Religion & Spirituality - 28 August 2006

Does your life really have meaning after embracing these irrational beliefs?

2006-08-28 10:36:00 · 15 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

is it holy because god approves it?

2006-08-28 10:35:45 · 13 answers · asked by aurora03uk 1

Kind of silly to ask Him in if you don't have any intention to follow Him. You either have faith, or you don't.

And if faith is a gift from God, why do you need to ask Jesus into your heart? He's already there through the faith God has given you, yes? Why would you have go through a "formula" of acceptance, unless you want to make yourself out to be in charge of God?
And if you think you have the free will to reject the faith given to you, isn't that like saying, "I don't want to believe what I believe"?
It follows then, that if God didn't give you your faith, you won't have any (and your only "free choice" is against Him) and if He did give you faith, then you have it and you can't turn it down, you believe and you want to believe.

2006-08-28 10:35:42 · 12 answers · asked by ccrider 7

Can you imagine how much Allah hates a pig ear that's been chewed on by a dog? It would be all covered with dog saliva! That's like double haram! What would you do if you were a groundskeeper and you found a pig ear with dog spit all over it?

2006-08-28 10:35:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

It has to be a mental disease to believe in a man in the clouds and that dead people can float away to a place called heaven.

2006-08-28 10:34:34 · 16 answers · asked by Who's Barry Badarnath? 1

2006-08-28 10:34:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Gee, sounds like a great job, I hear it pays real well too. Where do I sign up?

2006-08-28 10:32:26 · 20 answers · asked by iknowlessthansquat 1

or own religions don't seem to be
doing all that well

2006-08-28 10:32:18 · 13 answers · asked by lost 2

Religious believers are quick to suggest that humanities problems have nothing to do with religion, it’s just bad choices of interpretation by individuals.

If you genuinely believe that humanities problems are not caused by religion, but by individuals who interpret religion the wrong way, then why not protect children from any form of religious teachings until they are adult and have a free unbiased mind to choose.

So many people have been criminally brainwashed from early childhood about religion and how they will be punished, that even today when in their hearts they know what they’ve been taught is false, they are just too scared to speak out or walk away from religion, without the help and support of others.

Is it time to think, learn and walk away from religion once and for all. Let’s make Earth a happy planet without all this wickedness.

2006-08-28 10:31:03 · 13 answers · asked by Brenda's World 4

Okay there is Agnostic, Atheist, Buddhist, Catholic, Christian, Hindu, Mormon, Scientologist, etc. I'm not really up on what it is any religions believe in so can somebody explain to me what's the difference between all the religions people have nowadays please?

2006-08-28 10:30:48 · 15 answers · asked by cuppycake♀ 4

2006-08-28 10:29:46 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ive noticed many responses from people indicating that they would have no hope in life without beleif in God. Ive also heard the statement from many beleivers "What exactly DO you beleive in?" Another response Ive seen is "You have to prepare for eternal life...God ensures me that if there is an afterlife, Ill be there."

I guess I have a few questions... Do many of you beleive simply as a CYA (Cover Your Azz) option? I mean, do you beleive only because youre afriad of what death and the "other side" may hold for you, and this religion provides as answer to that unknown??

WHY do you feel the need to have hope in life? Is not the desire to want to live right, love and experience life "hope" enough?

And, WHY do you feel the need to BELEIVE in something, over the need/desire to KNOW something?

These are serious questions from an Atheist. I wish no one any offense by posing this question. Peace and Love.

2006-08-28 10:29:03 · 20 answers · asked by YDoncha_Blowme 6

What proof do you have that your belief is the right belief? Serious answers only. Please use links instead of copy pasting entire pages here, please.

2006-08-28 10:28:59 · 49 answers · asked by moviesmiss1 3

2006-08-28 10:27:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-28 10:26:15 · 8 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

So there's this little old man. God tells him to save the World so he builds a boat.

So he goes around the World, picking up 2 of every animal. He gets elephants, rhinos, gorillas, kangaroos, snakes, dogs, mice, bears, polar bears, cheetahs, bears, lions etc.

So he goes from Northern Canada to the Amazon jungle to accomplish this. Not only that, he finds a male and female to accompany him (even with mice and snakes which do not easily distinguished).

He then takes them on a boat and feeds then for 40 days. None of them die. None of them eat eachother or fight.

And life on Earth is saved as we know it.

Will someone explain this to me in normal, everyday terms that normal, everyday people will understand? (The magic man answer will not work)

2006-08-28 10:25:25 · 27 answers · asked by Judge Smails 3

When I have in the past asked atheists why they are atheists, I have been told that there is no evidence that God exists and therefore atheism is the logical result.

But as you can see from:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmmS5qLOB3f6R8fl6sDG6Lzsy6IX?qid=20060828134500AAAHZVg

and:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkMzAvzs40njVz19YoztMVrsy6IX?qid=20060828140324AAMIk7D

Atheism is NOT the logical result of a lack of evidence for God's existence. Rather agnosticism is the strictly logical response to a lack of evidence.

So is there any logical basis at all for atheism?

2006-08-28 10:24:22 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-28 10:24:03 · 23 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5

2006-08-28 10:22:23 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6

Henry viii made the roman catholic church illegal in his reign + other religions apart from the church of England whome he was the head , does the law he made regarding attracting a congregation by the ringing of bells which only applied to the church of England still apply

2006-08-28 10:21:59 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want both a christian and a pagans as well as anyother relegions view on it. i wanna kno y paganism is wrong or y we r told that paganism is wrong, im bored of believing wat the presits tell me is true i want to find out for myself. so plz help.

2006-08-28 10:21:14 · 36 answers · asked by cheshire_catless 1

2006-08-28 10:17:36 · 36 answers · asked by Amp 1

oh and i am 13

2006-08-28 10:15:54 · 15 answers · asked by creamy sensation 1

If not, the why do they call Jews that convert from Judaism to Christianity "completed Jews"? Isn't that insulting to Jews and putting down their religion?

2006-08-28 10:14:42 · 17 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

If the flying spaghetti monster does not exist, than how do you explain the decreasing number of pirates to the increasing problem of Global warming? Surely this is not a coincedence...Just use your noodles. Global warming up=pirates # down. It is not tht difficult. I am tired of all you ignorant atheists saying something that makes no since. (also be aware that any flaw you find in this is actually just put in place by the FSM himself to throw off non-believers) Plz..I really care about you guys finding the light and the true creator. How else will you get your beer volcano and stripper?

Ramen.

http://www.venganza.org/

2006-08-28 10:12:45 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think someone can perform signs and wonders by our Lord Jesus who works as a correctional officer in the prison, or would that persons faith be hinerd by what he sees?

2006-08-28 10:09:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just wondering because i was told that the beleis of our native americans were the very first?

2006-08-28 10:06:53 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possible to dream up any observation... ANYTHING that you can make up which, if true, would DISprove god's existance?

It would have to be something where I couldn't come up with an explanation for after the fact which would make it possible that god still exists.

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If you cannot falsify something, then you cannot claim under the rules of logic to have evidence consistent with that something. (all observations would carrry zero weight in verifying the assertion)
Karl Popper wrote extensively about how if hypothetical evidence against something cannot exist, then logically neither can evidence FOR that thing exist.

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What does this prove?
Nothing.

It proves that neither atheists* nor theists can claim to have evidence to support the existance or non-existance of god.
Anyone who claims otherwise is either very uninformed or lying.
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(*the atheistic position is however bolstered by the principle of parsimony, but that's for another time)

2006-08-28 10:06:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-28 10:05:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please tell us why we need God... I know many atheists/agnostics/non-theists will say their life is doing just fine without your God.

2006-08-28 10:04:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous