Religion & Spirituality - 23 August 2007

2007-08-23 16:49:50 · 16 answers · asked by Socratic Pig 3

The most famous arguments for God's existence are the ''five ways” of Thomas Aquinas. One of them is the argument from design. The other four are versions of the ''first cause” argument, which we explore here.

The argument is really very simple: Everything needs an explanation. Nothing just is. Everything has some “sufficient reason” why it is.

Example: My parents caused me, my grandparents caused them, etc. But it's not that simple. I wouldn't be here without billions of causes, from the Big Bang through the cooling of the galaxies and the evolution of the protein molecule to the marriages of my ancestors. So the universe is a vast and complex chain of causes.

But does the universe as a whole have a cause? Is there a First Cause, an uncaused Cause, of the whole process?

2007-08-23 16:47:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't that what religions, NGOs, and all people's helping services and all the do-gooders of all sorts are all about?

Helping others to help themselves ?

What say you all ?

Only One Is Good - Your Father In Heaven !

What say you all?

2007-08-23 16:46:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-23 16:45:46 · 11 answers · asked by hehehe480 1

2007-08-23 16:43:34 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are all religious fundamentalists equally dangerous regardless of religion?
Example, Islamic fundamentalists following the way they interpret their religion flew aircraft into the WTC killing many Americans. American Christian fundamentalists following the way they interpret their religion send millions to support the Israel apartheid resulting in the deaths of many Palestinians. The only difference is the Christians don’t like to get their hands dirty yet people still end up getting dead through their actions. It's obvious Christians are willing to kill with their own hands considering the abortion clinic murders.

2007-08-23 16:43:15 · 19 answers · asked by Author Unknown 6

2007-08-23 16:41:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was listening to "Don't Know When But A Day Is Gonna Come" by Bright Eyes, and I came across this lyric..."There is no truth.
There is only you and what you make the truth." I can see both sides of the argument. Just curious, what are your personal thoughts?

2007-08-23 16:39:35 · 12 answers · asked by Dudetta 2

In my oppinion he should have been created with an appeareance of a guy in his early 20's because i understand that in the late of the 20's is when one stop growing and so being the "perfect age".
But do you think the same or what's on your mind?

2007-08-23 16:36:12 · 13 answers · asked by Cranberrydude 3

Would he have served the state, as was his sworn duty, or served his religion?

2007-08-23 16:34:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

they have lived their entire life based on a giant lie? ... and instead of heaven, all that will happen when they die is their corpse will rot, just like the rest of us.

2007-08-23 16:33:02 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do some seperate catholics from christians? meaning if your asked if your a christian why not just say yes, instead of saying im catholic? or if you ask a question why is it christians or catholics? what is the difference? isnt catholic just another denomination?

2007-08-23 16:32:50 · 21 answers · asked by warrior*in*the*making 5

2007-08-23 16:30:54 · 25 answers · asked by Socratic Pig 3

I have noticed that the Christian Right has taken on the stance of being a political force, thereby serving (or dis-serving) the State, while espousing their Christian beliefs, which , forgive me if I am wrong, state, " Be no part of this world", " Give Caesars things to Caesar, but God's things to God"
How do Christians rectify their stance? Are they Political, or are they what they say they are?

2007-08-23 16:27:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

in the bible it says about adam and eve being the first 2 people on earth... but yet in science my teacher said over millions of years little organisms were made... then evolution happened.. and now were here... is evolution against the bible and god?

2007-08-23 16:24:59 · 20 answers · asked by A Lonely Apple 3

2007-08-23 16:23:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is sexuality a choice? i would like no know what you think, why you think it, and your sexuality. thank you, there will be a follow up question, based on the answers i receive

2007-08-23 16:23:34 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let's assume (if you don't want to play, you don't have to answer) this silly God thing actually pans out. Would you be more frightened to meet God or Satan?

2007-08-23 16:23:17 · 14 answers · asked by randyken 6

How does one "know" (for a fact) that everything or anything in the Bible is actually the truth?

2007-08-23 16:23:15 · 12 answers · asked by Lindsey G 5

When you are going threw a valley and you have to look up to see the bottom and you feel all alone and like there is no getting out of the valley what do you do to hang on,when you pray and you feel like God is not there but you know in your heart he is.And you feel like your slowly going deeper and deeper down,what do you do?And when you finally get out of the valley and you grew threw it,was it worth going threw that.for you? And would you do it all over again?

2007-08-23 16:20:43 · 25 answers · asked by simple serenity 3

i try not to hate on them, but if everything ive read or heard is true these people are kooks

2007-08-23 16:17:10 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have some of the beliefs of each of these, and not all of any one of them. Explanation:

Christianity: I believe Christ is the redeemer of the human race. However, I don't believe the Bible, as we know it, is inerrant. I believe a lot of it, but my interpretation is not always the typical fundamentalist view.

Buddhist: I believe in reincarnation and possible Nirvana. Meditation is extremely helpful in daily life.

Wiccan: I believe in a female Holy Spirit, as the Hebrew word for the Holy Spirit is feminine form of the word. i also believe that we should honor God's creation. However, I don't do any kind of spells or anything of that nature.

2007-08-23 16:14:51 · 27 answers · asked by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4

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2007-08-23 16:14:31 · 21 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

i'm being sincere about this

2007-08-23 16:13:47 · 88 answers · asked by meister 4

Do you think God actually created man or did we just make Him up in our minds?

2007-08-23 16:11:07 · 43 answers · asked by Lindsey G 5

rank the men of R&S, of course you may rank by religion, avatar, answers given,questions asked and anything else you want to...............Go!

2007-08-23 16:10:36 · 20 answers · asked by ? 4

Say you all ?

Have the true purpose and meaning of Education took a wrong turn somewhere in the past and diverted us onto a wrong path that we are too prideful to admit for a turn-around to the path marked "Right" ?

What say you all; religious and secular teaching professionals?

2007-08-23 16:10:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I used to have this friend that I new for 5 months. His sister set us up and we started talking on the phone a lot. He lives in a different state than I do and he’s 6 yrs. younger than me. When we first started talking on the phone he told me he had “Social Anxiety Disorder” which didn‘t bother me. While being friends with this guy I noticed some signs and thought maybe God was speaking to me. We both had birthdays on the 7th, his sisters birthday was also on the 7th, and the very first e-mail he sent me was on the 7th. Plus my friends hockey jersey number was 98, the year I graduated high school. One time I was talking on the phone with my friend and we were discussing our favorite movies. A few days later his favorite movie was on TV. During our friendship we both thought we were soulmates because we had so much in common. We liked doing the same type of things, our favorite show was “The Wonder Years”, we both enjoyed children, quotes, poems, board games, traveling, we both were Irish, and our families were sort of similar. We both were Catholic too. We also had really good chemistry which he told me over the phone. As our friendship grew he was supposed to come out and visit me but it never happened. Maybe that was because he had “Social Anxiety Disorder”. Him and I drifted apart at the end of the five months because of his personal issues. Just before our friendship ended, he told me had Depression & Bipolar. I believe God was trying to tell me something while I was friends with this guy. What kind of signs do you believe God was trying to tell me? Do you think these signs were good or bad?

2007-08-23 16:08:33 · 19 answers · asked by P 5

... would come to be with you "soon" but refused to tell you exactly when, and who threatened to torture you if you ever strayed, but continued to insist they loved you more than anyone else ever could?

Would you consider that person worthy of having a "personal relationship" with you?

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2007-08-23 16:07:28 · 21 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

2007-08-23 16:07:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous