Religion & Spirituality - 18 April 2007

2007-04-18 15:45:48 · 23 answers · asked by little bobby 2

Anyone who keeps a gun as a means of self-defence, lives in fear, and usually refuses to admit it. If anyone wants to shoot you, he won't give you a chance to get your gun out, so your gun is useless.

2007-04-18 15:42:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let's be honest.... most people have a C+ high school science education, and they've forgotten much of it by age 30.

If civilization were bombed back to the stone age, maybe 1 in 10,000 could recreate a microchip, or plastic, or get Ibuprofin from a tree in the rain forest.

And if the world WAS blown back to the stone age, I don't think we would start giving scientists the third degree as to what they knew, or didn't know. Most likely we'd be thrilled that a few smart people survived, and we'd be happy just to get our light bulbs back on.

So when did you all become such experts in biology, physics, chemistry, genetics, paleontology, geology, and astronomy that you can flippantly dismiss the expertise of people who are (let's face it) light years beyond you in education, and who've often devoted the better part of their lives attempting to factually uncover the origins of humans for no greater reward than to simply advance the sum total knowledge of the human species?

What a crime!

2007-04-18 15:41:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 18 and only 168 cm tall (5'6) without shoes on. Most of that height is my upper body, when i sit down i'm the same height as all my friends. I even get girls to like me this way, but when i stand up my short legs ruin my height and all of a sudden im shorter than everyone else and the girls are like "whoa ur short".

My legs are the only bad things about me.. Besides them im very happy with myself because i have a good face etc but because of my legs im short and it makes me angry.

Why did God disadavantage some of us in life? Some people get so much more

2007-04-18 15:38:55 · 8 answers · asked by BiLLY _ BBBB 1

ts at them? This isn't the wild west. Noone gives you a chance to draw anymore. They just shoot you, particularly if you have a gun. A gun is useless, unless you want to shoot a bunch of students yourself.

2007-04-18 15:36:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

,the life of jesus,or the life of brian,i tend to sway towards brian

2007-04-18 15:35:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-18 15:33:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well I know He is real and I'm going to be spending eternity in His Kingdom. How about you guys?

I will pray for you all

Please pray for all these lost people

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2007-04-18 15:31:01 · 47 answers · asked by nihilist 1

2007-04-18 15:28:18 · 25 answers · asked by ? 5

It's obvious that religion is forever stuck in the past. It can never evolve, unlike science which is always evolving. Isn't it benefical as a species to figure out how the world and universe work? I believe that religion has run it's course, it's time for a "new" religion, called Science.

“In some respects, science has far surpassed religion in delivering awe. How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, “This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be greater than we ever dreamed”? Instead they say, “No, no, no! My god is a little god and I want him to stay that way.” A religion, old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the Universe as revealed by modern science might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by conventional faiths. Sooner or later, such a religion will emerge.” Carl Sagan

2007-04-18 15:28:15 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are there any questions that theist's have posed, but believe atheists refuse to/have not/cannot answer?

2007-04-18 15:28:01 · 6 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

Yesterday when news came out that the VA shooter had the word ismail ax on his arm, people were quick to jump to the conclusion that the guy was a muslim and this was another act of islamic terrorism.

today, the news is that the guy came out with this statement,

"You thought it was one pathetic boy's life you were extinguishing. Thanks to you, I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people."

so now, people are quick to defend that killing people was not the teachings of Jesus and how Christianity is all about love and so on. And how one persons action is not a reflection of the religion.

My question is, dont you think its hypocritical that when Muslims say that about Islam, people are quick to dismiss it as a bunch of crap? Isnt this the same thing that Muslims around the world are saying about terrorism?

2007-04-18 15:27:18 · 21 answers · asked by Nanook~Maybe I need a longer Name?~ 6

Imagine the same Almighty God who created every thing in the universe and who keeps the laws of gravity balanced between the planets and keeps the earth from drift into or away from the sun as a baby in your womb.

This is what the Blessed Virgin Mary experienced.
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2007-04-18 15:25:51 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I posted a question a while back and a Jehovah's Witness answered. He/she said something that I found very odd. They claimed that Hell doesn't exist and that it is a pagan concept and that the Bible does not talk of such a thing. Now I'm not a Christian or a Biblical scholar... But I recall a great many locations that Hell is discussed. Jesus talking of going where the fire is never quenched and what not. I believe the word Hell was even used exactly. (Not just referencing to it, but actually using the term.) I'm curious as to how an idea of Hell not existing can be held when the Bible blatantly speaks of its existence. Thanks for your reply!

2007-04-18 15:24:54 · 13 answers · asked by James 1

I am Catholic, and we believe that one needs to have both faith and works, but protestants are all in our grill about it, but anyway is the concept of faith alone

1.) Anyone who has faith that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Savior will get into heaven
2.) We must also follow Jesus' example to get into heaven
3.) Other

2007-04-18 15:23:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

The VT shooter was religious, so let's blame religions.

The VT shooter was male, so let's blame guys.

The VT shooter was Asian, so let's blame foreigners

The VT shooter was ...please stop me if it gets silly...

The VT shooter was a student, so let's blame students

The VT shooter had two hands, let's blame people with two hands

The VT sh...please stop me when it becomes really silly

The VT shooter didn't have a moustache, so let's blame all moustacheless individuals

The VT shooter was human, so let's blame humans

Please stop me when it gets silly. Please.

And while you're at it, can you stop the other too who are playing this stupid blame game?

2007-04-18 15:22:54 · 13 answers · asked by ? 6

I'm having trouble converting people on line. How can we bring people to Jesus through the internet ?

Praise Jesus <><

2007-04-18 15:21:29 · 36 answers · asked by nihilist 1

There aren't many questions out there tonight - so I thought I'd throw in a philisophical one.... but you can all have fun with it :)

2007-04-18 15:20:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people assume that they ate from an apple tree. Yeah, some bibles may say that, what does the original Hebrew translate?

2007-04-18 15:18:08 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

....Just wondering if it's any different than the normal embalming procedure.

2007-04-18 15:13:50 · 5 answers · asked by redglory 5

Seperately created from all other lifeforms, appearing as two fully grown adults as told in the story of Adam and Eve.

Or....

Evolved from a single instance, connected with all life, not only on this planet, but with every other form of life in the universe.

Carl Sagan once said that "Evolution was better science than Genesis" That about says it.

2007-04-18 15:11:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-18 15:09:40 · 19 answers · asked by Prada 1

If you do, how do you deal with it?

2007-04-18 15:07:23 · 9 answers · asked by cclleeoo 4

Millions of people have had psychic and spiritual experiences. These people are from all walks of life, all cultures and different centuries. Yet give similar accounts to each other. Thousands have been tested and studied using modern technology and found mentally stable, physically fit, not lying or delusional. Indicating that their expereinces are what they say. Miracles have occured after faith healing, prayer or some type of experience which can not be explained by science. Yet science has often rejected these observations and test results while accepting as fact other things for which they have far less proof. Believe it or not the nature of consciousness is one such example. It can not be scientifically explained but theories about it are often presented as fact even though scientists know these theories are incomplete and flawed.

2007-04-18 15:06:48 · 25 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5

Do you know where I can find a copy of Sister Sheri Dew's talk that is something about "Knowing who you are and who you've always been"?
I had a copy, and I lended it out. I have search for talks on the LDS website but I can't seem to find it.
Any help you could give me would be great.

2007-04-18 15:06:09 · 3 answers · asked by cclleeoo 4

By now everyone in the western hemisphere has heard about the virginia University shootings where 32 people were gunned down. It has been hailed as the worst school shooting in American history but CNN has failed to mention one thing about this TERRORIST. HE WAS A CHRISTIAN AND HIS FAITH INSPIRED HIM TO KILL. i am sure if it were a Muslim student CNN would have had a field day! So...do you think I am lying? Here is the proof. He sent a pacage to NBC before he died and in it he states
"You thought it was one pathetic boy's life you were extinguishing. Thanks to you, I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people."
here is a link to the story if you still dont believe me
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070418/ap_on_re_us/virginia_tech_shooting

2007-04-18 15:03:52 · 34 answers · asked by Erni S 2

Just a hypothetical, no attacks, no arguments...

If the people of your faith tended to have the least amount of formal schooling and generally the lowest IQs, would it make you think twice?

2007-04-18 15:00:43 · 12 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

What if a person swears on their soul and breaks their oath? Can this deal even be possible?

2007-04-18 14:59:58 · 8 answers · asked by catbacker 1

How did you get into the Christian faith ?How long have you been christian ?
Have you ever walked away from your faith and came back ? If so why ?
How do u know that God is real ? and the bible is true ?
Why would a God let so many bad things happen ???

2007-04-18 14:57:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-18 14:54:54 · 8 answers · asked by adrian r 1