Religion & Spirituality - 4 May 2007

1) Can't they come up with any new ones?
2) Why do atheists who whine about Christians cutting and pasting remain silent when fellow atheists do the same?
3) Aren't they being as much sheep as they claim that Christians are if they blindly accept someone telling them that they are contradictions without researching them themselves?
4) Have they not heard of "search engines" and "the Internet" which make research easily available?
5) If they must repeat these lists ad nauseum, can't they at least show why they think attempts to reconcile the alleged contradictions are invalid?
6) Do they really think that many of us Christians haven't already seen such lists and don't greet the millionth or so reiteration with anything but boredom?
7) Are they really trying to search for the truth or are they merely trying to score cheap debating points?

2007-05-04 10:17:23 · 13 answers · asked by Deof Movestofca 7

When faced with the choice of knowledge or life...

Why is it that we are prone to seek knowledge over experiencing life?

2007-05-04 10:15:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

God created them as Gay or Bi, how are they sinning if God created them that way?

2007-05-04 10:14:33 · 28 answers · asked by Rain. 6

Who has gone from atheist to christian, or christian to atheist? What made you change your mind? And I don't mean because of the R&S section, I mean in life in general.

2007-05-04 10:12:55 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

If there were a weekly gathering of atheists/agnostics at a community center would you go? What type of activities would you expect?

2007-05-04 10:09:51 · 19 answers · asked by carebear 3

Do you honestly feel that they are trolling? Do you honestly feel that they are trying to get you to stop believing the way that you do? Can't they simply be asking a genuine question or do you feel that any and all non Christians are out to insult you? Can't a person just be asking a well thought out question and looking for a well thought out response in return? Or are some of you so defensive in your beliefs that you feel the need to lash out and attack others who don't feel the same way as you do? The link to my last question is right there.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ao0mYbibhdYCDNlzDLtmfyfd7BR.?qid=20070504134508AA2ccCl

2007-05-04 10:08:23 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

is the 144 000 a literal number or is it symbolic? considering the fact that only 144 000 will be saved

if you're not going to answer the queation then don't write anything, so no rude comments about my Christianity please. God Bless.

2007-05-04 10:02:45 · 42 answers · asked by tee 2

I mean nobody knows whats on the otherside of paradise right? Jesus rules

2007-05-04 10:01:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

It makes me laugh

2007-05-04 10:00:16 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've seen an increase in businesses that have crosses or fish on their signs. What, exactly, is this intended to do? Is it to encourage Christians to do business there? These aren't places like Christian bookstores and such. That makes sense. They're like laundromats, credit counseling agencies, etc. Businesses that have nothing to do with religion.

As a non-Christian, I'm immediately turned off by things like that. Is that the intention? Do the owners wish to avoid doing business with non-Christians? If that's the case, it's certainly working with me.

Could someone explain this to me, please? I honestly don't get it. But I get a bad vibe from it.

2007-05-04 09:59:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the United States, marriage is considered a life long commitment. Do such commitments have any validity in Buddhism? Why commit in the first place if life is lived one moment at a time? (Note: I am sincerely asking a question that I don't know the answer to. Any opinions derrived from the question are strictly those of the reader).

2007-05-04 09:58:38 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2

I want them to realize...well...reality. But I am unable. Can anyone suggest anything?

2007-05-04 09:58:33 · 23 answers · asked by dissolute_chemical 1

I mean with all the possible configuration permutations, HOW ON EARTH did they get it right when they designed it?

It would take a monkey 3.7 zillion years to randomly arrange the keyboard to the correct "qwerty" layout, yet some humans got it right in like a year or something!

HOGWASH, I say! No monkey or his uncle could ever do that! And we didn't come from monkeys!

Doesn't this PROVE the existence of an intelligent creator?

2007-05-04 09:57:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-04 09:57:26 · 4 answers · asked by Kali J 1

With all the new technology being developed, we will soon be able to create a new version of humanity. Examples would be neuro-computer interfaces, bio-electric energy created by solar power, ending the aging process, and an extremely durable exoskeletion. What enhancements or alterations do you think would be most important?

2007-05-04 09:54:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

somebody (i won't mention names) sent me this email:

Message: HELLO, i am sorry that you think i hate muslims, i dont hate them or anyone. what i hate is the awful crimes against humankind lately. I believe many are kind hearted, and good, and yet i have been told that the koran tells muslims to murder non believers of islam. why is that? i would like to understand. honestly, but i feel islam will take over the u.s. and murder all who are not believers.
why cant you become a christian. it is so much easier. you are assured heaven by belief in Jesus as your saviour and then there is not so much work and praying and fasting out of religious rules. then you can pray and fast when and if you want to. Jesus died on the cross for us all. muslims believe the angels took him to heaven before death. that is not true. He is the Son of the Most High God. believe in him and you WILL be in heaven one day. and you people have to stop blowing yourselves up. that is suicide which God hates.

2007-05-04 09:53:36 · 21 answers · asked by rt1290 6

And why is this always in quotation marks?

2007-05-04 09:49:38 · 12 answers · asked by Bebe 3

I believe he was black, but not African American black. More like in between black and middle eastern, but mostly black. I think he had long-ish string-y-ish "black" hair, too.
And why can't people accept the theories that he was not caucasian?

2007-05-04 09:48:39 · 25 answers · asked by Jennifer 1

2007-05-04 09:48:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-04 09:46:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What if they don't believe that Jesus Christ walked on water or turned water into wine or healed people simply by touching them, or that there was a talking snake or serpent as some like to say, or that Jonah was in a whale for three days, or that Jesus didn't die for our sins and instead was sentenced to death simply because the Roman empire thought that he was a threat? Is any of those things blasphemous? Is that a one way ticket straight to hell? So now what happens?

2007-05-04 09:45:08 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone can say that things you cannot see are not real. But that is why you have FAITH. Believe that GOD is not real that's fine no one cares you live in a free country. But, Please believe in something, Because there is some higher being, Even if we did evolve from monkeys? Something had to create the monkeys?

2007-05-04 09:41:24 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

If your respected Holy Book is right in general about what it talks about, but is not "without error", would this be damaging to your religious/personal belief system?

Are the general facts enough? Can your faith stand on it's own or does it need "inerrent" writtings?

And please, no "it says it's without error, so, therefore it is." answers. that's just a dog chasing it's tail.

2007-05-04 09:41:19 · 15 answers · asked by Samson C 2

"May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand."

~ Irish song

^_^

2007-05-04 09:39:11 · 12 answers · asked by selena_o 2

Contradiction #1
Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? (a) God did (2 Samuel 24:1) (b) Satan did (1 Chronicles 21:1).
Contradiction #2
In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? (a) Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9). (b) One million, one hundred thousand (1 Chronicles 21:5).

Contradiction #3
How many fighting men were found in Judah? (a) Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9). (b) Four hundred and seventy thousand (1 Chronicles 21:5).

Contradiction #4
God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? (a) Seven (2 Samuel 24:13). (b) Three (1 Chronicles 21:12).

Contradiction #5
How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem? (a) Twenty-two (2 Kings 8:26). (b) Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22:2).

Contradiction #6
How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem? (a) Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8). (b) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9).

2007-05-04 09:36:19 · 19 answers · asked by walktolight 1

2007-05-04 09:36:14 · 8 answers · asked by nancy_loya 2

Do any of you Christians know what I am talking about? I want to be used but I have gone through such a terrible disappointment. It is of my own making in a way but I didn't create the set up that is for sure. I have gone through so many horrible things in my life and maybe that is why I was tired of not being happy. Now I am really suffering because I feel that I will have to be about 78 years old to be a woman again. Yes I am a whiny baby I guess. I need deliverance. I have had it before but how can you cast out love? Just plain love?

2007-05-04 09:35:52 · 9 answers · asked by wiser 1

what does hinduism say there benifits are?
why would anyone practice hinduism???

please tell me Why i should worship Krishna???


Thanks!!! ^_^

Hare Krishna, hare krishna, krishna krishna, hare hare.
Hare Brahma, hare brahma, brahma brahma, hare hare.

2007-05-04 09:34:36 · 5 answers · asked by Bobby 3

Hi,
I am a former Roman Catholic turned general christian. I never believed that the earth was created in 7 days or that Adam and Eve really existed, but this is a serious offense to the R.C.'s. Then I heard Jewish comedian Lewis Black talk about how various Christian Denominations often do sermons on the Torah and that their interpritations are usually wrong. And he mentioned Adam and Eve and the world's creation as an example. He said that to Jewish people the story was created for inspiration and having a moral message but not to be taken literally. Is this true? Jewish people don't believe literally in the book of genesis?

2007-05-04 09:33:35 · 5 answers · asked by Concept Styles 3

My choice is Mary, because she did, afterall, know Jesus before anyone else did and she knew of His mission and importance in this the world.

2007-05-04 09:33:25 · 9 answers · asked by selena_o 2