Society & Culture - 31 July 2007

And for those that think I am talking about all men, no I am not.

2007-07-31 04:40:37 · 14 answers · asked by I Wanna Know 3 in Religion & Spirituality

And for those that think I am talking about all men, no I am not.

2007-07-31 04:40:27 · 6 answers · asked by I Wanna Know 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

10+ vilation e-mails this morning. I was expecting this due to my heated criticism of Muslims yesterday, but it turns out ALL of the violations were on my posts where I pointed out flaws in the Bible, or said things that were Atheist-oriented.

Is that how you get even with someone that you can't win an argument intelligently with?

You will burn in hell for being an Atheist, but until then, I will make sure you get suspended just so your side of the argument will not be heard. So sad....

2007-07-31 04:39:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How is it possible when the worlds population is booming?

2007-07-31 04:39:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Every now and then, some ancient thought gets some scientific backing. Breathing throught the nose - an ancient meditation technique - cools the brain like a fan in your computer. The essential components of DNA have been found in clay. Time is relative.

So does anyone ever consider the possibility that we are in fact the descendants of the survivors of a worldwide catastrophe? Could our ancient texts have come down - in the form of myths - from those whose knowledge had progressed to levels close to our own?

2007-07-31 04:38:33 · 3 answers · asked by ZombieTrix 2012 6 in Religion & Spirituality

on this whole belief that jesus will return, doesn't this imply that he left us? and if he left us, he's not necessarily everywhere then. and therefore one cannot claim he is omnipresent, therefore he is not a god? on the contrary, if he is god and he is everywhere, then how can he return if he is already here?

2007-07-31 04:38:15 · 9 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Religion & Spirituality

is it sinful?

2007-07-31 04:37:45 · 27 answers · asked by viva la vida 3 in Religion & Spirituality

All i did was steal a few sweets a little harsh

2007-07-31 04:36:37 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If god loves us so much, why does he make us suffer with disease and death everyday of our lives? and if he loves us so much, why does he send people to live in hell FOREVER?! isn't that harsh?

sincerely,
losing my faith :(

2007-07-31 04:35:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've read a lot here on R&S about how cristhian apologetics are not credible.
One argument that got my attention was the one about Lee Strobel. He is suposably not credible because he is vey partial in his books and never interviews anyone who disagrees with him.
Is that good enough for all of his books to be discredited? I mean, he does interview only authorities on the subject. Also if the answer to the question is yes, than i can easily just toss all of Dawkins arguments in the trash either: He is partial, his books are clearly biased and he does not present alternatives points of view in them.
Personaly, i believe Dawkins has great arguments, he is a great scientist.
So i don't believe just denying what Christian apologetics write is a good or valid counter argument or a rational point of view.

I'm very interested in all opinions!
Please try not insulting anyone, insulting only shows ignorance ok?

Paz de Cristo

2007-07-31 04:34:46 · 4 answers · asked by Emiliano M. 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-31 04:34:12 · 5 answers · asked by Curious mind 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-31 04:34:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Not just here in the race section. But also in the homo and women's studies sections.

I'm not talking about the people who are simply putting forth a conservative or traditional viewpoint.

I'm talking about the people who come to these sections just to insult women/homos/people of color. They are almost 100% male. Why is that?

2007-07-31 04:33:50 · 4 answers · asked by bikerchickjill 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

As cliche as it sounds, I absolutely love the Indigo Girls. Jen Foster is amazing, too. I love listening to new music and when I find out they are "family" it's just an amazing bonus! So... who are you listening to?

2007-07-31 04:33:22 · 12 answers · asked by Stacey P 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-07-31 04:33:16 · 47 answers · asked by reelperspectiv 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If you believe Jesus was God, no one has seen him, that is still alive.

2007-07-31 04:33:13 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or am I just warning him out of love for him?

2007-07-31 04:32:46 · 14 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Not just here in the homo section. But also in the women's studies and race sections.

I'm not talking about the people who are simply putting forth a conservative or traditional viewpoint.

I'm talking about the people who come to these sections just to insult women/homos/people of color. They are almost 100% male. Why is that?

2007-07-31 04:32:11 · 10 answers · asked by bikerchickjill 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

is it me, or does anybody else see a similarity between christians telling 'sinners' and atheists that they must be 'saved' by jesus or they'll go to hell... and those chain mail you often receive claiming that you will die in 7 days, or have bad luck for the rest of your life.if you do not "repost this within 5 minutes"?!
To me, it sounds as if religion could easily just have been made up by some bored person looking to trick as many people as possible into doing everything "god" says...
People often ask, "why dont you beleive in god" and i say it is because...
' i dont underestimate human beings' ability to create and beleive. I am sure if enough people heard about the flying spaggeti monster after time it would become a religion. I dont wish to rule out the idea completely but im not convinced!"

by the way i think that the excuse of " oh... if god was real he wouldnt make anyone suffer" is a valid excuse at all for not beleiving.. Nobody claims god is out to make evry1 happy

2007-07-31 04:31:30 · 13 answers · asked by hublub 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am just curious is all. I am a Christian.

2007-07-31 04:31:14 · 37 answers · asked by rissa 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I may have this wrong but here is my reading of the tower of babel.

God (R-Heaven) is all-loving and wants us to love him too. So some people who really loved god got together and built a tower to try to be closer to God (since they loved him so much). But all this love angered this all-loving God so he struck down the tower and as punishment he cast humanity (which he loves) into separate tribes - more or less sentencing them to spend the rest of history killing each other in senseless wars.

2007-07-31 04:30:37 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

LoL. Someone reported ALL my posts yesterday that had anything to say that was even remotely Atheist, and so in turn I had 10+ Violation notices in my inbox this morning. I guess that showing that God does not exist is against the Yahoo terms of service.

So instead of asking real questions, I will just spout Fireball type dribble, seeing as how religious zealots do not get reported.

2007-07-31 04:30:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-31 04:28:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

She sprinkled salt over every door entry in the house. Has a crystal hanging from the window in one area of the living room. She has a red dragon looking thing I forget what it's called. lol hanging from another window in her kitchen. Along with another crystal and a small dream catcher in one other window i the kitchen. She has like 10 types of herbs that are "new to me" in her kitchen. lol and she loves animals and says "witchcraft is wonderful if it works for you". She accepts me for being a witch. And...she literally has like 12 candles in her house. Different colors too. She also loves loves loves nature and respects "the mother earth". and she loves to cook. lol
But what do you think? Could she be a witch?

2007-07-31 04:28:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anthony 2 in Religion & Spirituality

In the Legends how did King Arthur meet Lancelot for the 1st time? Is there a story behind it? If so which book or books tell the tale?

2007-07-31 04:28:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

It is called 'Life on the Tuesday Side of the Street'
It is about a woman who looses her children in a bomb attack.
Does she become a force for peace?
Does she become an anti-terrorist agent?
Will you please write the next paragraph, or the next chapter?
Check it out at: http://astorybyallifus.blogstream.com/
Lemme know what you think! Thanks!!!

2007-07-31 04:27:04 · 2 answers · asked by roscoedeadbeat 7 in Other - Society & Culture

Did you pretend to like it and eat it, or did you just say "I'm not hungry".

2007-07-31 04:26:10 · 11 answers · asked by Wookie 2 in Etiquette

Should that pedophile that is on the news be charged with violating childrens rights to NOT be subject to known sites of lust? If a child is harmed because of his pictures, can't he be charged with instigating the crime?

More to the point, would it not be moral to have laws barring ANY photos of children in sites that are not commercial in nature?

I would think the child has a right to NOT have their image used on sites geared for the "pleasure" of viewing them.

What are your thoughts?

2007-07-31 04:25:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Ok i was raised a Seventh-day Adventist and I really did believe in my religion at one point. But now I'm so confused i don't even know if i believe in God and the Bible any more. So my Questions are:

1. Why do you believe in God?
2. What's the difference between Naive' and Blind trust and Fait?
3. Is it possible that religion is just a way for people to deal with life and non of it's really even true?
4. Is there really any such thing as pure and whole truth?

2007-07-31 04:24:45 · 17 answers · asked by Crystal 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Just like when God asked Solemon to.

2007-07-31 04:23:53 · 16 answers · asked by cleopatra 4 in Religion & Spirituality