Religion & Spirituality - 9 January 2007

Lets start a spot discussion on how a true scientific research can be proposed to investigate into spirituality. Please write logical sentences which can be understood by all people. Please don't through coments without proper thinking.

2007-01-09 06:06:39 · 19 answers · asked by arnab 2

I saw this Christian saying in an Atheist thread that no "real" Christian could ever turn to Atheism - that if they were an atheist, then they must not have been a proper Christian to begin with.

I think it's terribly unfair to insist that someone wasn't a "true" Christian or didn't "really" believe the Bible just because they turn away from it later. Just because you don't like what someone believes, how does that give you the right to pretend like you know everything about them?

Many Christians DO turn away from Christianity. I was one once myself and I was just as much a believer as anyone. Your after-the-fact rationalization is based on what you'd like the truth to be - not the truth itself.

2007-01-09 06:02:44 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Love your neighbor as your self. Have peace patience joy kindness and love.

2007-01-09 06:02:16 · 20 answers · asked by TULSA 4

How do you explain the growing number of well-known, well-educated scientists who have cited SCIENTIFIC evidence for their change of hear and acceptance of a creator/intelligent design. This example is probably old news to many of you but in the linked article Prof. Antony Flew, a british philospher and as this article points out "considered the world's most famous atheist" does a 180 and cites unfolding SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE for his change of heart.

http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&program=CSC-News&id=2360

Your serious thoughts please.

2007-01-09 06:02:15 · 8 answers · asked by Q&A Queen 7

If you deny this, you have to be crazy

Religion
Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.

Note: I got this from the standard dictionary

2007-01-09 06:01:55 · 11 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1

2007-01-09 06:01:15 · 9 answers · asked by fiddich59 2

Isn't in great that we are all atheists with regards to:

Zeus, Poseidon, Mithra, Ra the sun God, Dyonisis etc.

We also agree that these are nonsense:
black cat superstitions, Alchemy, Astrology etc.

Wouldn't you agree that the only real difference between an Atheist and a Christian is that Atheists believe in ONE LESS GOD than Christians?

2007-01-09 06:00:11 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you find yourself at the Perly Gates, Would your heart be beating so fast in anticipation or because of fear!!!

2007-01-09 05:59:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-09 05:59:07 · 16 answers · asked by Blue blooded 1

2007-01-09 05:59:07 · 9 answers · asked by edward_lmb 4

I can't think of anyone who hates the Amish, and why is that...? Because they mind their own damn business, that's why! They live their lives according to the tenets of their faith just fine without trying to control everybody else's lives! But Christians want to write the laws of the land to prohibit anything THEY personally don't like, for example gay marriage... Why not leave us alone, and we'll leave you alone and we'll all get along...?

2007-01-09 05:59:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't understand. Wasn't both mexico and Usa conquered by Europeans who brought christianity with them ?

So why Most mexicans are devoted catholics or christians while Americans are so divided and many of them are Atheists?

2007-01-09 05:58:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

even if you dont verbally, literally ask him aloud???

does he still answer since he knows all your heart anyways?

2007-01-09 05:56:59 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-01-09 05:56:27 · 5 answers · asked by ? 5

Definate answer needed - no gibberish

2007-01-09 05:55:29 · 28 answers · asked by Olly S 2

we all are either from other religions(who follow other gods) or atheists(believe in reality) etc.

they have their own beliefs

for them allah/mohammad are not real god/prophets/messenger(whatever u may call them)

and wat u think as truth, is false to them

2007-01-09 05:55:28 · 9 answers · asked by ronald 1

Do you beleive in Everything you read or are told?

Peace and Love

2007-01-09 05:54:12 · 6 answers · asked by digilook 2

there are passages that suggest the bible is 1) not the most moral or ethical book: Luke 12:47-48 NLT 1 Timothy 6:1-2 NLT
2) a terrible science book Lev. 11:13, 19 (See also Deut. 14:11, 18) 3) not historically accurate 4) very shady on describing the afterlife.

2007-01-09 05:53:21 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do YOU personally believe?

2007-01-09 05:53:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

religion is the biggest cause of war as most people who follow a religion think if you arnt one of us then you arnt as good as us in some way or another...i think it should be a case of anyone who practices a religion that even thinks about others or effects them in any way what so ever they should be put against a wall and shot. and if you think that is a bit harsh then think about how many people have died in less humane ways becouse your religion has passed over there doorstep.

2007-01-09 05:52:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

The book of Malachi says God will open the windows of heaven if you give to his house. Has anyone ever experienced this?

2007-01-09 05:49:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If we were in fact designed than clearly intelligence was not a factor. Why do we have an appendix? or a gall bladder? Why isn't our weight better distributed so as to prevent back issues? What purpose to all toes (excluding the big toe) serve? (The Big toe helps us balance) I would think that if we had a creator, he must have been drunk at the time.

2007-01-09 05:48:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

The more I think about it, the more I realize that my personal spirituality is more in line with songs such as "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Breathe" than any dogma of an organized religion.

And when you get right down to it, is there any differance between reading the words written by man in the Bible and applying them to your life, or listening to the words sung by man on Dark Side of the Moon or the White Album and doing the same?

I'm not suggesting that I have alters to these musical artists or that I pray to them for guidence, more like I listen to what they have to say and think "Yeah... I can dig that."

What do you think of this? Wrong? Right? Crazy?

In closing, I'll leave you with my favorite scene from the movie Michael.

"Remember what John and Paul said."
"The Apostles?"
"No, the Beatles. All you need is love."

2007-01-09 05:48:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

okay so my mil decided she is not speaking to me. I have been embarrassed several times in public becuz i chose to greet her anyway just to be snubbed. After repeatedly trying to be nice inspite of, i decided to just pretend she is not even around. This was great becuz i knew she was waiting on the opportunity to snub me and get the power she thrives on. It felt really good to be in control of the situation rather than look stupid. Okay.. silly...but you have to know the hell ive been thru with her to understand. Anyway, once i got home, i felt bad becuz i know that was not the Christian thing to do. IS it really wrong if i know she is not going to speak and I have done nothing wrong for her to act this way.

2007-01-09 05:47:37 · 10 answers · asked by careful 2

2007-01-09 05:47:32 · 7 answers · asked by carmilla_delioncourt 3

or should you address your prayers to all three?

2007-01-09 05:46:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

First off, I apologize in advance if anything I say here is unitentionally offensive.

I've noticed a lot of people putting the letters "pbuh" after the Prophet's name when they talk on religion boards. I understand that this means "praise be upon him" or something similar.

My question is, are you really respecting and praising someone if you're taking a shortcut because you don't want to bother typing out your praise for them? I know a lot of Christians get upset when people write "Christmas" as "Xmas" because they say it's disrespectful to shorten Jesus Christ's name that way. I was just wondering if any of the local Muslims felt the same about "pbuh"?

2007-01-09 05:46:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

God created everything, so isn't Satan apart of god? So wouldn't that mean that god it evil or has pride and what not. Since "All" Comes from him. Doesn't that mean that god is both god and evil?

2007-01-09 05:46:03 · 11 answers · asked by ArchAngel Raziel 3

Would it be acceptable, and effective, for an adult to receive corporal punishment for wrong-doings?

And, are there places where they offer such a service for adults, whom are ligitimately in need of it? And do you know where?

2007-01-09 05:45:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Religion is to humanity as the appendix is to the human body.

2007-01-09 05:44:19 · 12 answers · asked by mutterhalls 3