Religion & Spirituality - 14 October 2006

While most Americans believe that getting rid of religion is an impossible goal, much of the developed world has already accomplished it. Any account of a “god gene” that causes the majority of Americans to helplessly organize their lives around ancient works of religious fiction must explain why so many inhabitants of other First World societies apparently lack such a gene. The level of atheism throughout the rest of the developed world refutes any argument that religion is somehow a moral necessity. Countries like Norway, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, the Netherlands, Denmark and the United Kingdom are among the least religious societies on Earth. According to the United Nations’ Human Development Report (2005) they are also the healthiest, as indicated by measures of life expectancy, adult literacy, per capita income, educational attainment, gender equality, homicide rate and infant mortality. Conversely, the 50 nations now ranked lowest in terms

2006-10-14 14:25:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who Would Jesus Torture?

2006-10-14 14:23:41 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm trying to get a job at dairy queen, do you think this is a good place to work? (i'm 16 years old) how much can i expect to get payed, min? what kind of positions do they have or does one person do all the different things? would i have to work on halloween?

2006-10-14 14:23:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-14 14:20:51 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

to be self righteous?

2006-10-14 14:20:41 · 10 answers · asked by crazyman_2 1

God is our creator according to many, so why can't we give him the same rationale as we have? To say he is omnipotenet and benevolent is to say he knows and controls all, so is he not the greatest human, with the power to decide and forecast at will? Why then, is everything and the "God" beliefs as they are? Should we not put our faith in God and try to do what we can for ouseleves and for others in the names of humans and drop the "will of god" because it only fashions to believers?

2006-10-14 14:19:23 · 11 answers · asked by Gonzo Rat 2

Hi i'm muslim, i'm just wondering since i hear more and more people converting muslim.. is their any out their?

2006-10-14 14:16:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Gog and Magog are also nicknames given to members in the Skull and Bones secret society.?

Revelation Chapter 20

5 minutes ago
June 21 and December 22 each year, Satanist, perform Human Sacrifices as part of their Satanic rituals. These are known as the "Summer and Winter Solstice".

During these rituals an Human Infant is killed and sacrificed to Satan (Baphemet-the Goat Headed Demon),

and the Satanist drink the blood of the Infant Human they sacrifice, and Baphemet appears before them and goes out to kill the enemies of those satanist who perform this Human Sacrifice.

2006-10-14 14:13:23 · 12 answers · asked by ? 3

I just read this question and the replies really annoyed me-
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061014175530AApIeHZ&r=w
The answers are the most uninteligent I have ever seen and have nothing to do with the question- they all seem to be from irate fanatics.The question seems completely inofensive and raises a good point.

What do you think?

2006-10-14 14:12:27 · 13 answers · asked by mick.tripp 3

2006-10-14 14:11:46 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

See, thats why we are normal and you christians are crazy. We try to a scientic explaination with study and reseach, when all you do is pick up a 2000 year old book. You never question it and call it fact. We read, study, analyse and still call it.... theory. We admit to not knowing where we come from but you crazy christians seem to think that the floating piece of meat in YOUR head somehow holds all the answers in life. It takes a fraction of your brain power to read something and never question it and take it as fact. If god gave to a brain with the ability to question and analyse your owning being why would you shut it down and completely trust a book that was written when society was 100% different from where you live? p.s. people dont read bible quotes, dont waste your time writing them.

2006-10-14 14:06:13 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who are the Arab experts fooling when they conceal the Truth of the Quran behind their racist attitude to Islam and deceive with a tainted Scripture that creates their own Islamic Church complete with clergy that is not authorised by Allah?

2006-10-14 14:04:07 · 11 answers · asked by mythkiller-zuba 6

2006-10-14 14:03:55 · 29 answers · asked by Stephanie D 3

Bible funnies:

Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married?
A. Ruthless.

Q. What do they call pastors in Germany?
A. German Shepherds.

Q. Who was the greatest Financier in the Bible?
A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.

Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?
A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.

Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?
A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in fury. David's Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord.

Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?
A. Samson. He brought the house down.

Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden?
A. Your mother ate us out of house and home.

Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible?
A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once.

Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy?
A. The area around Jordan. The banks were always overflowing.

Q. Who is the greatest baby sitter mentioned in the Bible?
A. David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.

Q. Which Bible character had no parents?
A. Joshua, son of Nun.

Q. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark?
A. Because Noah was standing on the deck. (Groannn...)

PS... Did you know it's wrong for a woman to make coffee?
Yup, it's in the Bible. It says . . . "Hebrews"

2006-10-14 14:03:40 · 16 answers · asked by basscatcher 4

2006-10-14 14:03:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

"go solo" without feeling guilty, i'm trying to become a good christian, but i'm having guilt issues about masturbation, as it's lust, but i haven't got a gf atm, and i'm only 19

2006-10-14 14:01:14 · 25 answers · asked by Brutal_Yet_Beautiful 2

Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.3 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand
[Source: Encyclopedia Britannica]

2006-10-14 13:59:38 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

It really annoys me that we are not all bald and wearing silver neoprene jumpsuits like we were promised.
This is the 21st century- I want my hover car and pills instead of food.
Is religion to blame for telling us not to "play god",?

2006-10-14 13:59:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they really to dumb to know the difference or are they not actually looking for an answer?

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgMxWQOVcF4NJs56djPRzHeKBgx.?qid=20061014175459AAURSK5

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgMxWQOVcF4NJs56djPRzHeKBgx.?qid=20061014175459AAURSK5

2006-10-14 13:59:30 · 19 answers · asked by . 6

I broke the 6th commandment of god and really regret it...will God forgive me if i prayed hard enough, what do i have to do to get his forgiviness

2006-10-14 13:56:18 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems most of the time I am in "automatic mode" where i'm just going through the motions with no real ultimate direction. I have had a few times in life where I have seemed to "wake up" and realize that I was wasting my life. How do I acheive this 24/7?

2006-10-14 13:56:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If there's no god, no afterlife, just death and decomposition, what brings an atheist hope?

2006-10-14 13:55:52 · 8 answers · asked by WHITE TRASH ARMENIAN 4

We can now describe very accurately the motion of the stars and galaxy, the formation of stars, the chemistry of life e.t.c. There are things we still do not know of course, such as the origin of the universe e.t.c. but it seems if there is a god it must play a very small part in the day to day running of the universe.
Is it that this once omnipotent being has been relegated to only having influence over the unknown?
It has occured to me that if the known universe cotinues perfectly well ( and in a predictable way I should add) without a god, then this god is no longer neccessary.

Anybody else ot any thoughts?

2006-10-14 13:55:30 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

then that could mean that heaven could be nothing. like when you die that's it. your'e done. you don't have to go to hell.

and on that note maybe this is hell. and after we die, we come back reincarnated, back to earth. because all life suffers, right? maybe that's the answer! maybe i just figured out the whole secret!

what do you think?

2006-10-14 13:54:26 · 9 answers · asked by jerse15 3

BUT ONCE A QUESTION IN WHICH THOUGHT COMES IN I GET NO ANSWERS? Has you god failed you? lol

2006-10-14 13:54:10 · 15 answers · asked by Gonzo Rat 2

I used to think it was the phase "women shall not wear men's clothing" in the Bible, but that makes no sense. Pants weren't invented until 1,500 years after the Bible was written.

2006-10-14 13:53:48 · 12 answers · asked by phaig93 4

2006-10-14 13:52:46 · 14 answers · asked by . 6

do you have to deal with someone in your life that is a pest .you wish would leave you alone?

2006-10-14 13:52:46 · 6 answers · asked by mishoney 4

2006-10-14 13:51:38 · 19 answers · asked by valkyrie hero 4

like it's a constant beesting instead of fire and pain. would you start committing sins and not care about anything anymore?

2006-10-14 13:47:43 · 26 answers · asked by jerse15 3