Religion & Spirituality - 17 November 2006

I was talking to a college professor about this the other day, and it was a very interesting discussion. He enlightened me that we have advanced much further in a few theories I was very interested in than I thought. The scientific world has moved on, with less than 2% of scientists still believing in the possibility of a higher power in an organized religion sense. After talking for awhile I realized it will not matter how advanced we came, no matter how far we evolve, many humans will still let their most primal fears control their beliefs and lives.

I am not talking about any certain religion, because they are all equally controling on the mind. It is just, as I grow older, I am growing increasinly aware of how primal we still really are as a society.

2006-11-17 08:26:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 08:25:55 · 2 answers · asked by blessedone 1

just wondering if anybody else knows...

2006-11-17 08:25:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

why people choose to be gays?.
do God aprove for people to be gays?

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

2006-11-17 08:22:54 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

- without using arguments that someone from another religion would use to prove their god exists, and without reference to the Bible?

2006-11-17 08:21:45 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you are not a Catholic and have answered yes, it must be ok to worship idols once a year?

2006-11-17 08:20:56 · 14 answers · asked by Midge 7

2006-11-17 08:19:53 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 08:19:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 08:18:03 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 08:16:15 · 25 answers · asked by AVATARD 2

I don't want to upset any edgy dieties.....

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

I don't understand why you would praise a deity for doing something that will get done anyway. God didn't make Friday the last day of the week. Man made Friday the last day of the week. Plus, God would want us working 6 days, not 5. I guess Paul was right, God is a slave monger.

2006-11-17 08:15:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." (Revelation 13:16-17)


Take a moment with me to reflect on this prophecy, penned by the Apostle John sometime in the latter part of the 1st century. In John's day, there were perhaps 200 million people living in the known world of the Roman Empire.

None of them had driver's licenses. There was no such thing as an identity card. There was no central database containing the names and addresses of the Empire's citizens. There was no central banking system in place. There was no global economy, no Federal Reserve, no paper scrip, and no way to track either the movement or the economic activity of the general population.

In John's day, such strict governmental control was utterly impossible. It would be more than eighteen hundred years before any of the elements necessary to fulfill John's prophecy were even dreamed of, let alone invented.

It wasn't even possible fifty years ago. The global economy wasn't possible until Bell Labs invented the transistor chip in 1948, giving birth to the Computer Age.

And it wasn't until the mid-1960's that computers were sophisticated enough to begin to compile databases of a country's citizens. And it wasn't until the early 1990's that it was even possible to track the movements of large segments of the population.

Now, look with me again at what John predicted. He predicted that the antichrist would have such detailed command and control that he would be able to restrict a person's ability to buy or sell unless they became part of his system.

That is one of the reasons that the Book of Revelation was always considered to be a book of symbols and allegory and not to be taken literally.

Martin Luther at first considered Revelation to be "neither apostolic nor prophetic" and stated that "Christ is neither taught nor known in it." The Book of the Revelation was the only book in the Scripture John Calvin didn't write a commentary on.

In the 4th century, St. John Chrysostom and other bishops argued against including this book in the New Testament canon, chiefly because of the difficulties of interpreting it and the danger for abuse.

Christians in Syria also reject it because of the Montanists' heavy reliance on it. In the 9th century, it was included with the Apocalypse of Peter among "disputed" books in the Stichometry of St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople.

In the end it was included in the accepted canon, although it remains the only book of the New Testament that is not read within the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Traffic gridlock in Atlanta, Ga. has inspired two companies to develop a traffic monitoring system by tracking the cell phone signals inside cars.

By using anonymous data from wireless providers to mark how fast cell-phone handsets are moving — and overlaying that information with location data and maps — IntelliOne and AirSage hope to offer more detailed information and pragmatic advice than other firms that monitor traffic through radar, helicopters or cameras.

Both systems rely on wireless companies allowing them to process the data from their towers that calculate the position of each phone about twice a second when it's being used and once every 30 seconds when it's not.

IntelliOne, in business since 1999, uses technology that can track vehicles to within 330 feet without using Global Positioning System satellites.

AirSage has a similar strategy and has partnered with Sprint Nextel Corp. to offer government customers real-time traffic data.

The company already has four contracts with state transit departments and recently announced a plan with the Georgia Department of Transportation to extend traffic coverage between Atlanta and Macon.

It sounds like a good idea. Individual customers would be able to buy a single use or pay a monthly fee for personalized information and a service that sends alternate routes when traffic takes a turn for the worse.

But once the government has that data, it is up to the government how it wants to use it. Once the data begins to flow, the government will find all kinds of extra uses for it.

The Book of the Revelation used to be viewed as symbols and allegory because it was too high-tech to understand. It took two thousand years for us to catch up with it technologically.

To understand it in this generation, all one needs as a study guide is the morning newspaper.

"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." (Luke 21:28)

2006-11-17 08:15:02 · 5 answers · asked by Duane G 3

Tell me how we got here and how the universe was created. We didn't just appear from nothing.

2006-11-17 08:13:57 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is there such a gigantic controversy over religions? I feel that the Christians somehow think they are at the top of the world, but we've all heard of Shamanism for the Native Americans, Buddhism, Paganism, Wicca, Celtic Druid, Muslim, and Reiki. Why can't the religions of the world ever agree with anything, even though both religions have SOME forms of backup information? (Not necessarily any proof or testimonials)

2006-11-17 08:13:15 · 10 answers · asked by Cold Fart 6

“And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.” [Luke 6:12]

“And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” [Luke 22:44]

“And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” [Matthew 26:39]

“and he (Jesus) saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.” [Mark 14:32]

Why would God pray to God? If he was God then he would not have had to pray for anything, he could give it to himself. Jesus was also baptized:

“Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened.”
[Luke 3:21]

Why would God need to be baptized, I thought that he was sinless. All of this shows that Jesus and God were not one. What makes you believe so?

2006-11-17 08:12:49 · 14 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6

In our denomination, pants are considered to look like men's clothes, so women never wear them. Deuteronomy 22:5 If you believe this way, what denomination are you?

2006-11-17 08:10:44 · 20 answers · asked by pennypincher 7

It's no wonder the muslims hate us.

2006-11-17 08:10:29 · 13 answers · asked by rentsdew 2

Do you think it is wrong to be on anti depressents? Or do you think there is an actual physical disease of the brain? I ask this because there has been so much controversary over it. I will tell you that I think a lot of people should not be on it- but then I do believe there are people with chemical inbalances who should be on something. I just wish the docs could test better- instead of ask questions. I wish there was a blood test or something. Many christians think that someone who is on anti depressents should not be on them because it is all spiritual. So what do you think?

2006-11-17 08:09:57 · 36 answers · asked by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6

He seems so wrathful, and the NT presents the loving forgiver who gives us our salvation that we know (or like to think) is God.

2006-11-17 08:08:26 · 21 answers · asked by tichothewolf 2

If you were the first indigenious person to see a boat with a European Flag; what would you do?

2006-11-17 08:08:15 · 8 answers · asked by Jus sayin 1

TGIF and I'm going to TGI Fridays tonight!!!

2006-11-17 08:07:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

How is your spiritual life going?Have you achieved any religious/spiritual goals today?

2006-11-17 08:04:21 · 21 answers · asked by Myaloo 5

John Lennon was right when he wrote the song, "imagine"? Wouldn't this be a world that even god would want to live in?


11:11

2006-11-17 08:04:03 · 10 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4

my boyfriend turned to george harrison for peace can anybody understand this???

2006-11-17 08:01:23 · 18 answers · asked by nicky g 1

People speak the most unspeakable
people say how am i be retrievable
people say he must be unloved - undone, unson

hey!!!! but they got it wrong!!

what i Got is undeniable
the truth i know is unforgettable
it's unbelievable

I'm not new to the game
I'm child of the king
I know I'm not ashamed
I'm a child of the king

People say that I misunderstood
people think I'm misinformed
they read the facts
and they miscalculate, they don't relate
such a big mistake

hey!! but they got it wrong

what i Got is undeniable
the truth i know is unforgettable
it's unbelievable

I'm not new to the game
I'm child of the king
I know I'm not ashamed
I'm a child of the king

IKNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ANSWER WITH ANOTHER SONG BACK LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS

BUT THIS SONG IS FOR YOU TO MEDITATE

2006-11-17 08:00:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 08:00:22 · 6 answers · asked by jules 1

You know what I mean, you have to see where the world is going.

2006-11-17 07:59:36 · 21 answers · asked by tichothewolf 2

and where is he now?

2006-11-17 07:58:59 · 24 answers · asked by Micah 6