Society & Culture - 3 August 2007

Well, the thing is I can't decide which I should prefer more, rainbows or sunsets.
They are both God's glorious creations, but by gosh, there comes a time when a man has to take a stand!

My wife Maude used to love sunsets.

Maude's dead now.

Anywho, if you'd be so kind as to offer old Neddy your very best Ann Landers imitation, well, gosh I'd be grateful.

Thank Diddily anks,
Your Neighbor,

Ned Flanders

2007-08-03 14:40:09 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-03 14:38:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What if after you die, you float for eternity in nothingness. An endless black void, and you. All you would have to think about was your time on Earth.

What if you had to spend eternity thinking about a wasted life. You always wanted to do this.....you always wanted to go there, etc. This girl, that guy, family, friends, did you see them enough?

And then there's you. As you float through the void for eternity how will you be able to live with your actions on Earth. Were you too scared to really live? Scared of a God, scared of what people would think about you, scared of failure?

Life's hard, but you have to make it count, cause no matter what's next, this may be our only go here on Earth. Despite it's faults I love it here, so I'm going to go ahead and enjoy it.....hope to see you around.

2007-08-03 14:38:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hint: life is an icing mixed with poison

2007-08-03 14:33:59 · 13 answers · asked by Life 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok, first off i would like to state I'm Atheist.
You know whats funny... some atheists blame the world's problems on religion, while believers blame atheists for the world's problems....

There is no logic in either argument.... if there is please state it.

Why do some atheists always try to convert people into believing God doesnt exist, when they in turn hate it when Christians/ others say they will go to hell or try to convert people. Goes either way in many debates.

Oooo... another sad mistake... hippocrites/ or just plain annoying...
If you are responding to a question though... GIVE THEM ALL YOU GOT!!!

2007-08-03 14:33:36 · 11 answers · asked by annoyingdude99 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-03 14:32:35 · 14 answers · asked by cutiepatootie179 1 in Mythology & Folklore

In every town, big or small, there are men or women, and sometimes a group of them. You know these people because they are the people who are connected to seemingly every vain that pulses in your community. They hold no special title or honor; Yet nonetheless they are the ones who run the show. THey remain behind the scenes, but nothing goes on without their knowledge or approval. And they get whatever it is that they want from anyone.
People like this exist, I have seen it where I live and it is very clear to me that it is happening in every town in America. my question is how do these people attain the power that they have? Is it honest hard work and good moral character that makes people listen to and respect them? or is it something else at work?
I have never been a believer in secret societies or underworlds. Yet I am seeing for the first time clearly that either these things exist, or people are becoming VERY lucky for no clear reason. Can you help me?

2007-08-03 14:27:25 · 2 answers · asked by MinusLinus 2 in Other - Society & Culture

“The troubles of radiocarbon dating are undeniably deep and serious. Despite 35 years of technological refinement and better understanding, the underlying assumptions have been strongly challenged and warnings are out that radiocarbon dating may soon find itself in a crisis situation. Continuing use of the method depends on a “fix-it-as-we-go” approach, allowing for contamination here, fractionation there, and calibration whenever possible. It should be no surprise, then, that fully half the dates are rejected. The wonder is, surely, that the remaining half have come to be accepted.
“No matter how ‘useful’ it is, though, the radiocarbon method is still not capable of yielding accurate and reliable results. There are gross discrepancies, the chronology is uneven and relative, and the accepted dates are actually selected dates. This whole blessed thing is nothing but 13th-century alchemy*, and it all depends upon which funny paper you read.

Robert E. Lee "Radiocarbon: ages in error" Anthropological Journal of Canada

2007-08-03 14:23:28 · 15 answers · asked by theo48 1 in Religion & Spirituality

a) They're going straight to Cyberhell.

b) Robots don't have souls or free will, so it's not a sin, just icky.

c) This question is stupid.

d) This question is super smexi.

e) I think you posted this as a dare.

(This is just a hypothetical question, not that I'd ever do that with my robot brother. It's on behalf of ... uh, a robot friend of mine).

2007-08-03 14:22:42 · 9 answers · asked by Girl Machine 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Then people would know what a religion is.

2007-08-03 14:21:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-03 14:21:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is it tooooooooooo lattttttttte.

2007-08-03 14:21:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I'm taking a simple poll on how many christians are on the net =]

2007-08-03 14:18:36 · 55 answers · asked by questionqueen0026 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Some people believe it and others dont that kind of sounds like a religion to me.

2007-08-03 14:16:24 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is a question I just want to know what you guys would do. That all i want no other answers than that.

2007-08-03 14:15:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I can’t stand it when people insist on checking the balance on each of their 5 accounts at the cash point, study the info slip, and then put their cards back in to take a tenner from each.

2007-08-03 14:09:26 · 68 answers · asked by toietmoi 6 in Etiquette

2007-08-03 14:04:24 · 15 answers · asked by ? 4 in Mythology & Folklore

Where do you most see the love of God or feel the love of God?

2007-08-03 14:04:03 · 26 answers · asked by Former Atheist 4 in Religion & Spirituality

What is that something?

If your answer is anything like "I would never stop believing" or "there is nothing that could make me stop believing" PLEASE do not answer this question. If you cannot answer within the set limitations of this question, you do not need to answer it. I know there are many of you who would deny the nonexistence of your god all the way to your grave. That's fine, but I am only interested in hearing from people who can seriously consider the hypothetical situation where they stopped believing in their god tomorrow.

So... what happens to cause you to step out of faith?

2007-08-03 14:03:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and what is your religion(if you have one)?

2007-08-03 14:03:10 · 18 answers · asked by Pisces 6 in Religion & Spirituality

And do they then get lost in a swamp of theological "nonsense" and call it "faith"?

for clarification, I am a Christian. The above question is in reference to an answer to a question I posed earlier today. I would like to know what both Christians and non believers think about this statement.
Do you agree or disagree and why?

thank you. :)

2007-08-03 14:01:03 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I’ve heard people say that the concept of a ‘God gene’ is ridiculous and that the key to removing religion from society is the children. Apparently, all it takes is for one generation of children to be raised with no mention of religion and once atheism has attained the majority, the age of religion will be dark history. I find this hard to believe because to me religion is so much like cancer – some people are just more likely to get cancer just like some people are more likely to allow their lives to be affected by absurd concepts with no proof. If a large number of children are chosen at random and raised without religion, then I think the more religiously inclined children will just invent a new religion like Scientology or Mormonism. Your thoughts?

2007-08-03 13:59:06 · 9 answers · asked by Desiree 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-03 13:58:52 · 3 answers · asked by Pisces 6 in Religion & Spirituality

And if they do know, how do they know?

Please no, cause the bible tells me so!

2007-08-03 13:56:02 · 34 answers · asked by repstat 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Kings 2:23-24 (King James Version)

"And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them."

2 Kings 2:23-24 (New International Version)

New International Version (NIV)

"From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths* came out of the town and jeered at him. "Go on up, you baldhead!" they said. "Go on up, you baldhead!" He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths."

*Youths contested by some as 18-20 year old adults.

So, which is the 'Word of God' and which is a fraud?

2007-08-03 13:54:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The child calls home telling you that songs you both once loved to sing together (think music by Pink Floyd, The Eagles, and even Chaka Khan) are "evil", and the child says to you,"Mamma, we have to start listening to Jesus music because your music is evil."

The kid has been there a total for 3 weeks, mind you.

Also, now certain programs you like to watch are evil too. Stuff like Robot Chicken, Family Guy, and even Good Times. Yep. The kid tells you these shows are all evil. Before he left, he enjoyed all these shows too. The child is about to be eight. The child also informs you in a phone conversation, "Mamma, you have to stop watching these bad shows, so you can be good. Okay?"

The grandmother has said nothing to you about any of this, she just acts all aloof and stoic on the phone, like she is less than pleased to be speaking to you whenever you do speak to her. Also, she is dragging your child to church 3x a week. Without your consent.

What do you do?

2007-08-03 13:51:59 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If we cannot heal someone does that mean that we are not filled with the Holy Spirit?

2007-08-03 13:50:15 · 26 answers · asked by bethybug 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If Jesus was to come back to Earth as a human, lets say in a big city where crazy things happen, would peole believe that he is really Jesus? Alot of cults do start out with people proclaiming they are Jesus and make people kill themselves and others. What do you think ?

2007-08-03 13:47:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am 17 and an atheist. My sister is 28 and a christian. She keeps on trying to *convert* me which will never work because I hate everything about christianity and i don't believe in a god. She told me the story of how she was suicidal and she was plotting on killing herself and how she went to church and how god helped her. I told her that that is a delusional thinking because god isn't real. She said that she is not crazy and not delusional. We have been fighting over the phone now for 2 days. Who is right here? I am entitled to have my own beliefs, I am not a christian and will never be one. How can I get that through her thick head?

2007-08-03 13:46:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-03 13:44:38 · 25 answers · asked by rajan.tmadathilmkthirumulpad 1 in Religion & Spirituality