Society & Culture - 23 August 2007

The most famous arguments for God's existence are the ''five ways” of Thomas Aquinas. One of them is the argument from design. The other four are versions of the ''first cause” argument, which we explore here.

The argument is really very simple: Everything needs an explanation. Nothing just is. Everything has some “sufficient reason” why it is.

Example: My parents caused me, my grandparents caused them, etc. But it's not that simple. I wouldn't be here without billions of causes, from the Big Bang through the cooling of the galaxies and the evolution of the protein molecule to the marriages of my ancestors. So the universe is a vast and complex chain of causes.

But does the universe as a whole have a cause? Is there a First Cause, an uncaused Cause, of the whole process?

2007-08-23 16:47:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Isn't that what religions, NGOs, and all people's helping services and all the do-gooders of all sorts are all about?

Helping others to help themselves ?

What say you all ?

Only One Is Good - Your Father In Heaven !

What say you all?

2007-08-23 16:46:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-23 16:45:46 · 11 answers · asked by hehehe480 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-23 16:43:34 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Are all religious fundamentalists equally dangerous regardless of religion?
Example, Islamic fundamentalists following the way they interpret their religion flew aircraft into the WTC killing many Americans. American Christian fundamentalists following the way they interpret their religion send millions to support the Israel apartheid resulting in the deaths of many Palestinians. The only difference is the Christians don’t like to get their hands dirty yet people still end up getting dead through their actions. It's obvious Christians are willing to kill with their own hands considering the abortion clinic murders.

2007-08-23 16:43:15 · 19 answers · asked by Author Unknown 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-23 16:41:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was listening to "Don't Know When But A Day Is Gonna Come" by Bright Eyes, and I came across this lyric..."There is no truth.
There is only you and what you make the truth." I can see both sides of the argument. Just curious, what are your personal thoughts?

2007-08-23 16:39:35 · 12 answers · asked by Dudetta 2 in Religion & Spirituality

In my oppinion he should have been created with an appeareance of a guy in his early 20's because i understand that in the late of the 20's is when one stop growing and so being the "perfect age".
But do you think the same or what's on your mind?

2007-08-23 16:36:12 · 13 answers · asked by Cranberrydude 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-23 16:36:03 · 6 answers · asked by sokrates 4 in Etiquette

Would he have served the state, as was his sworn duty, or served his religion?

2007-08-23 16:34:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

they have lived their entire life based on a giant lie? ... and instead of heaven, all that will happen when they die is their corpse will rot, just like the rest of us.

2007-08-23 16:33:02 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why do some seperate catholics from christians? meaning if your asked if your a christian why not just say yes, instead of saying im catholic? or if you ask a question why is it christians or catholics? what is the difference? isnt catholic just another denomination?

2007-08-23 16:32:50 · 21 answers · asked by warrior*in*the*making 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-23 16:31:51 · 5 answers · asked by Lorena Alva 2 in Languages

2007-08-23 16:30:54 · 25 answers · asked by Socratic Pig 3 in Religion & Spirituality

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ams9PlpdFKOWOTNNr6_yfcnY7BR.?qid=20070823114407AAJwaDo

not bothered?
outraged?
no opinion?

I'm only asking this because the Politics section of YA is filled with more conservatives then progressives. And honestly I don't see how people can say that homophobia is ok & I'm straight.

2007-08-23 16:27:48 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I have noticed that the Christian Right has taken on the stance of being a political force, thereby serving (or dis-serving) the State, while espousing their Christian beliefs, which , forgive me if I am wrong, state, " Be no part of this world", " Give Caesars things to Caesar, but God's things to God"
How do Christians rectify their stance? Are they Political, or are they what they say they are?

2007-08-23 16:27:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

in the bible it says about adam and eve being the first 2 people on earth... but yet in science my teacher said over millions of years little organisms were made... then evolution happened.. and now were here... is evolution against the bible and god?

2007-08-23 16:24:59 · 20 answers · asked by A Lonely Apple 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-23 16:23:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How can they imagine that a parasitic embryo is a human being? It can not live on its own. It is totally dependent on the womb it is in. If it is allowed to live on, it will grow faster than any cancer. It will take all the nutrients it needs from the mother, no questions asked. At an early stage it is indistinguishable from a pig embryo. It is being used by the legal system as second 'person' in the event of the mother being killed. Of course, that is not all bad. Pro-lifers feel no compunction about condemning the woman to 18 years of responsibility in raising that baby to adulthood. It has to be disconcerting to a woman who does not want a pregnancy to have other people butt into her life and attempt to force her to go through with her 'mistake' or misfortune.

2007-08-23 16:23:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Is sexuality a choice? i would like no know what you think, why you think it, and your sexuality. thank you, there will be a follow up question, based on the answers i receive

2007-08-23 16:23:34 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Let's assume (if you don't want to play, you don't have to answer) this silly God thing actually pans out. Would you be more frightened to meet God or Satan?

2007-08-23 16:23:17 · 14 answers · asked by randyken 6 in Religion & Spirituality

How does one "know" (for a fact) that everything or anything in the Bible is actually the truth?

2007-08-23 16:23:15 · 12 answers · asked by Lindsey G 5 in Religion & Spirituality

ur manager keeps bugging u when ur doing your work??

2007-08-23 16:21:37 · 5 answers · asked by miss understand 4 in Etiquette

When you are going threw a valley and you have to look up to see the bottom and you feel all alone and like there is no getting out of the valley what do you do to hang on,when you pray and you feel like God is not there but you know in your heart he is.And you feel like your slowly going deeper and deeper down,what do you do?And when you finally get out of the valley and you grew threw it,was it worth going threw that.for you? And would you do it all over again?

2007-08-23 16:20:43 · 25 answers · asked by simple serenity 3 in Religion & Spirituality

any one that knows about death would know that the only way to know that is to die...but to be able to answer the question aswell and knowing the true answer...is tricky...try crygenics OR if u die but then get bought back to life they have experianced death...must be like a dream where u slowly slip into someone elses dream and slowly realise that ur life u just died from is dreams in you knew one, death is more confusing than the british weather...and least you know for certain that deaths coming for ya...i wouldnt mind meeting him im not touching his hands though...deaths touch and everything...anyway answer my question!! trailed of a bit here didnt i

2007-08-23 16:19:45 · 4 answers · asked by Slayer 1 in Other - Society & Culture

i try not to hate on them, but if everything ive read or heard is true these people are kooks

2007-08-23 16:17:10 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In a man or in a girl?

2007-08-23 16:17:00 · 25 answers · asked by LaVerito 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-23 16:15:03 · 16 answers · asked by walter h 4 in Etiquette

I have some of the beliefs of each of these, and not all of any one of them. Explanation:

Christianity: I believe Christ is the redeemer of the human race. However, I don't believe the Bible, as we know it, is inerrant. I believe a lot of it, but my interpretation is not always the typical fundamentalist view.

Buddhist: I believe in reincarnation and possible Nirvana. Meditation is extremely helpful in daily life.

Wiccan: I believe in a female Holy Spirit, as the Hebrew word for the Holy Spirit is feminine form of the word. i also believe that we should honor God's creation. However, I don't do any kind of spells or anything of that nature.

2007-08-23 16:14:51 · 27 answers · asked by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4 in Religion & Spirituality

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2007-08-23 16:14:31 · 21 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality