Religion & Spirituality - 21 June 2007

I'd like feedback on this.

We have two groups of lines -- long and short with no intermediary lines. There is "variation" inside of a group, but a short line does not become a long line:

Short:
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Long:
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But, if I take the above lines and sort them by length, here's what I get:

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A cockatoo is intermediate between a larger parrot and a smaller parrot -- as such, a fossilized cockatoo would be an intermediary fossil.

That said, about 99% of species we've found fossils for are no longer living -- including, for example, Neanderthal fossils. So all fossils are intermediary fossils, including our own.

2007-06-21 10:15:01 · 14 answers · asked by Contemplative Monkey 3

Why are church people so rude when at restaurants?
I grew up going to a particular church. When I was older, I waited tables at a restaurant where all these church members came on sunday. Nobody recognized me, but I knew who they were. I don't understand it, but they were the rudest, nastiest, lowest tippers that came it. They treated me like dirt - one guy actually had the nerve to tell me god doesn't want me to work on sunday! And he was my old sunday school teacher. I WAS SHOCKED! My career in retaurants have proven that this was not an isolated case. Why are church people like this?!?

2007-06-21 10:12:36 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the story behind how you found your current wife and or decided she was the right one.

2007-06-21 10:10:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

the environment?

2007-06-21 10:10:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know this is not a deep profound spiritual question but I'll ask it anyway. I would really like to know, why do people on this forum give you a star and not answer your question???? It's just a stupid little thing but I see it happen a lot. If you like the question enough to star it, why not answer it?

2007-06-21 10:08:34 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Southern Baptists are that...because they broke from the Northern Baptists over slavery...they thought slavery to be ordained by God....a stance that they just apologized for in 1995! Southern Baptists are the largest protestant denomination in the country and are quite divisive, intollerant and quite creepy.

In the past years at their convention, they have adopted resolutions to
"evangelize the jews"
"declare homosexuality to be an abomination, in contradiction to God's will"

They were wrong about slavery until 1995...they are wrong about other social issues as well...and will probably take another 100 years before they admit it.

They, however are a force to be recogned with...Richard Land, the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention is an advisor to President Bush...very scary.

Your thoughts?

2007-06-21 10:07:43 · 10 answers · asked by G.C. 5

And the same with the heads of all the other major religions.

Think of all the wars that would not then occur. Not to mention all the time that would no longer be wasted - it would be great for the world economy.

2007-06-21 10:07:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

etc. Yet there are so many people are there with meaningless lives like me, alone, no purpose in life, too weak to work, depressed. Why does G-d keep us alive? I'd gladly give up my life for any of those people with families, jobs, ambitions. I waste so many nights with no purpose. I watched my uncle die with so many people mourning him and realized that there won't be anyone that even wants to care for me. I have no family, no friends, and its not for lack of trying. Don't tell me to get up and make something of myself because you have no idea what I've been through and how hard I've tried. I have no energy left anymore. Please no rude comments. I can't take much more.

2007-06-21 10:07:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I meen I see tons of chruches that say that so how are there more than one first chruches?

2007-06-21 10:07:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Use as much space as you need. Smiles.

2007-06-21 10:05:58 · 9 answers · asked by reverendrichie 4

http://www.komotv.com/news/8090517.html
So Glowing Clouds are coming from Global Warming..another hmmmmmmmm.
The Great Tribulation has arrived
These are the signs pointing out to Jesus's return no matter what Scientists has you believing.
As the sounds are heard, something astounding appears in the sky, perhaps a huge, glowing Cross. The Sign of the Son of Man. Wherever you are, you see it. It is bigger than the earth. It is brighter than the sun. Yet it doesn't hurt your eyes to look at it. In fact, you can't look away from it. Somehow, the whole world sees it at once. Out of the cross, something else appears. At first it looks like a bunch of brightly glowing clouds. But as it gets closer you can see that it is an army of angels, coming down through the sky toward Jerusalem. And at its head, mounted on a white horse; the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! The resurrected and transformed saints take off like eagles, going up to meet Him. The followers of the Beast weep. Thoughts?

2007-06-21 10:03:48 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

is later found to have no tumor.

Is this an act of God or a medical mistake?

Would your answer be different if I said this person was
Christian? Atheist? Pagan? Muslim?

2007-06-21 10:01:17 · 27 answers · asked by Aria 3

How can they possibly explain it to non-believers and teach them what it means to be a Christian?

See Link:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiXA_08qwslmgUlE2mv_oXLsy6IX?qid=20070621064532AAbXxaD

2007-06-21 10:00:53 · 20 answers · asked by Fluffy Wisdom 5

then isn't he committing insurance fraud? If I had insurance on my home and I distroyed it I would be committing insurance fraud so how come he can get away with it? Some thing doesn't seem right here to me.

2007-06-21 10:00:15 · 20 answers · asked by lifescircle 5

This is a serious question so please only serious answers. I am not very religious but I have a friend whose b-friend left her and she is NOT taking it well. She went to some lady who read some tarrot cards for her and cast a spell for her. But now she is upset because its not working fast enough and has started to ask Satan to bring her ex back to her. I don't think she should do that. Bad idea in my opinion. But then it made me think, will he even answer her prayer request? And if he does what happens? I don't want to be around her if it's going to be bad things.

2007-06-21 09:58:04 · 24 answers · asked by Dee 2

Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have to turn “ ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law--- a man’s enemies will be members of his own household.’
-Mathew 10:34-36

Within Christian theology Jesus is often depicted as a staunch pacifist and I will agree that he was peaceful. Where I am lost is the many places in the Bible where Jesus speaks of using force/violence. The above verse being one many examples. Was Jesus really a pacifist or did he condone the use of force?

2007-06-21 09:55:30 · 15 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5

I can't think of another topic that creates such strong emotions and vehement reactions from so many christians.
Why is that?

2007-06-21 09:54:44 · 29 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6

These are specific questions about evolution

According to Darwin, the absence of intermediate fossil forms “is the most obvious and gravest objection which can be urged against my theory.”

What intermediate fossil finds, if any have occurred since Darwin wrote these words nearly 150 years ago?

My Answer: There are NONE.

Explain why I am wrong?

Question:
If the absence of intermediate fossil forms holds as much today as it did back then, why should anyone accept evolution?


My Answer: Because you have to believe it by FAITH. There is no evidence for it. It become you religion.

Question:
What haven’t I studied that will show me intermediate fossils? There should be millions of them, yet there is none.

Why is that?

2007-06-21 09:53:54 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's the question. What do you think of the pentacostal movement of being "slain in the spirt"? Is it from God? Is it biblical? I honestly don't know what to think and would love to here from both sides.

2007-06-21 09:53:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I read in an answer to a question that someone hopes that Jesus has maps so that these poor people living in rain forests will be saved or something to that effect. Are you serious? Do you really believe these people are going to hell? I think it is very arrogant and unkind to think this way. I'm not a Christian and yes I've read the Bible etc. etc. If I were to think in my 'Christian mentality' my answer would still be 'what are you talking about'? Not right thinking.
Yogini, Pretzel Chica

2007-06-21 09:49:24 · 20 answers · asked by Yogini 6

From a religious/spiritual standpoint, wouldn't your time be better served looking after you and yours?

Who cares if someone is gay?
Or likes to get drunk on the weekends?
Or has unmarried sex?
Or does drugs?
Or reads Harry Potter?

When a person's behavior crosses the line (stealing, murder, drunk driving) then it becomes everyone's business. Until then, why can't we just butt out?

2007-06-21 09:48:47 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Only a relatively small number of fundamentalists who believe in the literal truth of the Bible reject evolution and the age of the earth. The Catholic, Episcopalian and Lutheran churches all believe in evolution. They look on the Genesis story as a myth or a metaphor with no real basis in reality.

On Yahoo Answers, both "sides" seem to assume that Cristianity and belief in evolution are incompatible.

2007-06-21 09:48:12 · 31 answers · asked by Sandy G 6

I am not an atheist or any non believer. Whatever you call it. But do you really think tht people wanted to be Christian. Or do you think that Jesus and Moses were pushing their religion on people.

2007-06-21 09:46:41 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

People tend to lend that they dismiss other religions because the know that theirs is true, but didnt the Greeks believe their mythology, they believed it to be the upmost truth and to be fact. The only reason I see for most people to know these things is that others tell them it is fact. But we all know that you cant believ everthing you hear. So why do people continue to believ undoubtedly that they have the "true" and right religion?

2007-06-21 09:46:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't live in the States so i've never heard of them until i started comin here. I'm just wanna get an idea from both religious and atheist point of view.

2007-06-21 09:45:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thanks all of you for all the dua'as you had made for me for all my exams. Alhamdulillah praise and glory be to Allah all my exams are literally over. Well one more exam i got food technology (damn dont know why i took that lol) but i dont really count that as an exam lol. Thanks all of you.. and sister habayeb you were always one of the first ones to make dua'a that i should be getting colourful grades... hey thanks for that and each and everyone else. Finally i can get back to yahoo answers with my full potential tomorrow: YAY.... (i seriously did miss ya all)

2007-06-21 09:44:41 · 28 answers · asked by ﷲAllah's Slaveﷲ 4

2007-06-21 09:41:53 · 12 answers · asked by littleblanket 4

2007-06-21 09:38:19 · 32 answers · asked by Christian W 1

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2007-06-21 09:37:14 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Gen 1:9 Then God said " Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear", and it was so.

The evidence from Science indicates that the whole earth was originally covered by water. Then as the mountain ranges were raised and the ocean beds were deepened, dry land appeared in the form of islands and continents surrounded by seas and oceans. The Bible made this claim thousands of years before science finally caught up to it.

2007-06-21 09:36:00 · 21 answers · asked by sassinya 6