Society & Culture - 10 July 2007

For atheists, what is the point of it all? I mean if life is nothing but 40-80 years of taking breaths and heart beat, buying a few music albums, chasing after a few fashion fads, work some random jobs and then poof nothing, doesnt that make life the most stupid and pointless thing ever.

And as an atheist, why obey any law or elevate your character at all if there is no point to it all - if we are all just stardust and nothing else. Why not just live life grabbing and taking whatever you can with the short amount of time you have?

Maybe thats why children of atheist tend to dress up in black and hang out at the mall being delinquents cause they were never told life was about something more

2007-07-10 08:28:07 · 26 answers · asked by h nitrogen 5 in Religion & Spirituality

A cult technichaly is a group of people that believe the same thing. Now it is a group of people that follow one man and that man's teachings. So how is jehovah's witness a cult seeing that they follow only god's word? God is perfect, man isn't.

2007-07-10 08:26:39 · 17 answers · asked by IslandOfApples 6 in Religion & Spirituality

having as many children. What this seems to mean is that eventually we will be voted out, even in our own countries. I hope that makes sense to some of you. Call me racist if you like, but I think that it is in our best interest to keep it our nice little secret.

2007-07-10 08:26:23 · 3 answers · asked by finsoholic 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

People always say that we are abominations. Ok...And what makes us that? Other than our love is not "gods will" or "natural".

2007-07-10 08:22:57 · 25 answers · asked by Blood Angel 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

i had a girlfriend who i had sex with for3 years and never thought about guys. but one morning i woke up and my attraction towrds women had diminshed and men had risen. it made me really depressed and i still not attracted to women and get aroused by men. has anybody experienced thise befroe? and if so what happened as a reslut? did u turn gay? is it just a phase? and how did you help it?

2007-07-10 08:22:42 · 21 answers · asked by tmoney2803 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

What happens when the Watchtower Society has "New Light"? Let's say that you were Disfellowshipped for questioning the Society?....What if later "New Light" showed the Watchtower Society that what you thought was in fact accurate. ( Like " I didn't believe that Armageddon would come by 1975" )....Would the Elders who disfellowshipped, you and the Jehvahs Witnesses who shinned, you be bloodguilty of stumbling you, and this inable to receive Gods blessing and thus lose their salvation?

2007-07-10 08:22:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or are you speaking of people being kinder? Well that is definetly not true, more people are divided on issues like bipartisan politics, religion on a global basis, the Government not trusting anyone by wanting to install cameras to watch are every move
Of course Global Warming becoming worse.to the World Bank and the United Nations, from 1 to 2 billion humans are now malnourished, indicating a combination of insufficient food, low incomes, and inadequate distribution of food. This is the largest number of hungry humans ever recorded in history
How is the world improving?

2007-07-10 08:22:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They are businesses in the business of selling fairy tales as science. Some of them like the Catholic Church and Watchtower Society run large investment firms. They should be taxed like any other business.

2007-07-10 08:21:23 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know nowdays that many parents are very proud and happy with their gay children, but it seems this is more true with mothers when it comes to a gay son than with a gay daughter. I can see how moms would love to have a son who dress well, keeps the house neat and well decorated, and enjoys shopping. And the same thing with dads being more ok with a gay daughter than a gay son.

Anyone else notice this?

2007-07-10 08:18:36 · 8 answers · asked by h nitrogen 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Then why give it to us in the 1st place?

2007-07-10 08:17:59 · 31 answers · asked by moseymo5 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I need to send a formal email to someone I have never had any contact with before. Adressing it as "Dear sir" (or "Dear Ms X"), as one might do with a letter, seems to formal. And how should I sign off?

2007-07-10 08:15:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I personally like to either use them as toilet paper when my charmin runs out or I line my bird cage with them. Whats your favorite thing to do with this cult publication?

2007-07-10 08:15:42 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-10 08:15:28 · 8 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-10 08:14:49 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-10 08:13:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

Surely people other than Mathew would have remarked upon this?

Did the Romans round them up and take them to Area LI?

2007-07-10 08:13:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Oh no! Whatever shall we do if we can't get fundies to believe in global warming?!!!
I really lose sleep over stuff like this.
Strange,how one can keep abreast of current trends in fundie thought just by reading atheist postings. But then,who else cares what fundies think?
Anyway,so let's have it - what's the big low-down on fundies-don't-believe-in-global-warning-and-boy-does-that-make-me-mad? Was this something a tv evangelist kicked off? What's the narrative? Any time-line on this controversy?

2007-07-10 08:12:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

God is not dead. my hands, my feet, my soul etc. etc. etc.

2007-07-10 08:10:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I sleep all night and work all day,
I like to put on women's clothing,
and hang around in bars.

2007-07-10 08:09:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

if you are feeling not well, do you know why?
are you here because worldy things are not appealing to you anymore?
if i am to ask you how would you like me to love you, can you give me an answer?
this is love, just not as intense as the love you have been expecting.
i will help to grow this love by being in touch with you, agree?
would you like to write to me, or vice versa?
sugestions are welcome
you can ask me anything, or tell me anything
I apologize for my bad tone, and the reflexion of the darkness
please help to purify my heart, and yours

2007-07-10 08:09:20 · 6 answers · asked by - 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-10 08:08:59 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It seems like it's easy for people to really get into popular fiction like the Harry Potter books. Why?

2007-07-10 08:08:50 · 15 answers · asked by Matt3471 3 in Mythology & Folklore

im trying to send a thank you note to my bother -in -law his wife and baby for the gifts they gave my son for his birthday but i wanted to look like my son sent it .how do i start? uncle x,aunt y.......?

2007-07-10 08:07:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

So in the world today, there are certain standards people live by. You know, don't kill someone else - and if someone does, then they get sent to prison. Etcetera etcetera. So who decided what was right and wrong? A lot of it seems similar to the 10 Commandments and that sort of thing, murder is just an example. So did it stem from these? Are the rules we live by now some which originate from Biblical times? And if the Bible is a load of tosh, then are the extreme minority (those who are just totally against it, and im not accusing anyone here of that) ignoring it completely? Do they think it's right to murder, for the sake of going against the Bible? If not, where does their "moral code" come from?

2007-07-10 08:06:58 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-10 08:05:52 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Seems the Pope is reiterating that if you're not Catholic, you're not saved. How do you feel about that?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/ap_on_re_eu/pope_other_christians;_ylt=AmmZy4i7Yj81OaetkbHQE2z9xg8F

2007-07-10 08:05:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI has reasserted the universal primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says Orthodox churches were defective and that other Christian denominations were not true churches.

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2007-07-10 08:05:03 · 19 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Yes if you don't accept God's gift of salvation you will go to hell,yes we are all sinners BUT there's more than God's wrath.God sent his son to pay the penalty for our sins.if you accept the fact that you are a sinner,abandon that sin and give yourself over to God's gracious hand you will be free from sin.When you die there will be no need to fear hell.Just as Christ was raised from the dead you too will be raised and live for eternity IF YOU WILL ACCEPT GOD'S GIFT.Please I ask you now to do so.don't wait until it's too late.PLEASE

2007-07-10 08:04:51 · 9 answers · asked by Demon slayer 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Both jump the gun.

2007-07-10 08:04:35 · 8 answers · asked by Frog Five 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok so i really want to shave my legs. I HATE having hair on them. And its starting to get a lil too hairy for me =( I want to shave them but im woried about what others would say and think. Does a guy who shaves his legs make him seem gay? ( i really am gay tho)

Oh and i have dark leg hair, and im worried that if i do shave, you might still be able to see some hairr like under the skin or w/e... One last thing, what are some really good razors to use?

2007-07-10 08:04:18 · 23 answers · asked by soccerstud110 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender