Society & Culture - 10 September 2007

I now date only Black women, I find I can date better educated, more pretty woman with much more to offer than woman of my own race(white) Do you black women find more white men asking you out?

2007-09-10 08:38:59 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

If you wished to, how would you go about it?

2007-09-10 08:37:40 · 17 answers · asked by Lin Li 4 in Religion & Spirituality

that a person reads a few how-to books and they think they are an expert on the subject? Especially the so-called wiccans who want to teach others how to perform spells without understanding the ethics and spirituality of the path they claim to follow.

2007-09-10 08:36:54 · 9 answers · asked by Keltasia 6 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-09-10 08:36:54 · 13 answers · asked by kimtex2007 1 in Etiquette

They each have their place in this world. So which are you?

2007-09-10 08:35:25 · 6 answers · asked by Greywolf 6 in Other - Society & Culture

Can a christian take the bible seriously, but not literally?

2007-09-10 08:33:56 · 21 answers · asked by 6th Finger 2 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems as if this simply gives hateful people a platform to spew their bigotry. Perhaps it is just me but it seems that before the new system these questions were deleted in a much more timely manner. For the record I am a 50 year old white southern male and I am very much offended by bigotry.

2007-09-10 08:30:51 · 11 answers · asked by toff 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-09-10 08:29:55 · 15 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Senior Citizens

Genesis 1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens & the earth.

John1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made b Him...

So, these verses prove that the Mormons, the Jehovah witnesses & the Muslims have a different Jesus than the Jesus Christ of Nazareth of the Gospels.

2007-09-10 08:28:06 · 44 answers · asked by LottaLou 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Just to let you know, I am an atheist. If we really DO have 'free will', then an omniscient god is logically excluded. The logical fallacy lies in the premise that if god is omniscient, all outcomes are already known to god... everything that you think, decide and do... and everything that you WILL think, decide, and do.

For an omniscient being, all of existence over all of time is laid out as a tapestry before him... past, present and future, down to the smallest detail of material, of thought and of deed, and all is constantly in his awareness. There is no past, present and future from that perspective... there is only an eternal 'now'.

If that is the case, since god already knows everything that will happen, then everything is already decided... and as we go along through life, we are merely doing what has already been seen by god. Since god knows and sees everything that will happen, NOTHING that we think or do can be contrary to what god already sees and knows. We might THINK we have free will... but since we are merely acting out what god already sees and knows, this can be no more than an ILLUSION of free will.

Put another way, if you come to a point of decision, you have no choice but to take the path that god already knows you will take... there is no other option. That works all the way down the path of cause-and-effect... and, along the way, it even casts doubt on the validity of the concept of cause and effect. I don't want to get into that, though... it makes my hair hurt.

So, imagine that since before time began, since before the universe was created, god has 'known' that you would come to a point of decision at some spatial and temporal coordinate, and that faced with the possible paths A and B, you would take path A.

Now, during the course of your life, you arrive at that spatial and temporal coordinate where this choice exists. You evaluate the potential outcomes, and you have it in your head that you have 'free will', and thus, you are free to choose between path A and path B. However, since god is 'omniscient', and god 'knows' that you will take path 'A', then path B IS NOT an option... it IS NOT a matter of choice... it is a 'NECESSITY'. OF NECESSITY, you WILL take path A. Not 'must'... not 'can'... WILL take path A. You DO NOT have a choice. Path B is NOT an option... it is not even a POSSIBILITY. The best that you can achieve is the ILLUSION that you are free to choose.

2007-09-10 08:25:46 · 35 answers · asked by Uliju 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I started going to church and it has been about a month now, I asked my boyfriend to go to church with me and he doesn't want to go. He use to like church stuff and all but noe he doesn't want to go. I really want him to go with me but he refuses. Is this bad? What should I do?

2007-09-10 08:25:41 · 21 answers · asked by lizbeth 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Can someone explain to me why there are black mormons when the religion has racist beliefs?

2007-09-10 08:25:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

plus media so screwed up, and MTV award show was just PURE JOKE. do you ever wonder that rest of the world is just laughing? agree or disagree?

2007-09-10 08:21:22 · 7 answers · asked by steven25t 7 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-09-10 08:20:18 · 17 answers · asked by Lin Li 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I have an interview, and the woman said they expect "professional business attire!" She was kinda rude, so I didn't ask her what that meant. Plus, she might think I'm dumb, but no one's ever said that to me before!! Help!!

2007-09-10 08:19:31 · 21 answers · asked by Missy (aka: La Tigres) 5 in Etiquette

I am a firm believer and I am just curios what would make some people not, I am not here to try and judge I just would like to know. Was it your upbringing, a bad life, and unanswered prayer, or something different??

2007-09-10 08:17:08 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is happened to me many times. I am beginning to see that there is a lesson here for me. The first lesson is that their problem is not about me. The second lesson is that I can't change anyone else, only myself and my reactions. The third lesson is that people who do this regularly are hurting and being triggered in some way and since I too know hurt and being triggered, I should try to be understanding (this one is very hard for me). And yet another lesson is to not allow those people to be abusive towards me and put up boundaries when I feel it is necessary. Have you discovered any other lessons from having this experience? Thanks for sharing.

2007-09-10 08:17:07 · 19 answers · asked by NONAME 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 08:16:53 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I'm curious to see what people on both sides of the argument think of this example.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_teapot

2007-09-10 08:16:48 · 15 answers · asked by QuestionGuy2004 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 08:16:05 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 08:16:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I mean did God ever appear to Muhammad or did he only meet with the spirit? Can you please provide a quote if you know of one that would answer this?

Thank you.

2007-09-10 08:15:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 08:11:02 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Where do I start! Just thanks in advance to anyone who can offer their advise.

Basically I'm in love with a straight guy, we are great friends, he's known I'm gay from day 1. He's marginally younger than me and has told me on several occassions that I'm a good mate and he comes to see me alot. I know this will never go any further but how do I get rid of these feelings? Its affecting my sleep and to be honest I just feel miserable and I'm having to put a face on all the time.

He's the kindest funniest most loving person, I'm sure he knows how I feel, I've told him he's a good looking/great guy etc etc when he's needed a confidence boost but I'm 99% sure this is going no where.

I know I need to move on but really don't know where to start. Help!!!

2007-09-10 08:10:55 · 32 answers · asked by Jamie 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am currently going through a separation and it has brought alot of pain and anguish to the forefront. I have given up alcohol and drugs because i want to feel this pain. And I am experiencing some really powerful and deep insights after these boughts of pain. I would like to and have the complete ability to spend hours in meditation and prayer, self reflection..and I hear the voices of my parents telling me that its not good to isolate myself and such. Well it's not like I am going off to the mountain tops of India. I dont have kids or anything. I am off work for a while. And I just want to go into the pain and really feel it and find out what i am made of. But I hear those voices saying i am running from the world. But am not. Anyone have an opinion? Thank you

2007-09-10 08:09:59 · 21 answers · asked by lightlytread 2 in Religion & Spirituality

My question is: '"What do u think would happen if we combined all relgions in to just one singler belief'"?
Also my other question is: What relgion do u follow and explain why you choose that particular relgion e.g, was you brought up with that relgion and had no choice???

2007-09-10 08:08:36 · 31 answers · asked by Steelclaw 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I know its a little soon.. but i am trying to find the perfect gift for my husband for Christmas.. i want it to be a little on the expensive side..!! Any Ideas..? Thanx- Jessica

2007-09-10 08:08:35 · 11 answers · asked by Jessica 2 in Christmas

Stop trying to fit what "white america" says is beautiful
see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHM9nhKa65I

2007-09-10 08:08:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

s?

2007-09-10 08:06:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Or would you deny Allah?

2007-09-10 08:06:07 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality