Society & Culture - 4 November 2006

on the news and in the paper everday which is mostly ethnic minoritys and the country doesnt seem to be doing anything about it?? a muslim goes round preaching about killing us,whilst he is living here in the uk,why is he still here?? street crimes are going up and i watched a debate on the news and they are puttinng in down to the parents not being aloud or are not being strict enough.Or the teachers not being able to be strict.They dont seem to acknowledge the fact that the crime is going up with the more forigners coming into this country. fact:90%-95% OF ALL THE CONFLICTS ON THIS PLANET TODAY
INVOLVE MUSLIMS FIGHTING NON-MUSLIMS OR EACH OTHER! Fact: everyday we let 1500 forigners move into the uk,whist 100 brits a day leave!! Its all going down the pan i tell thee! england isnt for english people anymore

2006-11-04 21:13:45 · 12 answers · asked by england till i die 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I just asked how did Catholics come up with that image of Him as we see on tv, pictures, and the like, when there isn't any camera that time. Some claimed that when Veronica wiped the face of Jesus, His sweat and blood in the clothe was formed, that's why they had it figure that that was the picutre of Christ. And if that is true, where is the clothe now?

2006-11-04 21:13:23 · 12 answers · asked by water nixie 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Does The Loch Ness Monster exist? I mean, nobody has ever found any proof, but she could exist. She could be related to dinosaurs! I mean, I have read ways she could exist, like how she has been here so long. So, is she real?

2006-11-04 21:12:47 · 15 answers · asked by Rachel M 1 in Mythology & Folklore

....only to find your room is still a mess

2006-11-04 21:10:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

5 years ago I knew a guy. I met him 10 years ago, but we were sort of acouple sort of NOT a couple. I was too young then. I am 23 right now. Before 5 years ago, we had a somewhat sexual relationship. Not a very verbal close one, but more of an understanding. Well, I recently caught up with him again, and we started seeing each other and eventually slept together again. He kept saying things like "no matter who you marry you will always belong to me" but not in that weird creepy way. I also have two children, and he spent an entire day playing with them. He kept holding my 8 month old son, and later told me he wants children in the future. Now, the way we are, and with him being how vague he is, I am confused. Was that at me, or was he saying he wants children just in general in the future? He says that he "cares" for me all of the time, but won't say the L word. I am in the process of a divorce from a man I did not know well and ended up getting broken bones from. Ideas?

2006-11-04 21:07:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

this is strictly for research purpouses so please leave no detail out, no matter how hot or embarrassing. Thanks

2006-11-04 21:07:21 · 8 answers · asked by Krystal O 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

5 years ago I knew a guy. I met him 10 years ago, but we were sort of acouple sort of NOT a couple. I was too young then. I am 23 right now. Before 5 years ago, we had a somewhat sexual relationship. Not a very verbal close one, but more of an understanding. Well, I recently caught up with him again, and we started seeing each other and eventually slept together again. He kept saying things like "no matter who you marry you will always belong to me" but not in that weird creepy way. I also have two children, and he spent an entire day playing with them. He kept holding my 8 month old son, and later told me he wants children in the future. Now, the way we are, and with him being how vague he is, I am confused. Was that at me, or was he saying he wants children just in general in the future? He says that he "cares" for me all of the time, but won't say the L word. I am in the process of a divorce from a man I did not know well and ended up getting broken bones from. Ideas?

2006-11-04 21:07:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

5 years ago I knew a guy. I met him 10 years ago, but we were sort of acouple sort of NOT a couple. I was too young then. I am 23 right now. Before 5 years ago, we had a somewhat sexual relationship. Not a very verbal close one, but more of an understanding. Well, I recently caught up with him again, and we started seeing each other and eventually slept together again. He kept saying things like "no matter who you marry you will always belong to me" but not in that weird creepy way. I also have two children, and he spent an entire day playing with them. He kept holding my 8 month old son, and later told me he wants children in the future. Now, the way we are, and with him being how vague he is, I am confused. Was that at me, or was he saying he wants children just in general in the future? He says that he "cares" for me all of the time, but won't say the L word. I am in the process of a divorce from a man I did not know well and ended up getting broken bones from. Ideas?

2006-11-04 21:06:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I'm just curious cause I'm non religous.

2006-11-04 21:06:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-04 21:04:15 · 10 answers · asked by Inno 3 in Community Service

2006-11-04 21:00:15 · 2 answers · asked by chaka045 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-11-04 20:58:39 · 17 answers · asked by flint.hearts 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-04 20:58:37 · 6 answers · asked by #15mwu 5 in Religion & Spirituality

You must have heard it... the woman moans because the toilet seat is up?.. is it too complicated to put it down themselves? You never hear a man complaining that he has to lift the seat up...

This is one of those arguements that set some women off on one... why??? Would they rather the man leave the seat down and wee over it? I could understand if that happened.

Should we men start a campaign to urge women to either stop complaining about trivial nothingness or should we make a deal... men put the seat down when we finish and women put the seat up when they finish? ..do you think it would work or do you think the same women who complain would moan about having to lift the seat up??

You tell me...... as I need the toilet now ;o)

Charlie

2006-11-04 20:57:07 · 39 answers · asked by my_pants_are_inside_out 2 in Etiquette

The apostle Paul said He is:
1Cr 15:1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;


1Cr 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.


1Cr 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;


1Cr 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:


1Cr 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:


1Cr 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.


1Cr 15:7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.


1Cr 15:8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

What say ye?

2006-11-04 20:56:00 · 18 answers · asked by revulayshun 6 in Religion & Spirituality

You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. You pass
by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect man (or) woman you have been dreaming about.

There can only be one passenger in your car (as your driving a nice little black sporty number!) and you can't return to the bus stop once you have left it (I don't know why, it's just part of this stupid question!).
Which one would you choose to offer a ride?

2006-11-04 20:55:47 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

1. who built it
2. physical environment at themonument
3. Features of mounment
4. legends releated to it
5. waysto protect mounment
6. need to preserve and protect mounment
7.material used

2006-11-04 20:53:29 · 2 answers · asked by m_kn57 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Stating Trinitarian Ontology

According to orthodox Christianity, although there exists a God as understood by Swinburne, He is tri-personal. In other words, God is three distinct persons (The Father, Son and Holy Spirit) in one substance, and yet He is still one being. To understand this, we can do no better than turn to the Athanasian Creed, where we find the following existential statements:

“[T]he Catholic Faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity. Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost is all One, the Glory Equal, the Majesty Co-Eternal. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Ghost … So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not Three Gods, but One God … there is One Father, not Three Fathers; one Son, not Three Sons; One Holy Ghost, not Three Holy Ghosts … He therefore that will be saved, must thus think of the Trinity.”6

Trying to make sense of the creed can be difficult, and therefore we can follow philosopher Richard Cartwright7 by stating the seven basic propositions of the creed, the belief in which is essential for salvation, for the purposes of analysis.

1. The Father is God.
2. The Son is God.
3. The Holy Spirit is God.
4. The Father is not the Son.
5. The Father is not the Holy Spirit.
6. The Son is not the Holy Spirit.
7. There is exactly one God.
From this point onwards, when I refer to the Christian understanding of God, it is in reference to the Athanasian Creed that my arguments are to be understood.

Can A Tri-Personal Deity Exist?

Answering this question is very much an ontological exploration. We need to distinguish between a priori and a posteriori answers to the question of existence. By a priori answers, I am referring to answers which speak of conceptual possibilities or impossibilities. For example, there is a conceptual possibility that there exists in the world a unicorn. There is nothing in the definition of a unicorn which would immediately render its existence impossible. On the other hand, it is conceptually impossible that there exists in the world a married bachelor, since the notion of a married bachelor is incoherent. We know immediately a priori that such a being could not exist, ever.

By a posteriori answers, I am referring to propositions which we know the truth or falsity of through experience. Thus, although the existence of a unicorn is conceptually possible, most people do not believe that unicorns exist because of the lack of experience they have had, or lack of evidence. However, one would always be open to the evidence, since unicorns could exist. But it would be absurd to seek evidence for the existence of married bachelors, since it is conceptually impossible for such beings to exist.

Here, I am concerned with the definition of the Trinity, propositions (1)-(7) stated above. If any two of these propositions are contradictory, then it would be conceptually impossible for God, in so far as He is understood in orthodox Christian theism, to exist. And therefore, assessing the a posteriori evidence for or against the doctrine of the Trinity (as is often the case with the Biblical data) would be as meaningless as entertaining a married bachelor’s request for divorce.

Let the Father be designated by x, the Son by y, and the Holy Spirit by z. God, as defined by Swinburne, can be designated by G. As Cartwright notes, one way to interpret the creed is to take the verb ‘is’ and understand it to mean ‘is identical with’8, therefore, x = G, y = G, and z = G. But if this is true, then it logically follows (according to Leibniz’s principle of identity, which states: if x is the same object as y then x has exactly the same properties that y has) that x = y, x = z, and y = z. However, the creed will not allow this: (4)-(6). The Father, Son and Holy Sprit are different and distinct from each other.

Another possibility is to construe G as a general term9 to avoid the logical inconsistency. Thus, x is a G, y is a G and z is a G. But surely this would contradict (7), for we are suggesting the existence of three Gods, or tri-theism. Cartwright presents the following syllogism: “every Divine Person is a God; there are at least three Divine Persons; therefore, there at least three Gods”.10 The second premise is supported the principle: if every A is a B then there cannot be fewer B’s than A’s. Cartwright cites the following analogy. If every cat is an animal, there cannot be fewer animals than cats.

It seems we have a dilemma: if x, y and z are identical with G, then we simply have one person, or three names for one person. The heretical position of modalism comes to mind, where the eternal coexistence of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit is denied. But if x, y and z are a G (i.e. belong to a genera), then one has three divine persons, which of course is another heretical position: tri-theism. In the first instance, the contradiction can be removed by altering propositions (4)-(6). In the second, by altering (7). But taken altogether, (1)-(7) portray an inconsistent set. It follows ipso facto that the Christian God, as He is depicted in the Creed, cannot possibly exist.

Implications For Christian Particularism


Orthodox Christian ontology, as depicted in the Athanasian Creed, forms the basis for a number of Christian particulars. And these particulars are contingent upon the truth of the Christian ontology of God. The implications of ontological incoherence of the Trinity are that certain doctrinal particulars simply cannot be true. For example, the divinity of Jesus (the second person of the Trinity took on human form), the incarnation (which involves the second person in the Trinity being completely God and man simultaneously), etc. There seems to be an a priori blockade that prevents these doctrinal particulars from even getting off the ground.

To conclude, the doctrine of the Trinity as presented in the Athanasian Creed depicts an ontologically incoherent model of God. To dissolve the contradictions which arise from analyzing the Creed, one can either reject the plurality of persons and hold that there exists a single person with different names or modes. Alternatively, one can embrace tri-theism. As long as one is committed to neither confounding the persons, nor dividing the substance, as the Creed would have us do, one is holding beliefs about God which are logically inconsistent. And if one is to remain consistent with the philosophical treatment of theism in contemporary philosophy by the likes of Swinburne and Craig, it follows that the doctrine of the Trinity, and its relation to ‘Christian monotheism’ — being profoundly irrational — should be abandoned.

2006-11-04 20:52:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-04 20:52:11 · 18 answers · asked by Keops 2 in Religion & Spirituality

So-damn Insane, butcher of the innocents, is going to die. Why don't you all plead for his pardon? Since, clearly, none of you believe in absolute evil.

2006-11-04 20:52:10 · 6 answers · asked by seven 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Why Do each race Hate Each Other.EXAMPLE:white is the most hated race(and im white).And black people hate almost ever race.They say Asians are the most smart people on the planet(Im part asian to)Im no being racial or nothing just asking a question here

2006-11-04 20:50:09 · 7 answers · asked by Brian 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Any religion - you know, the kind that thank God for the athletic gifts they've been given, or pray for a touchdown, that kind of thing.

2006-11-04 20:48:28 · 4 answers · asked by p_i_turtle_sanders 3 in Religion & Spirituality

He keeps saying that it would turn him onif he could watch me be with another man, but I know he was saying that because he REALLY wants to be with another woman.. what do you think.?

2006-11-04 20:46:14 · 21 answers · asked by shellnjay 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-11-04 20:46:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

if you knew that your life was ending soon...would you by any chance pray...just incase....?

2006-11-04 20:43:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-04 20:41:20 · 9 answers · asked by Carpe Diem 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-04 20:39:00 · 5 answers · asked by sridhar c 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

not all islam is so extreme surely?

Surely women are allowed to behave like any other human.

surely the muslim cannot hate infedels that much

Can a normal Muslim advise please

2006-11-04 20:36:53 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-04 20:36:09 · 2 answers · asked by Submission 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Because my Mom said she used 1 to see if it worked and when she played the letters it spelled out DEVIL. She was freaked out and a couple years later, she met some guy. If you scramble the letters of DEVIL around, you got his last name. So, I guess they do really work. What happen to other ppl? Like what stories do you have?

2006-11-04 20:35:33 · 15 answers · asked by Rachel M 1 in Mythology & Folklore