Society & Culture - 28 October 2007

Muslim's will quote Yusuf Ali’s comment in footnote 663, as proof that the three early Christian sects of Marcion, Docetism, Basilides, denied the crucifixion of Christ. Given the fact the three sects are condemned as false teachers, deceivers and the anti-Christ in six Bible passages (1 John 1:1,14; 2:22; 4:1-3; 5:6; 2 John 7) My question is: on what basis do you claim they are Christian sects and isn't it as much of a misrepresentation for you to quote these Gnostic sects as Christians who deny the crucifixion, as it would be a misrepresentation for Christians to quote the Baha'i faith as proof Muhammad was not the final Prophet?

2007-10-28 13:21:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:19:49 · 19 answers · asked by tirshatha2001 4 in Religion & Spirituality

person in the history of the Western world?

2007-10-28 13:18:06 · 6 answers · asked by bot_parody 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Most of my friends have been dating since they were 12!

2007-10-28 13:17:58 · 14 answers · asked by <3 my nut brown maiden 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-28 13:16:59 · 8 answers · asked by Max 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Some more specific questions:

Do you thank people who take the time to thoughtfully answer your questions?

Do you normally thank people who hold a door open for you?

Do you normally thank waiters/waitresses and bagboys/baggirls?

When you call a company, do you thank the represenatitve after the conversation is finished?

It seems to me that social conventions surrounding the use of "thanks" are changing. If you answer any of the questions above, please explain why or why not.

Thanks everyone!

2007-10-28 13:16:28 · 7 answers · asked by Jimmy 4 in Etiquette

For as with God, people only know that for some inexplicable reason, mass generates an invisible force that pulls objects toward it. The force itself cannot be seen, only felt. We simply accept the belief that it is, versus knowing what it is and why it works in the manner that it does. We also know that without it, we could not exist.

2007-10-28 13:16:11 · 25 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:14:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:13:37 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

shouldnt it be a place where religious and spiritual people
help each other?

2007-10-28 13:12:28 · 22 answers · asked by SOMEONE 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:10:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:10:01 · 47 answers · asked by lovebug2052 5 in Halloween

Just if he would turn the Nile River into blood, or walk on water, or rain food down on some hungry folks, or if some holy guy would ride a chariot into heaven, or if he would just stop the sun like Joshua did.

He can do that stuff, but why won't he? He did really wild miracles to free the Hebrew slaves, like releasing twenty billion frogs into the city; and he wouldn't even do those kind of miracles to free the American slaves two hundred years ago.

All I'm saying is, I'd like to see a couple of really stupendous miracles.

(And don't come on here telling me about piddly miracles. If you got nothing to say, don't say it.)

2007-10-28 13:08:58 · 29 answers · asked by 2.71828182845904 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:08:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Instead of just saying God did it they come up with ridiculous natural explanations to answer for the Bible.

Things like:

-An ice or water canopy to explain the Great Flood.
-Since all species of animals and their food couldn't fit in the Ark, they say "generic animals" went into the Ark and super-evolved into all the different species in a few generations after the Flood.
-They say the super continent Pangaea existed 4500 years ago even when continental drift travels about the same speed as your fingernails grow. (It would have to around 90000 times faster than it is now =P)

And this is only for the Great Flood!!


Why do they make it hard on themselves?

2007-10-28 13:08:38 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...we are IT for intelligent life forms in our solar system. Doesn't this prove that we are insignificant and on our own? What makes us so important?

2007-10-28 13:07:51 · 19 answers · asked by AuroraDawn 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:07:10 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I always have horrible luck,
bad days,
terrible things happening.
and I don't know why.
I think god has a hate against me =(

can you tell me what to do!!

2007-10-28 13:06:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:04:40 · 2 answers · asked by Joanne M 2 in Religion & Spirituality

"But, I felt sorry that her things were stolen."

2007-10-28 13:04:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-10-28 13:03:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

You are talking to a pretty young lady. You really want to impress her. You never thought that you would get the chance but here it is. Everything seems right. The mood, timeing, music, atmosphere. She says something funny and you lightly laugh through your nose and then SUDDENLY!!!! THE LARGEST MUCUS BUBBLE THAT YOU HAVE EVER BLOWN THROUGH YOUR LEFT NOSTRIL HAS JUST MATIRIALIZED, GROWN TO THE SIZE OF A PING PONG BALL, AND EXPLODED IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU KNOW THAT SHE MUST HAVE EVEN FELT IT ON HER FACE.

What do you do to save the moment?

2007-10-28 13:03:50 · 4 answers · asked by guitarrman45 7 in Etiquette

to beware of and remember the punishment of Soddie and Gommie?

2007-10-28 13:01:59 · 24 answers · asked by Bogo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

have a party and not invite you? Would you be hurt? If so, how can I make it up to you?

2007-10-28 13:01:23 · 4 answers · asked by Sweet Judy 7 in Royalty

I went to a lecture on Creationism yesterday, here is what I've learned:

1)Evolution = Atheism, by definition (As a Christian evolutionist, that struck me pretty badly)
2)There is no distinction between the following: Big bang, Origin of life, abiogenesis and evolution. IT IS ALL THE SAME THING
3)Evolution is wrong because it states that men came from monkeys (acctualy i didn’t “learn” that yesterday, the guy giving the lecture took about 3 seconds to explain the ancestral relation stuff)
4)Both the first and second law of thermodinamics disproove the whole big bang-life-abiogenesis-evolution combo.
5) It is very good to take a quotation from an evolutionist researcher completly out of context. It is also no big deal to make stuff up to back up your arguments (after all lieing is not a sin, unlike evolution)

In my brief story as a Christian, i've had some heated up religious arguments, also i've read some stuff written by atheists and even some movies, and I tell you NONE of it shook my faith as badly as that lecture yesterday!

Thats it

Paz de Cristo

2007-10-28 13:01:19 · 10 answers · asked by Emiliano M. 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 13:01:14 · 21 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Religion & Spirituality

You can't prove he isn't God, right?

2007-10-28 12:59:54 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I heard my friend talking about this haunted house that is 10 floors and you get $10 for each floor you pass. Each floor though gets scarier as you go on. It also goes that no one has made it to the end. There was no part about you letting them touch you because most of those Haunted House myths that mention that are false. So if a haunted house like this exists can someone pleas tell me what and where it is.

2007-10-28 12:59:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

i want to do sometihng crazy but i dont know what to do.
i dont want a store bought costume but i will go to a store and buy stuff i just dont want a pre-made one from a sture. i have no clue what to do. any ideas?

2007-10-28 12:58:51 · 22 answers · asked by RVCA 3 in Halloween

someone just told me this.

2007-10-28 12:57:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality