Religion & Spirituality - 26 June 2007

"...chimpanzees, too, are capable of altruistic acts and that this appears to be programmed into their genes...In the first experiment, the chimpanzee saw a person unsuccessfully reach through the cage bars for a stick on the other side, too far away for the person but within reach of the ape.

The chimpanzees spontaneously helped the reaching person regardless of whether this yielded a reward or not. When the chimpanzees could see the person making no effort to reach the object, they did not help.

A second experiment was designed to make it much harder to offer help, with the chimps forced to climb 6ft to get the stick. There were no rewards but, again, the animals still helped.

A third piece of research looked at the apes’ willingness to help each other. One chimp was made to watch as a second animal tried to get into a closed room containing food.

The only way it could get in was if the watching animal removed a chain on the door. In each case they did so.

2007-06-26 05:52:27 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

*When I say "punishes", I mean if we don't do what he wants, we go to hell.

2007-06-26 05:50:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a good friend that is a Jehovah's Witnesses.. He tell me that jesus has come in 1914.. . I do not tell him that is not true i just let him talk and tell me what he want to tell me.. But i want to show him in the bible that Jesus is comeing agan some day and that The bible does not say that jesus come in 1914.. can any one help me out thanks


Dwayne

2007-06-26 05:49:06 · 9 answers · asked by allen_hurd2002 1

I am always amazed by this since sometimes I may ask a question from a theistic point of view and and sometime I ask a question from an atheistic point of view

2007-06-26 05:47:26 · 6 answers · asked by Don't Fear the Reaper 3

Religious People - how do you think the modern fast growing atheism will effect to our society, country and planet. its for good or 4 bad ?

2007-06-26 05:46:39 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let me remind you of what He says:
Isaiah 30:18
[ The LORD Will Be Gracious ] Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you,and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.For the LORD is a God of justice;blessed are all those who wait for him.

2007-06-26 05:45:12 · 17 answers · asked by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6

answer me please i am search GOD for so many years and he never help me at all so where is HE?

2007-06-26 05:45:05 · 12 answers · asked by STAN M 1

2007-06-26 05:43:01 · 21 answers · asked by IGotsFacts! 4

2007-06-26 05:42:21 · 32 answers · asked by Laughing Out Loud 1

Galatians 5.16-21
the works of flesh
live by the spirit i say and do not gritfy the sedires of the flesh.for what the flesh desires is oppsed to the spirit and what the spirit desires is opposed to the flseh for these are opposed to each other to prevent you from doing what you want.but oif you are led by the spitir youare not subject to the law now the works of the flesh are obvious fornication impuroty licentiousness idolatry sorcery enmities strife jealousy anger quarrels dissensions factions envy drunkenness carousing and things like these i m warning you as i warned you before those who do such thing will not inherit the kingdoms of God....


i have done at least one of the above do you think god would hate me?but how sometimes it just happen when we are angry are we not prfect?what should i do?

2007-06-26 05:39:00 · 24 answers · asked by truth set free 1

I am perplexed so maybe someone can help me out... Why is it that when John the Divine wrote the Book of Revelations after seeing "visions" and "hearing voices" people put his writing in the Bible and claimed his work to be the "word of God" but when someone from modern times says that they see "visions" or "hear voices" we call them psycho or frauds? I mean, the Bible was written by people who stated that they "heard the word of God". If I or anyone else for that matter claimed to hear God we would be sent to a mental institution. I was raised Catholic and had to go to church a lot. I used to read the Bible and sing the songs but as I got older I realized that a lot of what I was hearing and reading seemed no different then a fairytale. I do believe in a Divine spirit I just don't believe that they wrote the Bible. I believe that men wrote the Bible and it is now used to scare people into submission.

2007-06-26 05:38:31 · 12 answers · asked by Trouble_13 2

my friend has been having this expireance at night. some sort of a spirit had been in her room. last night was the worst out of like 5 expeirances. she felt all tingly and had a realy bad head ache. she feels like she stopped caring about it. what should she do . what is going on with her and how can i help her. if you need more detailes feel free to e-mail me at katblack101@yahoo.com

2007-06-26 05:37:06 · 6 answers · asked by katblack101 1

A loving homosexual couple is apparently an abomination to the Christian god while…

Deuteronomy 21:18-21
18 If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, 19 his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. 20 They shall say to the elders, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a profligate and a drunkard." 21 Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.

2007-06-26 05:36:21 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Assuming physical determinism trumps everything supernatural, then all human thoughts and behavior have physical determinants that are right here within the physical world. If we could more accurately image the brain, we could see what is going on and what complex processes go into making choices, but based on the elements of biology and environment that impact on us as organisms, it seems unlikely that there is any place for a separate self to exercise "free-will."

Why then is it so difficult to give up the notion of a supernatural force like "free will"?

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2007-06-26 05:35:59 · 19 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

I asked if abortion was a way to just send babies to Jesus faster and got a few answers saying that "only God can decide when it is a person's time to die." Does this mean that you are against finding a cure for cancer or do you support abortion as a way to send babies to Jesus right away?

2007-06-26 05:35:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some atheists just reject one more god than others[which represents a tinypercentage of the total since mankind started belief in gods]

2007-06-26 05:35:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What exactly justifies God's behaviour? Would you be okay with your wife becoming pregnant while you were engaged? Couldn't he have planted his seed in a single woman instead?

2007-06-26 05:34:05 · 8 answers · asked by Jason 4

Happy 4th of july!

2007-06-26 05:33:06 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got my first hate email! I couldn't understand most of it since it was mostly ***** but it was pretty funny since the nick went a long the lines of Jesus Loves (Not the exact name because I'm not that petty) So does this make me part of a club? I got a good laugh out of it.

2007-06-26 05:32:50 · 11 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

Pastor Mike asked a question about Lot impregnating his daughters. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlTKaqEve4t42Viyc3rUU9rd7BR.?qid=20070626092229AAtlJcb

But it is commonly known that passed out drunk guys aren't very impregnating....what the heck!?!? Is it ALL a lie?

2007-06-26 05:30:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I prefer not to call myself a christian, jehova's witness, or anything else, it doesn't mean i'm atheist.

What do you think?

2007-06-26 05:30:47 · 14 answers · asked by AyK 4

When my son was in the last week of his life, and in extreme pain, he had one nurse who was very religious and quite judgemental.
She refused to follow doc's orders for pain med. When I complained, she said, "I might put him into a coma he can't come back from. Is THAT what you want?" And I said "So be it. Stop the pain"

She refused, because "Some day I will have to face My God. He will judge me if I kill this man."

Do you think she was morally right in this stance? Is this what you, as a Christian would do with a terminally ill patient? (She reported me to the doctor. "This Mom wants me to kill her son for her.")

2007-06-26 05:30:08 · 20 answers · asked by kiwi 7

In coming here lately- yes I know- Tis Summer and the computer usage is not as high as it was during school time.
But because I have access RIGHT NOW, I will quickly ask a question...

"Though there be giants in the land......?
Can you finish this song?
And #2
"Turn it over to Jesus, Turn it over to Jesus, Turn it over to Jesus and.............?"
Can you finish that song?

2007-06-26 05:29:12 · 5 answers · asked by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6

Someone was telling me that Jesus was gay. I don't believe it, but there was a lot of dude-sweat in the new testament....

2007-06-26 05:28:30 · 26 answers · asked by The Dude 1

"Thinking" wrote this in response to a question about polygamy, but it seemed so universal to me... you decide...

"Just admit it....your interest is not at all in the religion; it is in the number of women you could potentially have sex with."

2007-06-26 05:27:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone out there believe in the Rapture? No where is the term "Rapture" mentioned in the Bible. A man named John Nelson Darby popularized the term and a man named Scofield (who Editied something called the Scofield Reference Bible) used the term. Now, I mean no offense to anyone and you are free to believe what you wish, but really... if you do some research you will find that the term "Rapture" is only being used to sell books (i.e. The Left Behind Series). Scofield was a renowned womanizer and smuggler (oh, and a biblical scholar). I know there is scripture about the 2nd coming of Christ and that's great, really, I just wish people would stop taking everything that a televised evangelist or anyone for that matter says as "gospel". I have been watching specials on the book of Revelations and decided to do a little research of my own... Sorry for the rant, thanks for listening.

2007-06-26 05:27:33 · 19 answers · asked by Trouble_13 2

What is he in for and how long is his sentence?

2007-06-26 05:24:39 · 27 answers · asked by darwinsfriend AM 5

He was Blessed by God and his name is mentioned as "Zul Qarnain" mean in Arabic two horns.
His conquest took him to the end of the earth, could be south pole, there he met naked people and he built a wall moulded with iron to safeguard them from their enemies.
It is all mentioned in Holy Book Quran chapter 18.

2007-06-26 05:24:25 · 2 answers · asked by mohammad a 5

"For me is what I say. Others may think another way is best but for me Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. In fact He is best for us ALL."

How is she speaking her truth when she says he is best for us all?

2007-06-26 05:22:09 · 9 answers · asked by NONAME 5

2007-06-26 05:21:00 · 25 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5