Society & Culture - 31 October 2007

In other words, is it easier to change a person's opinion on the NATURE of God or to change a person's opinion on the EXISTANCE of God?

2007-10-31 03:55:30 · 28 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What if the truth is so complex that it can not be comprehended by us because of our limited perspective?

2007-10-31 03:55:05 · 12 answers · asked by bregweidd 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Many people say that the bible is the 'literal' word of god, that the earth was created in six 'literal' days etc... is there a scripture anywhere in the bible that makes reference to its literalness? Or is this just a claim of people who would like this to be the case?

2007-10-31 03:53:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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2007-10-31 03:53:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 03:52:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

this is a question for christian parents. have you ever asked your kids (under 10 years old) why they believe in god? if so, can you give me a one or two response for what they said. if not, could you do so and get back to me. this should be interesting. please, no forcing them to answer what you want them to answer.

2007-10-31 03:50:23 · 11 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Religion & Spirituality

if you state your opinion on any matter ,that they have asked for?why do people blindly accept lies and not bother to find out the truth for themselves?can people be so blind to think that,hey i am a good person,and even though i do not accept JESUS as my savior i am going to heaven!!!! NOT,NOT,NOT,there are many "good" people by what this world accepts as good that will not be in heaven,they live in sin,shacking up without marriage and having illegitimate children,homosexual relationships,adulterous relationships,incestual relationships,drunks,drug addicts,liars,and any thing else that goes against GOD!is the truth so hard to accept?the churches are full of hypocrites and liars whose leaders are the same,the truth is not in them and so GOD has said they are lukewarm so he will spit them out!!!!why is it if a christian defends JESUS and their faith they are mocked and ridiculed?other false religions will hunt you down if you offend or insult their beliefs why do they feel so special?

2007-10-31 03:50:11 · 12 answers · asked by dixie58 7 in Religion & Spirituality

We recently moved into a new community and both our neighbors on either sides have dogs and young children, so had their fences up months before we moved in. We've been living here two months now, and our neighbor to the right gives us a bill for $600! Firstly, we don't even know if fences are mandatory, and since we don't have kids or dogs, we don't care about having a fence! Secondly, if they are mandatory, we were not given any say on how the fence was built or how much was paid. My husband's brother is a General Contractor, and can get materials for almost nothing and would've been happy to put up the fence for free, so we don't see why we should pay for what we could've gotten for way less. I understand that we should be neighborly, but I think it was rude to bang on our door after two months and demand a certain payment with no room for "talking about it." Don't neighbors waive their right to split a cost when they build a fence without us even allowed to consult?

2007-10-31 03:50:07 · 22 answers · asked by shullqst 1 in Etiquette

2007-10-31 03:50:03 · 4 answers · asked by zeroc1974 2 in Languages

seriously it's getting annoying, how bout scrolling and finding your answers

2007-10-31 03:49:08 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 03:49:04 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We should never have to fill out deposit/withdraw slips, etc. Those aren't for us it's their paperwork. If they really need a hard copy, they should be able to print something out with that info already filled in. The most they should ever need from us is a signature and some ID.

I've noticed that they'll reluctantly fill these out for you. I usually claim to have carpal tunnel, or I’m “uncomfortable filling this out”. Seems like they're just wasting everyone’s time.

2007-10-31 03:48:47 · 10 answers · asked by scooterbaga 1 in Etiquette

2007-10-31 03:48:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am blind, but I'm a partial (meaning I have partial sight). I've been this way since birth, but only recently started using a cane. I don't need it all the time, and a lot of the time when I use it I am seeing things at cane length just fine, and therefore avoiding obsticles without the cane coming in contact with them. There are still those times when it keeps me from tumbling down steps or walking into things I don't notice as quickly.like poles or open doors or people moving too fast to see. But still my family tries to tell me I shouldn't use it because I don't need it, and that it bothers them when they're out with me and people look at me because I'm using a cane and "look blind". I really don't understand it and was wondering if anyone else does. Isn't it better to "look blind" when you ARE blind than to look sighted when you're not and end up getting injured because of it?

2007-10-31 03:47:58 · 17 answers · asked by i_come_from_under_the_hill 6 in People with Disabilities

2007-10-31 03:47:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and we live harmony. We don't judge each other and openly discuss each other's belief system. We never try to convert the other. I don't understand why there seems to be so much open hostility on this board toward people who have a different viewpoint. I'm sure there are many athiests out there who are much closer to my viewpoints on Bush (or as we refer to him in my household "The DARK OVERLORD") then many Christians in my church. I think in the end...we have more similarities then differences. I guess what my question is...why do some of you feel so hostile towards someone's beliefs that may be different then your own?

2007-10-31 03:47:00 · 25 answers · asked by Cheryl S 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If they did, they would see that evolution is clearly false, as it says on page one that God created the world and everything in it in six literal days.

2007-10-31 03:45:50 · 46 answers · asked by unfit_commander 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a bit worried that she will get involved in something harmful. She doesn't know that I know. Should I just pretend that I don't know, or is it my duty to warn her? And if so, how can I do this tactfully.
[Please note I have nothing against gay people, I am just aware that homosexual practices lead to a lot of unhappiness and I don't want to see my friend get hurt.]

2007-10-31 03:44:46 · 18 answers · asked by Jerusalem Delivered 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do Catholic priest wear those white collars and black shirt and pants?

2007-10-31 03:43:16 · 6 answers · asked by Mike, Kate, Piper and Porter :) 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Now don't tell me that it isn't a delusion, because the bare fact that you answered this question proves that it is...

(see how stupid this sounds?)

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just pointing out an ignorant question...

2007-10-31 03:42:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

you should not celebrate such as pagan and evil celebration

in my church we are having spiritual warfare Today! to cancel satan's party!

2007-10-31 03:42:10 · 29 answers · asked by Not of This World Returns 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What kind of world would we have?

2007-10-31 03:41:17 · 27 answers · asked by Virtual Evie 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Remember, just by answering this question you are proving my point.

lol

Whatever that means ;-)

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Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31 03:41:06 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even
in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in
front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he
approached her.


Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to
help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look
safe; he looked poor and hungry.


He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He
knew how she felt. It was those chills which only fear can put in you.


He said, "I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where
it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson."


Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad
enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack,
skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire.
But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.


As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began
to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just
passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.


Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed
him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined
all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan
never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was
helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him
a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never
occurred to him to act any other way.


He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she
saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they
needed, and Bryan added, "And think of me."


He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and
depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into
the twilight.


A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a
bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her
trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas
pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and
brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that
even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed
the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain
and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so
little could be so giving to a stranger.


Then she remembered Bryan.


After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill.
The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but
the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the
waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be.


Then she noticed something written on the napkin.


There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: "You don't
owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the
way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you
do: Do not let this chain of love end with you."


Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.


Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve,
but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home
from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what
the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her
husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be
hard....


She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her,
she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, "Everything's going to
be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson."

2007-10-31 03:40:51 · 20 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6 in Religion & Spirituality

You be the judge:

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2007-10-31 03:38:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What do you all think of Halloween? I've seen a lot of you say it's related to satan the devil etc so wondered in general the overall opinion?

Also do you see it as a christian holiday?

Wld you stop your children celebrating it? If so why?

(Before anyone corrects me on any of the above statements I'm pagan!)

2007-10-31 03:37:55 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"I like to ask the “No God–Don’t Know God” crowd to respond to the following hypothetical.

Suppose you awaken alone in your house with its doors and windows locked to find your table set with a scrumptious breakfast awaiting you. Which explanation satisfies you? Your breakfast always existed in its present form, or your breakfast organized itself from lesser matter? Maybe the eggs, ham and cheese just evolved into an omelet, the muffin popped itself into the toaster then rolled around in the butter, the oranges squeezed each other, and there’s coffee but no Mr. Coffee.

The response is usually an ontological admission, as in, “Somebody came into my house while I was asleep and fixed breakfast,” or a simple “I don’t know.” I’m amazed at the atheists who find it easy to swallow the big bang but not the evolving breakfast." Janet M Larue

2007-10-31 03:37:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In Thailand there is a two-tier monkhood for the Buddhists. How about a two layered priesthood in Catholicism? You could have one group of married priests and a 'super-elite' group of celibate ones. But the latter would be strictly vetted to ensure they can cope with the celibacy. I don't think anyone has suggested this before, it's just my idea.

2007-10-31 03:37:24 · 14 answers · asked by Jerusalem Delivered 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Since the Sabbath is Saturday, why do most Christians ignore it. If you google this issue you will see that official Christian doctrine does NOT say that Sunday is the Christian Sabbath. Saturday is the 7th Day which is the Sabbath. Sunday is a Christian day of worship. Nowhere in the New Testament does it say that the Sabbath was changed to Sunday.

My theory here is that Christians don't have to keep the Sabbath any longer.

2007-10-31 03:36:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 03:36:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality