked by Claude 6 in Other - Society & Culture

In U.S.:

Christians: 75% of the population; 75% of the prison population
Atheists: 10% of the population; 0.2% of the prison population

2006-10-23 20:22:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why some people respect ravan?

2006-10-23 20:19:58 · 14 answers · asked by ABHAY C 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I've come back this morning to where i first came alive
Here within this terminal where the buses arrive
I was a commuter on the 804
Worked on a computer on the 19th floor and
You came down the aisle of the bus and you sat by my side
Shoulder up to shoulder we shared that 9 o'clock ride
Oh my heart was screaming as you left your seat
Following your movements i was at your feet and
Oh down into the terminal both of us smiled
So we entered the terminal just as she smiled
Won't you leave out work for today - you ask of me then
So i phoned in sick on the way to the home of a friend
We were all alone from 10 a.m. till three
Really thought the fire had gone out of me but
You awoke the sleep of my life from gray into red
Made the weary wonder of wall street rise from the dead
Could have had the fun of my entire life
But i have to get home to the kids and the wife and
So i left for the terminal where i began
Baby no, i wouldn't have left if i'd been half a man

2006-10-23 20:19:45 · 2 answers · asked by sandy d 1 in Other - Society & Culture

This puzzle is the philosophical basis of the elusive but dazzling insight of enlightenment – when the indefinable essence, the common spirit of all things, the bright light of simply being, the brilliance of existence, shines through the fog and confusion of material conditions. When we stop seeing the different things and sense instead an essence present, a wonderful oneness, uniting everything. Relatively modern western philosophy has naturally not yet shaken its fundamental dependence on materialism. It hasn’t gone quite so far.

Look Before You Leap
The existence or otherwise of God is clearly a deeply-charged emotional issue for everyone. It goes to the heart of our philosophy of life. Yet it’s significance is so profoundly intrinsic to our life, we are naturally reluctant to even recognise this emotional element. We typically defend our views with unreasonable rationalisations. Inevitably our feelings affect our perception of any evidence for or against the existence of God or the spiritual world. This is only right and essential.

2006-10-23 20:17:04 · 8 answers · asked by eantaelor 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Many experiences cause me to feel countless things happen for a reason.

2006-10-23 20:15:46 · 21 answers · asked by maconsolviaa 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I need it for an assignment for religion. Sounds stupid I no. But I really need to know thank you so much for any advice.

2006-10-23 20:14:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-23 20:12:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have no issue with life partners of either gender... but the whole issue of redefining marriage - that has been a heterosexual institution forever and a day. Why not create something more unique / special for gay and lesbian life-partners instead of something "old" and so "done that"? Maybe there wouldn't be so much animosity going back and forth then and the extremely religious would be more accepting?

2006-10-23 20:12:18 · 9 answers · asked by Evy 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Getting away from the Islam issue and widening it becasue all religions seek to define 'truth' and reality aren't they all basically disagreeing and isnt that the basis for disagreement and intolerance?
If you cant agree on whether God, Allah, Buddha created this posting then can you really agree on anything??

2006-10-23 20:11:45 · 19 answers · asked by Jules C 1 in Religion & Spirituality

what
where
why

2006-10-23 20:10:17 · 12 answers · asked by lv23smurf 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

reason being there is this gentleman that wants to be my "lover" and i want to be able to know what he and his friends talk about when they around me . i am learning arabic, espanol, and others but this one i guess seems a bit hard. Please help!

2006-10-23 20:09:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Would you feel ripped off?

2006-10-23 20:08:31 · 18 answers · asked by . 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-23 20:06:24 · 23 answers · asked by sweetie 1 in Diwali

I mean, atheists are the innocents here, right? It is religious fanatics who are out killing.

How can we stop them?

2006-10-23 20:04:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

to gays no matter a how well intentioned you may be?

I appreciate and respect all the Christians that accept us as regular people worthy of the same freedoms and privileges as everyone else. At the same time, this cliché says something other than what many intend.

Being gay is the essence of me. “Hating the sin and not the sinner” still translates to the reality that I'm hated since being gay is who I am. I am much more than just my sexuality, but to call my essence sin, and to say you hate that sin, is also to say you hate me.

The phrase is like saying, “I like you. I just hate who you are.”

I'm trying to provide a little insight, and also to learn how you would feel if you heard this said to you all the time?

PS – the question is NOT about whether you “approve” of me, because quite frankly, the question is not directed to prejudice people.

2006-10-23 20:01:22 · 32 answers · asked by Alex62 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Surely we are of different cultures, colours and of different political stand and well different stand in development, but of the same blood and the ideology and the same we attain the qualifications despite the fact that we differ in the standard of literacy, But all who qualify to post graduate have the same capacity which means that forces can result into the same goal and that mainly come from internationally easing some AREAS / REGULATIONS or toughening them… to the extent of controlling every individual ,can it work?
But if we insist on staying apart as we our nations stand that means in near future we have to face the worst;
Should we use what other men have paved for us to fight the international unity?
Thanks
Jonathan Bruce Muwanguzi;

2006-10-23 20:00:09 · 2 answers · asked by jnbanunule@yahoo.com 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-23 19:58:05 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality