Religion & Spirituality - 30 August 2006

2006-08-30 08:21:18 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not dying or going to die (just yet) or anything but the thought terrifies me. What can I do to gain a calm acceptance of the inevitable?

2006-08-30 08:21:04 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-30 08:18:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

why bother with the ark at all?

one must wonder about a God who reportedly does one thing and then arranges every bit of evidence to make it look like something else happened. It's entirely possible that a global flood occurred 4000 years ago or even last Thursday, and that God subsequently erased all the evidence, including our memories of it. But even if such stories are true, what's the point?"

2006-08-30 08:17:50 · 21 answers · asked by Hoolahoop 3

2006-08-30 08:17:12 · 4 answers · asked by clovenstar_9 2

We see all these posts on who is the biggest troll, who is most likely to . I'd like to know who people see as the most respectful. If possible...pick someone whose beliefs vary from yours. And why?

I'd pick Pangel. Every time I read one of her replies, whether I agree with it or not, she has something uplifting to say. Thanks Pangel!

2006-08-30 08:16:58 · 11 answers · asked by Guvo 4

Why do evangelists tell me I'm going to hell? I ask them this, and the only answer I'll get is that "the Bible says so". Why should I believe in it just because it's in the Bible?

2006-08-30 08:15:54 · 36 answers · asked by Nowhere Man 6

2006-08-30 08:14:50 · 19 answers · asked by holyghost130 3

Silly son, changelings do not exist, stop killing your family members for being left handed okay? divine? hahahahahahahah
ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
duh

2006-08-30 08:14:10 · 6 answers · asked by ancient master 1

there's just a creator of the universe.
jesus buddha vishnu jehovah and allah/mohammed are not god
they are demgogues.
this is not conjecture and I am not a hater.
I am telling you that these "beings" are not your creator. they have no power over you.
you are free to deal with your existence as you choose. no one is going to judge after you die. wake up! your soul's evolution is a matter between you and the universe/creator not some demogogue that claims to have the keys to your salvation. this planet would benefit more from education and economic parity then any damn "there'll be a better tomorrow when I die" religion will ever cough up.

don't you feel a little stupid bowing to a wall in a city?? that wall is not going to do a thing for you. don't you feel stupid worshiping a "god" that says you should kill the disbelievers?? don't you feel stupid worshiping a god that claims only it will deliver your soul and all others won't? think!!! be your glorious human selves!!

2006-08-30 08:13:06 · 13 answers · asked by Thetruth 1

what wrong with Aquinas' argument here? ."....It is therefore, impossible for God to cause anyone to sin. Again, good cannot be the cause of evil. But sin is an evil for man......It is therefore, impossible for God to be the cause for anyone's sinning....Further more, every fault stems from some deficiency in the proximate agent, but not from the influence of the first agent. Thus the fault of the limping stems from the condition of the leg bone, and not from the motive power. For whatever perfection of motion is still apparent in the limping comes from that. But the proximate agent of human sin is the will. The defect of sin, therefore, comes from the will of man, and not from God who is the prime agent. Whatever pertain to the perfection of action in the act is, nevertheless, from him"

the last sentence here, would seem to allude to our merits (like ur a good swimmer whatever)

I've had it with the freewill conundrum, lol

2006-08-30 08:11:56 · 5 answers · asked by meta-morph-in-oz 3

give me your opinions
your beliefs..

2006-08-30 08:10:08 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you believe it was phisic, in spirit, in his comunity, other ways?

¡And thanks to the persons how told me to chek spelling! Do'nt loose your humour! ¡Be happy!

2006-08-30 08:09:02 · 10 answers · asked by magdalena4606 1

Have any of you heard of Bro. David Terrell? And if you have what do think of his teachings?

2006-08-30 08:09:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

where did the matter that caused the big bang come from, and where did the matter that formed that matter come from. Where is solid proof of this matter ever existing.... and if there is no proof wouldn't this make the theory of evolution void, and mean we would definitely have to have come from a higher power?

2006-08-30 08:07:32 · 22 answers · asked by message 1

Seems like you would. I get tired of watching you bicker. Yes I know, then don't watch. I don't usually.

2006-08-30 08:06:49 · 29 answers · asked by a_delphic_oracle 6

You have no chance to survive make your time.

2006-08-30 08:06:35 · 4 answers · asked by Señor Badass 2

Is there a statement being made by this spelling? Is it indicative of a particular religion? Can someone explain?

2006-08-30 08:05:15 · 18 answers · asked by RunningOnMT 5

I know people people are going to say, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone," or "Aren't you judging and judging is wrong." I ask the question simply because he is a man who holds himself out as a Christian and never admits to flaws or being flawed - e.g., stay the course.

2006-08-30 08:04:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Peace and Love

2006-08-30 08:02:29 · 10 answers · asked by digilook 2

and god put a 1000 year seal on satan, when Lare ToDD's right arm put that M seal on himself where 1000=M=IVI stitched together. And His light is Emerald=d lare Me with emerald green eyes.

mystery solved cause god must be alive to put a seal on satan circa the 2nd 1000 years?

funny ain't it.

2006-08-30 08:02:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think good and bad are just opinions. What someone considers good, another considers bad. You're basically just playing the lesser of two evils when considering if something is good or bad.

For instance, a natural disaster can leave people devestated with with destruction and death. However, you can consider it population control, which is a good thing. So how do you actually measure if the event was good or bad?

Some of you may now be saying you can't measure an event as good or bad, but what about, say a person. Is a person considered good or bad based upon their actions? What if they do both good and bad actions? How do you compare the actions to decide if their good actions outweigh the bad, or vice versa? Again, I think its all based upon opinion.

2006-08-30 08:01:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Personally I believe our soul leaves our body to go to judgment.

2006-08-30 08:01:28 · 16 answers · asked by Heather J 2

and run like a million tests on Him? would this verify He's real, after you killed Him where nobody could see :) lol. its a serious question though answer seriously?

2006-08-30 08:00:12 · 21 answers · asked by Nikki 5

Ok, my coworker is very dedicated to her church and she's talked about rapture. When I attended church I always was taught that when GOd comes every eye will see him, and the people that are on his book & saved will fly away with hima nd the ones that are not will remain on earth where it becoems hell. It has nothing where it says that people will suddenly disappear and no one will know where they went. Exactly in what chapter can i find that information? what do you think???

2006-08-30 08:00:11 · 7 answers · asked by A_Latina 3

Why, isn't it proven by science? I've noticed that the pope is going to have a seminar about evolution, but what is the total viewpoint of Christians on this subject?

2006-08-30 07:59:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-30 07:59:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have posted this question on my webblog, haroldsays.net, and I am curious how all you good folks at Yahoo Answers might answer this question?

2006-08-30 07:58:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

4. Caring for the Animals
Special diets. Many animals, especially insects, require special diets. Koalas, for example, require eucalyptus leaves, and silkworms eat nothing but mulberry leaves. For thousands of plant species (perhaps even most plants), there is at least one animal that eats only that one kind of plant. How did Noah gather all those plants aboard, and where did he put them?

Other animals are strict carnivores, and some of those specialize on certain kinds of foods, such as small mammals, insects, fish, or aquatic invertebrates. How did Noah determine and provide for all those special diets?

Fresh foods. Many animals require their food to be fresh. Many snakes, for example, will eat only live foods (or at least warm and moving). Parasitoid wasps only attack living prey. Most spiders locate their prey by the vibrations it produces. [Foelix, 1996] Most herbivorous insects require fresh food. Aphids, in fact, are physically incapable of sucking from wilted leaves. How did Noah keep all these food supplies fresh?

Food preservation/Pest control. Food spoilage is a major concern on long voyages; it was especially thus before the inventions of canning and refrigeration. The large quantities of food aboard would have invited infestations of any of hundreds of stored product pests (especially since all of those pests would have been aboard), and the humidity one would expect aboard the Ark would have provided an ideal environment for molds. How did Noah keep pests from consuming most of the food?

Ventilation. The ark would need to be well ventilated to disperse the heat, humidity, and waste products (including methane, carbon dioxide, and ammonia) from the many thousands of animals which were crowded aboard. Woodmorappe (pp. 37-42) interprets Genesis 6:16 to mean there was an 18-inch opening all around the top, and says that this, with slight breezes, would have been enough to provide adequate ventilation. However, the ark was divided into separate rooms and decks (Gen. 6:14,16). How was fresh air circulated throughout the structure?

Sanitation. The ungulates alone would have produced tons of manure a day. The waste on the lowest deck at least (and possibly the middle deck) could not simply be pushed overboard, since the deck was below the water line; the waste would have to be carried up a deck or two. Vermicomposting could reduce the rate of waste accumulation, but it requires maintenance of its own. How did such a small crew dispose of so much waste?

Exercise/Animal handling. The animals aboard the ark would have been in very poor shape unless they got regular exercise. (Imagine if you had to stay in an area the size of a closet for a year.) How were several thousand diverse kinds of animals exercised regularly?

Manpower for feeding, watering, etc. How did a crew of eight manage a menagerie larger and more diverse than that found in zoos requiring many times that many employees? Woodmorappe claims that eight people could care for 16000 animals, but he makes many unrealistic and invalid assumptions. Here are a few things he didn't take into account:

Feeding the animals would take much longer if the food was in containers to protect it from pests.
Many animals would have to be hand-fed.
Watering several animals at once via troughs would not work aboard a ship. The water would be sloshed out by the ship's roll.
Many animals, in such an artificial environment, would have required additional special care. For example, all of the hoofed animals would need to have their hooves trimmed several times during the year. [Batten, 1976, pp. 39-42]
Not all manure could be simply pushed overboard; a third of it at least would have to be carried up at least one deck.
Corpses of the dead animals would have to be removed regularly.
Animals can't be expected to run laps and return to their cages without a lot of human supervision.

2006-08-30 07:55:13 · 16 answers · asked by Hoolahoop 3

Do you have atheist friends? Co-workers? Are they difficult to get along with? How do you handle the situation?

2006-08-30 07:55:04 · 28 answers · asked by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6