Society & Culture - 30 November 2006

Why didin't the ethical visions of various Chinese philosophers ever become the basis for a spiritualized church or a world religion. How is it that the Chinese have managed thousands of years without the religous construct that almost all other civillizations have used. Is ancestor reverence serve the same purpose as deity worship in Chinese culture?

2006-11-30 16:31:38 · 10 answers · asked by Always 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Because atheist are trying to convert believers to unbelief. So if this is your reason doesn't it seem to be a battle of wills? and who will win?

2006-11-30 16:31:17 · 27 answers · asked by maybe 3 in Religion & Spirituality

..or do they find them annoying?

2006-11-30 16:29:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

if 50% of yearly sales ,is during the month of december,with out christmas would the american economy crash?

2006-11-30 16:29:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-30 16:28:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In an earlier question I used the term RADICAL ISLAM. I think everyone reading this knows to whom I refer when I use this term. But a muslim answered by saying he was offended by my use of this term because he believed that any muslim that held to violence and terrorism was not a muslim. Another answerer suggested I use the term Pseudo Islamic Fascists instead. So I used this term in another question but nobody could figure out who I was talking about. So I think I'm just gonna go back to calling them Radical Islam. What do you think?

2006-11-30 16:28:06 · 13 answers · asked by yagman 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok, so I know a lot of people that play video games for fun every now and then..some even play regularly but limit their time to an hour or so at each session. What do you think of people that spend more than a few hours each day playing video games? Are they wasting their lives and their health being unproductive and lazy? Or is playing video games like any other hobby and, thus, something that people should do whenever they feel like it? Sometimes I see these guys who work to basically afford paying for video games...isn't that a little bit out of whack?

2006-11-30 16:27:51 · 12 answers · asked by toobland21 1 in Other - Society & Culture

why do ppl insist on calling blacks african-americans. why not call whites european-americans or french-americans...dont get me offended if you call me white. Or asians chinese-americans or japanese-americans. Im sick of all this politcally correct bs. If america wants to be equal we should call them equally and all call them Americans and not by race. what do u think?

2006-11-30 16:27:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

do they?

2006-11-30 16:27:37 · 6 answers · asked by suz-e-baby 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I want to know how old you are and what you want.

2006-11-30 16:26:50 · 10 answers · asked by 2 Minutes ago 1 in Other - Holidays

2006-11-30 16:26:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-30 16:26:10 · 6 answers · asked by Elom . 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

It disturbs ME to see it once the child is past a certain age. I do think it borders on incest or abuse after awhile. At a past job, I walked into the bathroom where my co-worker was breastfeeding her son. I was horrified, but I covered my reaction and asked gently, "How old is your son?" The boy stopped sucking, looked at me and said, "I'm six!", and went back to it. If they can walk up to their "meal" and just stand their to receive it, something's wrong. Especially if they already have all of their childhood teeth and are in school.

2006-11-30 16:25:42 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2006-11-30 16:25:19 · 4 answers · asked by Jen 1 in Mythology & Folklore

What is "The Divine Comedy" about......I know it deals deeply with spirituality or something....and I am a most spiritual person...I really appreciate any info

2006-11-30 16:24:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2006-11-30 16:24:18 · 18 answers · asked by maybe 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-30 16:23:45 · 8 answers · asked by Jesus 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-30 16:23:43 · 7 answers · asked by rocnat 1 in Other - Society & Culture

So that the government can keep tract of everything about you. The money you have, were your at, who you have been with. And you will become like the amazonian tree frog, were you will be able to be spotted online from anywhere at any given time. Does the benifits of being able to find medical records quickly worth the price of losing privacy?

2006-11-30 16:22:36 · 13 answers · asked by ۞ JønaŦhan ۞ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

The war on drugs began in Reagan's Era and has proven to remove Crack/Cocaine only to be replaced by a resurgence of heroin. As heroin died down it was replaced with designer drugs, and as those became less popular, we have found ourselves in the midst of a Crystal Meth problem.
My questions Are:
Has this war proven at all successful?
Do you think there is a better solution (such as honest education instead of fear mongering)?

I if there is demand drugs will always be available in form or another. Therefore we need to slow down the demand. What do you guys think?

2006-11-30 16:22:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

What if she is straight????????

2006-11-30 16:22:10 · 3 answers · asked by T 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

A short story:
a young christian of 13 , asked his mother >>> what were people worshiping at the time of Adam, Noah, Abraham,......until Moses?
she answered >>> God !!!.
he asked >>> why we worship jesus then?
she answered >>>because it is written in the bible.
he asked >>> what will be the faith of the people before the coming of jesus ?
she answered >>> I don't know.
So, After thinking about this even more, knowing that there is
a religion ( Islam) that worships only one God , like the people
before. Again ,he too believed this. And became a muslim at
age 17 himself. Why? Because he could not accept or find reasons to believe in the trinity concept. None of the people before nor after any of the phophets believed in this. This belief is only in the bible( new testament) not in the old testament or
the Quran.Can we trust or believe blindly in the bible and ignore
what most people on the earth have all believed.

2006-11-30 16:21:45 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i myself am a member of a famous fraternity/sorority and so i experienced those so-called initiation rites... and after subjecting myself to it, i can honestly say i don't really have a problem with it since it really boosted my loyalty to my organization... how about you?

2006-11-30 16:21:29 · 11 answers · asked by coke 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

While I don't have children yet, nor do I plan on having some anytime soon, I was wondering what was the best time to have a child's wiccaning. I've heard from some sources I should at birth, while others say wait until they are of age, like 13 or 14. I'm just curious what you all think. Thanks!!

2006-11-30 16:21:20 · 14 answers · asked by Danielle 2 in Religion & Spirituality

And how would they win?

2006-11-30 16:19:29 · 11 answers · asked by Jesus 1 in Religion & Spirituality

with enough exposure do you feel it begins to pollute your spirit?

2006-11-30 16:18:47 · 21 answers · asked by maybe 3 in Religion & Spirituality

like it has a prayer on the back and a saint on the other..

2006-11-30 16:18:46 · 6 answers · asked by bloomg 2 in Religion & Spirituality

cause i think mental illnesses have always been around to spur religious visions

2006-11-30 16:17:59 · 14 answers · asked by Red Eye 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-30 16:17:55 · 16 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

And what makes a bar a dive bar anyway?

2006-11-30 16:16:54 · 3 answers · asked by Kailee 3 in Other - Society & Culture