Society & Culture - 19 July 2007

In another question, a god-believer responded:

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If we believers are just a bunch of deluded idiots, then tormenting us is kind of like tormenting a retarded child. but there are people here who are searching for the good stuff, we have the hope of an afterlife, and while I will freely admit that some of the atheists are far more clever than some of us believers, there is something pathetic and wrong about non-believers tormenting believers. We believers are trying to figure things out---y'all non-believers need to get your own life. hope it works out for you. what kind of weird twisted psychology impels you to spend so much time in R&S?
What are your issues? What do you get from this?
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How do non-believers reply:

2007-07-19 23:45:58 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

After all, they have the same Ten Commandments, and the Old Testament is made of Jewish scriptures.

2007-07-19 23:45:36 · 27 answers · asked by jarynth4 1 in Religion & Spirituality

You realize, If you Blasphemie the holy ghost you can't go to heaven, Ever. Right?

Like It says it in the bible, god and jesus both forgive you for blaspheming them, but the holy ghost dosnt. you blasphemine him and there is no heaven in store for you.

This isn't up for debate, thats in the bible.

Jesus isnt going to just go over the HG's head and forgive you and allow you into heaven, just as god isnt going to go over jesus's head and condem you to hell because you dont sacrifice lambs.


its a matter of respect, they are the holy trinity.


If you purposly blasphemined the holy ghost, knowing hell was in store for you, would you bother continuing praying and going to church, or would you just live life up while you could?

Or would you continue worship so you could pretend your good, while secretly your hoping god see's this and gives u a second shot.

2007-07-19 23:40:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm getting a little tired about all the negative things being said about America, all countries have their bad sides, nobody is perfect, so I want to know some POSITIVE things that America has given to the world, please.

2007-07-19 23:39:11 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-19 23:35:27 · 13 answers · asked by ChocLaddy 2 in Etiquette

1. DILIGENCE
2. ENTHUSIASM
3.INITIATIVE
4.HUMILITY
5.RESPONSIBILITY
6. DETERMINATION
pls. help.........thanks a lot!

2007-07-19 23:35:22 · 5 answers · asked by beth_dyosa 2 in Religion & Spirituality

My old teacher once told me that the good believers (who are the extreme minority) from all of the faiths get on well, and that the bad ones (who are also an extreme minority) try to start fights and don't like each other; but that most are indifferent or apathetic (the overwhelming majority), and therefore just as destructive as the bad believers- is this true?

Thanks

2007-07-19 23:32:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have been invited to stay with a French family in Brittany. They have done me a great favour, and I feel that after that, and after staying with them for a short while, I should at least offer them some sort of gift - maybe something to thier kids. What should I do / give that wouldn't embarrass them, but be suitable at the same time?

2007-07-19 23:27:23 · 23 answers · asked by Dukey 1 in Etiquette

2007-07-19 23:25:41 · 11 answers · asked by raj r 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i had a dream about this boy i had never met befor...and we were totally in love...what does it mean?

2007-07-19 23:23:52 · 2 answers · asked by Panda 1 in Mythology & Folklore

entire creation?

2007-07-19 23:20:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you say, 'but Muhammad was fake' remember that Jews will say 'Jesus was fake'.

2007-07-19 23:20:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you believe this ?
You can try it if you want !
At midnight, close all the light in your house and go to your bathroom by using a candle only, bring a red apple and a knife with you,peel around the apple while looking in the mirror and you might see a ghost. And then, you will see your soulmate !

Should I believe this story ?

2007-07-19 23:16:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Knowing that the text in bible came from stories that were passed down for hundreds of years by word of mouth before being recorded in writing. Those writings sat around for several hundred more years before being read again. There was no way to verfy the credibility of them as there was no record of even who wrote most of them.

Then only certain texts were chosen to be put into a book called the bible. This was done by church leaders. They selected the texts that would be put into this new book. Several ceturies later it was edited again and some of the texts were removed from the bible. The later it was rewritten by english monarky and called the King James version.

Keeping all this in mind, here is my question:

With all these biased selections and deletionsof texts, multible translations over time, and belifes of man (that god had not directly talked to) can we take every thing in the bible as acurate facts?

2007-07-19 23:11:26 · 25 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-19 23:08:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Halal sacrifice is when you pray a special sentence and then cut the "Common Carotid Artery"(artery that feeds the brain with fresh blood) of say a Rooster and allow its heart to pump all the blood out of its body before dying. They consider that if the rooster die containing its blood ... religiously it cannot be eaten.

Scientifically proven the Rooster experiments the greatest pain ever, suffering until slowly death .....and what is worse the rooster will be thrown inside a container with boiling water to be easier to take out its feather ........sometimes BEING STILL ALIVE ...

Note: The brain needs some minutes without blood to die.

But when you cut its neck in one go..., its heart automatically stops and the Rooster does not feel any pain because there is no connection with its brain anymore

PS: HALAL means "Allowed by GOD".

2007-07-19 23:03:55 · 7 answers · asked by Sam B 1 in Religion & Spirituality

what do they do?

2007-07-19 22:58:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-19 22:57:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-19 22:57:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

since the above question is explicitly directed towards Christians, there is no need for other people to chime in with their not-so-witty witticisms, not-so-discreet subtleties, and not-so-bright "revelations" about how all of us fundies are thoughtless drones who melt when we touch logic. I'm addressing believers here.

2007-07-19 22:56:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hi , first off i want to say im not against any religions so please dont take my question the wrong way.....

Ok , would you be religious if your familly wasnt ?

I grew up in an all christian familly . But i realized my familly was liers and i began not to trust them , and eventually not trusting religion . So i want to know that if your familly was lets say , athiests , would you still be the religion you are....becaue i can tell you that 70 precent or more of people wouldnt because they love their parents and their beliefs . i was allways a rebel , didnt lesson in school , didnt lesson to my parents , so why on earth would i lesson to a pastor that i dont know and dont care about that is reading from a book 2000 years old like he was their or something......and thats still how i see life...

2007-07-19 22:54:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

If not, please watch it first then get back to this question instead of just saying "no." Fast-forward through the first ten minutes if you care about a long introduction.

I'd like to see your opinions on it.

2007-07-19 22:52:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-19 22:45:52 · 17 answers · asked by Q.xi 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-19 22:45:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

Jesus was the last Isrealite Prophet (Messiah) and those who denied him will be sent a False Messiah as a final punishment....

All those who support him are evil and all those who oppose him are on the side of Good.


This website link shows the biblical proof that the False Messiah (like the real Messiah) were both Jewish.

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/pink/antichrist.chap03.i.html

2007-07-19 22:45:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Heck, it worked out that way for Christianity, so will it in turn work for Scientology?

2007-07-19 22:43:11 · 14 answers · asked by Skaggy says: 5 in Religion & Spirituality

What does this tell you? I think it means absolutely not, but I would like to hear from others.

"Some people believe that a woman in Islam is regarded as inferior to man since the Quran says (what means):
"Men have one degree above women." [Quran 2: 228]

In fact, to understand this Quranic verse, you should see another one, related to the issue in question. It reveals the wisdom behind this concept.



In the Quran it also says (what means): "Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allaah has given the one more than the other and because men support them from their means." [Quran 4:34]

This verse implies that it is a man's duty to support his wife, and not the reverse, but this, in no way, makes him superior to her.

In fact, the rights and responsibilities of a woman are equal to those of a man but they are not necessarily identical.

2007-07-19 22:39:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know onee-chan is older sister and onii-chan is older brother but I'd like to know the equivalent for younger siblings.

I've heared Onee-chan and nee-chan used when referring to friends who are considered like sisters (similarly for boys with nii-chan) But the friends always tend to be the same age or older, so what could I use if the friend is younger but still like a sibling?

2007-07-19 22:38:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

I wanted to be a translator but they sent me something for supermega sciencists....
is it OK?
I even can't understand it in my native language...




do for example biochemicians have special person specialized in chemical translation?
it's hard to tralslate somethign like this:
the intercellular matrix alpha has been found in Novikoff Tumor .......................................

2007-07-19 22:29:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Some people say that high school is when you have the best years, others say when it's when you're in your 20s, and yet others believe it's when you're over 50! What do you all think?

I would rather have someone 50 or over to answer since they've lived longer, but I'm open to anyone. (Plus I don't think a lot of seniors go on Answers...)

2007-07-19 22:25:59 · 15 answers · asked by dancingpuppy 2 in Other - Society & Culture