Society & Culture - 22 September 2007

be doing rather than answering this?

2007-09-22 17:33:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

I want to know what is it and wht is it important?

2007-09-22 17:31:32 · 9 answers · asked by valwilliams05 1 in Religion & Spirituality

always try to like shove their beliefs down your throats?

seriously, like every single vegetarian i've met lectured me about why eating meat is bad and it's like "DUDE!! I DON'T CARE SHUT UP!".

has anything like that ever happened to you?
and if you're a vegetarian/vegan do you do that to other people?

2007-09-22 17:29:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

According to Christians:

1 God Exists
2 The only "evidence" of God's existence is a book.
3 This book is among many religious texts that claim to be from different Gods.
4 Choose the wrong book and God tortures you for all eternity.
5 God loves you.

Am I missing anything?

2007-09-22 17:29:03 · 39 answers · asked by robert 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Could a god really be that petty?

2007-09-22 17:27:56 · 4 answers · asked by Gawdless Heathen 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-22 17:27:23 · 10 answers · asked by Praire Crone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

My mom has this idea that Halloween is the 'devil's holiday', and I haven't been allowed to celebrate it since I was 7 years old (I'm 17 now). I was reading up on the history of it at history.com, and it mentions the devil nowhere.

Where do people get this notion that its the 'devil's holiday'? Is it true? Or is it some silly myth?

2007-09-22 17:25:24 · 11 answers · asked by Alicia 2 in Halloween

2007-09-22 17:20:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

.....answer truthfully

2007-09-22 17:15:00 · 6 answers · asked by MaHaMeHe 5 in Mythology & Folklore

That our bodies are like rentals? That they are just a tool we use to experiance the world with? If so aren't physical pleasures kind of trivial and empty? What is the soul?
Mature answers please.

2007-09-22 17:13:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How in light of the following scriptures can you say Mary was sinless? The following verses say if we claim not to have sinned we make God a liar. Are you calling God a liar by saying Mary did not sin?

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

1John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

2007-09-22 17:12:40 · 20 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I don't get the point of Halloween. I mean I know the kids want the candy but can't they just buy 2 boxes of candy. And what's up with the costume. I just think Halloween is kind of dumb don't you?

2007-09-22 17:05:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

2007-09-22 17:03:56 · 18 answers · asked by kangol_man73 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Where would be the best place in a desert in the south western US for a witch to go for a spiritual pilgrimage? Where are the energies of the desert the strongest?

2007-09-22 17:02:57 · 6 answers · asked by Praire Crone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

The divorce rate in the US is 50%, and I attribute that to males and females going around too much (you know what I mean). Anyway, I don't see why people need to be religious, whether Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, in order to stop doing it. People should just become moral because it is the right thing to do, and not because some God dictates. Agree? Any further input?

2007-09-22 17:02:31 · 7 answers · asked by dosahyd f 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Were women married early because life expectancies were far less due to diseases etc ?

2007-09-22 17:01:59 · 5 answers · asked by wwhy 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I think I need to have a pilgrimage there next summer.

2007-09-22 16:59:44 · 11 answers · asked by Praire Crone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Could have been thousands. Could have been millions. Does anyone have any insight on this?

2007-09-22 16:56:48 · 22 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-22 16:56:43 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

think that they have the best country in the world? most of them say that Russia is soooo outdated? when that is not true? anybody of you Americans know why you have so much pride for your country? you Americans say that you have the best weapons, the best cars driving on your streets, the best of everything? maybe its because you guys have never been in Russia. open up Google Earth, and fly to Russia, look at pics, and think again.

2007-09-22 16:55:20 · 22 answers · asked by "Генерал Я" 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Why do so many(not all) black people act as though they were personally enslaved. The truth of the matter is that blacks have as little of an accurate account as to what it is like to be a slave as whites. I'm Irish yet I don't claim to know what it is like to die of starvation as many Irish did during the great potato fathom of 1847. I am a huge history buff and I have read several books about slavery written from the perspective of slaves and slave owners during slavery. Yet whenever I speak to blacks about the issue it surprises me to see that the majority have no idea what they're talking about and have obviously never read up on the slavery.They usually just spew out stereotypical mumbo jumbo propaganda. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that there are far too many black people running around speaking of slavery and oppression of blacks yet they have no education on the matter. Your thoughts...

2007-09-22 16:53:58 · 13 answers · asked by Seamus 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

In almost all religions the women are treated as objects of pleasure created by God for the comfort of men.Religions which claim that they accord equal treatment to women and men keep the women under cover. They allow men to have as many women as they want to have sex with and do not allow the same comfort of having as many men as they want at the same time .They command men to take the women folks of the enemies as trophies to be taken as wives and do not similarly permit their women to take the enemy men as the husbands of their women folk..In the heaven also their god gives dozens of young damsels with swelling breasts to each man for sex for eternity , but are denying the same comfort to each women believer, of having a dozen young men with sturdy organs for sex for eternity .No religion really treats men and women equally in all respects; .because religions were made by men for their own comfort .

2007-09-22 16:51:03 · 15 answers · asked by Infinity 7 in Religion & Spirituality

atheists, how do you know god doesnt exist?

just cause there is no proof that doesnt mean its false. if you steal something from a store, and there arent any cameras around, there is no proof that you stole it, however that doesnt mean you didnt

and for you christians, how exactly do you know god does exist?

you could believe that the moon is made of cheese, and if you go there, bring back a piece and try to eat it, youll realize that it isnt so believing hard enough doesnt mean that you know

and if faith doesnt mean believing without proof then what does it mean?

Yes I am trying to kill two birds with one stone and you need to stop saying that you "know" god exists or not but rather that you "believe".

2007-09-22 16:50:02 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know that I'll get 1 of 2 types of answers from Christians:
1) "Dingle Berry 6:66 clearly states that Christians are obligated to spell at least 3 words wrong in their paragraphs."
2) "We don't follow the Old Testament's morals (even-though it's in every bible). We only choose to follow the New Testament."

As an Atheist, I've never sat at home and thought, "Wow, since there is no God, I should go club some baby seals".
Just like Religion, morality is a learned behavior. People are capable of teaching dogs a limited form of morality.

Theists, are you telling me that with-out a belief in God you would become a pedophile, a murderer, or a prostitute because you couldn't self-govern your impulses?

How does the bible teach morality? Is it through…
1) Moses? No. He gave orders to kill male prisoners and older females; virgins were fair game.
2) Book of Judges? No! When a mob was about to rape a priest, the priest chose to let them use his daughter.

Very moral!

2007-09-22 16:49:58 · 10 answers · asked by Patrick 4 in Religion & Spirituality

How do you feel now that you know?

"Any Muslim who believes in God with a sincere heart, who scrupulously abides by His verses and fears suffering in the Hereafter, will avoid harming even one other person. He knows that the Lord of Infinite Justice will suitably reward him for all his deeds. In one of the hadiths, our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) listed the kinds of people who are not pleasing to God:

"Those who act cruelly and unjustly in the sacred lands, those who yearn for the ways of the ignorant, and those who wrongly shed human blood." (Sahih Bukhari Hadith)

Terrorists, on the other hand, listen to their earthly desire for violence instead of their consciences, and can easily turn to all forms of wickedness. They become loveless, aggressive people who easily hurt others without the slightest pang of conscience. Having no fear of God, they do not know the morality of religion, nor do they practice it. Nothing can stop them from committing crimes.

2007-09-22 16:48:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I frequently hear Christians tell me that I made a choice to be an atheist, and a bad choice according to them. But now that I think about it, nobody really chooses to be an atheist (unless they were brought up by atheist parents, but that's different).

Consider this: most atheists disbelieve in god because of an overwhelming lack of evidence, and because of education and understanding our world and universe. In other words, it is the inevitable conclusion from available information, and no matter how much we want to believe in god, we cannot.

Sure, we can call ourselves Christians and pretend, but deep down, we can never really believe. It's as hard for me to believe in God as it is for you to believe in unicorns, or to disbelieve that 2 + 2 = 4. We simply cannot believe in God because our own common sense and rationality will not let us, no matter how much we would like to. So trying to convert us is futile and pointless.

2007-09-22 16:48:23 · 17 answers · asked by Uliju 4 in Religion & Spirituality

A mystic is someone who attains spiritual union with God. Jesus always talked of his relationship with his Father. Paul talked about his vision of the Third Heaven, where he heard things 'unlawful to be spoken.' If mystical experiences were good enough for Jesus and Paul [not to mention Moses, Isaiah etc. remember Mount Sinai and Isaiah's vision of the train filling the temple], why aren't they good enough for many modern Christians? Nowadays the word mystical seems to be used as a synonym for 'deception' or 'error.' How did it get to this stage of legalistic formalism, without the divine spark of mysticism? Take away the soul of religion and all you get is a shell......

2007-09-22 16:38:07 · 6 answers · asked by Jerusalem Delivered 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Or how do you know when you're old?

2007-09-22 16:37:05 · 8 answers · asked by Consuming Fire 7 in Other - Society & Culture

and be any character in the bible for 5 days who would you be? And why? this is just for fun!

2007-09-22 16:36:07 · 32 answers · asked by sisterzeal 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm a black woman, and I just answered a question about black people calling each other the "n" word. Well my boyfriend is white, and I watch PBR (professional bull riding) just to annoy him. It's a sickness...I just saw that they named a PBR bull Red Neck.

Since some white people think that it should be okay for them to use the "n" word because black people use it, do these same people now believe that it is permissible for black people to call white people redne_k because white people named a bull the same name?

2007-09-22 16:34:52 · 7 answers · asked by Kitten S 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups