Society & Culture - 21 December 2007

The challenge is not to prove to atheists that God exists, but to convince atheists that they can actually experiment successfully with reliable methods by means of which they can determine for themselves whether God exists.

2007-12-21 13:43:35 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was looking at books today and I found on by the author Scott Chuningham. Does anyone know if he is a reliable author?

2007-12-21 13:42:30 · 25 answers · asked by rosey 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:42:20 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:42:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:41:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:38:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For the past couple of months my friend/ neighbor has been doing massages in her home. She does not have a computer or the internet and I have been posting ads for her on craigslist.
Her brother is licensed - he gave her a massage table that she uses for the clients and she has known how to massage for about six years. Her husband is out of the country and will be back in 2008. She needed to find a way to make money (she is a stay at home mom) while he is away.

Last night I was going to post a new ad for her and I saw that someone posted that they wanted info about her. Someone responded and said that her home was dirty and had bugs/roaches. Should I tell her? Should I continue to post ads for her... or should I tell her and let her decide?

2007-12-21 13:35:28 · 7 answers · asked by georgia_peach 6 in Etiquette

people nowaday are more libral and they believe in right of choose there faith , they don`t have trust in media , and alot of them (young people) who study Islam decied to convert to it
what would you do if your son/daughter convert to Islam ?

2007-12-21 13:35:15 · 29 answers · asked by hado 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:33:14 · 18 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

I dont mean zakat, i meant....zadak? I dont know how to spell it...in hebrew it is tzadaka, and its similar in arabic. It's just when you give money to a person on the street who asks for it, basically. In Judaism, according to my rabbi before i converted (obviously, lol), you are required to give SOMETHING to anyone who asks for money or food.....she said that it is good even if it is a "dried up prune."
My mother was wondering if it was the same in islam, and i'd like to answer her, lol =)
thanks!

2007-12-21 13:32:17 · 6 answers · asked by lazuzhashem 4 in Ramadan

OK, so i'm not 100% sure what it is to be a Satanist, I am pretty sure it doesn't involve being a child molester, sheep sodomiser, graveyard vandaliser, flag burner or ouija consultant.

I'm just not sure whether it's just a way of thinking (a'la La Vey), or whether there is a way of pracising it and somehow making my life better. I've tried the Jesus stuff and that is all Emperor's New Clothes gimmickry and pseudo spiritual inner healing which actually doesn't work at all when faced with real life.

So I'm asking any practising satanists for tips and pointers

2007-12-21 13:32:09 · 23 answers · asked by andrew f 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Think about it, folks: Every visit to a non-Asatru worship assembly is just one more slap in Thor's face. Is that a risk you really want to take? Hmmm?

2007-12-21 13:31:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've been told by members of another forum that God couldn't possibly have a hand in our adoption because God would not "rip a child from his bio-mom" or cause the hurt & pain that is associated with adoption on the birthfamily/adoptee side. I feel completely the opposite - that our adoption was a true gift from God. It was His way of allowing us to have the family we always wanted. We refer to our adoption story as a Miracle because we believe that our son was placed with us for a reason and that his life was saved because of it. I've received a lot of criticism on this. I'm curious as to what others in this category have to think/say about it.

2007-12-21 13:29:36 · 20 answers · asked by BPD Wife 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:29:32 · 20 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:28:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you spoil your kids on christmas?? My 9 yr old daughter gets everything she ask for with the expection of one or two things...this year, i got her a littlest pet shop paws off diary, puppies in my pocket, my littlest pet shop plug and play game, shinning stars yellow lab, frog and bug habitat, hannah montana star headset, littlest pet shop round and round pet town, razor e200 electric scooter, a 12 foot trampoline, high school musical dance mat, dogz 2 playstation2 game, seal webkinz, yellow lab webkinz, , white terrier webkinz, husky webkinz, chuihua webkinz, turtle webkinz and the wow wee fly tech dragon fly remote control

2007-12-21 13:28:27 · 23 answers · asked by ♥Sexy Mama of 2 cuties♥ 7 in Christmas

submissive in what sense?

just wondering...

2007-12-21 13:27:28 · 32 answers · asked by The Asker 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:26:37 · 30 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

2007-12-21 13:21:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Buy it out and redistribute the collective power by forced mandate of the union?

2007-12-21 13:20:27 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:18:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:17:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-21 13:17:07 · 2 answers · asked by loooon 2 in Languages

Hi.
I'm a student who is learning English.
While I'm reading a text from Reader's Digest,
I got a question.
In this text, can you tell me what does this sentence 'had just become probably the first naval officer to qualify for...' mean?

By the time Dazel-Job walked into Commander Ian Fleming's Admiralty office one day in 1944 looking for a new assignment, he had already seen service as a seaman, commando, submariner and spy, and had just become probably the first naval officer to qualify for army parachute wings.

Does that sentence mean 'He was probably the first naval officer who was qualified for army parachute wings'?
If this translation is correct, why does 'to infinitive' appeared in that sentence?

2007-12-21 13:16:49 · 4 answers · asked by Jet Lim 1 in Languages

No Goofy answers Please.

2007-12-21 13:14:48 · 18 answers · asked by conundrum 7 in Religion & Spirituality

where do i start with reading th bible?

2007-12-21 13:14:21 · 32 answers · asked by Queen 2 in Religion & Spirituality

why oh why did you let my step-mom get pregnant? like 18 kids isn't enough already.

2007-12-21 13:12:15 · 13 answers · asked by ...... 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I know the names, but don't quite understand what they are and the meaning. Can you please help me and explain what each gift meant?
Thanks and Happy Holidays.

2007-12-21 13:10:47 · 23 answers · asked by TCB 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Sorry if I did not put what I was saying in the right way..My point was that this person who was in an accident, and made it out okay had a grandmother, who was an athiest herself, so she DID NOT believe in ANY GOD right. Now she tells this grandchild that GOD was watching over him and that is why he made it though the terrible accident. So what do you tell this person, if your the grandma and he hears you say, "GOD was watching over you!" When in fact, she does not believe in any GOD? My question to everyone is...How would you explain being an athiest, and not believing in GOD, and yet you have said GOD was with you? What do you tell this grandchild whom has heard that grandma doesn't believe in GOD? Does GOD just exist in that moment in grandma;s mind? I hope I have worded what I am saying better this time! Thanks everyone :)

2007-12-21 13:08:32 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My hubby and I are having our annual Christmas Party. I just have one question that bugs me. Each year, we have so many people who never RSVP (even tho we list a request for it by a certain date). Don't people realize that when you are having a party, you need a general idea of how many people to expect so you can prepare snacks and food? To me, it's just common courtesy. I have no clue how many people to expect, and my party is tomorrow. Last year was just the same, and we ran out of snacks and had to run out to the store during the party. It just irritates me. Why doesn't anyone RSVP?

2007-12-21 13:08:14 · 8 answers · asked by SusieQ 6 in Etiquette