Society & Culture - 9 November 2007

"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived." Isaac Asimov

2007-11-09 15:50:34 · 36 answers · asked by Life goes on... 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:48:59 · 64 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Can I sever this on Turkey Day......? or will my guests be like....what the .......%$#@*&?

2007-11-09 15:44:45 · 12 answers · asked by JDR 2 in Thanksgiving

the ChuckNorrisaurus roundhouse kicked them and killed them all?

2007-11-09 15:44:33 · 13 answers · asked by going postal 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:41:25 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:40:14 · 9 answers · asked by adam c 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:40:02 · 11 answers · asked by matthound 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

i read a poll the otherday and it said that the most annoying accent is Australian :(

2007-11-09 15:38:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

11/29/2001 -Six Thousand-Year-Old Earth (Topic#: 8540)
When you are literally made out of words...literally...it's eternally critical that the words you live your life by are the correct ones. (For more information on this phenomenal secret click on to "Made Out of Words" on this site.) Over and over again this web site, www.godsaidmansaid.com, proves the veracity of the Authorized King James Version of the Bible. Every Thursday (God willing) we air a brand new subject that proves that God is and that His word is true.

Psalm 119, Verse 105:

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

His word is the light of life. It never changes and is always correct. Build your "house" upon it. God's word is the solid rock.

GOD SAID that He created the heavens and the earth in six literal days. When you track the genealogical record in God's Word you will discover that the earth is just over 6,000 years old.

MAN SAID, "That's absurd! Every intelligent human knows that the earth is billions of years old. That's just another reason to discard that archaic Bible."

Now THE RECORD. You have probably sat in a school classroom and heard or someone has said to you that the world is billions of years old or that bones have been discovered that are millions of years old. The next opportunity you have in such a setting ask the individual to prove it. If you find someone who attempts to prove their old age position, they will typically march out flawed circular reasoning or dating systems built up upon unprovable assumptions. The results of their dating systems have been proven wrong numerous times. The reason the anti-God group has never proven its position is quite simple and that is that their position simply isn't true. Keep in mind that proof is established by two or more reliable witnesses. Where are their witnesses? Recorded history goes back approximately 5,000 years and comes to an abrupt halt and the reason for that is obvious...there isn't much history prior to that point.

Because the evolutionists have no recorded history of man prior to the 6,000 plus years declared in God's Word which is a reliable history book and witness, the anti-Bible groups have no witnesses to support their pre-6,000 years old claims. In order to debunk the authority of God's Word they created an armada of pseudoscientific theories and techniques designed to offset their lack of witnesses...their lack of proof.

I mentioned earlier flawed circular reasoning. For example, if you asked the evolutionists to date a particular fossil they would certify its age by telling you what strata it was found in. And if you pursued and asked how you can tell the age of particular strata they would tell you by the age of the fossil found in it. That kind of sounds like the dog chasing its tail, doesn't it?

I also mentioned erroneous dating techniques. Carbon-14 which is a dating technique used to date once living things is probably the dating system with the most notoriety. After a living thing dies it begins to decay and Carbon-14 decays back to Nitrogen-14. By measuring the levels of Carbon-14 left in the dead specimen a scientist estimates its age. The carbon-14 process has proven far from perfect. On numerous occasions Carbon-14 measurements have shown living things to be of ancient ages as well as attaching ages to dead things, of which their ages have been certified, far older than they actually are. Regarding radiocarbon dating, Dr. G. E. Aardsma, Chairman of the Astro/Geophysics Dept. of the ICR Graduate School, had this to say:

At the present time it appears that the conventional radiocarbon dating technique is on relatively firm ground for dates which fall within the past 3,000 years.

In spite of this 3,000 year limit, anti-creationists have thrown out ages of 70,000 years and more as a result of radiocarbon dating.

Most, due to lack of real interest, are unaware there is a mountain of information to support a 6,000 year old earth. There are 107 scientific measurements alone that prove the earth to be young; scientific research concerning things such as population statistics and the fossil record to Helium in the atmosphere to erosion of the continents.

Perplexing news concerning recent dinosaur bones unearthed in Alaska should have sent a lot of the old-earth proponents back to their bunkers to attempt to shore up their theories. According to the anti-Bible folks there was a huge catastrophe that killed off all the dinosaurs around 70 million years ago. M. Helder in a 1992 article titled, "Fresh Dinosaur Bones Found," published in Creation ex nihilo, Vol. 14, the following information was found:

She could not accept that fresh (not permineralized, meaning unfossilized) dinosaur bones had been found in Alaska. Such bones could never have lasted 70 million years, she said. Unlikely or not, it is a fact that such bones have been found...How these bones could have remained in fresh condition for 70 million years is a perplexing question. One thing is certain: they were not preserved by cold. Everyone recognizes that the climate in these regions was much warmer during the time when the dinosaurs lived...Why then did these bones not decay long ago?...The obvious conclusion is that these bones were deposited in relatively recent times.

Scientists at the University of Montana were shocked when they found T. rex bones that were not totally fossilized. Not only were the bones not fossilized but they appeared to have blood cells which would be impossible if they were millions of years old. The following is part of the report issued by the scientists:

A thin slice of T. rex bone glowed amber beneath the lens of my microscope...the lab filled with murmurs of amazement, for I had focused on something inside the vessels that none of us had ever noticed before: tiny round objects, translucent red with a dark center...red blood cells? The shape and location suggested them, but blood cells are mostly water and couldn't possibly have stayed preserved in the 65-million-year old tyrannosaur.

The bone sample that had us so excited came from a beautiful, nearly complete specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex unearthed in 1990...When the team brought the dinosaur into the lab, we noticed that some parts deep inside the long bone of the leg had not completely fossilzed...So far, we think that all of this evidence supports the notion that our slices of T. rex could contain preserved heme as hemoglobin fragments. But more work needs to be done before we are confident enough to come right out and say, "Yes, this T. rex has blood compounds left in its tissues."

In another effort to make fossils speak in new ways, post-graduate student Mary Schweitzer has been trying to extract DNA from the bones of T. rex. Originally, like Kristi, she had intended to thin-section the bones and conduct a histologic investigation. But under the microscope there appeared to be blood cells preserved within the bone tissue. Mary conducted a number of tests in an attempt to rule out the possibility that what she'd discovered were in fact blood cells. The tests instead confirmed her initial interpretation.

Author, popular lecturer and broadcaster Ken Ham weighed in with the following comment on this subject:

These red blood cells provide excellent evidence that these fossils are not millions of years old, but are no more than a few thousand years old.

Ancient historic accounts, the Bible and thousands of local sightings testify of dinosaurs and fiery flying serpents in recorded history. Even in this present day reports of dinosaur-like creatures exist. For example, in the publication Science Digest, 1981, and in Science Frontiers, number 3367, they recorded that explorers and native Africans reported sightings of dinosaur-like creatures. In the February 6, 1980, issue of the Australian Melbourne Sun it was reported that over recent years 40 people claimed to have seen plesiosaurs off the Victorian coast of Australia.

For more exciting information about dinosaurs, click on to "Dinosaurs" on this web site.

The earth's population also testifies of the earth's age. By taking the earth's present percent of population growth and taking into account the history of Earth's abnormalities and then by simply calculating backwards we should be able to get a bead on the age of our earth. In an article titled "Creation vs. Evolution" I found this following interesting calculation:

Today the population grows at 2% per year. If we set the population growth rate at just 0.5% per year, then total population reduces to zero at about 4500 years ago. If the first humans lived 1,000,000 years ago, then at this 0.5% growth rate, we would have 10^2100 (ten with 2100 zeroes following it) people right now. If the present population was a result of 1,000,000 years of human history, then several trillion people must have lived and died since the emergence of our species. Where are all the bones? And finally, if the population was sufficiently small until only recently, then how could a correspondingly infinitesimally small number of mutations have evolved the human race?

The earth's magnetic field also points to a very, very young earth. Scientists believe that the earth is a large electromagnet and the source of the magnetic field is probably a large electric current. In 1971, Dr. T. Barnes theorized that nothing keeps the earth going except its own inertia. Because it is not being refueled with energy the Barnes theory says that the current is running down slowly like a flywheel without a motor. Consequently the strength of the earth's magnetic field is decreasing. Since the first measurement of the earth's magnetic field in 1835, it has lost 7% of its strength. According to the Barnes model the strength of the magnetic field should decrease by a constant rate each year and the data is consistent with just such a decrease. Present data points to a magnetic field which has lost one-half of its force over the past 1,400 years. Following this line backwards it is clear to see that Earth's age should be measured in thousands, such as in 6,000, and not billions of years. Russell Humphreys, Ph.D., is an ICR Adjunct Professor of Physics and as of 1993, a physicist at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. He had this to say:

As measured by clocks on earth, the age of the universe today could be as small as the face-value biblical age of about 6,000 years.

The earth is very young...6,000 years young and we can prove it.

GOD SAID He created the earth in six literal days about 6,000 years ago.

MAN SAID, "That's absurd."

Now you have THE RECORD.



References

King James Bible

Aardsma, G.E., "Myths Regarding Radiocarbon Dating," Impact Pub., March 1999.

Helder, M., "Fresh Dinosaur Bones Found," Creation ex nihilo, Vol. 14.

Ham, K., The Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved!

Humphreys, R., "The Mystery of the Earth's Magnetic Field", Impact Pub., Feb. 1989.

2007-11-09 15:38:31 · 13 answers · asked by Let's Debate 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:37:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Im a christain and I was wondering what some other people make of these events. I say they're miracles or that they come pretty darned close.

Mission trip to San Diego
my church group was helping out in a church where they were feeding homeless and those without jobs. my friend was talking with a man who had been out of a job for a nice while. When they were praying with himt hey were interupted by a cellphone call. So he answeredit and it turned out to be an employer and they wanted to hire him.

Mexico trip
We were building houses for homeless in mexico, when just a buch of things ended up going wrong. The leaders prayed that if they weren't supposed to be building the house for God to reveal it. Then Next day they group got a gun pulled on one of the seniors so they piled out.(I happned to stay behind at the ministry camp to help with the kitchen.) Pastors in the area finished building the house and the familys became save in the process

2007-11-09 15:36:46 · 17 answers · asked by Aeristes 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:35:10 · 22 answers · asked by chic882 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

ma ol' bloodhound t'aint what it used ter be, ya'll kno them tricks.

2007-11-09 15:32:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-11-09 15:32:12 · 24 answers · asked by BOX 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, so I was born into a Catholic family. My parents sent me to a Catholic school, and I go to church almost every Sunday. I've also been baptized, confirmed, and I also received my first communion. I am 13 years old. I honestly can not believe in God. Religion seems pretty idiotic to me. I don't believe that there is anything. I disagree with a lot of things Catholic people say. What annoys me the most is people praying. They expect to ask for something and then get it? Why can't they just solve problems on their own? To me it seems like begging something to solve their problems. Also, they expect you to go to church every Sunday and say you're a bad person and you have sinned if you don't. There is no way I'll believe in that made up stuff. I will never believe in God, angels, heaven, or hell. It seems stupid to me! Especially when people are sacrificing things for 'God'...it's like wow...So what should I do? Do I just keep faking it and acting like I actually believe in God?

2007-11-09 15:31:35 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do they use their pulpit and name to "declare" who their endorsing for prez. The Apostles never concerned themselves with politics or taught future ministers to engage in it.

2007-11-09 15:30:41 · 4 answers · asked by pilgrim 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Question Details: He called me up and said he wanted to 'celebrate' my 21st birthday with me. We met in town, and he walked me around town to look for a restaurant. In the end we settled on this cheap low end cafe and the food was disgusting. He did give me something thoughtful as a present however

When he called me out, it sounded as if it would be something more meaningful than a day without even planning ahead what restaurant to bring me to. Come on, it's my 21st. And because of what it sounded it would be, I turned down other people's offer to celebrate it for me on that day.

Or should I be the one holding a party for everyone? Even then, I feel so angry that I effectively had no 21st celebration.

I want to hold a 21-and-one-quarter birthday party. I feel so demeaned that I let this guy ruin the most significant birthday in my life. I see my friends and I celebrated with my friends in th ebest way possible fo

2007-11-09 15:28:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-11-09 15:27:51 · 24 answers · asked by otis spunkmeyer 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:27:31 · 18 answers · asked by christiandefenderfaith 4 in Religion & Spirituality

that under "Society and Culture," along with Religion and Spirituality there's also a subsection for Bull Fighting. Shouldn't they move that to a sub-subsection of R&S? It might be more peaceful here. lol

2007-11-09 15:27:10 · 2 answers · asked by Linnie 4 in Religion & Spirituality

seriously, like for gay marriage its both religous and legal terminology but you have to consider that fact that you shouldn't be able to govern other people according to your own beliefs. Im Christian, im a moderate voter which means im not tried to any party saying that oh because im liberal or rebublican or w/e i must and have to vote for some one in my party because every one else is wrong, i dont think other religions are wrong do you? if you do your just and ignorant piece of ****. also for other Christians why should we ridicule gay people, isnt that what Jesus didnt want us to do im mean like sure it says gay is wrong in the Bible but that doesnt mean you have to go around like and ignorant asshole saying to people your wrong and your going to a place where you will suffer for ever just because your different than me. so heres my question why do people have to say that gay people are wrong when 1. its none of their bussiness and 2.you have to do it with such prutality & hatred?

2007-11-09 15:22:57 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

because we're on this site. After all it's got a section for gays and we shouldn't go anywhere near where they are encouraged should we?

*please understand this is irony*

2007-11-09 15:22:40 · 10 answers · asked by DavinaOpines 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Christianees is great around other Christians but to speak Christianees to non belivers is just going to confuse them. Bathing in the blood, thats just weired when you don't understand the concept. And another thing anybody run into one of those Christians that still read king Jimmy so when they talk to you, you would swear that they just walked out of a rennasaunce fair? ( beg ye not to juge thy terrible spelling ye who art anal retentive ones!)

2007-11-09 15:22:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Young Earth Creationists honestly embarrass me.

I believe science is a way to know God, not a tool of the Devil. I know 99% of biologists have nothing to gain by lying. My faith is not threatened by a 4.5 billion-year-old earth.

Do any Christians agree?

Do any non-Christians get embarrassed by their own fundamentalists?

2007-11-09 15:21:21 · 20 answers · asked by Bebe 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:19:40 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:16:28 · 21 answers · asked by Barry 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I sure as hell don't care. I look at it this way. The human race is just another species of animal that evolved to live on Earth, and like all other species of animals, we will eventually go extinct. In the long run, nothing any of us ever does will ever mean anything, so I say what the hell. If the fundamentalists of the world want to destroy everything in the name of what ever God it is they worship, I say let them. In fact, why not embrace them. It will be one hell of a fire works show.

2007-11-09 15:15:02 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Not everyone is born either male or female, does that mean they are not "allowed" to get married? Several genetic disorders can cause masculinization of genetic females, or feminization of genetic males, up to and including developement of sexual organs. Are these people to be denied the option of marriage because they don't comfortably fit into either a "male" or "female" mold?

2007-11-09 15:14:51 · 10 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:13:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-09 15:11:29 · 32 answers · asked by got.to.get.over.him. =] 2 in Religion & Spirituality