Society & Culture - 16 June 2007

because i can't find it

2007-06-16 11:36:25 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

He told the truth - that Adam and Eve would not "die" if they ate from the tree of knowledge (as God had warned). He thought Adam and Eve should have a choice. He believed they should be educated. He basically freed them from a life of dependence and ignorance.

How come with any other character like that we'd be cheering him on. But in Satan's case - everyone's down on him even though he seems to be the real hero of the story. Anyone else agree?

2007-06-16 11:36:08 · 5 answers · asked by swordarkeereon 6 in Religion & Spirituality

5000 points! yay!

2007-06-16 11:35:07 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Genesis 4.3 to 6.

2007-06-16 11:34:09 · 16 answers · asked by clue 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-16 11:31:38 · 41 answers · asked by carpe-diem 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-16 11:30:31 · 18 answers · asked by carpe-diem 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Where you all from?

2007-06-16 11:30:22 · 7 answers · asked by anglzndskyz2 2 in Etiquette

I work as a tour guide at a Museum, and give interactive tours all day. I have guests that come up and ask me some of the stupidest questions. For example, we have an ENTRANCE sign right by the front of where the tour starts. Guests will ask "Where's the entrance?" Gee, maybe where the entrance sign is? They also ask things like "Where's the bathroom?" when there are signs that clearly say BATHROOMS right in front of them! So last week, a family of four come up to me and ask "Where's the entrance for this tour?" Mind you, Im standing Right in front of the entrance, with the Sign saying ENTER HERE next to me. So I replied "Right where it says entrance you morons!" I said it sort of irratated, but still trying to smile. The lady reported me for rudeness, and I was fired later that day. Even though I told my story and claimed they should have known where the entrance was. Why was I fired for simply putting these idiots in their place?

2007-06-16 11:30:11 · 40 answers · asked by Gail R 1 in Etiquette

It seems that every time someone asks for proof, or, in fact, basically ANYTHING about god(s), all of the answers from believers are quotes from scripture... Uhm.. Why??

2007-06-16 11:29:44 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-16 11:28:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

okay,. well today i was talking to my aunt about some things and then she brought up the interracial thing. and i was like omg here we go. so she gave me about an hours worth of a lecture as to y i find men from diffrnt back more attractive than my own..
and thn..it hit me. she said that alot of black men and women have self hatred about themslves to not date within their race. and thats y they date black me & ppl from diff races. she said that she dsnt have a problm with interracial dating but she wants a dark black man anyway, she said that she thinks i have self hatred because i am more attracted towards asian guys and white guys than black.??
then he told me about the whole slavery thing and how black ppl were treadted etc.. iknow all of that already and how they or we were treated. i was so infuriated that she said im looking at other guys diff from my own race because theirs somthing i dnt like bout myself. thats a load of bullsh!t. i just so happen 2 find asians attrc.thanblk

2007-06-16 11:28:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I think I may have messed up this time.
What do I do?
I am soooo soooorrrryyyy.
And advice?

2007-06-16 11:27:52 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

moving on...because of some of the priests that admittedly molested little boys years ago???..I mean I had thought they were Holy...it was all an 'ACT'...Oh brother...it took them years to admit it...how terrible...what is your take on people leaving the Catholic church due to all the molestations....????

2007-06-16 11:25:31 · 30 answers · asked by sweet 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Ive heard that before changing you must say Bismillah otherwise the shaitaan can see you in the nude. Is this true? Do all Muslims say Bismillah before changing? Is it compulsary? What if you dont-- will it even matter because Allah will be guarding you depending on your level of faith, right?

2007-06-16 11:22:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-16 11:21:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Like actually healing someone from a serious condition.

2007-06-16 11:20:31 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-16 11:20:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And for the sisters... What made you wear/ not choose to wear the hijab? As a Man, I feel really proud as a Mulim to see a Muslim sister wear the hijab and represent her religion despite the glances and the whispers. I have utter most respect for her and to me she would be the most beautiful woman amongst many beacause her beauty lies in her dignity.

2007-06-16 11:19:51 · 16 answers · asked by Seeker 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Many people learned in elementary school that a theory falls in the middle of a hierarchy of certainty--above a mere hypothesis but below a law. Scientists do not use the terms that way, however. According to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a scientific theory is "a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses." No amount of validation changes a theory into a law, which is a descriptive generalization about nature. So when scientists talk about the theory of evolution--or the atomic theory or the theory of relativity, for that matter--they are not expressing reservations about its truth.

In addition to the theory of evolution, meaning the idea of descent with modification, one may also speak of the fact of evolution. The NAS defines a fact as "an observation that has been repeatedly confirmed and for all practical purposes is accepted as 'true.'"

2007-06-16 11:18:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-16 11:18:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Does this quote surprise you? What are your thoughts on it? How does it make you feel?

"The Prophet respected the autonomy of the Christian churches. The nomination and the appointment of bishops and priests was left to the Christian community itself.

Prophet Muhammad promoted cooperation between Muslims and Christians in the political arena as well. He selected a non-Muslim, 'Amr-ibn Umaiyah-ad-Damri, as an ambassador to Negus, the King of Ethiopia."

2007-06-16 11:18:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Everyone thinks Im weird. For me, girls these days just want to have sex. They get mad at me when I dont. Its special to me but people laugh. Am I weird.

2007-06-16 11:16:16 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Ok i am the creepest feelings about this well i was reading in a paper on day that the world will end on september,11 2007 is that true if not then when??

2007-06-16 11:14:09 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

when i was really young, like 2, i got really sick and eveyone thought i was going to die and so my family brought in a Catholic Priest and i got the Last Rights but lived , so i was wondering if i was good for the rest of my life or if i need to get this renewed. thanks for your help

2007-06-16 11:12:46 · 10 answers · asked by sweet_emmalily 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Why get offended so much when we question your God's omnipotence/etc.? I asked a question about if God could "sin" because he's always benevolent (e.g., he could order us all to kill (he does, btw, in the Bible) and it would be GOOD and JUST because he's perfect (and even while it contradicts him if + while he ordered the opposite).

Perhaps (some of) you Christians are so offended by homosexuals (for being different from you) that my mentioning Jesus being able to partake in homosexual activites was fine for him since he *is* God and God can do whatever he wants (omnipotent, remember?) that you wanted the question taken off.

Going to take this one down too? Because it "offends" you? Because you're homophobes? Because it makes your heads hurt to think?

2007-06-16 11:12:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-16 11:11:28 · 9 answers · asked by Kitty 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm astonished that Jews and Christians aren't one family in the 21st century. Isn't the evidence from the Bible overwhelming, that Jews and Christians are one people? Is it too much to hope that Jews and Christians and Muslims will one day recognise their common heritage, and embrace each other in love and friendship? Even writing this, it sounds controversial, but for God's sake, why should it be? I'm relatively young, neither Jew nor Xtian nor Muslim, but I truly don't understand it. Please enlighten me with intelligent, thoughtful answers.

2007-06-16 11:10:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What does GOD mean by Genesis 3:16 ?

16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
In pain you shall bring forth children;
Your desire shall be for your husband,
And he shall rule over you.”

Does this give the husband the right to totally control and or abuse the woman ???

2007-06-16 11:09:02 · 34 answers · asked by dave777 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Actually, paleontologists know of many detailed examples of fossils intermediate in form between various taxonomic groups. One of the most famous fossils of all time is Archaeopteryx, which combines feathers and skeletal structures peculiar to birds with features of dinosaurs. A flock's worth of other feathered fossil species, some more avian and some less, has also been found. A sequence of fossils spans the evolution of modern horses from the tiny Eohippus. Whales had four-legged ancestors that walked on land, and creatures known as Ambulocetus and Rodhocetus helped to make that transition [see "The Mammals That Conquered the Seas," by Kate Wong; Scientific American, May]. Fossil seashells trace the evolution of various mollusks through millions of years. Perhaps 20 or more hominids (not all of them our ancestors) fill the gap between Lucy the australopithecine and modern humans.

2007-06-16 11:08:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

outside of of Y'ans of course. me none.

2007-06-16 11:05:56 · 16 answers · asked by TRACER ™ 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender