Society & Culture - 2 January 2007

I found this quote from someone to be interesting:

"Several Flood legends from various cultures of antiquity around the world corroborate the story of Noah's Flood."

This person claims that the Great Flood is true becaue other cultures have stories that support Noah and his family escaping destruction.

First off, what stories are these? There may be stories about a flood (especially in Sumerian myth), but that's different from supporting Noah's story.

Secondly, how could other cultures support Noah's story when they are wiped out by the flood?

It sounds like someone was grasping at straws to convince people that Noah's Ark is a true story. Regardless, I'm interested in the viewpoints of others and--dare I ask--some source material to examine.

2007-01-02 17:27:51 · 8 answers · asked by Rev Kev 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Give me the book, chapter and verse.

2007-01-02 17:26:04 · 17 answers · asked by Chase 4 in Religion & Spirituality

this war has been going on since the crusades and any body who knows history can see that it was the Christians that drew first blood against the Muslims

2007-01-02 17:24:12 · 27 answers · asked by ryan s 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-02 17:22:28 · 22 answers · asked by samuel 1 in Religion & Spirituality

She keeps making hints for me to come up to her office after work, should I go?

2007-01-02 17:20:59 · 15 answers · asked by whitney 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-01-02 17:20:22 · 4 answers · asked by ryan s 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Hi, I want to donate a significant amount of clean wearable clothes - mens & womens. I am looking for organisations in Bangalore that accept them for disbursement. Any help will be much appreciated

Thanks

2007-01-02 17:19:13 · 3 answers · asked by svr 1 in Community Service

I would like to ask something of this community. I know this is not easy, but I constantly see questions titled "Why do Christians" or "Why do muslims" or "Isn't anybody fed up _____(religion here)" Before you jump to classify all Christians as ignorant Bible thumpers or all Muslims as extremists, please think about the stupidity of generalities. It makes no since to assume that since someone believes in God or Allah that they all have the exact same beliefs and opinions or that they all act the same way. Many "Christians" on this board have made a nuisance of themselves, but that does not mean that all Christians are conservatives, ignorant, hateful, or anything else.

2007-01-02 17:17:40 · 17 answers · asked by premise 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it true when you think of someone they are thinking of u at the same time?Or is it wishful thinking?

2007-01-02 17:17:28 · 34 answers · asked by Charmer 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-01-02 17:16:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

scientific trends indicate that in the next 20-30 yrs, there will be cures to old age. Scientist will invent technology that will extend life to 1000 plus years. If said technology becomes available, and you were to receive it and thus stayed healthy, how long would you want to live ?

2007-01-02 17:15:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Blessings in 2007,
David

2007-01-02 17:15:29 · 18 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Why would you chose to be that particular kind of animal?

2007-01-02 17:15:17 · 13 answers · asked by Link 5 in Religion & Spirituality

You see an Asian male and assume he is smart and knows Kung-Fu or see a Black male and assume he is ignorant and a criminal or a Jewish male and assumes he is rich....(you get the point)

2007-01-02 17:14:57 · 22 answers · asked by GL Supreme 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-01-02 17:14:32 · 12 answers · asked by bastaad 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What are your perceptions about English and American people?

2007-01-02 17:14:27 · 12 answers · asked by Sky Boy 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

What things do you go "Deeper Than Logic" about?

2007-01-02 17:13:56 · 12 answers · asked by 420 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Just a simple language question that I debated at the bar. I personally say you get IN the elevator...

2007-01-02 17:13:48 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Is it possible to "sin no more"? I really don't think so. If this is the qualifications to meet after salvation, we are all toast.

Was He perhaps talking about the sin they were caught in, like adultery in the case of Mary?

Any thoughts on this?

Blessings in 2007,
David

2007-01-02 17:12:51 · 19 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-02 17:12:49 · 18 answers · asked by earl 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-01-02 17:12:40 · 20 answers · asked by Chase 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Many of my friends and I have horrible secrets that reside in the family, creating all types of stress and separation of family members. Most of these are molestation of young girls, by senoir household members, they deny their envolvement and sides are taken, ussually the senior women do not believe the victim and alienate them,,,, My question is should we bring these secrets out to be resolved, possibly ripping the family apart and being the "hated" family member for bringing up unresolved issues.... It seems growth and healing would occur after the shock of truth being exposed....

2007-01-02 17:12:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

or..is there any certain factors that determine whether your gonna be right handed or left handed?

2007-01-02 17:12:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Thanks in advance!

2007-01-02 17:11:40 · 2 answers · asked by najm 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-02 17:11:35 · 19 answers · asked by will d 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

The Bubonic Plague, as it was also called, had a long history of killing people by the droves, but it was only until the fourteenth century that it first became a worldwide pandemic.

From 1350 to 1400, it killed about half of the European population and in the other regions of the world it eliminated similar percentages of the populace.

Each one of those regions was populated by people with different religions and each and every one of those persons prayed and begged to their respective God to free them from the terrible malady. However, the divine assistance never came, just as it had not arrived in all the previous epidemics and in all the previous famines and in all the previous wars. Neither the God from East Asia, from Central Asia, from the Middle East or from Europe moved a finger. By then, the Christian God, the Muslim God, the Hindu God, and the Buddhist God had already been revealed to the people of this planet, but they proved as useless as the Gods that had preceded them.

2007-01-02 17:11:07 · 31 answers · asked by atheist jesus 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Good or bad, your comments are appreciated- claim your 2 pts! How much per stem? What should I say/ do? How often should I change spot? Happy New Year all :)

2007-01-02 17:10:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-01-02 17:10:40 · 6 answers · asked by snorkel 1 in Religion & Spirituality

New CDC study finds high rates of infection among young gay and bisexual men

As the agency recounted the tremendous toll AIDS has had, CDC released new data showing that 4.4 percent of young men who have sex with men (MSM), 23-29 years of age--and 14.7 percent of African-American MSM in this age group--were infected annually in a six-city study conducted between 1998 and 2000. This high rate of new infections, combined with recent increases in STDs and risk behavior among MSM, suggests that HIV incidence may be increasing in this population, adding to what has become a major crisis 20 years into the AIDS epidemic.
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2007-01-02 17:09:53 · 5 answers · asked by Lovin' Mary's Lamb 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-01-02 17:09:22 · 16 answers · asked by Chase 4 in Religion & Spirituality