Society & Culture - 11 October 2007

How can evolution explain the metamorphosis of the butterfly? Once the caterpillar evolves into the "mass of jelly" (out of which the butterfly comes), wouldn't it appear to be "stuck"?

2007-10-11 10:47:48 · 19 answers · asked by Nourhan 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Or I will list what I believe and maybe you can help me find my religion catergory. I don't know if there is a God. I do think something will happen for like an afterlife by a divine being. But if there is a God I hate how much suffering there is and how he doesn't answer prayers because it's you that gets through life not holding on to your magic pencil or God. If you let go you'll do just as well.

I was just giving examples. I do talk about luck a lot and if there is a God I don't like him that much. I am unsure about if there is a God or not. I like being open minded but like I said I think something will happen as for a second life but I don't believe that there are multiple Gods or reincarnation.

Just by stating this is there a category of a religion that I'd fall under? I don't want to join a cult or a religion like church. I just want to call myself a name when people ask.

2007-10-11 10:47:30 · 17 answers · asked by Successor 5 in Religion & Spirituality

The process of photosynthesis in plants is very complex. How could the first plant survive unless it already possessed this remarkable capability?

2007-10-11 10:46:20 · 23 answers · asked by Nourhan 5 in Religion & Spirituality

For me, I saw myself living in the 'old homestead' - a home large enough to accomodate visiting children and grands - a 'tire' swing hanging from an old maple tree - a wrap around porch with a ceiling suspended swing...etc etc. and me and my mate together and comfortable as two old shoes but enjoying life to its fullest.

NOT....life happened - I have been divorced since '77 - never remarried [nor he] - came close but no bananas...

I was hell bent on providing my kids as close to the life I had when growing up - so I lived financially too close to the edge so I could live in DC suburbs that were safe, diverse, good public schools and great neighbors [takes a whole community to raise a child!] Although I made good money through three careers over the years it all went towards the kids - housing; cars; athletics; dance; college you name it.

STILL my dream was remained in focus until I was the unfortunate recipient of a RIF from my 'good government job'.

2007-10-11 10:46:00 · 16 answers · asked by sage seeker 7 in Senior Citizens

Evolutionists claim that life formed from non-life (dead chemicals), so-called "abiogenesis", even though it is a biological law ("biogenesis") that life only comes from life. The probability of the simplest imaginable replicating system forming by itself from non-living chemicals has been calculated to be so very small as to be essentially zero - much less than one chance in the number of electron-sized particles that could fit in the entire visible universe! Given these odds, is it reasonable to believe that life formed itself?

2007-10-11 10:45:01 · 21 answers · asked by Nourhan 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Is there a point to life, if that is case?

2007-10-11 10:44:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We know the universe is governed by several fundamental physical laws, such as electromagnetic forces, gravity, conservation of mass and energy, etc. The activities of our universe depend upon these principles like a computer program depends upon the existence of computer hardware with an instruction set. How reasonable is it to say that these great controlling principles developed by accident?

2007-10-11 10:44:06 · 7 answers · asked by Nourhan 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 10:42:10 · 40 answers · asked by The Daughter of the King, BaC 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 10:41:41 · 12 answers · asked by Ryan M 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 10:41:30 · 16 answers · asked by live4themusik07 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 10:39:08 · 15 answers · asked by Yamaoha 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If you believe there was an Adam and Eve, and it's been proven that the first people came from Africa, then shouldn't the garden of Eden be in Africa, and shouldn't Adam/Eve be Black?

2007-10-11 10:37:44 · 30 answers · asked by straightshooter 5 in Religion & Spirituality

TOLERANCE (old definition) – to recognize and respect other people’s beliefs/practices without sharing with them OR to bear or to put up with someone or something that is not especially liked.

TOLERANCE (new definition) – every single individual’s beliefs, values, lifestyles, and truth claims are equally true and are to be accepted and appreciated.

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Christians: do you have ANY clue what the ramifications of this is?

Here, open your eyes and behold:
To say that Jesus is the ONLY way to heaven and proclaim Him as such to others in love will get you labeled as a fanatic, a bigot, and intolerant.

The number one known Bible verse in the world has transitioned from John 3:16 to Matthew 7:1!

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2007-10-11 10:37:26 · 26 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean come on now :D if you dont believe in God why spend your time discussing a being you believe doesnt exist. Then you rant on about how he should die and he is an sob well most of you do anyways. You quote scripture and then try to make believers believe you. Its okay to quote and read the bible but why? Then you put down believers for believing? If he doesnt exist why spend time talking about him and insulting him. Do you have anger against him because it seems a majority of you seem as if you believe but you dont want to. Why spend time talking about God or god's that you believe dont exist. Find a better hobby. :D

I would like people of all religions to also put their views in as well

2007-10-11 10:36:10 · 30 answers · asked by littlemissmay 4 in Religion & Spirituality

It's 10.30pm here....what do you think?

2007-10-11 10:35:55 · 33 answers · asked by Daisyhill 7 in Etiquette

"Because He (God) lives i can face tommorrow. Because He lives all fear is gone and because I know He holds the future my life is worth a living just because He Lives." and why do you believe it?

2007-10-11 10:35:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

But it's not socially acceptable for atheists to bring up atheism?

I live in a community with a high percentage of Christians. Many will bring up their religious beliefs and insert them into everyday conversation. They forward religious emails. They ask me religious question.

I have no problem with Christians, and am happy that they have their faith. However, I do not have that faith, and I'm looking for a way to tell them to back off without coming across as offensive. I told one neighbor that I was an atheist, and she's avoided me ever since.

2007-10-11 10:31:50 · 17 answers · asked by grumppopotamus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I was thinking about being a nerd for halloween. I dont want to dress as anything scary. Any costume suggestions would be greatly apprieciated. Thanks!

2007-10-11 10:31:16 · 5 answers · asked by тαg уσυ'яє ιт ღ 5 in Halloween

I know someone from near there and he said it's really nice there. But on here everyone seems to think it's a nightmare. It's got the beautiful river medway, and all pictures I've seen of it look nice.
Is it unfriendly/dirty/rough? Or is it just snobbery?
Are there nice people there?

2007-10-11 10:29:23 · 6 answers · asked by Acai 5 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-11 10:27:51 · 4 answers · asked by Dreamstuff Entity 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 10:27:46 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What would be the problem in programming absolute, incontrovertible knowledge of God's existence into our brains and then allowing us to choose whether we love and worship this God or reject this God?

I mean... SERIOUSLY... why did this supposedly omniscient God not forsee how supremely unreliable his "I'll send them a book to inspire faith" method would be? A book left in the hands of mankind, a book editted and editted and editted... and translated and retranslated... and interpreted differently by EVERYONE... etc... how did God not see that this would be a REALLY crummy means of convincing us of his existence?

Making a personal announcement every decade or so, or programming into our minds an unavoidable and unquestionable certainty of his existence, wouldn't force us to love him and accept his salvation, so don't start in on that "God doesn't want puppets to worship him" or "God doesn't want robots to love him" stuff.

2007-10-11 10:27:28 · 11 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think they're nice people? etc.

2007-10-11 10:27:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I love phrases like "cow patties", "don't give a horse's patoody", "let's rock him to sleep with a real rock", "older than sand ", "deep dodo", "cat yak", "advertisement for dead".... Hubby just likes the good old basic "Horse Sh--"!
Got any new ones????????

2007-10-11 10:26:28 · 24 answers · asked by autumlovr 7 in Senior Citizens

http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta07/ERES1580.htm

Read and find out. I'm interested in what you think. Props to Europe!

2007-10-11 10:23:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Aside from the fact that we can see the chair, and we can tell if the chair is broken before we sit in it....

It is also true that we don't know FOR SURE that the chair will hold us but we still sit in it. Therefore, does that mean you are saying that you, too, don't know FOR SURE that God is real, but you still have faith in him, same as the chair?

2007-10-11 10:21:24 · 10 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

In Genesis God said that everything was good except one thing what was that one thing?

2007-10-11 10:21:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1. Islaamic method of slaughtering animal
Zakkaytum is a verb derived from the root word Zakaah (to purify). Its infinitive is Tazkiyah which means purification. The Islamic mode of slaughtering an animal requires the following conditions to be met:

a. Animal should be slaughtered with sharp object (knife)
The animal has to be slaughtered with a sharp object (knife) and in a fast way so that the pain of slaughter is minimised.

b. Cut wind pipe, throat and vessels of neck
Zabiha is an Arabic word which means ‘slaughtered’. The ‘slaughtering’ is to be done by cutting the throat, windpipe and the blood vessels in the neck causing the animal’s death without cutting the spinal cord.

c. Blood should be drained
The blood has to be drained completely before the head is removed. The purpose is to drain out most of the blood which would serve as a good culture medium for micro organisms. The spinal cord must not be cut because the nerve fibres to the heart could be damaged during the process causing cardiac arrest, stagnating the blood in the blood vessels.

2. Blood is a good medium for germs and bacteria
Blood is a good media of germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. Therefore the Muslim way of slaughtering is more hygienic as most of the blood containing germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. that are the cause of several diseases are eliminated.

3. Meat remains fresh for a longer time
Meat slaughtered by Islamic way remains fresh for a longer time due to deficiency of blood in the meat as compared to other methods of slaughtering.

4. Animal does not feel pain
The swift cutting of vessels of the neck disconnects the flow of blood to the nerve of the brain responsible for pain. Thus the animal does not feel pain. While dying, the animal struggles, writhers, shakes and kicks, not due to pain, but due to the contraction and relaxation of the muscles deficient in blood and due to the flow of blood out of the body.

2007-10-11 10:20:40 · 11 answers · asked by Nourhan 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 10:19:48 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

To steal tea bags from atheists?

2007-10-11 10:19:15 · 15 answers · asked by DEPRESSED™ Volatile Tempter 3 in Religion & Spirituality