Society & Culture - 16 January 2007

Humans created computers and cars, do we really want them to worship us? It would seem that if god needed our worship, then his self-esteem is low. Is he not god? Why would he need to feel anything, let alone, loved and worshiped by one tiny and insignificant species in this vast universe.

2007-01-16 15:11:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Mind you, I know that you believe your God decided which are sins. And that's okay, I respect that.

Do you also respect that to people who don't believe your book is valid, sin is not even a concept? The woman who had an abortion, the couple that got divorced, the old man who begs for euthanasia, the homosexual...to you they are all sinners. And they have to listen to comments like 'we hate the sin, but we love the sinner'.

What makes you think that a person who is first pointed out in a very judgmental manner as being a 'sinner', even wants to be loved by somebody who first points them out as being a 'sinner' ?

2007-01-16 15:11:07 · 17 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Believers and non-believers have reached opposite conclusions on the same issue with equal conviction. I find that fascinating and perplexing. Personally, I am a non-believer and don't really understand how people can honestly believe in God(s). And there are believers who don't understand how I can't believe. What is that people to be so far apart on the same issue? What is it about the way believers think that non-believers lack, or vice-versa? It has to be complex than just faith or a lack thereof.

2007-01-16 15:10:39 · 2 answers · asked by Subconsciousless 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I know that the US is the most prosperous place and has excellent medical/job resources but it doesn't seem to be the best place to grow up. There is increasing corruption in the culture.

What is a country or region that you know of that is closest to being "free from sin" so to speak?

I'm thinking I'd have my kids born in US, leave to that near-paradise, and then have them return to US when they decide to return.

Sin leads to unhappiness and I want them to be happy during their lives.

2007-01-16 15:10:20 · 8 answers · asked by Zeek 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I am speaking in general here...

2007-01-16 15:10:18 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

i look after my dog, but i don't want him to warship me, i just want him to be happy. why god requires my warship? does he have low self-esteem?

2007-01-16 15:09:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i gotta do an assignment. its like, i did take a challenge(challenge like anything , like i wanted to become a sportman, or win a lotto. or anything) but i didn't become successful. now can u please give me a about 1or 2 paragraphs about "my challenge".(thanks a lot).

2007-01-16 15:09:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

First you go to purgatory then there is some sort of Boolean operator that determines wheteher you go to heaven or hell. It's like the flow chart to a computer program.

2007-01-16 15:08:49 · 6 answers · asked by mullah robertson 4 in Religion & Spirituality

is it to flush before you wipe or after?

2007-01-16 15:08:15 · 9 answers · asked by nyoo1578 3 in Etiquette

2007-01-16 15:08:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I want YOUR thoughts, not what some so called science major put in your head?

2007-01-16 15:07:58 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hi I was wanting to know if some pyschics out there could help me with my problem. I was wondering if I would progress really well in the job i want to be in, and to know if you are a true psychic please tell me the job i want to get into. thank you!

2007-01-16 15:07:24 · 2 answers · asked by Lady N 2 in Religion & Spirituality

what exactly is goth? and what and how do they believe??

2007-01-16 15:07:09 · 9 answers · asked by nathaniel_sonntag 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-01-16 15:07:08 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I need some good quotes ! Please list some of your favorite qutoes!

2007-01-16 15:06:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I read the following sentence from a Christian: "THIS WORLD SUCKS."

I'm an atheistic agnostic student of Buddhism, and I hold the opposite opinion.

I wonder, is this determined by our spiritual perspectives?

So here's my question:

ON A SCALE OF 1-TO-10, where "1" means the world SUCKS and "10" means the world is GREAT, WHERE DOES YOUR OPINION LIE?

Also, for comparison purposes, please include your faith tradition.

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2007-01-16 15:06:12 · 16 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I meant no harm with my statement i.e. the 'strange' element.It's strange in my circumstance,that's all.And yes,I do tend to be in my own head most of the time.Can anybody share their experiences with me,for the sake of sharing,that's all.Thanks :-)

2007-01-16 15:05:32 · 3 answers · asked by Searching Soul 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I posted a recent one on here about the general view of Australians by the British in U.K. Many said that they thought Australians were criminal type people. What is the general view of the people who went to 13 colonies in America and what about Canada and South Africa?

2007-01-16 15:04:30 · 2 answers · asked by fajlkjn j 1 in Other - Society & Culture

cheer me up! I am really having a bad day. I'll go first:

Had latch replaced for the Beetle trunk. After grocery shopping, discovered the latch will not release despite hearing the release operate. (The trunk can only be opened by the driver's door release since there is no working lock on the trunk lid.) Before, it was almost impossible to get to shut properly.

I locked myself out of my office today while my key ring was seperated.

Repair person cannot find why my hot tub isn't working. In attempting to drain it tonight before the really cold weather hits, I accidently pulled the tubing out of the little pump that I bought to help remove the water. So I had to take the thing apart and put it back together.

The cat knocked my Palm Treo into my melting ice cream . . . I am letting the sync port dry, but who knows how much damage this could be.

Tonight, I washed and dried my work supplied pager with the laundry. This is a first. Ouch.

2007-01-16 15:03:58 · 5 answers · asked by whozethere 5 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-01-16 15:03:56 · 37 answers · asked by Dwyane 2 in Religion & Spirituality

When you are praying about something, what makes you decide that it is something that needs prayer in addition to fasting? do you feel that unless there is fasting that the prayer will not be answered?

2007-01-16 15:03:17 · 10 answers · asked by whattheheck 4 in Religion & Spirituality

im 23...a guy.... in the summer, what should i wear/not wear when mowing the yard / lawn mowing? ...details from head to toe will earn 10 points

2007-01-16 15:03:17 · 11 answers · asked by flyboy7683 2 in Etiquette

If there is no such biblical basis, then sola scriptura is a fallacy - an effort at begging the question - or worse, unbiblical in and by itself.

2007-01-16 15:01:26 · 13 answers · asked by Rommel 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I just finished it and it was amazing! I was wondering if any Christians have read it. Bart Teaches at Chapel Hill in North Carolina and he graduated from Princeton as well as 2 Evangelical Colleges previously, Moody Bible institute as well as wheaton college. He is now an Atheist after he researched the origins of what we know of the bible today. He is one of the leading biblical scholars in the world. After reading his book it made me realize that anyone who thinks the bible is the 100 percent true word of God is sadly mistaken and by taken away the bible there is No basis of Christianity. Just a little side note...Bart like many Atheists didn't start out trying to "Debunk" Christianity but through his in depth research and questioning he came to realize the truth. Have Any Christians Read this book?

2007-01-16 15:01:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

(I know this isn't the right section to post this question, but I did anyways because there seems to be more poeple on here than anywhere else. Plus, the replies are interesting.)

I think its absolutely disgusting that he gets this much money every seven days. (I don't think he's worth that much money! not even two cents!) He's soccar skills aren't great at all (I've seen soccar geniouses in FIFA and he's N O T H I N G compared to them!) It's ridiculous that one individual out of 3 bellion people in the world is making this much money, whereas childern upon childern are plauged with harrowing proverty and diseases, who are dieing each second around the world because they're deprived from a paper substance called money. Is this justice? Does it sicken you to know that you are capable of saving millions of childerns around the world with that amount of money but only ONE person is entitled to it, whereas that individual doesn't need one sherd of it? This sickens me to the stomach.

2007-01-16 15:01:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why do people have one night stands and what do they get from it?
do you have any regrets.
have you or would you do it if you were married ?
what type of feelings are involved?
were you drunk/stoned ?

2007-01-16 15:00:50 · 2 answers · asked by curious 1 in Other - Society & Culture

It started innocently enough to answer more technical questions. We have both moved on to other questions together using one of our IDs. Do you think if some one could tell they would report us for cheating? Have you ever cribbed off of someone in your home to answer a question / If so who and what kind of question?

2007-01-16 15:00:28 · 3 answers · asked by CAE 5 in Etiquette

2007-01-16 15:00:24 · 3 answers · asked by Kristen Y 2 in Languages

Who thought of the word wicked when they first heard of it or saw it on the internet? I did and avoided it until I realized it was relatively benign.

2007-01-16 14:59:56 · 9 answers · asked by Nels 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-16 14:59:43 · 21 answers · asked by Maria T 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups