Society & Culture - 2 December 2006

How do we know that we are using the right path that god has choosen for us. What if we make a bad decision? How can we fix it?

thanks.

2006-12-02 07:52:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The whole notion of your "soul" is completely imaginary. The concept of a "soul" has been invented by religion because many people have trouble facing their own mortality. It makes people feel better, but the concept is a complete fabrication.

It is when you think about the chemical reactions powering your life and your brain that you realize how completely imaginary your "soul" truly is. And at that point, everything about religion comes unraveled.

Think back to when you were a kid and you realized that Santa was imaginary. As soon as you knew it, it was obvious. Reindeer cannot fly. A man cannot slide down chimneys. There is no way for one little sleigh to carry all the toys for all the kids in the world. Etc. It is obvious that Santa is make believe.

In the same way, it is obvious that human beings are big, walking chemical reactions . Your "soul" is make believe just like Santa. When the chemical reactions cease, you die.

2006-12-02 07:52:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-02 07:51:23 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There isn't many community meeting places/gatherings distinctively for people without religious affiliation. I personally don't like the term "atheist" but am firmly a person of no religious affiliation whatsoever. I don't subscribe to any system of beliefs and don't particularly like being grouped into any category at all, other than "person". I don't care what other peoples' affiliations are and I don't care what they believe. I find it very irritating when people tell me that I will spend an eternity in flames for not recognizing the grand authority of some entity or another, but I am as intimidated by this rhetoric as I am of threats upon my life posed by goblins or the boogie man. I think it's sad that my son in kindergarten gets rocks thrown at him at school after declining Bible session invitations from Christian children who tell him that "god and Jesus will come and put him on fire forever" when all he said to them was "we don't believe that". Whatever
I teach my children to do the right thing...
to have a good work ethic
to pay taxes
to obey society's laws
in general -to take care of their responsibilities
to be "good" as defined by the results and outcomes of their actions.
I have ZERO motivation for conversion under the pretence that any sort of omnipotent entity in whom I hold no belief would like to love and judge me and then reward or punish me based upon my performance and actions. I don't really understand what other peoples' motivation for this is either, but once again...whatever.
I would just like to have a community place to go where people could hang up all their religions, and theories, and speculations of the unknown at the front door and be with, and enjoy each other, without Jesus, without Muhammad, without Jehovah, without categorizations, without I'm smarter than you, or I hold more favor in the eyes of some god thing...just as people. Why is that so hard to understand? And why is it me who needs converting?

2006-12-02 07:51:11 · 17 answers · asked by Thomas D 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Rom 10:14 ¶ How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Isa 28:10 For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little:

2006-12-02 07:50:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

ok so I'm 14 and I have No clue what to get them! do you have any suggestions?? That would certinely help me!

2006-12-02 07:50:56 · 21 answers · asked by ♥ElizabethAnne♥ 7 in Christmas

Why are there so many lesbians, either permanent (chronic) or just experimental (acute).
Women have a hard enough time getting orgasms with men, so why resort to other women?

2006-12-02 07:50:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

In the Bible doesn't it say somewhere that He knows how we feel, because He's human AND divine? I'm writing a paper- can anyone help?

2006-12-02 07:50:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-02 07:50:01 · 6 answers · asked by Kenichigo s 2 in Languages

2006-12-02 07:49:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-02 07:49:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I have just finished watching the x factor and I then wrapped some Christmas presents. For the rest of the evening I plan to relax and watch the new pirates of the carribian dvd with a couple of glasses of wine , how about you?

2006-12-02 07:49:35 · 19 answers · asked by Drop a heart, break a name 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Last year the true word of God was revealed to me, I havwe since changed my beliefs. I was just like everybody else thinking that all I had to do was believe on chirst and He would save me. I have since found that this was a lie. There is much much more that we must do to be saved. How could I have beleived in something when I had no teacher to show me what to do.

Rom 10:14 ¶ How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

2006-12-02 07:49:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

....but i need help, what are the Pegan, hope i spelled it right, beliefs? One of my friends is one, but refuses to tell me what it is about.


PS:Sorry about the spelling, I can't type well..

2006-12-02 07:47:43 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if not, then why are all others in such a bad shape as compared to British whites in USA?

2006-12-02 07:47:11 · 16 answers · asked by Amir 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Why is an angel placed on the top of a Christmas tree? When I was younger my parents rarely put up a Christmas tree so I am just wondering what the meaning is...I would like to put an angel on the top of my tree but when I went shopping for one I seen there were Santas and snowmen as well....

2006-12-02 07:46:46 · 7 answers · asked by atchisons2006 2 in Other - Holidays

Especially when we are 'educated' with religion rather than common sense - it must take some rational thinking to go against the mythical fairy tales. The free-thinking atheists/agnostics are totally aware of the bible-version of events. But they've questioned rather than been brainwashed. Does this make them 'cleverer' than the god-botherers?

2006-12-02 07:46:04 · 21 answers · asked by Musicol 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Why say Islam is a violent religion. Mohammed didn't preach violent. He preach to be considerate of people and polite to everyone the only reason its followers are in war is to keep Islam from losing its way in the world. I have some christians say its a nasty and hatred religion am sorry if what am saying is mean or anything but Who are the confused one. Christians you people are confused on what your religion is and who god is.
Sorry but today is not a good day for me

2006-12-02 07:45:03 · 23 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What are your views on biracial relationships and children?

2006-12-02 07:44:53 · 14 answers · asked by atchisons2006 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-12-02 07:44:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

According to David Gest, on 'I'm A Celeb...' there is!

2006-12-02 07:44:16 · 3 answers · asked by Ella M 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Does it mean just 'Star' in Arabic or is there a deeper meaning ?
Many people told me Nijma means star but one person said that Nijma means 'One star' .... I think there is a deep philosophical difference between 'star' and 'one star' Can anyone who knows the roots of Arabic help me with this ?

thx

2006-12-02 07:43:40 · 9 answers · asked by Cheerio 1 in Languages

Explain something, you all worship the same thing, but you blow each other up all the time in Iraq, why?

2006-12-02 07:43:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want the characters to be Pimp and Ho type!
I need some really creative ideas, please!

2006-12-02 07:43:08 · 1 answers · asked by red.cancer 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If you don`t beleave what I do why do you hate me because I do beleave?

2006-12-02 07:42:25 · 24 answers · asked by Step 4 in Religion & Spirituality

people are high on drugs they climb up on a hight somewhere and jump thinking they can fly... why dont they just take of from the ground?

2006-12-02 07:41:42 · 10 answers · asked by fivelighters 4 in Other - Society & Culture

In your language, can you hear the difference in accents when others speak your language, in the same way that in English we can discern a German accent, or a Japanese accent... I know it seems obvious, but I wonder if in another language, that speaker can tell the difference between an Australian, a Brit, a Scotsman, a Canadian, etc speaking in their language. If so, tell me what language you speak, and what the differences in the other people's accents are.

2006-12-02 07:41:10 · 17 answers · asked by barry-the-aardvark 2 in Languages

Now, I'm slowly but surely trying to read through the Bible; and I'm in Genesis right now. I just got done reading a little while ago and I'm up to ch. 50.

After reading, I thought of a question, becuase I notice several times the Bible mentions that somebody that got old and tired of this life "gave up the ghost". Not by shooting themselves, or overdosing or anything the like;but they just decided they were done living and gave up their spirit, thus they died.

How (assuming possible) does someone "give up the ghost"?Do we actually have the power and authority to do such thing?

Example I just read about at the end of chapter 49 was Jacob\Isreal who was about 130 or a 140 something; after he saw his son that was sold into slavery (Joeseph who was then a king) Jacob decided he was ready to die.

Possible to "give up the ghost"? Or not?

2006-12-02 07:40:21 · 9 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-02 07:39:54 · 10 answers · asked by Twin momma as of 11/11 6 in Religion & Spirituality

the old ? If one uses the old , shouldn't they use all of it , and I do mean all of it ?

2006-12-02 07:39:35 · 10 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5 in Religion & Spirituality