Society & Culture - 29 May 2007

(Is the term "Fundie" inflamatory?)

Are you a "Fundie"?

If yes, how do you define that term?

Are we all "Fundies"?

Fundamentally what?

Is this line of questions "inflamatory"?

2007-05-29 01:42:42 · 19 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I've been discussing the origin of HIV with a number of young people.

The scientific view is that it evolved from similar viruses (simian immunodeficiency viruses) that commonly infect animals similar to humans such as chimpanzees and other primates. We know a fair bit about how viruses evolve, and the ways their genes can naturally change over time. There's a lot of evidence to support this scientific view. Kids with a basic understanding of evolution seem to get this.

But some kids believe that living things have to have been created or intelligently designed. This means either HIV was made by God as part of His Plan, or evil but intelligent humans made it. The former hypothesis implies to me a theology of a capricious and psychopathic deity; the second has more in common with the delusional belief systems of paranoid schizophrenia. Neither "theory" has evidence to support it.

Is "intelligent design theory" benign?

2007-05-29 01:38:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-29 01:37:21 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

i have a birthday coming up in a month or so and i want to do something very different this year besides going to the fair or just sitting atr home. my birthday's have never been that good or exciting and i really want something fun this year to make me remember it

2007-05-29 01:37:00 · 7 answers · asked by The brat 4 in Other - Holidays

2007-05-29 01:35:20 · 8 answers · asked by she jaguar 1 in Languages

Thanks
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2007-05-29 01:34:46 · 12 answers · asked by Jeanmarie 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I know the American Civil War is reenacted all the time. Which I think is rather funny. I was wondering if there is any other war anywhere else on the globe that is reenacted; and if so, is it to the degree of the American Civil War? I do not understand why a country would be so enthused about its civil war.

2007-05-29 01:28:16 · 3 answers · asked by x87bliss 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-05-29 01:27:23 · 6 answers · asked by FraSud 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-05-29 01:27:20 · 20 answers · asked by Holy Cow! 7 in Religion & Spirituality

My father lost both his parents to forms of cancer when he was still young (his mother at 11 and dad at 20-something).

Iasked him the other day what it was like to watch his father waste away- apparently he was so far gone that they unhooked him from his support and it still took him a fortnight to starve. For the last month he could not speak or move, could not feed hmiself or use the toilet and did recognise even his own son and daughter.

My dad, who is a tough old-fashioned sod of the old school, said that if he'd had the chance he would have finished off his old man with a pillow as they'd discussed it, but they were never alone for long enough.

What are your opinions on this, and please try to be understanding? Also, what do you think would have actually happened to my father? Would the doctors, in actuality, have pressed some sort of charge or do you think they would have understood? This was in the 70s.

Thanks!

2007-05-29 01:25:32 · 28 answers · asked by Nelson 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i heard that you just as easily make one as you could buy one and so a few months ago i tried one out but it did not work. advice please?

2007-05-29 01:25:22 · 18 answers · asked by darkness in the suburbs... 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-05-29 01:20:56 · 14 answers · asked by ? 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-05-29 01:18:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Doesn't it show that he has limitations?

2007-05-29 01:14:32 · 58 answers · asked by Silver Suffer 1 in Religion & Spirituality

How can I make the queen knight me Sir? what do I have to do to get Sir in my name rater than Mr?

Please help me I really want to be called Sir and not Mr.
thx!

2007-05-29 01:11:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

because someone said Jesus was not son of God.

This is not question of his existen. Just 100% assuming that Bibble is CORRECT.

2007-05-29 01:10:51 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-29 01:09:52 · 18 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6 in Religion & Spirituality

why do we read so much anti semetic stuff in the gospel of john?

Let me give you the reason,

The hate that Germans had towards jews goes back thousands of years in history , and the Bible was put together mainly by Germans in German monasteries and there is very good proof to support the idea that the gospel of john was altered by jew hating germans who used the name of jesus to insult jews.

Muslims did the same when they wrote the koran by adding terrible anti semetic views that justifies the murder of jews and even christians.

As a result we see how Hitler had over 3 million jews gassed and we still see jews been attacked by muslims.

any comments from my friends?

xmuslim

2007-05-29 01:05:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

when you lose it, how in the hell do you regain it with more inthusiasm then before???? HELP!!

2007-05-29 01:04:01 · 7 answers · asked by theonlyjasmine 2 in Religion & Spirituality

-of your Life?

2007-05-29 01:03:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why gospal of barnabas declared apocrypha?

2007-05-29 01:01:44 · 6 answers · asked by Punter 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What did you think of it? I still have read flags up with some things in the book, but let me tell you this if that book was from Jesus we will be going home sooner than you think. If you have not read it read it, and let me know what you think. I am still confussed about that book. I know you cannot believe everything you read or hear, but this woman claims Jesus took her spirit out of her body in 1996 and took her to Heaven and showed her some parts and even showed her her own mansion that is equsite.(however it is spelled)She is a Korean American who loves Jesus and is obedient to him. Jesus told her that he is coming sooner than most people think, and Jesus never gave her a date or year. Worth reading. It is called Heaven is so real.

2007-05-29 01:01:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-29 00:59:33 · 20 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6 in Religion & Spirituality

The reason I ask is because I see alot of answers on here that seem to be answered by teenagers or kids.

2007-05-29 00:56:35 · 20 answers · asked by Kimmi 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I get this over and over again. There are Christians who insist that when non-believers deny the existence of God, they do so out of fear that he truly exists.

If a person suspected that there exists a supreme being, how could they possibly plan to simply argue God out of existence (given its supremacy)? Science is not faith-based. Conclusions come from available data.

Is it not that these Christians are assuming everyone experiences spiritual undercurrents as they do, and are projecting their own insecurities?

2007-05-29 00:51:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

*this is "dedicated" to the people who have used this argument which i have seen many times on this site :P lol

EVEN if he did (which i highly doubt because his own daughter has announced that this is a lie) what difference would it make to the theory of evolution?

science doesn't really rely on the personal beliefs of scientists but on evidence! there are mountains of evidence to support evolution!!

why do people use this argument?

2007-05-29 00:50:28 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

forcing Muslim to remain a Muslim even though they stop believing in Muhammad when they have discover who is Jesus Christ that he died for our sins. That Muhammad was not a prophet but a false prophet


http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070527/ap/d8pcs4tg0.html

2007-05-29 00:50:03 · 13 answers · asked by ubuntu 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Everywhere I go I see Christian influence...hmm...not knockin the Christians but...I don;t think we're as free as "the man" wants us to believe...yes i said it "THE MAN"

2007-05-29 00:49:03 · 15 answers · asked by redfrontstar 1 in Religion & Spirituality

This question is not meant to be despiteful and simply seeks opinions of non-Christian people about Christianity.
As a "non-Christian", what is your opnion of this faith? Do you think they are misguided (because your particular faith is the true one)?
Please note that this question is not meant to injure or advocate any particular doctrine; I have asked the same question about two different faiths already and this was the last one.
Intelligent answers will be welcome. Thank you

2007-05-29 00:47:07 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It must show diversity from all around the earth

2007-05-29 00:47:06 · 6 answers · asked by jobees 6 in Religion & Spirituality