Society & Culture - 4 October 2007

If we could manipulate atoms to our will and create rocks and gases and life forms as we wished. and Managed to master Cell regeneration and space travel, won't we nearly be Gods. We could create anything, and live forever. and spread throughout the universe as we please, creating and living for eternity. where would the boundary be?

2007-10-04 15:31:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How does someone become Born Again?? What do you crawl back on Moms womb and have her go through labor all over again so your born anew again? Really I don't get the concept, it sounds to me like fanaticism that even the average Christian tends to shy away from. I'm not bashing if it sounds it I truly am curious as to what you mean when you say you are Born again? How did you die in the first place?

Would it not make more sense to say i have converted to or changed my faith to rather than born again? just sounds so odd. My MOM at 68 would NEVER birth me a second time at her age!!!

So tell me please how do you do it honestly it is a ritual or prayer or party or just say it and its done or do you fill out paperwork at a special church?

I know I cracked a couple jokes above but I'm not joking about the question. My sister is one and her son and I have tried to ask them but they cannot explain it to me in any way that makes sense to me. All I hear about is this odd Rapture.

2007-10-04 15:30:35 · 16 answers · asked by Legend Gates Shotokan Karate 7 in Religion & Spirituality

what do you think about video games

2007-10-04 15:30:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-04 15:29:04 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

List some please

2007-10-04 15:29:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

me and three friends are going to be indian girls for halloween. We are 13 and 14 years old. Were skinny (like not fat so we can fit into stuff). And we always go all out for halloween! so any ideas will help. We dont really want to buy stuff, but we can buy like little cheap things like we were thinking about buying a cheap plain white target T and tea stain it and then cut it or something. ANYWAYS, all ideas will be great!
Thanks!
and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2007-10-04 15:28:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

From the looks of some answers here tonight, it seems as though that would be the case. Is there something in the water?

2007-10-04 15:28:11 · 38 answers · asked by Uliju 4 in Religion & Spirituality

can any body tell me???

2007-10-04 15:27:23 · 12 answers · asked by vella006 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, riddle time.

What is my religion?

I believe in a super miraculous origin for life.
I have no scientific evidence to back up my belief, but I militantly storm around declaring that I do.
Others like me lie to me about this evidence existing because they want to believe it as much as I do.
My whole universe and belief system would crumble and fall to pieces if my faith were threatened.
I believe others who disagree with me should have no place in the debate and should never be listened to.
I verbally abuse and ridicule anyone who believes differently and tries to show I am wrong scientifically.
I think all children should be indoctrinated with my religion by the government.

Who am I?

Hint: The answer is "An Evolutionist"

2007-10-04 15:25:37 · 10 answers · asked by Wiseacre 2 in Religion & Spirituality

The English translation of John 14.6 may have not been what Jesus said? He spoke Aramaic, not English. That it is a translation of a Greek manuscript, not an Aramaic original. In the Greek, the English word “the” doesn’t appear.

So does the text says, “I am way, I am truth, I am life.” ?
While the word “the” would “change everything.

Is this a translator’s convention, not an exact rendering of what Jesus said?

2007-10-04 15:25:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

okay i just went through a phase where i was asking myself is God real.i came to a conmclusion and i still beileve because in my heart i know he's real and i kno that that is what is right and now im not scared of evil or anyhing like i was before.but now i have a question i dont know why or where this came from but now i cant sleep because something in my mine keeps asking me am i evil and i cant fight it.am i evil because at first i was scared that because i doubted God that i was going to go to hell but something is telling me that im not going to hell so im not afriad anymore.i try to do right in my life and do my parents right.(btw im a teenager)i dont like seeing others hurting or in pain or anything.so im not evil?

2007-10-04 15:23:58 · 24 answers · asked by Mrs.Pepita ^_^ 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Do we Christians believe we can live an ungodly life and still reap the rewards of heaven? I seen a question on homosexuality (there are more examples, I am not trying to single out this sin) and the answers were manipulative on Scripture.
Look, we all fall short of the glory of God. We all have sinned. But does God truly desire to still live in that sinful nature, or do we desire to live our lives as a living sacrifice for Him?
Holiness and obedience pleases God. This draws us nearer to Him, which enables us a deeper relationship with Him. We are forgiven, but only if we are truly sorry for our wrongs against Him.
Our love would be to do His will, not to do our will and live our lives according to our selfish desire. We are to take up our cross, deny ourselves, and follow Christ. This is to be Christlike, and Christ was sinless. Never lusted, never was a homosexual, never stole, He showed us the way.
Can we live this way, pleasing God instead of ourselves?

2007-10-04 15:23:48 · 12 answers · asked by n9wff 6 in Religion & Spirituality

It is there for a reason.

2007-10-04 15:20:27 · 13 answers · asked by ML 2 in Religion & Spirituality

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2007-10-04 15:20:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-10-04 15:19:32 · 7 answers · asked by Tracy T 1 in Languages

Some people believe that everyone does not cross over to the next life, immediately after their death. It takes some people longer, to cross over to the next life. What do you think of that? I kind of have mixed feelings on that issue.

2007-10-04 15:18:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"He that is without sin may cast the first stone."

Although we do not stone anoyone literally with stones anymore(some do sadly), your words act the same. Who are you to judge a home wrecker, homosexual, liar, theif, murderer, someone not obeying parents, adulterer, rapist, pagan, etc.?

I'm sure that you have done one of those in your life time...

So think about what Jesus said when the men of His time wanted to stone that adulterer..."He who is without sin may cast the first stone"...that next time you start spewing on about promiscuity, homosexuality, abortion...

Jesus was a man far beyond His years and His morals and actions STILL permeate through the world today: love thy neighbor, bless thy enemy, turn the other cheek...but why can't we follow His words?




Shape up brethren...for it's a fine line between being moral and being a sinner...

2007-10-04 15:18:52 · 26 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! is a prince 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do you think you are smart?
Is it because you believe in the philosophical assumption that everything in the universe is made out of strings?
Is it because you believe that the universe will collapse on itself?
Is it because some of you are ignorant?
I wonder why!

2007-10-04 15:18:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If he really did write the first few books of the Bible. How did he write about his own death?

2007-10-04 15:17:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

see i think that we all need to prepare for the zombie wars..
yes me and my friend make big plans for the oncoming wars
it goes like this..
first zombie attack.. get the house protected and shave heads although im thinking about shaving my head forever just incase i dont have enough time
anywho
once the first attack has gone you have to go to a deserted place like the country...with cows
but you have to watch out for zombie cows
you could just tip them over but hey what if they are sneaky cows???
then hide in a barn..farmer proly died already in the war and proly has a shotgun (to get to the safe farm house i would use my trusty crowbar for hand combat not the safest but i do not want to buy guns) and then get on the upper floor of the barn and shoot any zombies that i see..grow food and bascily just gangsta chill untill the war is over :)
its very sad when you relized the zombies are not coming
but hey im still shaving my head :)

2007-10-04 15:15:31 · 7 answers · asked by emi ninja rawr 1 in Mythology & Folklore

did your parents raise you to believe it, or did you accept it on your own?
and a follow up question: how do you treat others who have a different belief than you?
ive seen some really bad christians like coughcadisneygirlcough
but ive also seen good ones like k for him, and lady phoenix
please feel free to elaborate

2007-10-04 15:15:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Ahem... something brought this question to mind...

2007-10-04 15:13:43 · 16 answers · asked by Orpheus Rising 5 in Religion & Spirituality

What is going on? My whole understanding of the space time continuum is changing.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvPLUL2AQaxe3GSoTshDtNTty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071004180852AAdy4CK&show=7#profile-info-EAzyxfwxaa

2007-10-04 15:13:04 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I feel that confession should be to God himself through prayer and repentance...but my church believes that you should confess to the head of the church...does God disapprove of this??

2007-10-04 15:11:48 · 16 answers · asked by *ladybug* 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-04 15:11:37 · 30 answers · asked by roses 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Original Question: Question for Jehovahs Witnesses....
Would it be ok for one of you guys (or actually girls) to go to a sperm bank, and get pregnant w/out first being married? what about adoption w/out being married?

MY Deleted violation Answer:

Heiss: Thank you for posting the WT article. Many interesting issues were raised in the article, some of which mainstream Christianity takes issue with as well. Due to time constraints, I looked it over kind of quickly. I didn't see where it said anything about being considered as actual "fornication", though, unless i overlooked that.

2007-10-04 15:11:28 · 18 answers · asked by Simon Peter 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I don't know if I should go this year. Last year when I was 12 I went, and this lady thought I was older and didn't give me candy. She said I was 'Too old for this, I need to grow up!'
I'm worried that it'll happen again..

Should I go this year, but to a different neighborhood or something? I'm 13 now, and I look the same as I did last year. I thought that it was for everyone?

2007-10-04 15:10:12 · 18 answers · asked by Millie 3 in Halloween

Ladenhimself. What sort of sidguise do you think he would use.
I think he would, put on a Karate outfit (white) with a black belt, a Texan hat, Russian boots, use green contact lenses instead of brown. Stick a red beard on his chin. he would not be able to use Air force 1 or 2, because he want to remain anonymous. He would have a rucksack with hundered of posters of Bin Ladens face on it, but they would all be different photographs form all the different faces on the videos. He would catch Lufthansa to Frankfurt, the Germans would help him out, but he would get the train to Paris. Ask the cab driver to take him to the central market place. The French cabbie, would not be surprised with this vision, they are used to things like this. "Jhust another foreighner!" Drop him off at the Champs Elysees. Most famous street in Paris. Then he would start handing out the pamphlets, saying "Sorry- no abla espanyola. Dees man hiding, cave here somewhere, find him and phone me."

2007-10-04 15:08:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

If I hate someone ( I know I'm not supposed to hate, but I am human) I try to stay away from them. Unless it is something like a doctor if I hate it I stay away from it. Why do you come to clearly Christian questions to force your opinion on us? It seems to me like you are trying to force your anti-faith on us.
If you think forcing your faith is wrong why are you doing it to us?

2007-10-04 15:07:57 · 36 answers · asked by Mad Maxine 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-04 15:07:43 · 6 answers · asked by meangirl72904 1 in Etiquette