Society & Culture - 24 June 2007

If you take the perimeter of the pyramid and divide it by two times the height, you get a number that is exactly equivalent to the number pi (3.14159...) up to the fifteenth digit. The chances of this phenomenon happening by sheer chance is remarkably small. Did the ancient Egyptians know what the number pi was? Not likely, seeing as it was a number not calculated accurately to the fourth digit until the 6th century, and the pyramids calculate it to the fifteenth.

What about the fact that even though the sides of the base of the pyramid are some 757 feet long, it still forms an almost perfect square? Every angle in the base is exactly 90 degrees. In fact, the sides have a difference in length of something like two centimeters, which is an incredibly small amount.

What about the fact that although the Egyptians kept very careful records about everything they ever did; every king they had, every war they fought, and every structure they built, there were no records of them ever having built the pyramids?

What about the fact that the Egyptians had not even invented the wheel yet, but the blocks that they had to carry to build the pyramids weighed about 2 tons each? 4,000 lbs.? What did they do... use cement? In fact, they used so much stone, that if you took all of the stone they used and cut it into 1 foot square blocks, it would extend 2/3 of the way around the earth!!!

A Japanese team tried to build a scale model of the Great Pyramid in the
1970s using ancient methods. They completely failed at every step and had to
call in trucks and helicopters. The finished pyramid was mess. They could not
achieve any precision using modern technology.

2007-06-24 01:26:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Opinions? and please justify your views.. thanks..

2007-06-24 01:26:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

can i change my name by deed poll to rumplestilstkin? i wouldnt need a surname. and how much will it cost?

2007-06-24 01:25:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Don't you know this is a holy day?

2007-06-24 01:21:33 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was brought up in a very strict catolic home, now that my parents are both dead, and I am older, I find that I was only carrying out there wishes, I find I can relate to god in my own way, without the need to run to the alter rails all of the time, have not been to confessions in over a year, anyone feel like this.

2007-06-24 01:17:44 · 23 answers · asked by Little miss naughty 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I do believe in the power of prayer, but I can't see/feel that right now, so many other things are distracting me and I can't concentrate and I really am scared to go (female surgery).I am scared of being put under and that I won't wake up. My Surgery is booked for thursday and I can't sleep/eat/concentrate Is this normal?..

2007-06-24 01:17:22 · 19 answers · asked by Cinderella 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Willis was talking about?

2007-06-24 01:14:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-24 01:14:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Exuse my spelling, it's 7am, and those of you who know me, Know I'm an insomniac. Anyway, moving on.

In Christianity, the 'One True God" is ...well, the Judeo-Christian one. Of course you take pride in believing you are aware of the most omnipowerful being in (or outside of) existance. But Christians, fathom this;

Say you were born into a muslim family, raised on muslim beliefes. Would you not then believe Allah was the one true God? In this respect, How, exactly can you be so sure of yourself, KNOWING you would be equally sure of yourself if you had been born into a different religion?

-Hence, The Atheist.

Thoughts, before I pass out?

2007-06-24 01:09:44 · 16 answers · asked by SameTwo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

That you shouldn't laugh at someone when they fall? I always do and feel bad after the fact but can't stop laughing. Am I really a jerk for finding humor in misery?

2007-06-24 01:08:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I think with a little more understanding, they would see that it really was not as holy as they make it out to be.

2007-06-24 01:07:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

On the 19th of May this year I woke up at 8am in the morning and behold, standing on the right hand side of my bed in my room was a bright and colourful angel who was looking down at me. He had short blond hairt and I felt very calm and peacful. I have asked God many times before I go to sleep to put angels around my bed, and I have even asked awhile ago to God if I could see one. Jesus told me two weeks ago that was his angel and that he had given instructions to him to be with me everywhere I go. Jesus is the best, besides the Father. So christians have you had an angel encounter from God.I have been getting a lot of demonic things happen to me at night, so God has now placed angels around my bed and they do not touch me anymore to harras me.

2007-06-24 01:01:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was at IKEA today. It opened exactly one month ago, and it's still extremely busy, as it's the first IKEA store in our state. There was a family with three children, and all of the children had those wheelie sneakers with the wheels in them, and were skating around. The two younger, smaller children were sticking close to the parents, but the oldest child, a girl of about 12, was all over the place. She kept running into displays, and knocking things down, but worse, she kept running into people. She hit me twice, once hard enough to knock my purse and my loaded IKEA bag off my shoulder. I was annoyed, but I didn't get really angry until she ran into a very petite woman with a child on her hip. She hit the woman so hard that the woman actually fell forward, nearly dropping her child. She threw a hand out at the last minute and caught herself on a sofa. I shudder to think what would have happened had she been by the castered office chairs.

What does one politely say, and to whom?

2007-06-24 00:59:00 · 16 answers · asked by Bronwen 7 in Etiquette

and all of there questions has to do with black people why do they keep on talking about black people?????why dont they talk about any other race?????and there talking about how depressed they are........


i think that they should get a life


are they ok are they physco or sumn

2007-06-24 00:57:52 · 10 answers · asked by hello 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

They aided humans in their technology. If not how do you explain 2000 year old batteries? and also how did the ancient egyptian built the great pyramid? And why do almost all ancient civilizations talk about "gods" from the sky and even had pictures of "astronauts" in "space shuttles"...you decide yourself, but make sure you do some reading from this links, it will change your mind...

http://netscientia.com/egypt.html

http://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_11.htm

http://www.anomalies-unlimited.com/Palenque.html

2007-06-24 00:57:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2007-06-24 00:55:47 · 18 answers · asked by jdejioeuri 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-06-24 00:45:24 · 9 answers · asked by 2012 4 in Religion & Spirituality

This is devine line qustion. A beginner;s problem for meditation. Un able to concentrate in prayer.

