Society & Culture - 7 December 2007

Do you ever feel that even though you may consider yourself an atheist, deist, or anything non-christian, that there is still an element of brainwash--or to put it more lightly pre-indoctrination, that defines your behavior and beliefs?

2007-12-07 02:48:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If the existence of a personal God described in the Torah, Bible, and Quran is impossible (as opposed to highly unlikely)?

2007-12-07 02:47:36 · 9 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

My Gf is asking me what I want? She is going to spend $200. Should I get one thing for $200? What one thing? or should I get a few things for $200? What few things? What should I do?

2007-12-07 02:46:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

I thought you atheists love truth, why do you stand for this?

2007-12-07 02:45:21 · 28 answers · asked by Saved by Grace 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If it is supposedly the 'word of god', you shouldn't be able to pick and choose the bits that you believe in, it should be all or nothing, it's not a sweet shop.
If you say the creation story isn't true, what's to say the accounts of Yeshua's life aren't true?
You can't pick and choose.

2007-12-07 02:44:41 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is for a class debate, please state your reasons why you think so. :D

2007-12-07 02:41:10 · 14 answers · asked by Eliza West 2 in Christmas

Did you know that Buddha isn't considered a deity? Will that help you cut down on your list of deities to reference when speaking of other belief systems that you have no knowledge of other than what you might have heard from other people who didn't have a clue about them?

2007-12-07 02:40:34 · 10 answers · asked by Rev. Still Monkeys 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-07 02:40:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

Do not have alot but do not want to go without giving something. Ushally when I purchase a gift for his birthday party it is no more then a total of $20.00.

2007-12-07 02:39:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Thomas Jefferson... our 3rd president, also the author of the Declaration of Independence...

Its too bad he would be shunned and laughed off the stage today - he was really anti-religious. Just listen to him:

"I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition, Christianity, one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology."

Thomas Jefferson was a very reasonable man. Highly educated, very rational. Do you think America will ever have leadership like him again?

2007-12-07 02:38:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I think we should put some limits on importatation of these people.

The chinese have way too much power and they are taking over our universities and our institutions. We, the Americans, need to take a stand and put some limits on the importation of these people.

From the student governemnt, to the dating scene, the chinese are trying to put in their influence everywhere they can. I have had chinese people actually literally come between a woman and myself.

They are so agressive - I was sitting one seat apart from a girl in lecture, and he sits in between the seats. I was sitting next to the girl, and he squashes in next to me. This guy is chinese, and he is so characterisitic of them - opportunistic, uncouth, and unaware of cultural norms here in the west. He does so at his own peril - there are consequences.

2007-12-07 02:37:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

...if people were required to pass a test in basic logic and debate before they could participate here?

Again and again, I see people engaging in the worst sorts of logical fallacies -- arguments from personal incredulity, assuming the answer, special pleading, and on and on. Just breathtakingly inane stuff, actually. The kind of "arguments" I'm almost hesitant to respond to, for fear that I'm somehow lending them credibility by acknowledging their presence.

Am I alone in this feeling? Or am I just being an intellectual snob?

2007-12-07 02:35:58 · 31 answers · asked by The Reverend Soleil 5 in Religion & Spirituality

And the people answer with a: either _____ or ______.
or b: I can't decide between _____ and _______.

The question was what is your favorite. Not, what are your two or three favorites. These people are wafflers and can't make a decision.

2007-12-07 02:35:27 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I'm translating a birth certificate from the Ivory Coast and I'm stuck on this one line: "Releve des condamnations a des peines privatives de liberte concernant"

Thanks!

2007-12-07 02:35:24 · 7 answers · asked by Mr_Biggelsworth 2 in Languages

Last night i was in my car and a song came on and i started to thinking about God and listened to it again and while driving down the road I just became overwhelmed and could feel His presence. It was so wonderful..It wasn't even a gospel cd...do you have one?
And I said believers because if you don't believe in God you may have some other diety, budda, allah, whatever. Idk as long as you believe.

2007-12-07 02:35:20 · 14 answers · asked by goodgirlabout2gobad 6 in Religion & Spirituality

And do you know that living by it will bring you closer to COD?

2007-12-07 02:34:35 · 14 answers · asked by Je Marche Drôle 3 in Religion & Spirituality

To worship only one God...and not to bend before figures created by man...

2007-12-07 02:34:02 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just saw a question about examples of homosexuality being observed in animals. Are people actually trying to use this as an argument that homosexuality should be acceptable by humans? There are a lot of things we observe in animals that we believe are wrong. If we are going to use this as "proof" that homosexuality is normal...then should we also take a look at these topics as well...and argue for them being "normal"?

- males killing male offspring
- males mating with multiple females
- males largely taking no part in the upbringing of the offspring
- fighting to solve most disputes
- mating out in nature...anywhere...anytime

I could go on and on...but do I really need to? Please notice that I have not stated any personal opinion of homosexuality. Let's just focus on this argument....do you really think it is a valid one?

2007-12-07 02:33:46 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005219

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust

http://fcit.usf.edu/Holocaust/people/victroma.htm

I have a question, why do you think you are so persecuted? Is this what you think whenever people question you? At least nobody is killing you. You should thank God you live in America. All this complaining about "The Golden Compass" Don't watch it. It's a movie and it might give you an imagination. Just like your favorite Xtian films of the same Genre. Sorry but Darfur and 3rd world countries may have it bad....But you are delusional that God and Xianity will be destroyed. It's in your head and you may be listening to your church who wants control or money....I live in a tiny town and all my pastors still live in mansions...every year the church get's bigger and the small churches aren't any better in treating people. As they preach about killing Jews and Gays. Sorry I don't agree with you.....but it's because i'm observant.

2007-12-07 02:31:45 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

On yahoo answers or online for that matter, portray who they really are. Do you think some people online are the total opposite of who they are and use the internet or yahoo answers as a "getaway" from themselves, or do you think most people are genuine on here.

Just to throw some spice in it...who's online identity would you question??

2007-12-07 02:31:36 · 15 answers · asked by ☮ wickey wow wow ♀♀ 7 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

a.) an illegal exporter in exotic animals
b.) A Bio-Terrorist
c.) a crazy old man that got lucky and built a massive wooden boat to deal with his midlife crisis?
d.) fake, because this story could not possibly exist because it came from an irrelevant book that has no proof of truthfulness in it.
e.) real, because the holy books say so because they were written a very long time ago from the prophets of God and Jesus Christ themselves.
f.) It does not matter because it was Mosey, not moses, and on Mt. Ketchup, and he was blessed with the 8 "I'd rather you didn'ts", and was touched by the Flying Sphagetti Monster and his noodly appendages.
g.) Who cares? im just getting 10 points for answering this question, so why the hell not.
h.) all of the above.
Q.) none of the above.
Z.) Go fudge youself Blue Ball o' Doom, cause your going to burn in hell for insulting [INSERT RELIGION HERE].

2007-12-07 02:29:32 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I guess guys who dont like girls wearing hijabs is coz those girls dont want to give them eye candy

Men wish women be always there to pleased them sexually ...well we just dont want to...ok? we are not here for ur pleasure...so this is why we cover

2007-12-07 02:29:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-07 02:29:16 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-12-07 02:29:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

It don't make no sense that peoples are following other religions. The Bible proves that we got a Christian God.

2007-12-07 02:28:55 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Need someone to call daily on an elderly lady daily to make sure she is alright? Is there a service out there that does this?

2007-12-07 02:27:15 · 9 answers · asked by ablessedwife 2 in Senior Citizens

Did you know that Noah's ark is a size so large that even modern day engineers cannot make a wooden boat so big?

There was one that was close to Noah's size, but even with metal reinforcements they had to constantly pump water out in order to keep it afloat!

Now that's a miracle!

2007-12-07 02:25:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I would like the phrase to say "Guardian angel, protect and support me".

I did some research and the best latin translation I got was: "Angele Custos, me protege ac defende" . Does this sound right?? Any other suggestions?

2007-12-07 02:25:16 · 5 answers · asked by tekkizm 2 in Languages

http://www.donina.org/adulterersidolators.html

any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

2007-12-07 02:25:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

then why we were given intelect?

2007-12-07 02:18:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality