Religion & Spirituality - 14 August 2006

There is no real evidence of an ancient Martian civilization, but after rewatching a "Cosmos" episode in which Carl Sagan left the possibility open that there may be evidence of agricultural plains on the Mars surface dating back a billion or more years ago, I'm intrigued by the thought that the red planet could have at one time been an Earthlike world, with some form of intelligent life.

I'm asking two questions (please answer both or either):

a/ Sci-fi fantasies and wild speculations aside, how likely do you personally think it is that Mars at one time had flowing water and some type of intelligent life?

b/ According to Sagan, Earthlings may one day "terraform" Mars into a habitable place for human beings, which, he said, could take a thousand years or more. However unlikely it is, would you allow it's possible that the Earth underwent the same type of induced terraforming process millions of years ago?

2006-08-14 04:08:47 · 11 answers · asked by Sweetchild Danielle 7

The roar of Moses’ Triumph is heard in the hills!

2006-08-14 04:08:19 · 20 answers · asked by Rox 4

I asked if somebody knows books which is written earlier than the great soul Jesus and the Prophet Mohammed about their coming to earth. If you don't know just don't answer; don't think there are no books or holy books other than what you read. There are lot of books which is written before the great Jesus and Prophet Mohammed or the bible or Hadis which mentioned the world, countries, war with satallite, continents and islands and many more things. We are human beings; if I born in a Muslim home I would called a muslim and If born in Christian home I would be called a Christian. Why don't we think beyond the religions and learn about other's culture, religion and customs?

2006-08-14 04:06:58 · 23 answers · asked by AJIT LEO 2

Do you think the Northern states hesitated to go to war with the Southern states in the American Civil War because they thought the confederates weren't smart enough to know slavery was wrong?

2006-08-14 04:06:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Intellegent design states that life is too complex to have come about on its own and that it had to have been designed by an intellegent being - hence the name intellegent design.

It makes NO mention of who that intellegent designer is.

Aren't Aliens supposed to be intellegent beings? Can an intellegent designer prove that it was NOT Aliens that designed us?

By failing to name the designer, does intellegent design promote the belief in Aliens?

And no, I do NOT believe in Aliens, just wanted to point out the absurdity of Intellegent design

2006-08-14 04:05:08 · 7 answers · asked by urbanbulldogge 4

and hell is afraid I'll take over, is it limbo I'm destined for?

2006-08-14 04:05:05 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 04:04:39 · 38 answers · asked by psychic43 1

Notice the word Tales

Quran Ch6
[25] And of them there are some who listen to you; but We have set veils on their hearts, so they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; and even if they see every one of the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) they will not believe therein; to the point that when they come to you to argue with you, the disbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the men of old."

Quran ch8
[31] And when Our Verses (of the Qur'ân) are recited to them, they say: "We have heard this (the Qur'ân); if we wish we can say the like of this. This is nothing but the tales of the ancients."

Quran ch23
[83] "Verily, this we have been promised - we and our fathers before (us)! This is only the tales of the ancients!"


brothers and sisters. why running away from God and u well aware that He created you, from death into life, then return you back to death again?

2006-08-14 04:03:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just seeing what the public feels, thanks. Don't really need to know the whys of how you feel just your religious preference and pro choice or pro life.

Example for jim darwin
agnostic - pro choice

2006-08-14 04:02:34 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's not like we would actually have sex or anything, or that I would covet her body.

But it does sound a little bit fishy. Can you tell me the Bible verse that makes this a sin? If there is none, I may proceed.

2006-08-14 04:01:53 · 9 answers · asked by overseas and broke 2

2006-08-14 04:00:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 04:00:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why are we so concerned about what someone who may or may not have existed did? And yes, he did, to pharoah.

2006-08-14 03:59:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

In that event, assume I knew the six year old was there.
On the other hand, what if I didn't realize the child was there? Does that change my social / moral responsibility for the child's death, assuming there might be some responsibility at all on my part.

2006-08-14 03:58:44 · 14 answers · asked by Richard K 1

Ok havent read the bible fully, but is the story of adam and eve in there? Did "God" create all of us, or did he only create adam and eve? If he only created them 2, how is it possible that they populated the earth, and we don't all have genetic defects such as people who inbreed?

2006-08-14 03:57:34 · 20 answers · asked by Fiesty Redhead 2

Just a question, Do you think the Theory of Intelligent Design should be taught in public high schools in America, and what is your religious preference.

For example, this is Jim Darwin's answer

Agnostic - NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

If you want to go ahead and tell me why you feel the way you do, please don't we have already heard the arguements for and against 1000 times. This question is only intended to see if there is a correlation between religion and the desire to have Intelligent Design taught in the schools.

I'm guessing the sense of humor religious people will say Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes (and that would be a better answer than just plain "yes")

2006-08-14 03:57:31 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus Wouldnt pray to himself would he? ANd though he said Me and The Father are one, in the same Gospel didnt he also say Nothing I do is of My own initiative but of that of the Father! Didnt he always direct attenton and praise form him saying "Only the Father is Good. Call no one Teacher (Rabbi) or Father (priest)... and so on? So how can Jesus be God!

2006-08-14 03:57:02 · 21 answers · asked by david s 4

Notice the word: ANOTHER?

John 14:16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

if the comforter is the holyspirit as John has claimed, then why would Jesus call the holyspirit with another?
another means = another one.

2006-08-14 03:56:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there a verse in the bible that refers to our children only being ours temporary? If so, will you please share that scripture with me? Thank you.

2006-08-14 03:55:34 · 16 answers · asked by me 1

Abraham used to pray like a muslim?
when muslims fell down on their faces while praying, that's how you should pray to God. as Abraham the father of all the prophets, he did the same thing.


Genesis
17:3 And Abraham fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

why don't you pray like Abraham?

2006-08-14 03:54:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, if you didn't exist, you wouldn't even know that you didn't exist, so there's no way you could have any problem with it.

Don't you wish God just spared you the likelihood of damnation all together, and have you not even know it?

At best, when I ask people what's so great about Heaven, they say something like, "You can't get sick". etc., etc. Not exactly anything pleasurable. Yet a major reason to want heaven is to avoid the sufferings of hell.

Seems like those in the most bliss are the ones who will never know it, because they do not exist.

Doesn't all of this support Buddha's 1st precept: Life is suffering?

2006-08-14 03:53:36 · 12 answers · asked by overseas and broke 2

would you support the invasion of a country that

enforces the death penalty for people who are caught making or growing drugs 4 times.

illegalises abortion unless it is to save the mother's life.

it is illegall to go on strike or engage in collective bargaining

it is illegal to have sex outside of marriage

homosexuality is illegal

communism is illegal

guess what country does this

2006-08-14 03:52:05 · 12 answers · asked by hawkeyes 3

Agnostic here, not trying to change anyone's religion.

Assumption: that the regulars here have figured out what religious preference the other regulars are on here.
Assumption 2: You saw the question I asked about Islam, and terrorism, and poverty.

Question: Do you find it interesting, that most of the non-religious agreed that the root cause of Islamic terrorism, is poverty; while most (not all) if the regulars who are religious, disagreed. Why do you think that is, that the prism of how we view the world is so different.

It seems the rift between religious and non-religious, in terms of the rift of their world view, is so huge, that its not the same at all.

Where do you think that comes from?

2006-08-14 03:50:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sometimes i think that the existence of a spiritual dimension of existence could be explained best to me when i'll experience myself like some sort of mind-boggling magical phenomena (not tricks such as David Copperfield's or Blaine's because i know that these are merely tricks and illusions played on us since i watched the MASKED MAGICIAN revealing the secret code!) but i'm talking about real sorcery/witch stuff: rituals in order to see demons (the sacred magic of Abramelin the Mage), invocations etc. If i myself experience this (not some testimony from someone else although that could help a lot too) then i'd know for sure that if there are dark powers, there should also be powers of light. Can someone suggest how i could experience such mystery in order to believe in God because i'm so confused right now because i'm a bit critical about it all given that i rely very much on Science (Physics) and Maths.

2006-08-14 03:49:41 · 14 answers · asked by Makaveli007 5

2006-08-14 03:49:32 · 17 answers · asked by psychic43 1

I've just read a question where several answerers referred to the Holy Spirit as a 'voice that tells you what to do and what not to do'.

I have that voice. It's the voice of reason within my head drawing on my past experiences, my education, my logic and my ability to predict. I'd like to think it's never failed me before.

Yet Christians will tell me that I don't have the Holy Spirit within me.

Do I?

2006-08-14 03:48:39 · 28 answers · asked by XYZ 7

Why some people thing mongolia is china.And thing its one state of china?Hun its funny?Chinniess state?Mongolia is country,nation!is this strange?Or thoChinnas have been gived thoose infoAnd why they think mongolia dont have wild animals?Our country have many wild animals!Wolf,bear,fox,rabbit etc

2006-08-14 03:48:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 03:43:44 · 43 answers · asked by bestofintent 2

I've noticed that Muslims tend to write the longest answers on YA. And by long, I mean, too f&%king long! Is there something in the Koran that says "Thou shalt write answers that are so long, even Job would fall asleep before reading them... Inshallah.."

Seriously, do ya'll really think people are going to read your 10,000 word cut and paste thesis, posted to answer, "Y R Joos so stinky?"

2006-08-14 03:43:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Rev 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
This is the pure truth. I would repent from the lies you have believed. The Quran is not of God. It will not help you to get any where near Heaven.
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
I say all this out of love. As I would rather see you in Heaven than in Hell. Peace

2006-08-14 03:42:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous