Society & Culture - 28 October 2007

does anybody else? most of the time you don't have a toothpick right? but then it's inappropriate or looks inappropriate to remove the food with ur fingers right?

2007-10-28 11:01:28 · 6 answers · asked by anonymous24242424 4 in Etiquette

A: Point at me and laugh your a** off, without knowing me?

B: Point at me, laugh your a** off, then ask me, "How did you come to that conclusion?"

C: Ignore me, then look down on me.

D: Hock a loogie on my forehead.

E: Have a civil conversation with me, then come to the realization that not all of us are damning you to Hell or thinking we're better than you?

Who knows, you just might wanna invite me over for some beer.

Have a great weekend!! :)

Edit: they wanted to put this in Lesbian, Gay, Bizexual and Transgendered lol...

2007-10-28 11:01:11 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 10:59:46 · 29 answers · asked by Page 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Evolutionists claim that humans, animals, and everything else just happened over millions of years..
Show me an axe that made itself, or a car, or a space ship or anything else that just made itself over millions of years..
The whole logic of believing that something just evolved without any help just escapes me completely.. Nothing does that!
If we had just evolved, there should be fossils of people that have no eyes, others that had no ears, and some half men that had to live in water to breath. Where are they?

2007-10-28 10:59:43 · 27 answers · asked by † PRAY † 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Just after it happened? Some time later?

Thank you for your answers! :)

Have a wonderful week ahead! :)

2007-10-28 10:58:21 · 52 answers · asked by Moon :) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 10:58:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Re 20:14...And death and Hell were hurled into the lake of fire.

How can death be sent to the lake of fire? How can hell, a fiery place of torment, be sent to another place of fire?

2007-10-28 10:58:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is that even real music anyway?
Why can't they realize that traditional is better?

2007-10-28 10:56:27 · 8 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 10:55:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Am I asking too much here? How do I get a girl with the same interests, would this turn you off on a personals page?



Looking for a girl that is ok with politics, the largest turn off for every woman according to the Plenty Of Fish site. I am a Richard Dawkins, Carl Sagan, and Julia Sweney fan. I am extremely liberal and obviously secular, AKA atheist. This is obviously like looking for a needle in a haystack. Am a peace activist supporting Dennis Kucinich at the primary caucuses.

Now that I have scared most of you away with my progressive political ideology, we can get to the basics. I am a humorous college student studying in the social services area. I am physically fit, looking for someone that wants to cycle the Palouse across the rolling wheat fields for long distances. I trade equities on the open market, meaning I watch CNBC and check data daily. Looking for someone that speaks their mind on issues, doesn't hold back. This is a democratic country you know, not a fascist regime, even though it appears that way some times.

Now that we got all that squared away, there is one more thing about me that might not fit the normal criteria for the age range and ideology. I only drink one to two times a year. I don't smoke cigs, no weed for me. Is there anyone left in this area, or do I have to move to a more progressive city? I'll just keep posting until the one in a million comes a knocking.

2007-10-28 10:55:31 · 16 answers · asked by Alan M 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Read the following article and post a response: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/196450/ego_death_religion_and_human_purpose.html

2007-10-28 10:55:02 · 2 answers · asked by Joe D 1 in Religion & Spirituality

For example - 9/11. Think about how passionate people were and when specific types of information was fed to people their perceptions became skewed. Most thought a war was justified back then.

Only now with most of the information at hand we changed our minds.

How much perception is skewed I wonder especially in religion?

Think of it. Feed only certain types of information and you rule the hearts and minds of a large number of people.

That is what scares me a little concerning the news. Most are either right or left. Churches too. You get fed that particular belief's dogma does that not skew your perception.

I don't know, what do you think?

2007-10-28 10:54:14 · 8 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Because eternal hellfire as punishment for the crime of simply being human is way over-the-top. It blows away any decent person's concept of justice and compassion. It's a sick, sadistic, unimaginably cruel and unjust notion.

But yet, there are so many people who actually think it would be justified. Either you don't quite understand what you're saying, or you do understand and you're just a twisted son of a b-tch.

2007-10-28 10:54:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We're all enjoying that Big Bang question from the guy who hasn't even learned about the beauty of black holes yet, but I wondered if we could put our collective minds together here to come up with some really imaginative God of the Gaps questions?

I was inspired by The Dude's excellent answer to Zilla's question, "Atheists, without looking, what's the 18th digit of Pi? You don't know!? Ha! That proves Jesus died for you!". I'll have a think and see if I can add something later.

2007-10-28 10:53:40 · 7 answers · asked by Bad Liberal 7 in Religion & Spirituality

This is NOT an attack, do not take it as such. I am sure a few close minded fools will take it bad and attack me, but that shows their charactor, not mine. I have been asking questions like these lately, not to attack, but to understand where people are coming from. I also do not mean any specific religions. All diviations of Judism, Christianity, Islam and the other branches. I know science is not perfect yet, and probably never will be. But to believe people who wrote things with no knowledge other than the "fact" they believed God talked to them, vs thousands of years of science sounds silly. People say science is theory, fine. But religion, as religion refers to itself is mearly blind faith.

