Society & Culture - 24 August 2007

if there is a god why do people we love die and why is there tsunami's that kill millions and wars???????????/

2007-08-24 10:09:46 · 29 answers · asked by jenni b 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I see this happen all the time with creationist arguments. The following question includes a supposed quote from the Encyclopedia Britannica which is absolutely false.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070824135357AAE1FhP&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiTNcWOLU.GZdVjPvq3C4B9DabmPx8LCm3g--&paid=answered#AKIrCUDJUVezHTBXcuJP
Why is it necessary for creationists to resort to such fraudulent tactics? Will you really go to any length to convince people of your lies? Why can't you just honestly present REAL FACTUAL evidence and information regarding creation if it is so provable?

The EB article:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-38367/turtle

2007-08-24 10:08:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-24 10:08:13 · 10 answers · asked by Mr. T 1 in Languages

Real christans like Jesus

2007-08-24 10:08:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm very interested in past lives and things like that.
I feel as if I lived in the 60's or 70's. I'll be somewhere and be like "This really reminds me of a place in the 60's" and my mom who grew up in that time period would be like "your right!" and I'm only 14.

When I was about 5 my favorite shows were The Brady Bunch, Happy Days, and Leverne and Shirly...a bit weird for a child in the 90's.

I don't really remember any significant things about the 60's or 70's just that I sometimes feel like im back in the day and always been attracted to that time period.

2007-08-24 10:06:59 · 7 answers · asked by seaxo8 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-08-24 10:06:38 · 25 answers · asked by sego lily 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Please hear me out, okay? I am NOT talking about screwing around, I am talking about respectable adult company of the opposite sex. I mean, take this sceanario: your husband/wife is overseas working, and you both agree to remain 100% faithful physically (sexually), but you both agree you may have a friend of the opposite sex for company (like to go out and see movies, zoo, dinner...etc) nothing more.

I admit, this takes will power to do, and both partners must be honest and in accord, and faithful. Some could argue this is NOT being faithful, but I label it being real. What do you think about it? I feel sorry for people who have too little will power to resist being unfaithful when you gave your word to be so.

Sorry, I don't feel a lady accompanying a gentleman to a movie and dinner, and nothing else, is being unfaithful. It's up to you to let them know what the deal is, and check your own feelings.

2007-08-24 10:05:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In concusion:
In reality, the fossil record seems to fit the creation model well--the record is in fact characterized by abrupt appearances of fully formed organisms, with large systematic gaps(lacking transitional forms) between different types of creatures. Geologist David Raup, curator at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, explains, "Instead of finding the gradual unfolding of life, what geologists of Darwins time, and geologists of the present day, actually find is a highly uneven or jerky record; that is, species appear in the sequence very suddenly, show little or no change during their existence in the record , then abruptly go out of the record. Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould further acknowledged, " New species almost always appeared suddenly in the fossil record with no intermediate links to ancestors in older rocks of the same region, the EXTREME RARITY of transitional forms in the fossil record persists as the trade secret of paleontology.

2007-08-24 10:03:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

for example: I am Brit - I live in Britian not a problem with that one. I am a limey - people explored the seas and eat limes to do it, I am quite proud of that one. You get the idea...

2007-08-24 10:03:09 · 2 answers · asked by Grinning Football plinny younger 7 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-24 10:01:30 · 10 answers · asked by FREE HUGS 5 in Languages

......what is the # one thing that some Christians do that really irratates you?

2007-08-24 10:01:09 · 12 answers · asked by firelight 5 in Religion & Spirituality

A female friend asked me but I do not know the answer..

2007-08-24 10:00:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-24 10:00:01 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

When I mediate or close my eyes; I see red eyes millions of them and sometimes pairs. In other words what I'm saying is, "I've put my trust and faith in what man says not God over a higher power." I've called a higher power to allow me to see into the future with my 3rd eye with help; yep, help from a demon. I feel that I've learned my lesson and I would like these red eyes to stop. How can I go to him with this? I know he's punshing me...

2007-08-24 10:00:00 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

how can your belief be quantified, either you believe or not.
To believe more you have to come from an agnostic view, does this mean those who want their faith to grow are agnostics.

2007-08-24 09:56:51 · 2 answers · asked by hog b 6 in Religion & Spirituality

well honestly speaking i am a decent guy.i really hate flirting.my problem is (may be because of films and ekta kapoor's serials) i dont have good opinion about any girl in this world.they have made me believe that girls are very filthy and frauds.they have made me think that, in this modern india no girl (after getting married) can be trusted about her fidelity.In many tv serials they show a girl falling in love with a man..marrying someother person...but then not giving much attention towards her husband and try to be very intimate with her ex-lover saying that she was and will be her good friend..isn't this a bad thing?i really dont know whether such things do happen in real life.my classmates(girls)who very friendly with me at the begining of my clg have suddenly started neglecting and underestimating me a lot after my poor performance in exams.then have now shifted their attention towards other boys who in their absence talk very badly about their character and their physique.if

2007-08-24 09:55:02 · 4 answers · asked by aaryra 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-24 09:54:16 · 9 answers · asked by dstein1117 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am a metrosexual (dress nice, do stuff with my hair, love shopping, pretty much being gay without liking guys), and everyone thinks i'm gay. I have a girlfriend, but everyone says it's just a coverup and there have been rumors of me being gay for about 3 years now. What should I do?

2007-08-24 09:54:12 · 16 answers · asked by Matt B 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

The Encyclopedia Britannica contains an interesting article on turtles which claims "the evolution of the turtle is one of the most remarkable in the history of the vertebrates" However, in the next sentence it states, "Unfortunately the origin of the turtle is obscured by the lack of early fossils, although turtles leave more and better fossil remains than do other vertebrates. The article affirms that "intermediates between turtles and cotylosaurs the primitive reptiles from which turtles probable sprang ARE ENTIRELY LACKING. If turtles leave "more and better fossils remains than do other vertebrates" but transitional forms are "entirely lacking" what can this say for intermediates between all other vertebrates?

2007-08-24 09:53:57 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Scottish Executive seems to be promoting a policy of financial blackmail by trying to foist workers upon religious charities of ITS choosing - not the charities. It implies such charities show discrimination if they prefer helpers sympathetic to their own religious ethos. It wants people of other (or no) religious persuasion to be used by religious charities. In the Christian charity I work for employees in some sectors only have to agree to be sympathetic to the ethos of the group; they don't have to belong to it! And some don't even have to agree to that. But does government have the RIGHT to impose their views on charities, withdrawing finances as a sanction? Does government not care that some charities' doors will close, and needy people will loose out? Is control over religious charities more important to them than the welfare of needy citizens? Are we going back to the dark ages when government appointed clergymen to preach - for political reasons?

2007-08-24 09:53:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why would someone use a Bible verse to "prove" that the Bible is real, and inspired by God, when it is the validity of the Bible under question?

The Bible is true because it says it is? Isn't this circular logic?

2007-08-24 09:53:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-24 09:51:44 · 35 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-24 09:49:54 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why is that most people are not close to their families at all these days?
especially since it's easier to stay close with better communication facilities, etc?

2007-08-24 09:49:16 · 8 answers · asked by zzz 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-24 09:49:05 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if christians are supposed to be good people then why do they... bash on people who do not believe the same things as them. Plus they dont even try and question thier religion, what is up with that. how can you devote your life to something and not question it. I bet alot of people who read this will be angry when they read this which just shows thier ability to rationalize.

2007-08-24 09:48:47 · 19 answers · asked by Fish&Rice 2 in Religion & Spirituality

She would after all be the wife of the king, or should she have some other title ?

Why do people get so upset about Charles and Camilla - they're only human after all. People have affairs all the time - I'm not saying it's right but Diana certainly wasn't perfect herself

2007-08-24 09:47:40 · 26 answers · asked by mimi 1 in Royalty

Gary Gygax created this game which is called Dungeons & Dragons. Do you think it is a harmless game or somehow dangerous just because it has some connection with occult? I'm just curious.

Can any JW’s confirm this if Gary Gygax is in fact one of JW's?
Jehovah's Witnesses only. Thanks.

P.S. I don't have that game, by the way.

2007-08-24 09:47:39 · 12 answers · asked by The Female Gamer 2 in Religion & Spirituality

what does it take to be one, do you have to wear suits, and a crown? are we to bow down?

2007-08-24 09:46:46 · 6 answers · asked by Fugitive Peices 5 in Religion & Spirituality

what is a common ancestor???

2007-08-24 09:46:38 · 13 answers · asked by Gnasher 4 in Religion & Spirituality