Society & Culture - 26 November 2007

Religio, can be defined as linking backwards or a reverence for what has come to pass.

Biology shows us that the cells that comprise our bodies have been shielded from harsh environments and nourished for eons. Anyone who has tried to culture mammalian cells outside the body knows how difficult this is. Isn't this a more reverent view of life, than the idea that some god just made everything?

2007-11-26 05:46:51 · 7 answers · asked by 2 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Ive heard it is a charitable fund that will sponsor individuals in cases it deems fit, which many other charities and trusts wont consider.

Any info is greatly appreciated!

2007-11-26 05:45:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

Do you get extremely aggitated when you give the best answer you can and some little ignorant individual comes along and gives you a thumbs down??

2007-11-26 05:45:42 · 16 answers · asked by gabriel l 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I guess he used to cut hair and nail. So, after cutting it, is it still god or ungod? answer is required as per christian beliefs

2007-11-26 05:45:04 · 7 answers · asked by Happily Happy 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Some people believe that evolution diregards "GOD" I believe it is apart of God. What do you think?

2007-11-26 05:44:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

To fight over which atheists are true atheists?

Isn't that the same argument, minus God?

I read something last night about someone who thought converted atheists were never "true atheists" in the first place. Excuse me, I'm confused. I thought to only requirement for being in atheist is lack of belief in God. If you don't believe in God, isn't that being an atheist? Regardless of whether you later find a reason to believe in God, for the moment, you are an atheist! Am I wrong in thinking this? Please explain.

2007-11-26 05:43:22 · 21 answers · asked by Princess Ninja 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I just had my 1996 Neon inspected last Tuesday. I just had to get new brakes, rotors, and tires. Over the weekend, I got a new car and gifted the Neon to my sister and brother in law. I signed the title over to him on Saturday. He calls me Sunday and is angry because he said that the transmission went. I found that strange since I drove the vehicle all last week. I also posted this question in the automotive section to see if the car would have passed an inspection with a bad transmission. But I am posting it here to discuss the ethical reasons. I don't know whether to feel bad or be angry. I mean I know Neons are junk, but my brother-in-law does not have a job and they needed a car. I did not charge him anything for the car and then I spent $540 for new brakes and tires because it was family. I would have never given him a vehicle that did not go into gear. In a way, he has some nerve being mad at me. I should have just took it to a junk yard and been done with it!

2007-11-26 05:42:23 · 29 answers · asked by Angrygirl5 3 in Etiquette

I have been having a lot of stress lately with a personal family matter and last night I went to the store and realized when I came back I had a chocolate pie, choclate eclairs, and still cant find the peanut butter cookies.

2007-11-26 05:40:56 · 18 answers · asked by ncgirl 6 in Senior Citizens

2007-11-26 05:40:55 · 15 answers · asked by john wondering 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I was just studying about some Tibetan tribes that practice "fraternal polyandry" that is where two, three or four brothers share one wife. What do you guys think about this?
Remember not all cultures are as sex obsessed as most Western Cultures.

2007-11-26 05:39:45 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Our Watchtower study topic was about the Birdcatcher and how he uses 4 different traps to ensnare us.

2007-11-26 05:39:18 · 18 answers · asked by Nilo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Last month I received an invitation to dinner at our CEO's house for dinner. I couldn't make it because I had to work at my other job. (I work at the hospital on Wednesday evenings and they know this). Now they just sent me an invitation to their Holiday Party which of course is on Wednesday, December 12 and guess what? I have to work so I cannot attend. What do I say? I cannot help but think that they did this on purpose ever since I spoke up about my rights and feelings (in a positive and constructive way of course). I know one of my co-workers doesn't like me and I don't care, I don't like her either. What do I say when I email them back? I wanted to say "How ironic that another party falls on a Wednesday night.." (they know I have to work but will still use it against me probably for not showing up).

2007-11-26 05:37:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-11-26 05:35:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

of any country? Just thinking about it..
Thanks :)

2007-11-26 05:35:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

they have no moral accountability other than their own, cant be called hypocrites because they dont believe in anything bigger than themselves. All they need to do is poke holes in a deists argument, stating no facts, just the same questions we posed as children. We christians have to keep up with our studies to answer these fools, but they only need to disbelieve...

2007-11-26 05:34:32 · 54 answers · asked by 2009 time to shine 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Wouldn't that be a blast to run around heaven with your ex-spouse(s)!!

2007-11-26 05:34:26 · 9 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 05:32:46 · 6 answers · asked by Soul Star 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-11-26 05:32:29 · 19 answers · asked by Clarence 2 in Etiquette

I was talking to an atheist about the origins of the Christmas tree and he joked the cross was a tree and Jesus was just an ornament. what does that mean?

2007-11-26 05:32:21 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 05:31:28 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

tied to a string in the road. It had been run over. What do you think this means?

2007-11-26 05:31:05 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

u have opinon on slavic peoples?

2007-11-26 05:30:03 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I heard it mentioned on the Jack Van Impe show. He seems to really hate it.

2007-11-26 05:29:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Afterlife..

do u believe that when u die, that its possible to let ur loved ones know ur ok, or come back as somethin..

my friends grandpa died, he was 92 i think. but he was a little farmer that always carried blue string with him, all the time incase he ever needed it for somethin handy.

when he died, the mornin of his funeral, his daughter looked over on a little step beside her, and there was a piece of blue string blowing beside her!

that was nice, and i believe it i think.

also my friend committed suicide.. when he did this, on the night of his wake, i was walkin home from it, when i heard like geese in the sky, the sky was so black, and i could see 2 geese. didnt think anything of it, only that they were noisy.

until a few weeks later when i was walkin home from my work, and i passed his moms house, and as true as god in heaven, i heard geese, looked up and there were 2 geese flying over his house. i just cried!

what u think?

2007-11-26 05:28:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Have you ever felt so depressed filled with anxiety that you did not know God's will for your life & that you seemed to lose passion, not knowing how to move on? Have you ever felt that your prayers are not being answered although you lay your anxiety before the God? How can mountain and desert be turn into streams of water? I've been looking for a job so that I can do ministry related job later in my future.. I am having no answer getting a job for like 6 months now. Going into ministry seems impossible for now because my parents dont want me to involve in a ministry that I want to do. If I have no answer for gettting a job so that I can do ministry and parents say no for getting into campus ministry that I want to do, what is God's will for me? hard to find a job for now and parents are saying no to ministry, what is God's purpose for me? how do I know which direction to go when I am depressed? not knowing what do to? I can I hear his voice when God seems so silent?

2007-11-26 05:28:49 · 27 answers · asked by John's Prayer 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Afterlife..

do u believe that when u die, that its possible to let ur loved ones know ur ok, or come back as somethin..

my friends grandpa died, he was 92 i think. but he was a little farmer that always carried blue string with him, all the time incase he ever needed it for somethin handy.

when he died, the mornin of his funeral, his daughter looked over on a little step beside her, and there was a piece of blue string blowing beside her!

that was nice, and i believe it i think.

also my friend committed suicide.. when he did this, on the night of his wake, i was walkin home from it, when i heard like geese in the sky, the sky was so black, and i could see 2 geese. didnt think anything of it, only that they were noisy.

until a few weeks later when i was walkin home from my work, and i passed his moms house, and as true as god in heaven, i heard geese, looked up and there were 2 geese flying over his house. i just cried!

what u think?

2007-11-26 05:28:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Here's my question. Why do Christians believe that people that are sent to Hell are tortured for all eternity? It seems that if Satan is evil incarnate, then people who were evil in life would be rewarded for how bad they were. Wouldn't Satan just be doing God's will by torturing bad people? It seems kind of backwards to think that evil would punish evil people for being evil.

2007-11-26 05:27:26 · 19 answers · asked by ajfrederick9867 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 05:27:18 · 16 answers · asked by carl 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Plus gastro-intestinal discomfort?

Then why did God keep making them eat it?

2007-11-26 05:26:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Bible, properly read, is the most potent force for atheism yet invented.

- Isaac Asimov

2007-11-26 05:25:36 · 49 answers · asked by Murazor 6 in Religion & Spirituality