Religion & Spirituality - 25 August 2007

Can anyone offer me clear and specific examples, with any substantive evidence?

As a secondary question... what other motivations besides resolving hot issues like abortion or stem cell research do atheist activists have for joining political movements?


Yes, it's a 2-part question.
Real answers only, please. =)

2007-08-25 18:55:04 · 17 answers · asked by hsawaknow 2

not some place that is made and designed as Hell, just a complete absence of His presence. As in "Elvis has left the building!" Would it be earth without the sun, metaphoricaly speaking? or do you think it is a specific place?

2007-08-25 18:55:02 · 7 answers · asked by Diver Down 3

Man did not create God.

God created man, and the laws for man from His own Holiness.

2007-08-25 18:54:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please don't say that this question is because its not. Thanks

2007-08-25 18:54:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, tell me the reason they did it.

2007-08-25 18:52:11 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why would a person want to create a heaven where he cannot fulfill his lustful desires, and be in service to some other being?

Logically God would demand that no sin be present.

2007-08-25 18:48:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

If an unbeliever dies without Jesus they are punished to burn in hell for eternity. My question is: When Jesus died on the cross for our sins how come he didn't spend eternity in hell? Any responses with biblical refrences would be appreciated.

2007-08-25 18:48:01 · 10 answers · asked by rudolph_barton 2

2007-08-25 18:44:39 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to know according to Islamic tradition, did any of the Prophets of Islam (any prophet between Adam and Mohammad) did any of the prophets commit any sins? if so, what kind of sins did they commit and what type of repentence did they make towards Allah (SWT)...please provide your sources of information that I may look it up for myself. remember, I am asking, according to Islamic tradition, not your personal opinion. thank you.

2007-08-25 18:44:05 · 6 answers · asked by rihannsu 2

They have nothing to do with one another. a person is moral because of the values and lessons they were taught as a child. though my family is "jewish", all four of my grandparents are proud atheists, my father died an atheist, my mother is an agnostic. i myself don't believe in god, and i don't believe that the religious fanatics should try to tell me that the only reason to be good is so god will smile down upon me. to need stipulation to be a decent human being is upsetting, why can't we just accept one another despite what we believe, and treat everyone with the respect they deserve? i'm sure someone will say something so absurd ill have to add more to this, so stay tuned

2007-08-25 18:42:22 · 16 answers · asked by goldengoose 3

I saw in News about bunch of creationists gathering inside a room and praying that somehow a space shuttle builds up in their yard and somehow it takes them to the moon.

What do you think, how long will it take for them to be successful in building Space Shuttle?

2007-08-25 18:41:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

eventhough your really nice

2007-08-25 18:40:44 · 34 answers · asked by Erika 3

Isn't this considered a Sect/division in Roman Catholicism?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Catholic

These people do Not sound like the majority of Roman Catholics today. Or is this sect the REAL original form of Roman Catholicism?
They tell you straight up, "Your a Protestant and your going to Hell for that!!"
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AorcctcYdilzF99qtJ7IKWjd7BR.?qid=20070825212412AANjLj8
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvYX53AmeRGHzN84evwaK3_sy6IX?qid=20070825221226AA5aOkl&show=7#profile-info-ZhKHd8oQaa

2007-08-25 18:39:34 · 3 answers · asked by RG 5

Abraham Lincoln -"." (empancipation proclamation guy-gotta love Lincoln!)
Albert Einstein
Aldous Huxley
Andrew Carnegie (money money money)
Ernest Hemingway
Charles Darwin (hooray for you!)
Benjamin Franklin
Dave Matthews
George Carlin
Elizabeth Cady-Stanton
Frank Zappa
Galileo Galilei
Helen Keller
James Madison
John Adams
Napoleon Bonaparte
Henry Louis
John Lennon (love your music)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Charles Schultz
Samuel Clemens "Mark Twain"
Robert Frost
Susan B. Anthony
Thomas Edison
Sigmund Freud
Percy Bysshe Shelley
William Howard Taft
Woody Allen
Rick Reynolds
Al Goldstein
Jodie Foster
Janeane Garofalo
Bruce Lee
Ted Williams
Billy Joel
Bill Gates

Just wondering, did anybody know this?

2007-08-25 18:38:37 · 12 answers · asked by science rules! 3

plz tell me ur stories

2007-08-25 18:38:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that most religions think differently about where you go but what do you think? I want to know every answer out there...

2007-08-25 18:38:19 · 7 answers · asked by sabrina z 1

can we all agree that george bush is NOT the antichrist?

according to this special on the history channel the anti christ is

a)charismatic
b)handsome
c)intelligent
d)knows various languages
e)and is very articulate

george bush is

a)not charismatic at all
b)ugly as hell, kinda looks like a monkey
c)not very intelligent(if at all)
d)can barely speak english
e)and he is anything but articulate

and since you atheists dont believe in any of this "crap". you can agree its not him cause you dont believe george bush can be someone who "doesnt exist" right? so can we all agree on this?

2007-08-25 18:38:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do I be havin' so much pink? LOL

2007-08-25 18:36:12 · 9 answers · asked by Cap'n Cheney 3

who did Eddie [the main character in the book] meet in heaven? how did they affect his life? what is the moral?

2007-08-25 18:35:13 · 8 answers · asked by omgxsharonn 2

help

2007-08-25 18:33:14 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

i mean no disrespect to you, please listen from someone that God showed him the truth, that i am going to tell you why you can't believe in God. and please take my advice seriously.

when God showed you the truth, you throw it behind your back and denied it, when u did this God has put an invisible cover in front of your eyes so you don't see clearly, and an invisible cover on your ears so you don't listen to what he says clearly, and also in your heart so you don't sense the truth clearly. there is an invisible wall in front of you, please take my advice seriously , BREAK THIS WALL so you can see what's behind it. it's a trick! do not let it fool you, i know what i am saying makes no sense to you, but listen to me, don't listen to yourself, break this wall that you can't see, so you can see what's behind it.

and your God is not Jesus or three, but he is the one God on heavens who created everything exist. i witness and believe that i surrounder to God alone and i am a muslim.

2007-08-25 18:32:27 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

its the statement that gays are an abomination.God does not create gays then abhore them.they have no choice being gay .there other examples,but that beats the cake

2007-08-25 18:32:07 · 11 answers · asked by woodsonhannon53 6

I would say never let one day's problems or anger--carry over to the next day.
And to adopt the phrase "divorce is not an option."

2007-08-25 18:29:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw

To me seeing how blindly these people follow along like lemmings just reminds me so much of religion. Just blind faith, always following the path that requires the least amount of thought.

2007-08-25 18:29:44 · 2 answers · asked by Pauls Imaginary Friend 2

???

2007-08-25 18:28:58 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there anything written about them in bible, coran, etc.? Who are they supposed to have sex with? Man? Woman? Are they excepted, condemned or forgotten? If two hermaphrodites that both appear male or female were lovers, would they be lumped in with gays and be condemned for their "choice"?

2007-08-25 18:27:57 · 17 answers · asked by p c 3

I hate it when people act like it's not. Historians and archeologists have examined the Bible and they have found it to be one of the most accurate books ever.

There is a mountain of evidence for it. It's just that some people are so hell bent on proving it wrong that they will choose to ignore this scientific evidence and ONLY listen to the evidence that says that it's false.

Guess what? I can do the same thing with Abraham Lincoln to prove that he NEVER existed. Why is there no video footage of him? Why is he six foot four? Aren't all mythological figures supposed to be larger than life? Why did he die a tragic death? Isn't that a common archetype? He came from humble beginnings (once again a common cliche in belief).

2007-08-25 18:27:43 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe Jesus died for me, and no one will ever have done more for me.
Who is it for you?

2007-08-25 18:24:18 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-25 18:24:15 · 21 answers · asked by FORMER Atheist Now Praising FSM! 3

What were they thinking, that he bleached his hair and wore blue contacts?

2007-08-25 18:21:40 · 23 answers · asked by ♥Come Break Me Down♥ 2