Religion & Spirituality - 17 August 2006

Do you believe in shapeshifting, that is, the ability to assume the form or characteristics of an animal, either in real-life, in dreams, or in astral-travel form?
If so, do you know any methods to achieve that state and learning that skill?

I do meditation every now and then, and I've managed to astral travel once, but I've got too freaked out and woke up as soon as I managed to start travelling.
My dream, however, is to be able to experience a shapeshifting experience, merging with my "totem animal". The internet is full of testimonies of people that claim they do this regularly... but is it really possible? How to do it?

2006-08-17 11:25:47 · 12 answers · asked by Eclipse 3

The one where God made the animals first, as demonstrated in Genesis 1
Or the one where God made man first, in Genesis 2?

2006-08-17 11:25:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-17 11:24:49 · 7 answers · asked by tryeui 1

Darwin recanted on his deathbed. This is completely fabricated and has no foundation in truth whatsoever. A woman named “Lady Hope” spoke to a church group shortly after the death of Charles Darwin. She claimed that she was at Darwin’s bedside on the day of his death. She also claimed that Darwin recanted on evolution and accepted Jesus on his deathbed. Her claims are not only unsupported, but are directly opposed by Darwin’s daughter, Henrietta. Henrietta stated “I was present at his deathbed, Lady Hope was not present during his last illness, or any illness. I believe he never even saw her, but in any case she had no influence over him in any department of thought or belief. My father never recanted any of his scientific views, either then or earlier. I am upset that the U.S. Christians have fabricated this conversion nonsense. The whole story has no foundation whatever.” February 23, 1922.

2006-08-17 11:24:23 · 26 answers · asked by Atheist 2

2006-08-17 11:23:20 · 6 answers · asked by Kenny ♣ 5

In the bible old testament. Aaron throws his staff down which turns into a snake and devours the snake/staff of the Egyptian priests. Wouldn't there have to be other gods if there staffs turned vipers also

" Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials and it became a snake. Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers , and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things..."

2006-08-17 11:22:25 · 15 answers · asked by ArchAngel Raziel 3

God did tell the Israelites to destroy Jericho, Right?

This city was taken in a very remarkable manner by the Israelites (Josh. 6). God gave it into their hands. The city was "accursed" (Hebrew: herem, "devoted" to Jehovah), and accordingly (Josh. 6:17; compare Lev. 27:28,29; Deut. 13:16) all the inhabitants and all the spoil of the city were to be destroyed, "only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron" were reserved and "put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah" (Josh. 6:24; compare Num. 31:22,23, 50-54).

2006-08-17 11:20:49 · 35 answers · asked by martin 4

we can see that the bible says it is GOD who is Manifested in the flesh.

2006-08-17 11:17:31 · 16 answers · asked by smncoll 2

Do you think you have to be a scientist to ask or answer questions in the science section?

2006-08-17 11:16:34 · 38 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

The real question is why God is or is not just or fair, and why he created us and why he has a plan for us in the first place?

2006-08-17 11:16:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the book of the Revelation chapter 17 we are warned of the teaching of the Church.
Why would anyone want to be a part of this?

O.H

2006-08-17 11:15:06 · 9 answers · asked by yechetzqyah 3

The religion of the majority of voters in the West are...?
The religion of the politicians they elect are...?
To get re-elected, these politicians must cater to what religious group...?

Which religious majority influences the laws passed in the West?

How does this translate into 'no power over non-believers'?

2006-08-17 11:14:37 · 14 answers · asked by bobkgin 3

This question is directed to those people who are forever making all encompassing statements like, "Christians are ignorant", etecera.

I'm curious how educated the people saying these things actually are. Making statements like that seems to indicate that they had not thought things through very well and have nothing intelligent to say, not to mention that comments like that are entirely beside the point in nearly all cases.

Correct me if I'm wrong, of course.

2006-08-17 11:14:01 · 16 answers · asked by DawnL 3

The father of the prophet Muhammad is named AbduLLAH meaning servant of ALLAH.
The leader of the Jews in the town of Yathrib by the time of the Prophet Muhammad was named AbduLLAH ibn Salul. Both of them were named before Islam started.
Till today when Arab christians or jews swear the swear by Allah !!
Why don't you stop this stupid try and get serious.

2006-08-17 11:11:54 · 28 answers · asked by Smily O 2

2006-08-17 11:11:53 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

For the Atheist, or Agnost people, i grew up believing in God, going too Church and praying, but around May i started finding it useless and started reading books, and articles on Religions, i would consider myself "Agnostic" now, but sometimes i feel bad, anyone else feel this?

Please don't make fun of me or anything, i still kinda find it hard too believe in God unless theres proof, i mean some are waisting so much time with the questions that will never be answered.

2006-08-17 11:11:53 · 29 answers · asked by kristina2393 1

going to deal with hell? I hear these whiny people complaining if the air conditioning in a store isn't cold enough and think that 80 degrees is hot. I know that not all of these people are going to heaven so how are they going to deal with it when there will be no air conditioning in hell and it will be hotter than 80 degrees?

2006-08-17 11:10:54 · 5 answers · asked by reallyfedup 5

through means of "divine transcendence" and "faith," and should any Christian continue to call me an atheist fool, I will be forced to invoke the wrath of the Invisible Pink Unicorn:



"You are a fool for denying the existence of the IPU. You have rejected true faith and have relied on your feeble powers of human reason and thus arrogantly denied the existence of Her Divine Transcendence, and so are you condemned."



If such arguments are good enough for Yahweh, they are good enough for Her Invisible Pinkness.

As for me and my house, we shall choose reality.

2006-08-17 11:10:24 · 6 answers · asked by Atheist 2

Really I am serious I tend to be a very positive person and recently have been called a "fluffy bunny". I understand duality and the need for both dark and light. I am lacking in this recent perception by new acquaintances. People who have known me see no differences in me.

2006-08-17 11:10:21 · 6 answers · asked by kjathena1 2

I got mad and threw my dogs bone at the tv and i heard this loud creek then it tipped over face fist onto my dog and the wood floor and hit my dog now there is glass all over the place and the tv is too heavy to pick up, what should i do?

2006-08-17 11:06:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

You are (whatever religion you are) and so is the person you're married to. You are very much so (whatever religion you are) and one day, your child comes to you and says to you and your spouse, "I am (religion opposite to your religion)." How would you respond?

For Christians, Atheist or Pagan
For Atheists, Christian or Islamic or Scientology
For Pagans, Christian
For Jews, Islamic
For Islamic, Jewish or Christian

Please remember, though, for this scenario, you're a strong follower of your religion.

... I don't have one for the Buddhists or Hindus or Agnostics or Scientologists. Pagan is being used in this sense as a worshiper of nature or a person who believes in more than one God/Goddess.

PLEASE DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE MATCHUPS!

2006-08-17 11:05:51 · 72 answers · asked by Lady Myrkr 6

2006-08-17 11:05:22 · 13 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

2006-08-17 11:05:09 · 1 answers · asked by tony a 1

Who or what is the true God you write about? Is Allah that God?
THE TRUE and only GOD is the God of THE BIBLE. First HE
was The God of the Jews alone. Later HE became THE GOD
for both the Jew and the Goyim (that's us).

Allah was found in the "Kaaba" along with many other gods when Mohammed
broke in to the Kaaba to rescue his village god. It was originally only the village
god of those who lived in the village Quraysh. Mohammed elevated that god and
proclaimed his village god to be THE GOD. ~~~ Saddam Hussein is also from
the village of Quraysh.

In the Qur'an Allah is called "the arrogant" (Sur al-Hashar 59.23) and
"the most crafty" (Al Imram 3:54).
Regarding Our Saviour - "they crucified him not" (Sur al-Nisa' 4:157)

2006-08-17 11:04:58 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

To day we hear people calling the people of Israel by the name Jew. Is this done for convenience or is it an accurate title. I assumed that Jews were only referring to those in the tribe of Judah. In other words, all Jews are Israelites, but not all Israelites can be considered Jews. Is this accurate?

2006-08-17 11:04:11 · 7 answers · asked by dotgrama15@yahoo.com 1

Then why do people complain about freethinkers and other atheist asking and answering questions in the religion and spirituality section? They often are more knowledgeable about religion then those still infected with it. It's funny how some even get offended when some one of the "wrong" religion posts in here.

2006-08-17 11:03:54 · 4 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

God is perfectly just, and yet he sentences the imperfect humans he created to infinite suffering in hell for finite sins. Clearly, a limited offense does not warrant unlimited punishment.


God's sentencing of the imperfect humans to an eternity in hell for a mere mortal lifetime of sin is infinitely more unjust than this punishment. The absurd injustice of this infinite punishment is even greater when we consider that the ultimate source of human imperfection is the God who created them.

A perfectly just God who sentences his imperfect creation to infinite punishment for finite sins is impossible

2006-08-17 11:03:26 · 5 answers · asked by Atheist 2

God is omniscient. When he created the universe, he saw the sufferings which humans would endure as a result of the sin of those original humans. He heard the screams of the damned. Surely he would have known that it would have been better for those humans to never have been born (in fact, the Bible says this very thing), and surely this all-compassionate deity would have foregone the creation of a universe destined to imperfection in which many of the humans were doomed to eternal suffering. A perfectly compassionate being who creates beings which he knows are doomed to suffer is impossible.

2006-08-17 11:01:59 · 20 answers · asked by Atheist 2

The most important person in all humanity?
if yes/no why you (don't) think so?

2006-08-17 11:00:13 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I graduated from a top 20 school with ok grads, yet I can't find a job in what I want to do. I'm trying and trying and trying, yet nothing...I'm begining to lose faith in myself....can you guys give me some words of encouragement or advice? thanks.

2006-08-17 10:58:00 · 20 answers · asked by Sassy Girl 3