Society & Culture - 30 November 2007

& if these matters have suddenly become so important, does that mean they wld have bring you a fuller life if u attend to it earlier? eg. reconciled with estranged love ones, unsaid words, regrets unmentioned, apology not rendered, etc, etc

2007-11-30 03:13:16 · 6 answers · asked by BorgPet6of10 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean pornstars? aren't they basically the same thing

2007-11-30 03:13:10 · 7 answers · asked by kitcatss 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

more people die every year from heart attacks to old age
what the difference if a tsunami killes them or they all just fall down dead

2007-11-30 03:12:40 · 12 answers · asked by The Doctor 3 in Religion & Spirituality

and supposed Islamo-fascism?

2007-11-30 03:12:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was looking at a website today; www.carm.org. Tricky question it is, the answer was yes. I know all sins are forgivable. What if you don't have time to repent before you actually die? Are you still forgiven.

2007-11-30 03:12:02 · 36 answers · asked by Nicole 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Sure we are smart and far intelligent than you are but isn't it too presumptuous to label us all, 'Einstein'?

2007-11-30 03:11:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what is that proof?

(you can't use the bible, because santa has lots of books about him too)

2007-11-30 03:11:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

'Bet we could!

2007-11-30 03:11:00 · 7 answers · asked by chem sickle 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I can agree with this one point from the believer's stand point..

It sure would make life easier if there were an all powerful being watching over all of us, and fixing our problems...

It would also be nice to find a genie in a lamp...

Do you ever wish that you were wrong?
(not saying "wishing" will make it happen, but have you considered it?)

2007-11-30 03:10:19 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

the original text of moses are lost. after a few years eziel and jeramiah found some copies then they translated it with were lost again by 2 centruy. some copies were found later and copied into many religions. 13000 bits and pieces r found now which has been translated and retranslated a 100 times in the last 300 years because the first editions were always full of mistakes.
the one we have now is it authentic or after a few years another edition with come up with different translations.

2007-11-30 03:09:35 · 9 answers · asked by cooool dude 2 in Religion & Spirituality

While we're all supposed to be tiptoeing around trying not to offend anybody, it's forcing us to treat people differently on the basis of their race or culture - which is exactly what we're not meant to do.

My son, in his last year of primary, will not be taking part in a nativity play this year because it's not considered "inclusive". This really makes me cross.

Quite a few years ago I spent Christmas in Kuwait - which, quite obviously does not celebrate it. In spite of this though, the main shopping centre had some (limited) decorations, and all the Kuwaiti nationals graciously wished us Happy Christmas and were interested to see how we celebrated it.

At no time was there the merest hint that we were disrespecting them by having celebrations in their own country - they looked on with a kind of amused indulgence. Yet we're supposed to believe that anyone from a different religion would be devastated at us celebrating our own festival in our own country.

Utter bollocks.

2007-11-30 03:08:47 · 12 answers · asked by Ms Minger 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Note: Free will is an illusion.

2007-11-30 03:08:38 · 14 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am seeing five gentlemen every day.

As soon as I wake up, Will Power helps me get out of bed.

Then I go to see John.

Then Charlie Horse comes along. And when he is here he takes a lot of my time and attention.

When he leaves, Art Ritis shows up and stays the rest of the day. He doesn't like to stay in one place very long, so he takes me from joint to joint.

After such a busy day, I'm really tired and glad to go to bed with Ben Gay.

2007-11-30 03:08:25 · 34 answers · asked by Gladys 6 in Senior Citizens

2007-11-30 03:06:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-11-30 03:05:51 · 5 answers · asked by indrajeet d 5 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-11-30 03:04:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa) relies on cockroaches for its grisly life cycle. The wasp's sting leaves the cockroach able to walk, but unable to initiate its own movement. It then administers another, more precise sting right into their victim's brain. The venom works to block a neurotransmitter called octopamine which is involved in preparations to execute complex behaviors such as walking.
The wasp then grabs the cockroach's antenna and leads it back to the nest. The cockroach walks "like a dog on a leash". Once home, the merciless wasp lays an egg on the docile cockroach's belly, and the larva, once hatched, devours the hapless insect.

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071129/full/news.2007.312.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampulex_compressa

Gruesome but cool video:
http://www.bgu.ac.il/life/Faculty/Libersat/movies/Wasp_movie_short.mpg

2007-11-30 03:02:16 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I cannot find any popular surname lists for these countries

Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
India
Iran
Jordan
Lebanon
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Sri Lanka
UAE
Columbia
Venezuela
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Botswana
Ghana
Nigeria
Cote d’Ivoire
Gambia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
HK
Indonesia
Malaysia
Laos
Mauritius
Thailand

2007-11-30 03:01:19 · 2 answers · asked by KAREN D 1 in Languages

we have not been out on a date. we just stop and talk on the streets. i dont want to spend a lot of money any ideas?

2007-11-30 03:00:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

2007-11-30 02:59:58 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-30 02:59:31 · 10 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

The word RAPTURE is not in the Bible anywhere.
Where does this idea of a RAPTURE COME FROM?
I know that Jesus is coming back as He promised in MANY passages but why preach THE RAPTURE when Jesus Himself never used this word?

2007-11-30 02:58:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you give or try to give them? Why or Why not?

2007-11-30 02:56:57 · 19 answers · asked by Violet 4 in Christmas

How do we benefit from having free will?

Couldn't an omnipotent God have provided us with any strength, appreciation, happiness, or knowledge that we gain from experience making decisions?

Is the only benefit of free will (to us) trials, tests, hardships, and the possibility of hell?

2007-11-30 02:55:57 · 25 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

If God is so perfect and loving, why would he condemn millions to a fiery fate when he's the one who created them with sin in the first place?

I'm beginning to think there isn't a Hell but rather a type of limbo where people go until they repent their sins for good. Then, they go to Heaven with everyone else. It seems to make more sense than a loving God punishing so many for eternity for sins that can be forgiven in time.

If he tells us to forgive no matter what, why doesn't he follow suit?

2007-11-30 02:55:25 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-30 02:55:09 · 41 answers · asked by anil m 6 in Religion & Spirituality

The issue of creationism can be settled once and for all by the courts. If there is a murder, and the police find fingerprints and DNA and match those fingerprints and DNA to a suspect--the prosecution will argue that there is no other person on the planet with those two unique characteristics. A good creationist lawyer can argue that God created the world as it is, he therefore could create more than one man with identical fingerprints and DNA. If this is true, then whether God did or not is immaterial--he could. This leaves an element of doubt as to whether the killer is the killer. That God is all powerful should make that doubt a reasonable one if creationsim is correct. Logically, the man would have to be released via reasonable doubt. The court would have no recourse before allowing this arguement but to decide the question of creationsim vs evolution. Regardless what that decision is, one side or the other would appeal all the way to the supreme court.

2007-11-30 02:55:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am a resident assistant trying to find a fun activity for my residents to do in December that would involve the spirit of giving. I am looking for a craft or activity that would end with something we would be able to give to a group home, nursing home, ect.
My residents are mostly sophomore/ jr males and females.

Thank you

2007-11-30 02:53:45 · 7 answers · asked by 0111450 4 in Christmas

Almost everyday, there are tv programs predicting the end of life on Earth through an asteroid, comet, meteor or blackhole but NOTHING ever happens. It's like the rapture people.
There are people teaching that Jesus is coming back to Earth and that His coming is imminent but NOTHING ever happens.

Your reply???

2007-11-30 02:53:34 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-30 02:53:02 · 16 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality