Society & Culture - 24 September 2007

Lee Bollinger of Columbia University invites the president of Iran to speak at the university, and then, as an introduction, goes on a rant calling the man stupid.
Ironically, I think this event did us more harm then good as it epitomized an example of U.S. arrogance, lack of culture, and stupidity itself coming from a university that is supposed to embody the highest degrees of our culture.

2007-09-24 23:03:32 · 7 answers · asked by Stevan D 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I dont knkow, just wondering with Darwin's law and everything we should be looking kind of different dont ya think?

2007-09-24 23:00:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-24 22:58:59 · 22 answers · asked by martins 2 in Other - Society & Culture

According to your belief, a soul, after death either goes to eternal heaven or eternal hell, depending on the deeds it had done in its life time.

The souls going to eternal heaven is fine.

What about the souls that go to eternal hell? Do they have to suffer for ever there itself? Don't they have any more chances? Since its an eternal hell, I doubt the courtesy of your GOD. Then how do you'll claim that your god 'Loves All' or 'Saves All' ?

In our hinduism, the god we believe, gives infinite chances to a soul to repent and correct itself by giving rebirths to it. Once the soul is pure and perfect, it reaches the feet of god. The other souls keep coming back to earth.

2007-09-24 22:58:47 · 8 answers · asked by A 2 in Religion & Spirituality

just to see if they still care

2007-09-24 22:52:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am from Iran. and I nearly finished learning English. So I want to know what other language I should learn that is easy.
They say that French is hard. I like Spanish my self! Any suggestions?

2007-09-24 22:51:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

anyone help me to break this Habit????

2007-09-24 22:51:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-24 22:49:10 · 9 answers · asked by Lover of God 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-24 22:49:02 · 2 answers · asked by ♥Slide♥ 3 in Religion & Spirituality

or having after sehri(morning food intake for fasting)
is my fasting correct (in Islam)?

2007-09-24 22:48:39 · 2 answers · asked by just curious 4 in Religion & Spirituality

ok.....if gravity is real...and the secret said,I have the power to atract money and everything I want..... because the law of atarction is real......how you make now....I now the secret is Real...but I need now what I want to have

2007-09-24 22:47:49 · 5 answers · asked by pablo.ivan_rv 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-24 22:44:11 · 10 answers · asked by Richard R 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Hey

nice simple one here, can anyone break down into layman's terms what Divine Guidance is? Is it really just a greater being suggesting a certain choice/path, etc?

How does it co-exist with the concept of free will? can they co-exist?

Had a few interesting debates with someone recently, so I'm just clearing up a couple of things ;)

Toodles

2007-09-24 22:37:58 · 9 answers · asked by themightysloth 4 in Religion & Spirituality

and do nothing. Should I feel guilty?

2007-09-24 22:35:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-09-24 22:34:42 · 8 answers · asked by grassoar 2 in Languages

This is the question for you:
When speaking, we often use idioms or slang to express ideas. Rewrite each expression below so that it could be understood by someone new to the English language.
a)That test was a piece of cake
b)The traffic was heavy.
c)You frightened the wits out of me!
d)Life is just a bowl of cherries.
e)Have you lost your marbles?

Please solve these for me! Thank you!

2007-09-24 22:32:09 · 8 answers · asked by <<KID>> 1 in Languages

what happens if she dies without making a will, she is divorced , has one sister , three sons, lots of grandchildren, is it divided between everyone, btw we live in ireland, thanks want to print the answers to show her it would be easier to make a will

2007-09-24 22:27:20 · 20 answers · asked by dollyk 6 in Senior Citizens

know something bad is going to happen to you, or they know your not going to make it in life, they know you won't pull through your tough times?

i feel i experience this alot and i find it very depressing and i find it hard to ignore.

almost like the way people would look at a cancer patient, trying to be strong for him/her, telling them that they'll pull through....but really theres sadness evident in their eyes, because they know deep down the cancer victim won't make it.

i feel people look upon me like this to alot. iam 30 with bpd that ive been battling with for a long time, and i dont want to be looked on in this way, treated as different from everybody.

maybe their just sympathizing with my traumatic life, but it makes me feel weird, unusual and different, different from the rest.

2007-09-24 22:25:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Mine 2nd September.

2007-09-24 22:19:49 · 28 answers · asked by Mr-Kay 7 in Other - Society & Culture

The 'tween age is so hard to buy for, isn't it?

2007-09-24 22:19:45 · 6 answers · asked by Erica 5 in Christmas

"And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high
God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and
earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave
him tithes of all."
Genesis 14:18-20

Hebrews 7:1-4
Is this God's brother? Is this God's cousin? Is this a completely different God? For these are certainly
divine attributes. According to the Bible in our hands today, Jesus (pbuh) had a beginning (he was
"begotten"), and an end "he gave up the ghost" (Luke 23:46). This mighty being, however, is alleged to
have had neither. It is stated plainly here in the Bible, that he was "made like unto the son of God." Why
do they not worship him then? The church now will allege that Jesus peace be upon him was "begotten"
by God. Tell us what you mean when you say "begotten." What did God Almighty do to "beget" Jesus
(pbuh)? Further, if Jesus (pbuh) was "begotten," but Melchisedec who was "made like unto the Son of
God," was not, then does this not make Jesus (pbuh) a "son of God" but Melchisedec an independent
god with neither offspring nor parents? Is a god with no parents not greater than one who needs parents?
Where is Melchisedec now?
From these verses we get the following picture:
1. Melchizedec is equal to the Son of God
2. Melchizedec's ministry is eternal
3. Melchizedec, unlike Jesus (pbuh), is an independent god, with neither father nor mother.
4. Melchizedec, unlike Jesus (pbuh), was never "born" or "begotten" but was ever present.
5. Melchizedec, unlike Jesus (pbuh), will never die but is eternally without death.
6. Everything but God has a beginning of days. Even air, water, and food have a beginning of days.

2007-09-24 22:19:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-24 22:14:35 · 10 answers · asked by toto joeseal 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Eighth answerer:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApVSe8TxgpmDAVq9zlabBd7sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070924164343AAOZhqh

Do people think this is true?

2007-09-24 22:14:18 · 14 answers · asked by Bad Liberal 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it dignity or freedom or happiness or Wealth or love or...?
To which would you give highest priority ? Why?

2007-09-24 22:12:57 · 6 answers · asked by sud 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I really don't get how some of these really pious muslims come in here for ediqqette telling you how to take off your shoes and such and they can't even go outside to see the truth?

2007-09-24 22:07:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Psychology Today had an interesting article called "Ten Politically Incorrect Truths about Human Nature". Number four on the list was "Most Suicide Bombers are Muslim". The article points out two ingredients in Islamic culture, the first being polygyny:

"polygyny increases competitive pressure on men, especially young men of low status. It therefore increases the likelihood that young (muslim) men resort to violent means to gain access to mates."

"The other key ingredient is the promise of 72 virgins waiting in heaven for any martyr in Islam. The prospect of exclusive access to virgins may not be so appealing to anyone who has even one mate on earth, which strict monogamy virtually guarantees. However, the prospect is quite appealing to anyone who faces the bleak reality on earth of being a complete reproductive loser."

2007-09-24 22:04:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am sick of the whole frigging world fighting over what they think GOD said.

If the dude is so divine why hasn't he slapped down whoever was wrong and just put an end to all this crap?

Since he hasn't .... he doen't exist.

Cause in my opinion, if he DOES exist and is watching all this hes one sick SOB and doesn't deserve to be worshiped by ANYONE.

I refuse to think I am a pawn in some divine game. Yet everyone is sucked into the whole damn religion thing.

Can't even cure illnesses because of someones GOD... THAT is sad.

What if he gave you the way to fix things but you refuse to see it?

2007-09-24 22:02:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

previous qs

being a god living eternity?
death a release?

this question, so hell is full of pain and suffering for eternity - how long before you become desencetised.....the pain becoming a constant and the norm....... and you are no longer suffering?

If you have only pain, joy is gone, how do you measure pain what is their to compare it too. After millenims you life here would be forgotton. Your pain would ease as you will forget happiness.

And would this not apply to heaven, would constant joy and happiness over the milleniums become taken for granted & not as joyous as when you first entered the pearly gates....therefore becoming mundain and the norm.

Then would this lead to Purgatory being the best place to go next, neither heaven nor hell, ... but waiting to get to either hell or heaven giving you another release to look forward to. Neither as joyous as heaven or as painful as hell open to more balance.

The height of your joy can only be measure from the depth of your sorrow

2007-09-24 21:59:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If someone is homeless I think God did a great job already screwing them. What would praying do for that person??

2007-09-24 21:57:46 · 12 answers · asked by Orange County is great! 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I want the Spice Girls to have a fatal car accident.

2007-09-24 21:55:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality