Religion & Spirituality - 3 August 2006

"To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy"

David Brooks (The Necessity of Atheism)

2006-08-03 10:48:02 · 11 answers · asked by luiskarlos 3

To me, it'd probably have to be the story of Noah's Ark. I mean, think about it. Noah collected two of every animal in the world? There are several million species of beetle alone. Add in every single other species of animal in the world, and you're going to need a boat several hundrid times bigger than anything we could possibly make today. And how did he keep these animals alive? Many animals are very fragile and need specific foods and living conditions, or they'll die. Did each species of animal have it's own climate controled living pen, as well as enough of it's specific food to keep it alive for 40 days and 40 nights? Where did the millions of pounds of animal dung go?
And I'm not even going to go into the complete impossibility of a flood that covered the entire world so that even the tallest mountains were underwater. I think you all get the idea.

So which Bible story is most unbelieveable to you? Please don't just say "God existing," that's too easy.

2006-08-03 10:47:38 · 16 answers · asked by Girl Wonder 5

The whole chapter, actually, should be read. It's couched entirely in parabolic language. It's set at the end of the world.

2006-08-03 10:44:36 · 10 answers · asked by vanamont7 7

This isn't really a question regarding religion, but the intersection of religion and politics.

Correct me if I am mistaken, but doesn't every American citizen have the right, privilege, and obligation to have a say in "our" government, regardless of his/her religious affiliation?

This sort of statement truly terrifies me, because it shows just how deeply intertwined religion and politics have become in the U.S.

2006-08-03 10:42:42 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-03 10:41:54 · 35 answers · asked by Biomimetik 3

Mine was agnostic (who once and while attended catholic church), then fundamentalist (dispensationalist), then partial preterist, then preterist, now christian universalist/preterist

2006-08-03 10:39:00 · 18 answers · asked by Colts fan 2

So in genesis, God created Adam and Eve. These two people who knew not the concept of good and evil. Our definition of someone that is not capable of knowing the difference between good or bad is labeled crazy, or insane. So you have two crazy people running around in the woods naked. Then to top it off God tells them not to eat the fruit of certain tree. Does this seem right to you? I mean I don’t know about you but I would guess two crazy naked people running around in the woods would not have the presence of mind to know what to eat let alone know that they are not supposed to eat an apple from a certain tree. I don’t know, just seem a little sadistic to put two crazy people in a situation like that and expect them to obey you. So am I to take this as God hates crazy people? Or does he hate sane people, for once they ate of the fruit they knew of right and wrong, thus becoming sane, then God boots them out of paradise.

2006-08-03 10:38:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Serious answers please.

How do you understand?
Hebrews 5:8: though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

How can he learned obedience through sufferings?

I am trying to understand some scriptures, I would appreciated also some recommendations about online resources and material for my personal bible studies.

Thanks for your help.

2006-08-03 10:38:21 · 5 answers · asked by Beauty_Queen 4

If we are buying into the story of trinity than Jesus existed way before first firmament was ever created. So the laws that GOD was giving to Jews or even before that were actually given by Jesus. So when Jesus was given his laws to ppl (before Jews and after) stays for ever right? So it seems that with time GOD changes his own laws. Q.
Do you think GOD will change more laws in the near future, or may be he will change the idea of heaven and hell too? If it’s ok for him to give the law and than few thousands years change it than how are we guaranteed that nothing else will change?
ex:
Isaiah 40:8 says, "The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand for ever."

There are many passages in OT and NT that says god's law for ever tough some how it does get changed. If some1 need more quotes from bible where GOD says him self that law is for ever let me know.

2006-08-03 10:36:57 · 13 answers · asked by PicassoInActions 3

*Religion and Spirituality, I mean :)

"I do/don't believe that {something} exists/happened/will happen because the Bible says so."

(I'm not a troll. Really. I'm just a bored liberal arts student with no one to talk to about this stuff :)

2006-08-03 10:36:27 · 4 answers · asked by faorie_arcana 2

my guess is six hundred and sixty six....... but there are sooo many who could count

2006-08-03 10:35:07 · 28 answers · asked by mushroomchucker 1

Doesn't God love the other animals, or the plants, or the bacteria he created? Wouldn't he want them to experience perfect happiness in paradise as well? Of all the billions of species that have ever lived or will ever live in the Universe, why does the creator just happen to be partial to us?

2006-08-03 10:34:01 · 12 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

Peace and Love

2006-08-03 10:33:26 · 4 answers · asked by digilook 2

I get that a lot, and I want to enhance my own explanation of why this isn't an argument against the possibility of evolution.

2006-08-03 10:32:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-03 10:31:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they cheering me on from Heaven?

2006-08-03 10:31:17 · 7 answers · asked by whytedunker1 1

especially when family members are involved. Isn't it just plain murder.

2006-08-03 10:29:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-03 10:29:08 · 16 answers · asked by nicemachine 2

After participating in Answers for a couple of weeks I have noticed one thing in particular. The atheist popluation seems to be more pessimistic and contemptuous than believers. Some have claimed that all they want is to be understood and have their ideas respected. However, I have read many questions and answers from atheists that imply they have not taken the time to understand Chritianity either and are very interested in putting it down. Additionally, it seems that atheists are so much more defensive and agrumentative than Christians. If one wants to be understoon, one must first take the time to understand. (I am using generalities and my own observation. Just like everything else in life, there are exceptions) Any thoughts?

2006-08-03 10:27:44 · 24 answers · asked by lyricsop 2

if there was a god why has their been so many disasters in the world and people being killed?

2006-08-03 10:27:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

John 3:16 says nothing about what "eternal life" means. It could just mean you will be remembered by God for eternity. Does anything say you will be spending your eternity with God in this great place?

2006-08-03 10:25:42 · 13 answers · asked by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7

2006-08-03 10:25:08 · 14 answers · asked by REZA H 1

I have an idea. Let's say we go ahead and keep abortion legal, but with this rider. Every woman who has an abortion, must be sterilized at the same time, unless it is for rape or incest, or because the baby would be deformed in some way, or her own life at risk (certification required for every case), No one can have an abortion without naming the father. If she cannot name the father, she must have the baby and it automatically goes up for adoption, and she must be sterilized. If the father wishes to take the baby, she must have the child and let him raise it. If he refuses, he must also be sterilized. Since both parties have shown that they want to have sex, but do not want to have children, this seems a fair option for everyone. In this way, we will drastically cut down on the numbers of unwanted pregnancies.

2006-08-03 10:24:08 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-03 10:22:45 · 19 answers · asked by Retarded Dave 5

i know this has been asked before but i want to know for myself anyway. why is it that gods/goddesses of other faiths(greek, roman, etc) are considered mythological as though they never existed, yet newer religions consider 'god' to be real, and not a myth. is it because it was shunned as being a pagan-based system of belief, or because so many people believe in the concept of one god, that they feel it simply can't be a myth.

2006-08-03 10:22:39 · 11 answers · asked by Kismet 7

2006-08-03 10:21:14 · 7 answers · asked by ZEUS ! 1

Why or why not?

2006-08-03 10:21:06 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-03 10:20:36 · 8 answers · asked by policethesoul 2

If you believe in reincarnation, how are there ghosts? Can we only reincarnate here on Earth?

2006-08-03 10:20:26 · 7 answers · asked by nicemachine 2

united to form a new religion with diferent facets of concentration on beliefs, could it work and yield to world unity?

2006-08-03 10:17:52 · 30 answers · asked by NNY 6