Society & Culture - 1 August 2007

Please first understand, I'm not attacking Athiests at all. I'm just curiusn their way of life.

So could you guys please tell me your basic beliefs?
What do you guys live for if you don't believe in God and no Heaven?
Do you believe in a life after? or you lived before?
These are just a few questions, if you could just tell me your way of life.
And serious answers only please! Thanks to you all!!

2007-08-01 08:50:07 · 19 answers · asked by travsbest 3 in Religion & Spirituality

read the well thought out, articulate responses from the atheists, or do they just read what they want to read?

Some compelling, fact-based responses on this board seem to be completelty ignored by all theists.

Granted- there are some silly responses, but on the whole regarding serious issues, atheists have a compelling argument. Do you theists just turn your head and pray when you read something that makes complete sense, but goes against your belief system, or are you willing to contemplate these arguments and weigh them objectively without prejudice?

2007-08-01 08:50:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For the true, sanctified, christians.

I am going to me be going back to school soon and there is so much evil there it is like hell on earth. I live with unsaved parents. Any advise?

2007-08-01 08:49:36 · 29 answers · asked by aa 2 in Religion & Spirituality

For that matter animals are atheists. Right?

2007-08-01 08:49:17 · 12 answers · asked by JayDee 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-01 08:48:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is the passage where jesus tell his twelve disciples that they will each have a throne and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

This would include Judas who betrayed him a few chapters later.

If jesus is supposed to be god and man, and if god is all-knowing, why would he have given him a throne in heaven?

2007-08-01 08:47:55 · 13 answers · asked by JerseyRick 6 in Religion & Spirituality

As opposed to child-friendly?

I got frustrated yesterday because Tony Stewart (racecar driver) was fined for cussing after winning a race. He was exhausted and elated, but he was "a bad role model for the children", according to a few people.

And now I read about a mother in Ohio who's upset because her condo won't let a child who needs diapers use the public pool. Instead of telling her son that it's for bigger kids or using it as motivation for his potty-training, she's suing the condo.

http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/08/01/condopool.html?type=rss&cat=21

I can't have kids and don't want them, so I get treated like a hard-core child-hater for saying that things don't always have to be remade for small children. Some things can just be suitable for adults. And it's not that I hate kids--I love the kids in my life. I just want some things for adults. I want kids to have some things to look forward to.

Anyone else feel that way?

2007-08-01 08:46:07 · 14 answers · asked by GreenEyedLilo 7 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-01 08:45:55 · 11 answers · asked by snozzberries 4 in Mythology & Folklore

I have been praying daya nd night for a miracle, I have requested court ordered counseling, and the counseling will be done by the pastor and staff from my church, should I have jope that he will come to his senses? We were both raised in Christian homes and he has admitted to me that he knows that what he is doing is wrong and that he is just angry and hurt and hopefully he will come to his senses.

2007-08-01 08:45:40 · 19 answers · asked by mystery 1 in Religion & Spirituality

they are in complete denial. they called me a dyke (im bi not les) and mom smacked me. and they're totally out of control. they have me very upset. any tips on dealing with them?

2007-08-01 08:43:50 · 7 answers · asked by rocker_chick 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Think about this. Established religions, such as Christianity, hold that older Pagan religions are nothing more than mythology, yet to the believers in those Pagan religions, the validity of their faith is unquestionable---just as it is to the Christians. Considering this, what right does any religion have to deny another religion's validity? After all, there are some fantastic stories in the Bible not much different from stories to be found in other beliefs, but it appears that dominant Christian propaganda works to discredit those beliefs.

As an Atheist, the contention is all academic to me, but as an egalitarian, I must accept that one religious belief is no less valid than another---it is a person's choice of faith, and faith is the catalyst & important element, not how it is packaged.

I'm primarily directing my question to Christians & am not seeking a defense of faith; rather, I'm asking what makes one believe their own religion has the right to deny another's validity?

2007-08-01 08:43:34 · 17 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5 in Religion & Spirituality

this question appear in the Gospel of the new testament.

2007-08-01 08:43:30 · 15 answers · asked by major 1 in Religion & Spirituality

This question is open to all and a general interest question.

2007-08-01 08:43:00 · 16 answers · asked by Edward J 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Is this more or less of a compliment, in your opinion?

2007-08-01 08:42:33 · 10 answers · asked by Blearg 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-01 08:40:22 · 6 answers · asked by hog b 6 in Religion & Spirituality

why can't they beleive if theres no proof...what makes them turn atheist?

2007-08-01 08:40:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

this is just a survey and everyone can answer and name the country where you live in and what religion are you or if you are an atheist/agnostic.

2007-08-01 08:39:25 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm related to several, and I still haven't figured it out.

2007-08-01 08:38:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

how to speak spanish since in like 40%

2007-08-01 08:38:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

It's not THAT important that they eat, at least not spiritually. We must first "feed their soul" so that they can discover true values in the name of their heavenly father.

2007-08-01 08:37:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is it wrong as a christian to buy bootleg movies and ride in bootleg cabs not tryna be funny cause i'm a young christian and I just wanna know if doing any of this stuff is endorsing evil practices? God Bless You All!!

2007-08-01 08:36:29 · 17 answers · asked by Caryn B 2 in Religion & Spirituality

On the night of the Harry Potter release I wore my pentagram, because I figured that would be one night I could wear it without anybody thinking it is odd. Another group of people there (for the release) greeted me as family because they were wearing pentagrams too.

I have never encountered this before, but then again I don't know many pagans IRL. So is there a community I'm not aware of?

2007-08-01 08:36:01 · 27 answers · asked by Kharm 6 in Religion & Spirituality

if yes what do you think about it?

2007-08-01 08:35:39 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This question is for Jehovah's Witnesses only. When will you attend your District Convention? I will attend mine on Friday of this week, and then go on the 18th and 19th for the other days because of parking on Friday. This Friday, another congregation is having their District Convention, and they have a bus to take on Friday, because it's hard to find a parking spot in the parking garage where I go. So I'm going with another congregation this Friday because they have a bus, and my congregation doesn't. My congregation is having their District Convention August 17-19, but since I'm going to attend the Friday with the other congregation, I'm just going on Saturday and Sunday, because it's easy to find a parking spot. Anyway, when will you attend your District Convention? Do you look forward to attending it, if you haven't attended already?

2007-08-01 08:35:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-01 08:33:03 · 23 answers · asked by It'S kAyLa! 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Even the Arabs and the Muslims are Jewish? Did God have a different Religion before the creation of Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

2007-08-01 08:31:28 · 31 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If the majority of the planet's population believes in a supreme being of some sort does that make the burden of proof the responsibility of the atheist making the case that there is no supreme being?

I know some, not all, like to say that the burden of proof lies with the theist but I say belief is the norm in this case so the burden of proof lies with the atheist.

I don't have precise stats but you can find some here:
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855613.html

Keep in mind this question is religion neutral.

What do you think?

2007-08-01 08:31:13 · 29 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

After all, science is the study of the Earth, which if you're Christian you believe God created. If there is that much about the Earth that conflicts with the Bible, isn't that a sign that something went wrong along the way? Some people tend to take the bible so literally - but the bible says nothing about evolution or any of the other scientific theories that people fight over today.

2007-08-01 08:29:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've posted this question 4 times and it didn't show up, why?

The question was, Do you believe we have free will? Why or why not?

2007-08-01 08:29:06 · 18 answers · asked by Hateful Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

There are currently 4,200 different identified religions in the world. Yet Christians insist THEIRS is right and all others are wrong. Do you know what the odds are that YOUR religion is right? It is exactly 0.000238095238. That's pretty low odds huh?

To put it into perspective, you odds are better at ALL of the following:
Dating a millionaire
Writing a NY Times Bestseller
Fataly slipping, falling and dying in the shower
Audited by the IRS
Having a child who tests as genius
Being a woman who is raped
Going to jail
Seriously injured by mowing the lawn

I mean, really. YOUR religion is the correct one out of 4,200? What evidence do you have of this? (Other than your parents TELLING you its the right one)

2007-08-01 08:28:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality