Society & Culture - 26 October 2007

Say you discovered a new land or country (if that is at all possible), what would you name it and why?

2007-10-26 02:07:10 · 8 answers · asked by Deb R 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-26 02:06:04 · 26 answers · asked by bamidélé 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Move to England?

2007-10-26 02:05:25 · 14 answers · asked by witchy boy1989 3 in Religion & Spirituality

do i have to confront a person
who did me wrong in order to receive forgiveness from god?

2007-10-26 02:05:18 · 4 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-26 02:04:39 · 12 answers · asked by David M 6 in Religion & Spirituality

And if there is, do'es it make you smile?
The season change reminds me that gods creation goes on regardless of the petty actions of mankind.
It's one of the touchstones in my faith.

2007-10-26 02:04:37 · 13 answers · asked by canadaguy 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I've noticed that born-again Christians always seem to differentiate themselves from regular Christians. Why is this? Why do they feel they must be born-again? Why are they not the equivalent of their regular Christian brother and sister (symbolically I don't mean their actual brother and sister)?

2007-10-26 02:04:07 · 13 answers · asked by rj 2 in Religion & Spirituality

yet at the first sign of serious trouble their first cry for help (Oh God!!) is to the Very Person they deny?

2007-10-26 02:03:22 · 20 answers · asked by Orita 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What makes you feel that way?

2007-10-26 02:01:59 · 13 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i like listen people speaking italian and you what the language you like to listen to even if you don't understand it....

2007-10-26 02:00:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Can someone have an open mind and believe that they will never be proven wrong?

2007-10-26 01:59:52 · 16 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I say no because reading it you can easily see it as a combination of two different sources.

Once source is vague and summary like and the other is detailed. They are intermingled.

It was written a lot of years after the fact (like thousands) and came from oral tradition.

Can you imagine how much can get mingled in with stories passed generation to generation?

Was meant to be a basic summary or a literal blow by blow of God making stuff?

Does it make a difference if God didn't do everything in 1 week and the earth isn't 6000 years old? Does it really change anything? To me it just creates a healthy view of the book when you look at it for what it is,

A book by people, for people, about their perceptions of God.

Here is a good source for background info on Genesis:
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=137&letter=G

What do you think? Am I just mad?

2007-10-26 01:58:34 · 8 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Some of my friends said that he leaves switches to be spanked with, which makes some sense, but why coal? Lol, my son is into rocks right now, so he'd love that.

2007-10-26 01:57:09 · 18 answers · asked by Starfall 6 in Christmas

A man lies sprawled across three of the theatre's best stalls seats.
The usherette tells him "Sorry sir, but you are only allowed one seat"
The man just groans.
Usherette says, "Sir if you don't get up I will have to call the manager"
The man groans again, so she fetches the manager.
Who politely asks, "Excuse me sir, what is your name?"
"Sam" the man grunts.
"Where are you from Sam?" asks the manager.

Sam groans. "The balcony!"

2007-10-26 01:56:56 · 9 answers · asked by ? 5 in Senior Citizens

I'm a Christian and I'm getting one today.

2007-10-26 01:56:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What years do you have to be born in to be considered a baby boomer?

2007-10-26 01:56:09 · 9 answers · asked by Molly SH 4 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-26 01:52:45 · 10 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Don't worry, I won't report you for using profanity!

2007-10-26 01:52:09 · 20 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I live in Maryland and the weather is back and forth between hot and cold. It's October! I think the world might be ending soon. The Bible talks about in the last days weird weather and craziness in the world. Come on think about all the crime in this world and 13 and 14 year olds having babies. Somethin's up in the world. I've seen on documenteries that within a decade or so the world will flood because of global warming and melting ice bergs into the ocean. I was just wondering if I'm the only one that consider ths stuff.

2007-10-26 01:51:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I'm sure many of you are gonna this what I'm about to say is BS but...why the heck do you people and like to make each other miserable. Yes, it OK to stand up for your own religion but I know that God wouldn't want to see you people kill each other over him! God and many other Gods of other religions just want peace! SERIOUSLY! WHAT THE HECK?!

2007-10-26 01:51:13 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I feel that the word "suicide" has been given such a negative connotation. However, sometimes I think that it should not be seen as such a big deal. If someone has been going through a very hard time, and has thought about it rationally for a long time, should it be okay for them to decide "this life is not for me"? Maybe they should even discuss it with their family and come to the decision?

Especially for all the religious people out there, you believe in moving on to a better world, so why not?

I am not considering suicide, don't worry. I was just wondering why it is given such a negative connotation. It would be interesting to see what you guys think of this.

2007-10-26 01:51:04 · 28 answers · asked by mrr86 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I know this may sound like a truly stupid question, and for that I apologize in advance, but I'd appreciate it if you'd indulge me.

I'm an agnostic theist. I know there is no evidence for God, etc., but I do have that sense that so many theists refer to that there is something greater. Christians call it "knowing in their heart," or the Holy Spirit entering them of having Jesus in their hearts. I just call it a sense that there *is* something more. It may not be "supernatural" or anything... it could just be a collective consciousness... but whatever it is, I call it God and believe in it despite the lack of evidence.

Many atheists point out that such feelings could very easily be the result of brain chemistry or such things or even mental illness.

I was just asking myself why I believe in God even though I agree with you guys on evidence requirements, etc. and the answer I came up with is this sense that God exists.

2007-10-26 01:48:56 · 37 answers · asked by ZombieTrix 2012 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you worry that future generations of LGBT people will just take for granted all that has happened for their cause in the years before? I think it's important that they should at least be given the knowledge of the struggle for equality. But who is going to teach them? Should it be on the school curriculum? I am just worried that future generations will become complacent, just as the generation I am part of is beginning too.

2007-10-26 01:47:18 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am a Christian so i do believe in angels. my question is this, has anyone personally seen one? I havent but would love to.
Can they been seen or can you just feel their prescence?
are angels and ghost the same things?

Thoughts please...

2007-10-26 01:46:39 · 19 answers · asked by dragonfly5874 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I want to ask you about my school project, why do young people in the late 60's like Jimmi Hendrix?. I know he is a great musician, he sure can play guitar. He was a hippie too, why was "Hippiecism" so great back then?

2007-10-26 01:46:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-10-26 01:45:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-26 01:45:35 · 14 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-26 01:42:32 · 15 answers · asked by Bibi 5 in Etiquette

So, did God only talk to Noah and not any one else..? I thinking in the bible it said that he only talk to Noah cause Noah was a good man and all that..

So did he warn anyone else what he was going to do.?

When it started to rain what did everyone think that was not around Noah and his ark to hear what Noah had heard from God.? How about people thousands of mile away..?

For sake of an arguement lets believe...

It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. So it could cover the earth. What were the other people thinking on say 15.? Or day 20..

Did they try to go to higher ground or did no one else have a boat and try to stay aflout for awhile..?

2007-10-26 01:42:26 · 6 answers · asked by LadyCatherine 7 in Religion & Spirituality

To attract and manipulate as many people as they can???I don't undersatnd.What do they win for this?

2007-10-26 01:39:20 · 12 answers · asked by Narrator 3 in Religion & Spirituality