Religion & Spirituality - 26 August 2006

Heard the voice of God

2006-08-26 08:12:05 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't want to post the pictures here because some are a little x-rated for the children. There is one where a bonobo is walking like a human, but I think that was the only one who was found to walk that way.

If this evolutionary scenario of ecological continuity is true, the bonobo may have undergone less transformation than either humans or chimpanzees. It could most closely resemble the common ancestor of all three modern species. Indeed, in the 1930s Harold J. Coolidge – the American anatomist who gave the bonobo its eventual taxonomic status – suggested that the animal might be most similar to the primogenitor, since its anatomy is less specialized than is the chimpanzee's. Bonobo body proportions have been compared with those of the australopithecines, a form of prehuman. When the apes stand or walk upright, they look as if they stepped straight out of an artist's impression of early hominids.

If the bonobo isn't the closet ancestor of humans, then which one is it?

2006-08-26 08:11:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

. If there really were a personal god, the existence of this god would be an obvious fact in the universe. God would be reaching into events in the world, and bypassing the laws of physics to influence the outcomes. People who lost limbs might have them re-appear. Babies killed in fires might come back to life. Other true miracles would happen. I’ve seen none of this, and I know of no one else who has either. In fact, there is no reliable evidence of any divine intervention, ever! God fails the reality test of everyday life.

2006-08-26 08:10:58 · 21 answers · asked by Mr. Mojo Risin 3

2006-08-26 08:08:41 · 48 answers · asked by kev 2

How would you rate the following activities in your life or people's lives? Use a scale of one to ten if you like.

Work hard,
get some sense enjoyment,
marriage,
parenthood,
vacation,
comfortable retirement

hobbies,
health,
fitness,
educational opportunity,
doing good in school,
religious activity,
meditational practices

2006-08-26 08:07:41 · 10 answers · asked by devotionalservice 4

Please refrain from religion bashing, thank you!

2006-08-26 08:06:28 · 10 answers · asked by Lyttle_Starr 2

How many different religions are there?

2006-08-26 08:03:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Rule of law? Parents? (where did theirs come from?) Or are morals relative, do what you like, it's alllll good?

2006-08-26 08:01:56 · 30 answers · asked by ccrider 7

2006-08-26 08:01:18 · 24 answers · asked by sparkletina 6

Thy shall not Kill.
GOD gave Mankind the Authority to Make Laws.
GOD Judged the World, and except for Noah and his Family, found them Guilty and Worthy of Execution.

2006-08-26 08:00:17 · 11 answers · asked by maguyver727 7

Please refrain from "religion bashing". Thank you! ; )

2006-08-26 07:59:38 · 12 answers · asked by Lyttle_Starr 2

What happens to the people in the world who haven't heard of the religions such as Christianity(others too) that say you have to accept the Lord into your heart to go to heaven? Such as the Native Americans before the Europeans came and brought religion. And other cultures cut off from the rest of the world without having heard of any of these mainstream religions. Where do they go when they die?

2006-08-26 07:59:18 · 20 answers · asked by Heather 2

2006-08-26 07:58:36 · 15 answers · asked by skeptic 6

Without criticising other holy books and religions and without saying that god told someone else to write it. That is not proof. There is no point saying that I should not question it either, because this is a questions site, and this is the correct category.

I am not an athiest by the way.

Well can you?

2006-08-26 07:58:15 · 28 answers · asked by JeffE 6

Don't they have better things to do? Or are they actually more curiouse than they'll admit to be?

2006-08-26 07:57:26 · 34 answers · asked by TheMightyOne 3

To each person's understanding according to their need.

My beliefs must be consistent with a scientific reality and yet accept the unknown: spirit, ethics, thought, other intangibles.

Science can only go so far, at the moment. In time, processes may be developed to allow us to scientifically explore concepts which, now, are considered religious.

Till then, personal experience and intuition guide our personal exploration of the mysterious intangibles.

Faith in books, stories, legends and myths is just one of the ways of getting there. Introversion (searching within ourselves for truth) and Immersion (devoting ourselves to living Life to the fullest) are two others.

Whatever brings us to an acceptance of Love as our primary strength is good. Love for ourselves, Love for others, Love for our world and all Life.

Any faith that rejects the power of Love is a flawed system.

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2006-08-26 07:57:02 · 8 answers · asked by bobkgin 3

do you believe

2006-08-26 07:55:19 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can someone please tell them that no one reads their posts?

I am posting in the Religion and Spirituality forum, because this is the main one that I use.

2006-08-26 07:54:48 · 14 answers · asked by Kathryn™ 6

Christians claim that the homosexual life style goes against the Biblical Principles. They are right. But isn't the Atheist lifestyle also against Biblical Principles?
Since Christians are doing this because of principle, shouldn't they also try to ban Atheist Marriage?

If Adam and Steve are allowed to Marry, its possible that children of Christianw might get the idea that homosexuality is acceptable.

Isn't there a Danger that Atheist/Agnostic Jim Darwin and (insert atheist girlfriend name here) might get married, and that the chidlren of Christians might get the idea that Atheism is acceptable.

Additionally, because this is about the Bible, and not homophobia, should synogogs not be allowed to marry, and mosques?

Since this isn't about homophobia, but about the Bible, and homosexuality is incompatible with a Biblical lifestyle, along with Jewish people, Atheism, and Islam?

2006-08-26 07:53:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are these merely flaws in His Intelligent Design? But why would God's Design have flaws to begin with?

I'm confused. And since I'm looking for opinions (obviously), please present yours as cogently and persuasively as you can. Insults and rants will be ignored. Thank you.

2006-08-26 07:52:18 · 20 answers · asked by ? 7

2006-08-26 07:47:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Based on my last question, I had to ask. As an atheist, I don't worry about being judged in the next life. I have to worry about being judged now. Does the fear of final judgement make people moral? Would the lack of the fear of damnation cast some people adrift without a moral compass? If you can absolve all you sins, does that allow you to commit them? Since I don't fear Gods' wrath, why do I still have a moral compass? Or does it all boil down to conscience?

2006-08-26 07:47:25 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a grown daughter who is really trying to support her family but in doing so,she has to work 2 jobs.I dont tell her how this is effecting me ,so she doesnt get upset or feel guilty Her husband moved on and since then has cut his hours of work and doesnt have money,or so the courts say,to give support to her.I in return watch her two children, 2 and 10,because daycare isnt an option and its not affordable it anyways.I pick up my grandson from school and take him there also.I do his homework with him and cook.I dont want to resent this but I am starting too.Dont advise me to go to church because she works 7 days a week and cant drive cuz I have epilepsy.I have it under control with meds but I still am not allowed.My seizures only last a short time and I always know when they are coming on but for a few minutes I dont know what I do.I always go into the garage so I dont throw something or drop something so I am not a problem with the children.I am just burnt out and need some rea

2006-08-26 07:45:13 · 5 answers · asked by dlbonhomme 1

2006-08-26 07:44:33 · 19 answers · asked by zorro 2

To the Romans, all religions were equally true.
To the philosophers, all religions were equally false.
To the politicians, all religions were equally useful.

Does this sound familiar? Our politicians keep pulling God and religion into politics. President George W. Bush’s mangling of the wall separating state and church is well documented. In 1954, when President Eisenhower signed the bill adding “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance (and ironically removing “indivisible”), his words explicitly showed that the idea was to link religiosity and patriotism. In 1988 President Reagan established the National Day of Prayer. On March 27, 2003, House Resolution 153 passed by an overwhelming vote. It urges the President to issue a proclamation “designating a day for humility, prayer, and fasting for all people of the United States.” We are “to seek guidance from God to achieve a greater understanding of our own failings,” and “to gain resolve in meeting the challenges that confront our nation.” The Senate unanimously passed a similar bill. These government actions violate the spirit, if not the letter, of the First Amendment. I say that we are becoming a de facto theocracy.

2006-08-26 07:44:21 · 15 answers · asked by Mr. Mojo Risin 3

I believe that it is a real place called hell, the people who do not accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior and who deny the truth

2006-08-26 07:42:52 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

is that the explanation is not falsifiable:

and thus not even testable. There is no way to create an experiment to show that it's wrong. For every possible set of a test and a result, we could simply say, "God did it." Why do the Earth and universe appear to be so old? God did it. Why does nature seem so balanced? God did it. Once again, why does anything happen? If we say that God did it, there is no reason or opportunity to learn how the world really works. If we had stayed with God as the cause of all events, our modern culture would have been impossible. We would have no real science, engineering, or medicine. We would still be living in the Dark Ages.

Discuss.

2006-08-26 07:42:24 · 18 answers · asked by Mr. Mojo Risin 3

Texts from the Bible would be greatly appreciated

2006-08-26 07:40:19 · 19 answers · asked by Dew chick 2

why don't you believe in him and why do most of you (not all) call us (people who do believe in GOD) brainwashed why do you believe everything scientists say don't you believe in miracles

2006-08-26 07:40:09 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 07:40:00 · 9 answers · asked by curious_inquisitor 1