2007-06-24 00:45:24 · 15 answers · asked by pdhanu 1 in Religion & Spirituality

No!
PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE FIRST!!!
"The Thief on the Cross" Is Baptism nessary?

http://www.trustingodamerica.com/thief.h...

When asked about if Baptism is nessary for Salvation, many refer to Luke 23:39‑43, which talks about the Thief on the Cross, They say "The Thief wasn't baptised so its not nessacary".

Truth is, You cannot be 100% sure the Theif wasn't baptised.

The robber (Gk. lestes, a robber - Matthew 27:38, 44, not thief, kleptes) to whom Jesus said, "...Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with Me in paradise" (Luke 23:43) was not just a common criminal. The man had honesty and courage as seen in his rebuke of the other robber, he appeared to fear God, acknowledged his guilt, accepted his deserved punishment, showed respect for Jesus, defended Jesus' innocence, and had some knowledge of Jesus' kingdom (Luke 23:40-42). This man was certainly not an impenitent sinner expecting death bed salvation, as he is sometimes portrayed!

PLEASE READ THE SITE

2007-06-24 00:40:22 · 5 answers · asked by Woman of God! 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I borrowed this question but I wanted to get some answers

2007-06-24 00:40:21 · 1 answers · asked by Mutley 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I mean how prude are some people. It is the 21st Century for gods sake. Not victorian times.

2007-06-24 00:39:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

When i got saved by Christ over 6 weeks ago it totally changed my life for the better. New opportunities have poured in, my life is so much easier and better in quality now. A real blessing.

I understand pre-marital sex is not permitted with the faith, but is holding hands, touching and kissing also included? Or is this not allowed as it is the "lust of the flesh"?

My Pentecostal Church advises that it isn't, and if you go out with a girl you should go in a group to avoid any physical intimacy. Holding hands isn't tolerated. There have been a case where a couple in love only kissed for the first time they were at the wedding altar.

My fear is that in today's modern world, cases like that do not happen. I don't think i could get a girl to marry me without ever really touching me, holding hands to say the least. It feels like a niche for people to be able to get married following those rules.

This is where i find spiritual warfare. What is your take?

2007-06-24 00:39:17 · 15 answers · asked by AJ 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Please don't answer this if you don't believe in intelgent design or creation. I am a creationist and want some views.

2007-06-24 00:38:35 · 5 answers · asked by jemhasb 7 in Religion & Spirituality

the violence in a particular country as christian violence or hindu violence but do they not see that it is not mandated in their scriptures to kill people of other religion where as in islam it DOES ask believers to kill FOR islam! There is a difference between self defence and religious aggression! Are others not even allowed to defend themselves against muslim aggression and should sit still while the muslim cuts off his head because secularism guarantees the muslim to believe he has a right to do so?

2007-06-24 00:37:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

" Excuse me my pet rat has escaped in your dining room. Could you ask your diners to help look for it?"

2007-06-24 00:32:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

and when I say soon I am very serious. How many of you are living like this. Thinking "Jesus probablly willnot return in this life time so I will do as I please". How many of you our there in yahoo land are living like that? Well I hate to tell you this, but If Jesus was to return tonight you would be left behind will all of the unbelivers. Jesus has showed to many people that many chrisitians will be left behind, will you be one of them, if not why not? Yeshua has already shown me in a supernatural way that I will not be left. I am ready and waiting for Jesus. The signs of prophecy are upon us and are increasing. Yes the tribulation is around the corner, but I am more interested in the soon return. I belive more chrisitans will be lieft than taken. Jesus said the road to life is narrow and a few be that find it, and broad is the way to destrucion and many people will travel down that road. My focus is being ready. forgiving everbody, asking for forgivness everyday, spend time with

2007-06-24 00:31:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They provide a service and receive payment and they have their hands in the political system. If they want to do that, they can pay like the rest of us. I'm sure that it wouldn't be much of a burden and they probably would be tax exemptions for some stuff. I'm sure their political buddies can help with that.


Does not a 3 million dollar church work exactly like a 300 thousand dollar one? Does that 200ft. crucifix have to be seen from the space station or do the stained glass windows have
to go from floor to ceiling?

I might be missing the boat on this one. I'm tired and cranky. But at least I have an open mind enough to suggest that I could be wrong.

2007-06-24 00:30:45 · 9 answers · asked by Mutley 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I've read this one a few times here, and just got it in an answer to a previous question. The guy said :
"Irrefutable evidences:
1. Jesus is real, and resurrected - else the hundreds of followers would have not died for lies. ............."

And then he went on with a couple of other equally logical points.

For those who believe that point as evidence, would that not prove ALL religions, that have martyrs, to be true, even though they contradict each others faith?

How can any normal, thinking person call martyrdom evidence of anything other than human tragedy?

2007-06-24 00:28:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know, I know, you're born that way, but people are born gay too, and you still seem to think THAT'S a choice.

2007-06-24 00:28:42 · 14 answers · asked by I am the Badger Princess. 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-24 00:25:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture