Religion & Spirituality - 6 August 2006

2006-08-06 06:15:59 · 10 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

I do not believe in any god/gods, but I was posed the question,
As an Atheist:

"If you had to practice a religion which one would you be most drawn too and why"?

I thought about it a while, I teetered on the edge of some sort of spiritual land based tree hugging type of thing but in the end I had to go for Buddhism because it is not a religion based on 'Faith', it is a peace based philosophy based on self focus and learning.
In addition, because Buddha is not a god, Buddha was a man who walked the Earth about 2500 years ago.
I like the idea of learning from a man who got something right rather than learning from a book based on the words of a deity that bases itself on faith.

I’m an Atheist, but managed to answer this.
What about the rest of the ungodly out there in Yahoo land.

If you had to make a choice
(please feel free to think up your own argument as to why you have to make this choice)

What would you chose?

2006-08-06 06:15:12 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-06 06:13:32 · 5 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

DIVINE INTERVENTION

Father Norton wakes up to a beautiful and sunny sunday morning and decides he just has to play golf. He pretends he`s sick and convinces the associate pastor to say mass for him that day, then heads out of town to a golf course about 40 miles away so he won`t run into anyone from his parish. On the first tee, he sees that he has the entire course to himself-everyone else is in church!

Watching all this from the heavens, Saint Peter leans over to the Lord and asks, "Are you going to let him get away with this?"

Just then Father Norton hits the ball and it heads straight for the pin, dropping just short of it, rolls and falls into the hole-a420yard hole in one!

Astonished, St. Peter looks at the lord and asks, "why in heaven did you let him do that?"
The lord smiles and replies, "Who`s he going to tell?"

2006-08-06 06:13:10 · 16 answers · asked by Tink 5

2006-08-06 06:12:51 · 8 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

2006-08-06 06:12:15 · 6 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

They are afraid to take responsibility for themselves and their actions?

Do they try to sabotage Science and progress because they know they are bad people and they need their god to keep them from doing bad things?

Are they in need of a father/mother figure so badly that they are willing jeopardise the future for everyone?

2006-08-06 06:11:41 · 7 answers · asked by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6

2006-08-06 06:11:16 · 5 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

I show them jesus.

2006-08-06 06:10:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am.

2006-08-06 06:10:23 · 9 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

2006-08-06 06:09:39 · 12 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

Have you seen worse? Should people be put in jail and their kids put in protective services for allowing their children to see it?

2006-08-06 06:08:47 · 15 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

2006-08-06 06:08:41 · 1 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

Certainly not in the "Old Testament" -- too many concubines and servants.

2006-08-06 06:08:05 · 17 answers · asked by Hatikvah 7

Kinda makes you wonder.
If we have nothing to work towards, why work at all.
It seems a new world is just gonna be brought to us on a silver platter. Sounds like selling out on life to me. I seriously know who want to know about god and love, but we are here now. This is not a test of sin, it is a test of exploration and imagination. How far can we make it?
Anyways, peace anyways.
Oh yes to the atheists, keep doing what you are doing, you don't need heaven, this is your heaven, and I respest that
P.S. I'm not atheist

2006-08-06 06:08:03 · 20 answers · asked by Corey 4

Your interpretation is fine with or without references. I already have a book called "To Pray As A Jew" by Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin.

2006-08-06 06:08:02 · 5 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

Anyone who believes in heaven of any kind of heaven (as a place not a state of mind like Nirvana or enlightenment), what is it like? Because when I was young, up until about 14, I believed in God and all that stuff but I was under the impression heaven was basically a big fun playground where you did whatever you want. Now, as a slightly more grown person I doubt that's how it is. It seems to me if you could do whatever you wanted heaven would be a huge orgy, which doesn't seem very holy. So do you become enlightened when you go to heaven and no longer have worldly desires? Or do you have to restrain yourself for eternity.

I'd like to add that I'm not converting and still don't believe it, I just wonder what the people who do believe think of it.

2006-08-06 06:07:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-06 06:05:46 · 5 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

As I read about history, religion, etc. I keep hearing comments like this: Abraham was the father/origin/precursor of three big religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. I am unfamiliar with this concept. How did all three religions spring from this one man (or his people), etc.? Please advise. Serious answers only please! Thanks.

2006-08-06 06:05:35 · 11 answers · asked by Silent Kninja 4

2006-08-06 06:05:13 · 2 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

Im sitting here worried about my car payment.....stuck in a dead end job...I work all day until 5...it leaves no time to apply elsewhere...how can I get out of this rut ? Anybody a millionaire and wiil get me out of this ? It sure would be nice....I want to go back to school... money is the wall I need to leap over.....

2006-08-06 06:04:50 · 31 answers · asked by princess bambi 1

you asked in gods garden would an atheist be considered a blooming idiot.

my responce did you know thomas edison was an atheist?
are you calling one of histories greatest minds and idiot?

2006-08-06 06:04:42 · 3 answers · asked by Pale_13 2

2006-08-06 06:04:28 · 7 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

2006-08-06 06:03:20 · 2 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

2006-08-06 06:02:26 · 16 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

2006-08-06 06:01:33 · 10 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

The question is often asked of non-Christians from Christians, that what if the non-Christian is wrong, where will their soul be after they die? The Christian belief is that in order to be saved one needs to believe that Jesus was God (more to it obvioiusly).

But my question is, what if this is wrong? The Bible teaches in 1 John 2:22 that all who speak other wise are liars if they don't proclaim Jesus is God. What if the New Testement was altered by the Devil to trick you into believing falsely about Jesus? And the parts about it being the truth and all else is lies is meant to psychologically keep you believing it and not investigate its validity - and find the Truth?

Since we are talking about your soul and what happens to it when you die, isn't it neccessary to approriately investigate the claims made that Jesus is not a savior, that he wasn't God? You wouldn't want your soul to end up in the wrong place would you? I wouldn't want that to happen to you soul. -Thanks

2006-08-06 05:58:07 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe in God and I believe in heaven and hell. I don't think that you have to go to chruch to praise God and I don't think that it is right to preach to ppl of any religion. I hate when ppl bring God up to me in a way of saying I am sinning by not following Gods word and going to hell for that. I read the Bible sometimes but not like ppl say I should. What religon would I be considered ppl always ask what religion are you and I have NO IDEA?

2006-08-06 05:57:01 · 51 answers · asked by shellshell 4

I have a pretty good case. I think I can actually win.

2006-08-06 05:54:41 · 22 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1

I once heard that you died three times, first - physically, second - when you're buried, third - when no one is left on Earth to remember you.

2006-08-06 05:54:00 · 9 answers · asked by Lysandra Elise 1