Religion & Spirituality - 28 December 2006

no matter what god or god's you believe in you have to admit that there were thousands more where those came from, i.e. your god is not the ONLY god to have ever been believed in. now then, if you are in an argument with someone over something and they change their side of the story 2,000 times, wouldn't it be safe to conclude that they were lying? if i ask you to guess the number of which i am thinking and you guess 2,000 times (and secretly you were right on the 24th guess, but i let you keep going), after all of this wouldn't you assume that there is no way of knowing my number? IF god exists there should be 1 record of god. period. not just similar accounts. similar accounts only prove POSSIBILITY, not necessity nor probability. just because we both have parents, doesn't mean both our parents are the same people. So the theist asks for PROOF that god is not real, in spite of the fact that the burden of proof is always on their shoulders, here i give it to you.

2006-12-28 02:18:55 · 25 answers · asked by Shawn M 3

Why is it that Hitler's murder of 6 million jews, or Bush's murder of a thousand or more Iraqis and Americans daily not considered as terrorism? but when a muslim says something like 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Great), they say it is terrorism?

2006-12-28 02:18:50 · 9 answers · asked by guru 3

Personally I cannot think of anything that would. Any sort of physical demonstration I can think of could also be explained by hallucination or by powerful aliens.

2006-12-28 02:18:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

here to educate and inform! I notice that a lot of criticism today against Catholicism was directed against praying to saints, to Mary, etc. I.e., not to Jesus. And people I guess interpreted this as meaning Catholics break one of God's commandments.

Anyway so that people know exactly what the Church says about this subject (and not what your minister, your atheist friend, or whatever says, below is the official Catholic Church policy on the veneration of saints, etc.

I think you might find it different to what some of your criticisms were. Mind you, I am only here to educate and inform!

See lines 2129 - 2132

http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/p3s2c1a1.htm#IV

2006-12-28 02:13:16 · 12 answers · asked by sothere! 3

I know about Simak, Clark

2006-12-28 02:09:58 · 3 answers · asked by ThanksBelit 2

I think about it like this: Europeans came over to this prime real estate years ago, dispatched the native peoples, bought some slaves to do all of the manual labor and then proceeded to muck up the entire planet and deplete all of the resources.

I realize America is super fantastic b/c we have 800 brands of cereal and the freedom to act like complete and utter douchebags, but isn't that a spotty history? Can we ever rise above all of our misdeeds? Have we ever really been a moral authority?

2006-12-28 02:08:21 · 14 answers · asked by mutterhalls 3

Do people with personality disorders, schizophrenia, brain damage, obsessions and compulsions, dementia, autism really and truly have the free will that others have?

2006-12-28 02:05:30 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just for the sake of argument, does it really matter? Yes, many wrong things are committed in the name of religion but does it outweigh the joy, hope and selfless acts that many people feel and do inspired by the word of God?
When someone feels at peace and hopefull after a prayer, although it isn't "evidence", it's still demonstrates a positive impact on one's life....True (or not), why should it matter to anyone else besides them?

2006-12-28 02:01:13 · 26 answers · asked by Jmyooooh 4

i've been having chest pains on and off for a few years, right now im having slight but noticable pains on my left side where my heart is. usually it's in the middle. i asked a psychic who was right about everything else he said. he said in my past life, i was a black slave who got beaten up and hung to death and brough the pain into this life because i couldnt get over it etc., i also have pains in my throat when i feel hurt or betrayed. this explains a lot. but how do i deal with the physical pain? usually when i deal with racial ignorance/injustice either my throat feels slightly twisted and covered or my chest hurts a little. i went to the doctor for chest pains last year, and they couldnt find ANYTHING! they ran a lot of tests. do i just feel the pain and let it pass? how do i transmute it or something? im trying to "get over" the karmic pain i felt from my past life, but i dont know how. i just keep saying to myself that the human life is only an experience for the soul.

2006-12-28 01:58:49 · 5 answers · asked by yrsosketchy 1

Well, seems like most people know that Christmas was originally a pagan holiday that the Roman Catholic church took and simply changed the names to Mary, Jesus, and etc to help convert the pagans. Thru the years it's become based off of Yule, Saturnalia, and Sol Invictus.

So if we all know that it's roots are pagan and that the origin of the holiday is not in Christ but simply about Him then wouldn't it be a dead work? Why would the Lord honor our actions if this is a man made tradition?

2006-12-28 01:58:48 · 11 answers · asked by Jasmine 5

2006-12-28 01:54:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

only white sheets and pillowcases on their heads. would that tell you they are supplying their own bedding for an over night stay?

2006-12-28 01:51:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-28 01:50:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus talks about rewards about 30 times in the Bible. I was wondering what I must do to get these rewards and wondering what they might be?

2006-12-28 01:49:49 · 15 answers · asked by hamthugger 4

Do some sects allow only conservative colors? or when you go to your Mosque, are there rules on types that can be worn? Thank you in advance.

2006-12-28 01:49:42 · 14 answers · asked by <><><> 6

why is the man always buried on the left of his wife?

2006-12-28 01:49:13 · 2 answers · asked by ensenda2000 1

I want to convert. Any suggestions.

2006-12-28 01:48:36 · 13 answers · asked by kmoc123 5

Some have said free will cannot exist without evil and that's why evil exists. If that is so, then since Heaven has no evil you must not have free will in Heaven. If you do have free will in Heaven AND no evil, then obviously evil is not required to have free will. So then why did god create evil?

2006-12-28 01:48:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

could you please tell me what assalamu alaikum says in english.


Thank you =o)

2006-12-28 01:47:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am Atheist, My mother was Pentecostal and my dad is Baptist. Which is better?

2006-12-28 01:43:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please seriuos answers only.

2006-12-28 01:41:40 · 18 answers · asked by Trini 2

What does verse 19 say?

Proverbs 6

16These six things the Lord hates, indeed, seven are an abomination to Him:

17A proud look [the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others], a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,(D)

18A heart that manufactures wicked thoughts and plans, feet that are swift in running to evil,

19A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren.


I thought he was supposed to hate the sin and not the sinner. Looks like he hates the sinner here.

2006-12-28 01:41:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do you believe in him?

2006-12-28 01:39:45 · 14 answers · asked by Longhaired Freaky Person 1

2006-12-28 01:39:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060920-lucys-baby.html
Explain!

2006-12-28 01:38:16 · 20 answers · asked by Myaloo 5

Scriptural references or quotes defining each would help.

2006-12-28 01:36:08 · 6 answers · asked by Jay Z 6

The late Charles Spurgion said "It is the responsability of every Christian to spread the Gospel, so if you do not talk to those people you come in contact with on a daily basis about Christ you are not a Cristian at all."

2006-12-28 01:32:27 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please explain your answer.

2006-12-28 01:32:14 · 35 answers · asked by a sock 3

2006-12-28 01:31:29 · 16 answers · asked by barryinaboat 1

2006-12-28 01:29:54 · 12 answers · asked by nagant39@sbcglobal.net 2