Society & Culture - 8 December 2006

When I was a child, I was taught to be a good catholic, just as my parents were taught, and their parents, and theirs... I have never personally known anyone whose belief in god(s) stems from a personal kind of revelation or experience with a diety or "miracle". Actually, one person told me this once, but he is such a lier that he can't be counted.

I have more respect for theists that are theists precisely because they believe they have experienced direct evidence of their deity.

Thanks for any thoughtful responses.

2006-12-08 20:05:46 · 6 answers · asked by HarryTikos 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-08 20:04:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why dont you leave the corrupt and immoral west and go back to your wonderful islamic countries?

2006-12-08 20:03:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Seriously. Out of all the faiths why is it a chat fight between Christians and Atheist? Is it possible that there are other religions in the world? Is it possible that we don't care about what you believe? Is it possible that we've heard this crap for far too long and it's high time we change the subject? Seriously! So if you "Divinely inspired " and " Scientifically Enlightened " people could go take a nap and let the rest of us have some real discussion please?

2006-12-08 20:03:07 · 15 answers · asked by Odindmar 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I believe that truth is absolute. I naturally believed this because of my religion, but i got interested, researched, and any other choice seems unreasonable. If you believe truth is relative, do you believe that absolutely or relatively? In other words, if you think you can debate for your relativist views you are implying that there is some absolute truth to it; in which case, you contradict yourself and become wrong. If you believe relative truth relatively, than truth does not exist whatsoever but in your own mind. "It does not rise to the level of deserving our attention or refutation. Its claim is like 'I itch,' not 'I know.'"

source: Josh McDowell. the new evidence that demands a verdict. page 593

2006-12-08 20:03:05 · 9 answers · asked by itsjeremy6 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Your only contact with three spirits on Christmas Eve
is gin, vodka and bourbon.

You turn on the lawn sprinklers on Christmas Eve
to keep carolers away.

You buy all of your Christmas gifts at a
store that also sells gas.

Your idea of Christmas dinner is a
six pack of beer and a cheese log.

You use your Christmas Club money
to buy wrestling tickets.

Your only holiday decoration is a rotting pumpkin.

You reuse last year's Christmas cards and
send them out under your own name.

You steal light bulbs from you neighbor's outdoor
display to replenish your own supply.

After an invitation to a friend's house, you bring a commercially produced fruitcake and try to pass it off as home made.

You steal gifts from the Toys-for-Tots collection bins.

You put out last year's stale candy canes for children.

2006-12-08 20:01:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

have you ever pulled your kids out of science class cause u didnt want them to learn eveloution? cause i had a friend that did that and i thought he was crazy.

2006-12-08 20:00:26 · 13 answers · asked by chamilitarymayn 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Has Xmas been 'commercialised' over the years? If so, how does that make you feel?

2006-12-08 20:00:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

E hamdulah kulo jen. habibe ana kalas,azuz ana mairid ana sier maratani. mumkin bruha zaalan hagi ana. shu sawi ana?

2006-12-08 19:58:46 · 2 answers · asked by bong 1 in Languages

What is your religeon and why?if u could mabey x-plain ur religeon to me please....

2006-12-08 19:58:38 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-08 19:58:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-08 19:58:27 · 17 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-08 19:57:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

When I was 10 years old, I would get this thing that when I went to leep, a buzzing noise would come over me, paralyze me, if I tried to scream nothing would come out (no sound) and I COULDNT MOVE AT ALL and it felt like my breath was being taken away...to get out of it, I would concentrate and tell the demon (I think) to leave, **** off (yes I swore) or say jehovah in my head over and over agin until I broke free.
Then I would go sleep in the livng room.
It would always happen when my bed was in a corner or no one was home (when I was older)...im 25 now, and I still sense it from time to time when I am alone or its between the hours 12 am and 3 am, its like the feeling you are not alone, I am not a JW anymore but I still get these. Can anyone relate???

2006-12-08 19:57:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know some are going to say "what evidence" but that is only because they either haven't looked, or refuse to accept Truth because of their presuppositions. Of course there is a huge amount of evidence, both scientific and forensic. ALl they have to do is open their minds.

2006-12-08 19:56:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The music industry charges royalties for every song and cd we buy,what if Greece starts charging for every word or every letter that all countries use every day every second,but its theirs(greek origin,greek source)?how many millions of billions of billions of pounds we owe them?simple maths tells me infinite!!!e.g Britain has aprox 51800 exact words and another 500000 altered words sourcing from greek language and greek literature!!imagine 50 pence for every time each citizen of all countries use each word??to start paying back dated as well,back to the start of their language?do the maths. unimaginable money, who is going to be the super power then? USA?hahahaha Britain? hahhahahahahahah? France? Germany? i cant write anymore cause i cant stop laughing!! the thieves of the kosmos became super powers?hahahhahah, OMG give me your opinion or should i say gnome?oops here's 50 pence to pay!!or is it more cause i used some more above?we owe tothe greeks alot

2006-12-08 19:54:43 · 7 answers · asked by alalosuk 1 in Languages

2006-12-08 19:54:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is Christmas celebrated on December 25th all around the world?
Or are there differant times when it is Celebrated?

Thank you
David

2006-12-08 19:53:57 · 17 answers · asked by semper_fi_brother 2 in Christmas

why is it that some religious folk think athiests are "bad people". what have we done to make it seem that we are "bad"?? just because we dont believe in any type of supernatural being? if athiests are so horrible then how come japan has the lowest crime rate[least religious country]?? how come im not robbing banks, shooting people with guns, thowing rocks at homless, etc. i dont understand why religious people think we are so horrible and judge us for what we believe in. i thought religion was suppose to "love" and not judge others...but it seems that is the total opposite im experiencing with religious folk.... many religious people think people who dont agree with them are burning in hell....but what about that is fair, loving or non-judgmental? just because i dont BELIEVE??? some one please explain this to me. anyone else feel the same??

2006-12-08 19:51:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My son and his friends are using it in his room.

2006-12-08 19:50:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-08 19:49:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-08 19:49:16 · 10 answers · asked by Paul S 2 in Other - Society & Culture

If humans can do it over time to dogs, (hence the teacup/toy dogs, or how dogs came from wolves), who's to say nature can't change other animals, when given enough time ?

http://www.dog-names.org.uk/teacup-dogs-puppies.htm
http://www.dog-names.org.uk/history-evolution-dogs.htm

2006-12-08 19:47:56 · 17 answers · asked by lilith 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Here goes:

ドゥーも！

はいっ。
はいっ(笑)。

風邪との長い戦いは私の勝ちで終わりかけてるようです。
ぬふふ。今は大丈夫だぞーーー！

毎日練習＆曲作りです。
すっごい量を作っているので今後、いくつか皆さんに聞いてもらえるんじゃないかなぁと思います。
そしてそして、ビッグニュース。
ユンナ、もう一人恋人を増やそうと思います(笑)。
今まではアップライトピアノだけで作業をしていたのですが、
キーボードが必要となり。。ふたつのモデルの中でかなり迷ってるんですが(迷いすぎっちゅーの！だってこの間Fantomと仲良くしてたんだけど3日で飽きてしまい・・・。あいつはバック・トゥ・ザ→「ショップ」
させてしまいました。。）今週中楽器見に行きます。またその時はできれば写真つきでアップします。
ソフトもソロソロ見に行きます。うおお。やること沢山あります。
すごい寒いから外に出たくない主義になって(笑)どんどん予定を押していったらこんなことになって。
んん、（。ー）

それより、
今月韓国で、一足遅いですがDEATH NOTE「12」が発売します！！

楽しみです。
楽な気分で読める為にしめきりを終わらしときます。

んぢゃ、寒いからカイロでもお腹に貼って(？)暖かく過ごしましょー。

以上！！

Its from youhna.net . She's a japanese singer and this is from her diary. I know its very long but can someone translate it please? Online translators dont work and ends up translating into gibberish.

2006-12-08 19:47:18 · 5 answers · asked by mail_marion_mail 1 in Languages

Surely they are not happy like that. Speaking from experience because I used to be fat.

2006-12-08 19:46:48 · 26 answers · asked by V For Vendetta 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Every one of God's messengers says "I shall return" but when the promised coming arrives, it is always attacked by the same people who are supposed to be searching for the "return" of God's spirit to Earth. These "religious" men do very unGodly and sinfull things to the believers of the newer religion, who are in a sense the very people many have spent a lifetime dreaming of being "chosen" to see only to kill or spit on their brothers and sisters of faith.

2006-12-08 19:45:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I mean like having it hang from a mirror.

2006-12-08 19:45:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

pitched squeals going "Uh Uh Uh Uh", what would you do/how would you feel?

2006-12-08 19:45:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Can we contribute to society and help the less fortunate?

2006-12-08 19:43:08 · 11 answers · asked by The Babe 2 in Community Service

My bf has had a shitty childhood, all his relationships failed, no matter what he does or how hard he works nothing works for him, he has bad luck or a demon...how to get rid of it.

2006-12-08 19:41:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality