Religion & Spirituality - 30 May 2007

It says thou shalt not kill. All fancy with shalt whatever that means. Anyways it says I can't kill. Does that only mean human beings with souls or does it mean other creatures too. In so it means we can't kill bugging pest, we can't kill viruses or bacterias. Sure it sounds extreme, but if you really respect life. You can't go killing diseases, or parasites. Who is to a cat's life is more important than bacteria or whatever if it's a living organism. I mean I am guilty for killing many bugs in my days.

2007-05-30 16:49:15 · 10 answers · asked by Lee Chamberlain 1

An Atheist I was communicating with stated that he believed he was morally superior to me (a Theist). Is this the general consensus of most other Atheists out there in R&S?

2007-05-30 16:48:19 · 29 answers · asked by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7

There was a person answering very beautifully in R & S section and was top contributor and scorer. He has been Pissed by Y!A. Any information? I am not seeing his answers and his page also removed Why?

2007-05-30 16:46:56 · 2 answers · asked by omkarnath 1

and what do they mean? Does that mean every dinosaur, bacteria, insect, and every single creature we have on record was put into the Arc? I'm Christian but i'm still a bit confused.

2007-05-30 16:46:02 · 22 answers · asked by Lee Chamberlain 1

One that I can listen to and perhaps do it right?

2007-05-30 16:45:01 · 6 answers · asked by Hicktown girl66 6

What is the difference between Jews and Christians? What does the Star of David represent?

2007-05-30 16:44:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

This question spans the religious spectrum for all faiths that believe in after life and consequences for bad deeds in said afterlife.

If you were raised in a society to believe that one specific thing was okay or a set of moral codes was correct and then later in life discovered that it was not, how would you handle this.

The best possible illistration I can come up with is cannibalism, in *some* societies this is deemed acceptable and sometimes even sacrificial while in other societies this is deemed unacceptable and wrong.

I think that if this type of thing happened to me, it would challenge everything I'd ever thought was true. I think it would turn my whole world upside down and I would have to start from scratch again.

How is one to choose the right path when they are faced with two equally strong and equally supported yet opposing sides?
Thoughts?

2007-05-30 16:43:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

In Genesis 1 we are told God created light and seperated it from the darkness. This happening on the first day.
He doesn't bother creating the sun or the stars until the fourth day. He created plant life on the third day by the way. Isn't the sun light needed for photosynthesis?

The question obviously is what was the source of light if the sun wasn't created untill the fourth day?

Let's see you explain this one.

2007-05-30 16:42:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Instead of constantly debating the Evolution issue why don’t you see the evidence for yourself?

The American Museum Natural History has an entire floor showing and describing the evolutionary process of vertebrates, from the first fish with backbones to modern day mammals and everything in between.

I personally went myself last week and I was impressed. I might go back soon just because there is so much information.

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/fossils/
http://www.amnh.org/

2007-05-30 16:42:13 · 7 answers · asked by Gamla Joe 7

They try to come accross that their god is love,but how can this be going on if that was the truth?

2007-05-30 16:32:10 · 12 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

I need to know what it means to possess right views as one of the eight pieces of Buddhism's Eightfold Path to Righteousness.

2007-05-30 16:27:44 · 7 answers · asked by man_of_mustard 3

I am so scared of the end of the world! They predicted that the end would either be on 2012, 2020 or 2036! Can anyone help me NOT be afraid and how do they know the years of the end? Helpful advice appreciated!

2007-05-30 16:27:10 · 32 answers · asked by tanned 2

What are your thoughts on the Sunni Shiite conflict in Iraq? What would you say to them? What advice or ideas would you suggest to them?

2007-05-30 16:26:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 10

28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny[d]? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. 30And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

2007-05-30 16:26:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 7

24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

2007-05-30 16:23:59 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

C'mon. Everyone has to be guilty of it at least once.
Are you?

2007-05-30 16:23:28 · 17 answers · asked by pamiekins 4

Historical Facts Pleae

2007-05-30 16:19:50 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-30 16:18:35 · 12 answers · asked by ShiKobe 1

2007-05-30 16:17:11 · 19 answers · asked by ? 5

am i the only one who thinks god is a myth or a story toled long ago that has been passed down to gereration to generation..... but if it was.. there was ice ages thyat split the time period so i think god is just a myth what about you..?

2007-05-30 16:16:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'd say shes a persistant one

2007-05-30 16:15:30 · 21 answers · asked by ? 2

What is missing from your life when you feel blessed but still can't feel joy?

2007-05-30 16:14:32 · 15 answers · asked by PaxMaker 3

I think it's great that the people that live there love there land so much. You can tell that Israelis and Palestinians both really love the land. Since they both love the land so much, why not just split it in half 50/50, so they both have equal amounts?

2007-05-30 16:11:35 · 12 answers · asked by Lee Edward 1

Which is your favorite.

-Evolution is a dieing theory, scientists are now turning to creationism

-Even Einstein believed in God

-Why aren't there any transitional fossils?

There are many, so add your own.

Just a few I see commonly, these things spread like wildfire... What's your favorite?

2007-05-30 16:10:58 · 25 answers · asked by Starvin' Marvin 3

Should I just send her an e-mail with the movie start time and directions to the hotel?

2007-05-30 16:10:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can we get this figured out once and for all, please?

2007-05-30 16:09:40 · 9 answers · asked by Becca 6

2007-05-30 16:04:09 · 12 answers · asked by ShiKobe 1

As long as we're going to do grade school logic exercises:

I. According to the buybull, god is omnipotent---all-powerful.
2. Also according to the buybull, god is benevolent, loving and good.
3. It is a given, from historical evidence, that bad things happen.

So . . . either god is unable to stop bad things from happening, in which case god is NOT omnipotent, but a liar, or god is omnipotent, and COULD stop them, but does not, in which case god is a monster.

Q: Which is it? Is god a liar, or a monster?

2007-05-30 16:02:01 · 10 answers · asked by Boar's Heart 5

every one in my family belives in god but me. when i think of a superhuman and supernautraul person it really seems IMPOSSIBILE how can this god guy controll 1,283,337,334,343,243 allat once!!!!!! just think of it!!!

2007-05-30 16:00:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

question one:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070530194546AAFOB7s&r=w


so the general consensus is "homosexuality is a sin just because"

but other than that, people claim its because our purpose is to reproduce, and apperently, people who do not reproduce ARE DISGUSTING ABOMINATIONS, SO my second question(s) is:

do couples who do not want to have kids go to hell?
sterile couples?
straight people who just never find that special person?

2007-05-30 15:59:01 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous