Society & Culture - 23 November 2006

Personally I do.

It is a bit depressing and I have tried to change but I simply cannot believe there is anything after death.

On the other hand it motivates me to enjoy this, our one and only life, to the maximum.

2006-11-23 23:38:20 · 27 answers · asked by abluebobcat 4 in Religion & Spirituality

"Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is a mistake. If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed even by our most powerful telescopes. But if I were to go on to say that, since my assertion cannot be disproved, it is intolerable presumption on the part of human reason to doubt it, I should rightly be thought to be talking nonsense. If, however, the existence of such a teapot were affirmed in ancient books, taught as the sacred truth every Sunday, and instilled into the minds of children at school, hesitation to believe in its existence would become a mark of eccentricity and entitle the doubter to the attentions of the psychiatrist in an enlightened age or of the Inquisitior in an earlier time."

2006-11-23 23:38:15 · 12 answers · asked by Thomas V 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Thanks in advance!




Those who come here to bash someone else's beliefs will be R.E.P.O.R.T.E.D.

2006-11-23 23:37:42 · 16 answers · asked by Regina 5 in Religion & Spirituality

To Christians & Muslims...

2006-11-23 23:37:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Will the great US power fail and will we become a non-player in the world

2006-11-23 23:37:16 · 11 answers · asked by Alex 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-23 23:33:48 · 4 answers · asked by linuleb7 7 in Religion & Spirituality

we just watching others celebrating...wow.

2006-11-23 23:32:07 · 8 answers · asked by Jason N 2 in Other - Holidays

I'm italian!bye

2006-11-23 23:31:55 · 23 answers · asked by Luisa E 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

When are you all going to put up your christmas trees ???
I know they say it should be 12 days before and all that but is anyone out there putting theirs up before that ?? if so , when ??

2006-11-23 23:31:31 · 15 answers · asked by tinkerbell 7 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If we are serving God for those reason, aren't we just looking out for #1. And no wonder the rest of the unbelieving world views us as hypocrites. Shouldn't we serve God out of love for Who and what He is, for His reasons and not our own? Then we could be the people the Bible says, they will ask "Show us Who is thy God that we might serve Him also." If we dont we are every bit as fake as the atheists make us out to be.

2006-11-23 23:30:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What does it mean when people say someone is being a nazi. I don't think it means they folow hitler or that they are a socialist. It seems to have another meaning. Could someone please explain?

2006-11-23 23:30:44 · 11 answers · asked by Big Blair 4 in Languages

peace and blessings to all,
i am a very devout Muslimah. as of now i wear hijab and loose clothes always but i'm wondering about the niqab.

how many think it is necessary?
where do you get your reasoning? quran? hadith? the masjid? your family?

**i heard a speech recently in which the imam said that the niqab becomes necessary when you're around someone who you know you are attracted to or is attracted to you. do you agree with this?

thank you all in advance for your responses
asalamwalaikum

*no reservations all i ask is respect

2006-11-23 23:30:21 · 6 answers · asked by Living MyTruth 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-23 23:30:06 · 18 answers · asked by laney 5 in Community Service

in ireland we insult each other all the time it is a sign of affection rather than hatered. can you give me some insults to use againest FAT, BALD, STUPID but espacaily UGLY people and rember this is just for fun between freinds no real people will be hurt in the answering of these questions

2006-11-23 23:29:54 · 23 answers · asked by armaghmadman 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Please help me understand...What does this phrase mean?
Thanx

2006-11-23 23:25:30 · 4 answers · asked by silvia b 2 in Languages

As some of the religions are the biggest landowners in the world? Isn't it about time they helped the poor and starving communities of this world instead of converting them and tithing them?

2006-11-23 23:25:05 · 17 answers · asked by Longjohn 4 in Religion & Spirituality

God said let us make man in our own image, who is God talking to?

2006-11-23 23:24:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-23 23:23:27 · 7 answers · asked by Mary V 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I believe in God but find a lot of questions here asking for believers to prove their God to be true. There is always a lot of debate on this so i would like to ask non believers- is their any proof God does not exist?

2006-11-23 23:22:30 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i dont know why but she does things for me and drives me to a sex mode then take it out on my wife she does not know my feelings should i tell her my wife that is

2006-11-23 23:18:47 · 22 answers · asked by malcom c 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

how do the nasa and whatever sites do the santa tracker if no santa is real?

2006-11-23 23:17:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

What do you think hell is like?

2006-11-23 23:17:52 · 5 answers · asked by tinkerbell 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Are you apt to raising a child? Most of us raise children up to ourselves. So, I'm wondering ........ are we really good role models (in a religious sense)?



Thanks in advance!




Those who come to bash someone else's beliefs will be R.E.P.O.R.T.E.D

2006-11-23 23:17:47 · 14 answers · asked by Regina 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Americans -- as if they were the only Americans?

By doing so don't they are tarnish all American countries (America is the two continents - both North and South America - that make up the Western Hemisphere not just the United States ) as we are all Americans?

Agreed that the United States was founded on good principles but have they not strayed from the right path (not the righteous path).

They speak of freedoms and preserving freedoms but they continually curtail freedoms of others (not to mention their own freedoms - whether they realize it or not they are becoming a police state) and break international law as it suits their needs (there are still hundreds of prisoners in Guantánamo Bay Naval Base who by the Geneva Convention should have specific rights and are denied them as a mater of routine)…

2006-11-23 23:16:04 · 15 answers · asked by iamhermansen 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Watching the news this morning I learned that the worst suicide attacks yet have taken place today. What is happening!, Why can't we find a resolution? Why does everyone want to kill each other? This is horrible! Does anyone feel the same as me? We have to find peace. It's heartbreaking to watch innocent people die every day.

2006-11-23 23:15:33 · 9 answers · asked by jpm3usa 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-11-23 23:14:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2006-11-23 23:14:05 · 24 answers · asked by The Boxer 2 in Religion & Spirituality

this site seems to be full of teenagers.im 28 and feel the oldest here

2006-11-23 23:12:52 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-11-23 23:10:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

All religion

2006-11-23 23:09:11 · 23 answers · asked by The Boxer 2 in Religion & Spirituality