Society & Culture - 4 October 2007

2007-10-04 07:56:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-04 07:56:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think gay marriage should be legal??? I do, do you??

2007-10-04 07:55:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

And for Christians who do believe in evolution, can you please explain why you do?

I am a Christian, but I believe evolution and God can coexist. The truth is that we don't know entirely why God put us here. We also don't know how the origin of life occurred from a biological perspective. As a Christian, it is not in my heart to be so ignorant to evolution. We cannot ignore it because there is a tremendous amount of evidence in favor of it. I also have a BS in molecular biology, which is why I think so critically on issues such as the origin of life from a biological point of view.

2007-10-04 07:54:30 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Tthe American Medical Association definition of death, is no brain activity. Many people who have NDEs are connected to EEG machines that are flatlined. There is no brain activity and no heart beat. This constitutes clinical death.

There is also an argument that says the brain continues to function after there is no activity. Mainly from the resuscitation efforts that are being conducted. This argument is questionable and not verifiable.

The length of time a patient is brain dead varies from a few minutes to several hours in the NDE accounts One patient had been dead for 40 minutes before revival. Brain activity can not account for the new information the patient has when revived.
The longest time someone has been dead (that I know of) goes to Grigorievich Rodonaia, a Russian, who was killed by the KGB. He was in the morgue for for 3 days in cold storage. During the autopsy, he regained consciousness. He has recovered without permanent injury and is now living somewhere in Tex

2007-10-04 07:52:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

this lady comes here and says she is feeling drawn to the Catholic church
she is a non Christian and feeling an urge to persue what her heart is telling her
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmLusgAsbLXKqTe3pgtoyzlFLxV.;_ylv=3?qid=20071004113732AANHRTg

she is met with people telling her it is a cult , it is wrong etc
surely the fact that she is being drawn to Christianity is what matters no ?
shouldnt she be recieving good wishes and help from Christians ... any Christians
shouldnt you be rejoicing that someone is being drawn to Christ ?
or are you so closed minded to even your own faith that any church but your church is the wrong church ?

I just don't get it
personally as a non Christian I was encouraging her to follow her heart , even though it is not my religion at all

2007-10-04 07:51:36 · 33 answers · asked by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-04 07:51:29 · 24 answers · asked by Jenae, TV (tempter of the vile) 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I just tracked my order at the USPS website and the status says "arrived at unit" today, at 4:31am, in my city. Does this mean it will be delivered today or tomorrow?

2007-10-04 07:49:20 · 2 answers · asked by me 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I'm a teen with ocd and I have to carry out or feel compulsed to do certain sinful rituals.

I can't stop.

Any advice? By the way, they're mortal sins.

Please, no rude answers. Im suffering

To all the non God believers please take your opinions somewhere else. I'm in no mood to hear that God doesn't exist.

Any one who doesn't listen to that waring will get reported.

Thanks

God Bless you/ Jesus Loves you

2007-10-04 07:48:55 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Would you ever shave your head to be a good buddy to a friend who has cancer and lost all her hair? I did and it feels soooooooo good! I don't have to primp in the morning and there's a feeling of freedom and confidence that I never had before. Not to mention all the laughs and hugs from my friend who's mighty sick. But what about you? Could you do it?

2007-10-04 07:48:37 · 10 answers · asked by Wet Doggie 5 in Senior Citizens

So the belief is that God created us for His pleasure. Is it possible God could have created the earth (without humans at first) and the heavens for His pleasure and that evolution followed because of His creation? This could explain dinosaurs because they could have been for His pleasure. There is a theory that God created the earth and then destroyed it and then recreated it. This destruction of the earth could have resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs. Maybe His pleasure changed to intelligent beings. He could have created man and allowed man to evolve. Your thoughts. Thank you.

2007-10-04 07:48:15 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Well my boyfriend is going through a lot right now and I cant see him cuz we live in different states, but how can i make him feel better? I love him to death i just don't know what to do to make him feel better though...

2007-10-04 07:46:44 · 11 answers · asked by Blood Angel 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-10-04 07:46:18 · 56 answers · asked by lindsey p 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Just a scale.

2007-10-04 07:45:54 · 8 answers · asked by Kyle 4 Ty (Sparkles can watch) 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Here's a clue: it isn't.

2007-10-04 07:45:47 · 17 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

a) why are there so many people now with different color skin, etc?

b [more importantly]) why can fossils of dinosaurs and prehistoric humans be found?

2007-10-04 07:45:01 · 10 answers · asked by cast.no.shadow 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-04 07:42:48 · 4 answers · asked by tony b 1 in Languages

I don't understand the ability to attain knowledge that does not come through reasoning nor sense perception. Can anyone explain this concept? Is there a way to verify its credibility?

2007-10-04 07:42:36 · 14 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-04 07:42:00 · 9 answers · asked by Ladylin7777 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-04 07:41:39 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

people, they had their sons, where did the sons find wives to help populate the world? Not being a wise guy , really want to understand this.

2007-10-04 07:40:38 · 35 answers · asked by mean evil woman 7 in Religion & Spirituality

was this the equivalent of going to visit the sick and the elderly in nursing homes?

2007-10-04 07:38:26 · 5 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Anyone who knows, please help me with this one. Read the first answer on this question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqkmH7ONmhsJlSg.XHhzK.rd7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071004111508AAMaSR8

He says Satan's body is made of pipes. I've recently heard others describe how he was supposedly an angel of music. Where are they getting this from? I'm fairly familiar with both Milton and Dante, but none of this rings a bell (no pun intended).

2007-10-04 07:38:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

whenever I pass by a Catholic Church, I feel very at peace for some reason.

I have been studying Catholicism and what's it all about for that very same reason, but I still don't know what to do. it seems like I am from the outside just looking in, standing in amazement and awe.

being a non-Christian, I really don't know what draws me to Catholicism.

2007-10-04 07:37:32 · 28 answers · asked by The Asker 4 in Religion & Spirituality

On the internet i´ve seen many times they call spanish to mestizos and people who are less than a spanish from Spain only cause they speak spanish. I wonder if they call english to a southafrican mulato living in south africa who can speak english?
Then... why don´t u use the therm spanish correctly? Spanish is for the people of Spain or for the language

2007-10-04 07:37:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I work with a guy that has a tendency of greeting every female in the building by saying, "Hello beautiful, you look just lovely!" or "Good Morning. Don't you just look ravishing today?". He either says one or the other and the words beautiful, lovely and ravishing are always emphasized dramatically.

He says it every day, and we know it is coming when we see him. I can practically look at my watch and do a count down for the compliment.

Usually when he says that we thank him, but quite frankly after hearing it over and over it gets on our nerves. You can tell that he is not sincere in what he says, and it creeps some of us out. It's to a point where some of us just don't know what to say anymore and it has gotten really old.

I would feel better about telling him about it than hearing people talk or about how much it bothers them or how it creeps them out, and sometimes it even makes me uncomforatable. Any good suggestions?

BTW...All smart*ss answers will be ignored.

2007-10-04 07:35:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I think that it is important for people on all sides here including Christians, Pagans, and Atheists to recognize what really constitutes persecution.

Repeatedly being witnessed to even though you've made it clear you aren't going to be changed may be annoying, insenstitive, and downright cloddish but it is NOT persecution.

Some of the stupid, incredibly hurtful things (not counting witch hangings and burnings --Salem and all--that really DID constitute religious persecution) Christians have done to non Christians here in America (and there are plenty of ways we have really screwed up and hurt people!) does NOT constitute persecution.

Christians, having a school Christmas parade cancelled, the phrase Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas, and the Target urban legend DO NOT constitute religious persecution.

So what does? Being beheaded because somebody heard you praying the wrong prayer? Having your places of worship vandalized?

2007-10-04 07:35:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I think my son is teaching chemistry at a high school in Colorado. That's about it. I haven't a clue about where my grandchildren are.

2007-10-04 07:34:01 · 31 answers · asked by Granny 6 in Senior Citizens

logically and analytically. Here's what i know....Atheisim is the belief of nothing correct? So by believing in nothing your actually believing in something which goes against your "cree", if you will. Therefore your belief system is completely illogical and moronic.

BTW, i'm not a Christrian nor a religious person of any sect....i'm Agnostic. I'm an analytical and logical person that has study many different religions and understand how and why ppl may believe in a afterlife and a god, but have never felt moved the "presence" myself. There's too much scientific logic to disclaim God and gods like him....but at the same time i feel that there must be something behind it since more than 85% of the world population believes in some sort of afterlife and higher power. I'm just curious how an Atheisism is an actual real belief since believing in Atheisism would go against the your belief. Please explain so i can better understand. Thanks! :)

2007-10-04 07:32:56 · 27 answers · asked by Hey U, Yeah U..Get over here 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Please provide insight about this verse and its purpose. Thank you in advance!

2007-10-04 07:32:55 · 10 answers · asked by joer80 2 in Religion & Spirituality