2007-10-28 10:49:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 10:48:26 · 9 answers · asked by Smartie P 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Kids being murdered and beaten.
Wars resulting in innocent people dying.
Hatred amongst and within nations.
Hatred against homosexuals and other groups.
People dealing with disibilitating disorders.
Disease, poverty, and crime.
Hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes.

And these people say it must be the will of God -or that the people who suffer must be sinners. -Or they must not have had enough faith. sick... this makes me sick .

Why is the Christian and Muslim God so weak?

2007-10-28 10:47:32 · 32 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

We want to have it set up like a witch's cauldron how would we do that?

2007-10-28 10:46:05 · 4 answers · asked by mormonme2007 2 in Halloween

2007-10-28 10:44:41 · 5 answers · asked by ruahead77 1 in Halloween

To receive a really educated and informative answer, surely these questions should be put to the scientific community.

Do they really want to hear an answer at all or are they scared of facts?

2007-10-28 10:43:50 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 10:43:16 · 2 answers · asked by ? 1 in Religion & Spirituality

this gym staff member(manager)said to me i see you here every day......I'm very fanatic about fitness,so why would they give a crap if i wasthere 1 day or 15 days?It's what a mambership is forIt's frustrating me...I don't think he meant harm,but someone said that he was just probably making small talk.There's others that come every day,so what's the big deal?

2007-10-28 10:42:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

world???? ppl say abortion is terrible! I agree!!!!!!!! but your God has been doing this since the beginning of time!
he has send plagues and terror onto innocent children and adults! just look what happened to EGYPT because of the one PHARAOH!!!!!! so if he is omnopotent love to the enth degree ,why does he have so many casualties in his name? and what more would it tell me other then if he would exist , is he just a mass murderer????? com'mon ppl, is this how it is supposed to be??? do you see nothing wrong with it?????

2007-10-28 10:41:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 10:40:50 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

ok, i just realised that i have been having bad luck whole my life, i break dishes like sooo much!, i lose my money all the time, and important things and i am just really annoyed,..not jus that i have other kinda bad lucks like i miss my school right in front of my face!
I am just really annoyed now, and i really need someone to tell me what i should do!
plz help me~



P.S i AM NOT sure whicih category fits my question, so sorry!

2007-10-28 10:40:15 · 7 answers · asked by N O N A M E 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-10-28 10:39:59 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

ok if you cant heir and if they have to lean sine languid, how do they know that this symble means this word, and if they mess up how do you tell them that you messed up and how are you sopost to tell them that they mest up?

~sorry if i mist spelled stuff~

2007-10-28 10:38:44 · 4 answers · asked by Some ones Flame.!. 2 in Languages

When I complained how stressful getting prepared for our wedding was, my h-2-b said all you got to do is wear a dress and say I do,that's it. He said 'I would just enjoy it, in your position'. So I put him up to it to actually be a bride too. He'll get his own made to measure dress to make him look great and what's even better it was his idea originally. Guys should be warned not to talk the talk because it may get you in the end!

2007-10-28 10:38:31 · 15 answers · asked by Rachel_Louise33 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Think about it.

I'm a Christian, and I have several freids who are atheists, agnostics, what have you. The thing I hear from the atheists is "If God shows me He exists, I will believe", or "If there is proof of existence, I'll believe immediately."

I mean, does God REALLY owe you that, so that you'll follow HIM? If God supplies you proof upon demand, that means He's subservient to you, the atheist, the person who doesn't believe in His existence in the first place!

I'm just asking a question. An atheist I know once said, "I'm not bowing and scarping to a man who's been dead for 2,000 years." Should the same man bow and scrape to get you to believe? I mean, what's in it for Him?

Just trying to spur some thought, not to be a recipient of personal attacks. But if you do personally attack me, you're just fulfilling prophecy anyways.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, all!! :)

2007-10-28 10:37:53 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Our final destination is the life of the Hereafter. Where we end up, Jannah (Paradise) or Jahannam (Hell-fire) depends on what we worked towards in this life. Paradise is the aim and the hope of every Muslim. But like trying to attain any goal, in order to achieve success, one must have a well-defined plan, and it must be implemented to be successful. Allah says, "O you who believe! Be careful of (your duty to) Allah and seek means of nearness to Him and strive hard in His way that you may be successful." [5:35] To prepare for our journey, we need to find out what our destination is like; who are its people, and most importantly, how to get there.

The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, told us that within Paradise are things that no eyes have ever seen, nor ears have ever heard, and that things in it are beyond our imagination and comprehension, but we all have our own personal ideas of what eternal bliss would probably be like. I remember a few years ago, I overheard my niece and my nephew discussing the landscape, and the privileges of living in Jannah. My nephew was telling my niece that in Jannah, they would be able to eat all the candy that they wanted and that there would be streams of chocolate and trees of ice cream. I always tell people, that Paradise for me, would be being able to eat all the cheesecake and chocolate that I wanted, without gaining a pound. But what Allah has in store for the believers is so much more than this. He, in His Book, and through His Messenger, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, has given us a clear picture of our goal, so that we can keep it in front of us at all times. By keeping our eyes on the prize, no matter our hardships in this worldly life, we can strive that much harder to attain it.

Allah says, "And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it as he ought to strive and he is a believer; (as for) these, their striving shall surely be accepted." [17:19] Allah has also described Paradise in many places in the Qur'an, so let us now take a look at what He has in store for the believers.

Description in the Qur'an of Paradise

“The description of Paradise which the Muttaqoon have been promised is that in it are rivers of water, the taste and smell of which are never changed. Rivers of milk the taste of which will remain unchanged. Rivers of wine that will be delicious to those who drink from it and rivers of clear, pure honey. For them will be every kind of fruit and forgiveness form their Lord." [47:15]

"And their recompense shall be Paradise, and silken garments, because they were patient. Reclining on raised thrones, they will see there neither the excessive heat of the sun, nor the excessive bitter cold, (as in Paradise there is no sun and no moon). The shade will be close upon them, and bunches of fruit will hang low within their reach. Vessels of silver and cups of crystal will be passed around amongst them, crystal-clear, made of silver. They will determine the measure of them according to their wishes. They will be given a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabeel, and a fountain called Salsabeel. Around them will (serve) boys of perpetual youth. If you see them, you would think they are scattered pearls. When you look there (in Paradise) you will see a delight (that can not be imagined), and a Great Dominion. Their garments will be of fine green silk and gold embroidery. They will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a pure drink." [76:12-21]

"And those foremost (In Tawheed and obedience to Allah and His Messenger in this life) will be foremost (in Paradise). They will be those nearest to Allah in the Gardens of Delight. A multitude of those (the foremost) will be from the first generation (who embraced Islam) and a few of those (the foremost) will be from the later (generations). They will be reclining, face to face, on thrones woven with gold and precious stones. They will be served by immortal boys, with cups and jugs, and a glass from the flowing wine, from which they will have neither any headache, nor any intoxication. They will have fruit from which they may choose, and the flesh of fowls that they desire. There will be Houris with wide, lovely eyes (as wives for the pious), like preserved pearls, a reward for deeds that they used to do. They will hear no vain or sinful speech (like backbiting, etc.) but only the saying of: Salam, Salam, (greetings of peace). And those on the Right Hand, who will be those on the Right Hand? They will be among thorn-less lote-trees among Talh (banana trees) with fruits piled one above another, in long-extended shade, by constantly flowing water, and fruit in plenty, whose season is not limited, and their supply will not be cut off. They will be on couches or thrones raised high. Verily, We have created for them (maidens) of equal age, loving (their husbands only). For those on the Right Hand." [56:10-38]

"Verily, the dwellers of Paradise that Day, will be busy in joyful things. They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining on thrones. They will have therein fruits (of all kinds), and all that they will ask for. (It will be said to them): "Salamun" (Peace be on you), a Word from the Lord, Most Merciful." [36:55-58]

Can you imagine? Wearing the finest silk clothing and sitting on chairs made of gold and precious stones? Those who disbelieve in the words of Allah, say that this is all a fairy-tale, made up by a would-be prophet. But we know, that Allah is the Truthful and that His Messenger, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, spoke only what was revealed to from the Most Truthful. And even though Allah describes Paradise for us in the Qur'an, He still says, "So no soul knows the delights of the eyes which is hidden for them; a reward for what they did." [32:17]

Apart from the Qur'anic descriptions of Paradise, the Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, would often describe Paradise to his companions. His descriptions were oftentimes so vivid and moving, that many-a-companion would hurriedly rush towards it. This was the case, as Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, and his companions proceeded towards Badr and arrived there before the disbelievers (of Makkah). When the disbelievers arrived, the Messenger of Allah said, "None of you should step forward ahead of me to do anything." Then the disbelievers advanced (towards us), and the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, said, "Rise to enter Paradise whose width is equal to the Heavens and the Earth." Umayr Ibnul Humam al-Ansari asked, "O Messenger of Allah, is Paradise equal in width to the heavens and the earth?" He, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, said, "Yes." Umayr said, "Bak'hin! Bak'hin!" (An Arabic word denoting excitement and astonishment) The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, asked him, "What made you say these words: Bak'hin, Bak'hin?" He said, "Messenger of Allah, nothing but the desire to be amongst its residents." He, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, said, "You are surely among its residents." He then took some dates form his bag and began to eat them. Then he said, "If I were to live until I had eaten all of the dates, indeed this life would be too long." Anas then said, "He threw away the remaining dates he had with him. He then fought (the disbelievers) until he was killed." (Muslim)

What words could have inspired Umair and others like him to long for, and to pay the ultimate price for a place in Paradise? Let's now take a look at what the Messenger of Allah, had to say about Paradise.


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2007-10-28 10:36:24 · 10 answers · asked by muslim-doctor 3 in Religion & Spirituality