Society & Culture - 28 August 2007

2007-08-28 22:13:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-28 22:13:13 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

To see what He was.
Is the Universe a reflection of god,and are we just his own Idiosyncrasies?

2007-08-28 22:11:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-28 22:10:48 · 14 answers · asked by romz 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-28 22:07:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

Over time it gets harder to believe a lie.
"If you bring out what is inside of you, what is inside of you will save you. If you don't bring out what is inside of you what is inside of you will destroy you".

2007-08-28 22:04:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Thank you ...!

2007-08-28 22:02:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-28 21:55:50 · 6 answers · asked by George Charriol 2 in Halloween

in the picture of jesus christ the letters INRA are above his head, what do they mean

2007-08-28 21:55:24 · 11 answers · asked by Denster 1 in Religion & Spirituality

It can't mean "this is stronger" because the two words wouldn't agree in gender. The best I can do is "(I am) stronger than this" (ablative of comparison) but that leaves an unanswered question, stronger than whom or what?
The coat of arms depicts four D-shaped objects, each consisting of a short stick-like thing with its ends connected by a loop of chain. They don't represent the letter D because the straight part is horizontal with the loop of chain above. Any ideas as to what these might be? Some instrument of torture? Primitive handcuffs?

2007-08-28 21:51:36 · 5 answers · asked by yprifathro 3 in Languages

2007-08-28 21:51:23 · 9 answers · asked by skinsect 2 in Religion & Spirituality

is there a specific `cut-off' year that you are no more considered a peranakan? as i have friends who are being called `baba' as they do not speak chinese. please help!!

2007-08-28 21:50:26 · 3 answers · asked by neukidintown 2 in Languages

Please be honest to your self and tell me your most honest feedbacks.Have you really,really read the book Al-Quran and review the contents?Is it telling lies or telling the truft?I don't want to know about muhammad the prophet but the inside contents of the book only.This question open for non muslim only.I have read it and I find it interesting as if GOD is really sending his telegrams thru this book,any feedbacks from you guys?

2007-08-28 21:45:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Will you slaughter him as a sacrifice for God?

*After all the discrimination you've done, I truly hope that your children will be "BORN" gay!

Remember, "Do unto others as you want them to do unto you"

2007-08-28 21:42:43 · 11 answers · asked by Nono 1 in Religion & Spirituality

It sounds like relics but the 'e' is pronouced very softly. (English is not my first language so I may be off.)
Anyway, it's a shiny , silver fabric. Anyone has any ideas what it might be? Thanks.

2007-08-28 21:40:18 · 2 answers · asked by flemmingbee2 6 in Languages

Teacher is a source of knowledge. When we are in school/colleges, it is the teacher who teaches us about manners, discipline, language, arts, science, psychology, society culture, earth, space, universe...etc. etc.
We never worshipped them... we learnt from them and repsected them....

Spiritual Gurus, explaining us the Holy Books, teaching us art of living, ways of enlightenment, guiding us to understand God.. are being worshipped (It's my personal observation).

Do you think worshipping them is important or absorbing the knowledge given by them (if one has complete faith in it) and giving due respect to them is the correct way?

2007-08-28 21:35:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

[cont'd from part 1]

4) If meditation is to quiet the mind--to avoid provoking extra neurotransmitter activities and to eventually alter the brain "metabolism"--it is definitely not good to read, to write, and to become a writer, lawyer, educator, engineer... etc? It's nearly impossible to go through everyday's busy life while having to keep the brain immobile.

5) When a child is born, part of the growth and living a rich experience is to stimulate sensitivities; meditation seems to do the opposite. In vipassana, you do things very very slowly, it even got robotic. It doesn't make sense. So, once again, an arhat would be like a blank slate, and he's bad at argumentation because no words come to mind!!!!!!

6) SUPPOSE there's more than what meets the eye: suppose we have spirits! How would this change in brain structure *transfer* and imprint onto the spirit, for it to carry and manifest in its next life?

2007-08-28 21:23:35 · 2 answers · asked by bepfuddle 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Adam & Eve ate a fruit and humanity consequently has to suffer for something they didn’t do! If your grandmother once stole an orange from her neighbor, are you to be condemned for your grandmother’s act? Somehow, Christians can make sense out of it O_o! Now, some Christians who don’t have the guts to stand by the absurdness of their own religion will try to say that the story of Adam & Eve is only symbolic and blah blah blah. They will try to say that humans suffer because they are sinful in nature and Adam & Eve is merely a mirror of us. But unfortunately the bible says that we indeed suffer because of Adam & Eve’s sin, so that argument is weak. But alright, for the sake of the argument, let’s say humans were supposed to suffer anyway because we are sinful in nature. Let’s pretend that God has some divine purpose for our suffering…but wait a minute! How about unborn babies? Why do they get exempt from all the suffering and temptation of our world? Go and ponder Christians!

2007-08-28 21:21:37 · 9 answers · asked by Nono 1 in Religion & Spirituality

like : lane driving, road crossing.

2007-08-28 21:20:40 · 7 answers · asked by Raghavsonu 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

"The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom. The modern world is the child of doubt and inquiry, as the ancient world was the child of fear and faith."

- Clarence Darrow Why I Am An Agnostic

2007-08-28 21:14:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

When you were learning the days of the week at school did they teach you that the week started on Monday? And later did they change it to start on Sunday? I seem to remember it being this way. If so why was it changed? I am trying to figure out which day is the Seventh day as it should be the day of rest. The bible says the Sabbath which I thought means Saturday but I have always been taught Sunday is the day of rest. I am so confused!!!!

2007-08-28 21:14:06 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And why can't people live now so long?

2007-08-28 21:13:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

is it Biblical?

2007-08-28 21:07:28 · 11 answers · asked by Perceptive 5 in Religion & Spirituality

how are we to understand the teaching of the Watchtower society when it says that the dead will be resurrected on earth in a physical body. I have been told that this scripture is only intended for the 144,000 but where does it say that? Paul talks of THE dead, not a select few. If there is any clear scripture that explains this then I really need to read it. It is of great importance for me as my son died in March and I was so looking forward to holding him in the new system. Reading this scripture, which is one often skipped over by the society, I can see only that he will be raised a spirit person and not a physical one.

2007-08-28 20:58:53 · 14 answers · asked by the truth has set me free 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If i had to come up to you, And ask you about the first thing that pops in your head when i mention islam... what would it be?
If it is War, Peace, Unity or terrorism, whatever it is, choose ur own word, but keep it one.

2007-08-28 20:57:11 · 38 answers · asked by whatsthis? 1 in Religion & Spirituality

In the 21st Century I have noticed that sadly we have not progressed much past the time of Dickens.

He wrote about the poor dying in the streets of London, whilst the rich preached over them, called them "undeserving" and decreed that they "deserved" their fate because their poverty was the result of their own bad blood (laziness, stupidity, immorality etc) - even though many of these rich people were the laziest, stupidest and most immoral people on earth!!!

Time and again I read on here that if a man is poor it is because he is lazy, stupid or immoral and if a man is materially rich it is because he is somehow "superior" in his work ethic, intellect or talent.

This is not true. Yet sadly many of the people who preach this stuff claim to be Christians as well.

What does the Bible have to say on the subject. Didn't Jesus say it was "easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle" than for a rich man to enter heaven. What does that tell us?

2007-08-28 20:56:33 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i need help writting a great resignation letter... any ideas?

2007-08-28 20:54:38 · 5 answers · asked by mailliwbu 1 in Etiquette

2007-08-28 20:52:18 · 9 answers · asked by Pisces 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-28 20:45:50 · 14 answers · asked by Sleepyguy 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-28 20:44:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality