Religion & Spirituality - 31 July 2006

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2006-07-31 10:05:31 · 31 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

i dont think ive ever believed fully in god...or even believed at all. in fact i believe aliens a lot more.
i am not athiest, i think i am called agnostic...but i have some differences. yes i believe someTHING to be up there, whatever it may be. but i also believe that people who do believe in god are ignorant sometimes. i think god is only a theory becuase the fact that there's nothing up there watching over us is more contraversial to people. if there's no one up there....there is no reason we are here and everything we do is meaningless. i think some people just NEED to believe we are not a lone in this. so i spose i think its bad to believe, but i do not mean i disbelieve in him all the time. he could exist and i leave all options open. when i have really bad things happen in my life.. i do pray but only becuz i think it couldnt hurt...not cuz it necessarily will help.
i guess i just want to know if anyone else leave his or her religion as open as i do?
for all i know it was aliens

2006-07-31 10:03:28 · 27 answers · asked by popcorncuddler 2

2006-07-31 10:02:17 · 35 answers · asked by yobogirl 2

2006-07-31 10:01:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" the LORD says. "Yet I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his mountains into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals. Mal 1:2

Just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated" Rom 9:13

2006-07-31 09:59:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

It looks like he is doing alot of work learning how this place works. He wants to know the mysterious ways god works in through science. Maybe he exists beyong space and time and is going to use all this knowledge to create earth in the beginning.of time. His recognition of beauty would make his creations very special. His understanding of mathmatical concepts would create universal laws we worked in, and some kind of sacred geometry. I think he would make earth so awesome that I would like to experience it. The catch would be that I had to forget where I came from so I can see this world from a brand new perspective and learn all about it. I think this is more truth than most religions I read about on here.

2006-07-31 09:59:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-31 09:58:31 · 32 answers · asked by Megan 1

What bible do you read.

2006-07-31 09:58:26 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hercules. Now let's see ...
• born from a god (Zeus) and a mortal virgin mother (Alcmene).
• while still an infant, a jealous goddess, Hera, tried to kill him.
• performed miraculous deeds.
• descended into Hades.
• died in agony.
• rose again as a god.
Should we believe in an historical Hercules? He's mentioned by Tacitus, Josephus and others.
In short, we have as much (that is, as little) evidence for an historical Hercules as an historical Jesus.

2006-07-31 09:58:24 · 15 answers · asked by whynotaskthemoron 1

2006-07-31 09:55:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dear YAnswerers,

Here at http://www.godhatesshrimp.com we recognize that an ABOMINATION is taking place in America, and we wish for you to join our cause!

In the Book of Leviticus (Chapter 11:9-12) it is clearly stated that shellfish is an ungodly ABOMINATION worthy of DEATH!

The ABOMINATION of eating shellfish has plauged America for too long, and it is leading to the death of innocent American soliders in Iraq, we must protest at their funerals!

Our RIGHTEOUS leader, George F. Shemlps, is waiting for you to raise your rifle to the call of duty, ally yourselves against the ABOMINATIONS of shellfish, they are bringing GODS WRATH to Americans everywhere!

2006-07-31 09:53:36 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-31 09:53:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-07-31 09:52:55 · 11 answers · asked by Big J 2

Dear YAnswerers,

Here at http://www.godhatesshrimp.com we recognize that an ABOMINATION is taking place in America, and we wish for you to join our cause!

In the Book of Leviticus (Chapter 11:9-12) it is clearly stated that shellfish is an ungodly ABOMINATION worthy of DEATH!

The ABOMINATION of eating shellfish has plauged America for too long, and it is leading to the death of innocent American soliders in Iraq, we must protest at their funerals!

Our RIGHTEOUS leader, George F. Shemlps, is waiting for you to raise your rifle to the call of duty, ally yourselves against the ABOMINATIONS of shellfish, they are bringing GODS WRATH to Americans everywhere!

2006-07-31 09:52:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

look good in these sunglasses?

2006-07-31 09:52:04 · 9 answers · asked by Atheist Eye Candy 5

A prophecy is then not really a prophecy but a postdictive (not predictive) statement that can be used to pin to some apparently related event and say "Ha, prophecy has been fulfilled because so and so has happened." No event have ever been prophesied with 100% complete accuracy. It is always done in a vague generalized way that can mean anything to anybody.

2006-07-31 09:51:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any idea's on how it could be handled?

2006-07-31 09:49:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Shouldn't we of supported the Christian side of that war? Doesn't the bible say that a house divided against itself cannot stand? If it wasn't for those brave Christians beating back the armies of Islam for the last thousand years, we would all be praying to Allah today. Is this betrayal any way to repay the defenders of Christianity and Western Civilization?

2006-07-31 09:47:59 · 15 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

2006-07-31 09:46:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

We Muslims Believe that when the Day Of Judgement comes (The end of the world), Any person who is going to hell, their faces wil turn dark, and shadowy. The people who are going to heaven, their faces will glow like the moon. There will be no sun, moon, trees, anything.

Its not stupid. Dont say its stupid please. It is not. It says that in the Holy Qur'an.

What do catholics, christians, jewish, any other religions believe?
I am not prejudice against any religions so please give me your thoughts and feelings.

2006-07-31 09:46:35 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

questions and answers from the Bible? If I ask a question about chemistry, don't we find the answer in a chemistry textbook? or if a question is adked about trigonometry, doesn't one go to a trigonometry testbook? So it is with a question of religionspirituality, we need to go to the reference book on that subject--the Bible!! I do not think too many people have memorized the Bible, so it is good to quote the verse we are referring to.

2006-07-31 09:45:43 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God"

2006-07-31 09:45:19 · 34 answers · asked by all4JC 2

2006-07-31 09:44:09 · 11 answers · asked by Amanda T 3

2006-07-31 09:44:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-31 09:43:34 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any ideas? Respectful answers ONLY, please.

2006-07-31 09:42:56 · 10 answers · asked by Maria Isabel 5

2006-07-31 09:42:46 · 18 answers · asked by whynotaskthemoron 1

I understand that there is some dissagreement about the lineage. I never quite understood it though.

2006-07-31 09:42:21 · 12 answers · asked by tuthutop 2

2006-07-31 09:42:20 · 35 answers · asked by yobogirl 2

I'm trying to reconcile the idea of the biblical God being a God who loves Humanity, and a few verses in the bible.

Consider the following:
In Genesis we have the story of Adam and Eve eating from the forbidden tree. God, in His infinite wisdom and power, decides to curse every Human with death and disease and the inheritance of the original sin (thus we are all born sinners).

Now consider that not one Human has a choice about being born, and not one Human alive had anything to do with the decisions of Adam and Eve.

If God wanted, God could have wiped out Adam and Eve and started over with two new Humans, avoiding the need to curse all of Humanity with death, disease, and original sin (and spared Jesus the cross), I wonder why he decided to bring all this misery into the world when it was in His power to start over.

So how does cursing every Human since Adam and Eve with death, disease, and original sin demonstrate God's love for Humanity?

2006-07-31 09:41:56 · 13 answers · asked by bobkgin 3