Religion & Spirituality - 27 September 2007

Did it have to come from somewhere, why are people so 'on it' when it comes to this. Nobody understands the complexity of the Universe, the other side of the universe could be made of strawberry jam for all we know.
Alright so, a lot of people are saying the universe is very complex and we do not understand it. And I am wondering why they don't think of the possibility of a higher being.
Now most people will just say "why does there always have to be a higher being?". But I say if the universe is so complex who are we to say that there could not possibly be a higher being. I mean, we don't even know where the matter would have come from for the big bang theory to happen.
I mean, I know you guys will say, "why do you need to know what happened before that", but unless you cannot answer all the questions then the theory is only proven to an extent which is at the start. And without a start there can be no end. So how can you dismiss a higher being for"not having enough evidence"?discuss

2007-09-27 09:48:30 · 14 answers · asked by JunkYardPuppy 2

2007-09-27 09:48:05 · 30 answers · asked by democrats are crap 1

HARTFORD, Conn. - Roman Catholic bishops have agreed to let hospital personnel give emergency contraception to all rape victims, reversing their decision days before a new state law requires it.

2007-09-27 09:47:11 · 12 answers · asked by Terry 7

Mt. Everest (yes, fundies it was there, and 29,000 feet tall) was submerged. That would mean that this rain would have raised the worldwide sea level by about 750 feet per DAY, or about 33 feet per HOUR. It is known that if all the available moisture in the earths atmosphere was converted to water, the oceans would raise only a tiny fraction of this amount. How is this biblical absurdity explained??

2007-09-27 09:44:03 · 27 answers · asked by Bisley 2

2007-09-27 09:43:41 · 9 answers · asked by u 4

This contradiction of God's nature and the world we experience has always been my main reason for rejecting the christian God. I am wondering if anyone here can provide a new expanation for me.

Here is an essay by Sam Harris which explains the problem well:

"Of course, people of faith regularly assure one another that God is not responsible for human suffering. But how else can we understand the claim that God is both omniscient and omnipotent? There is no other way, and it is time for sane human beings to own up to this. This is the age-old problem of theodicy, of course, and we should consider it solved. If God exists, either he can do nothing to stop the most egregious calamities or he does not care to. God, therefore, is either impotent or evil. Pious readers will now execute the following pirouette: God cannot be judged by merely human standards of morality. But, of course, human standards of morality are precisely what the faithful use to establish God’s goodness"

2007-09-27 09:42:36 · 12 answers · asked by Sheed 4

Wjy is it so hard for you to take NO for an answer? We atheists have told you guys, at least a billion times that we are not interested in what you believe, so why do you keep asking the same dumb questions, and why do you keep preaching, when we, clearly do not care?
I was like you, and christians drove me to becpme an atheist by stripping EVERYTHING I believed away!


So why do you keep attacking us, all the time! Can't you simply mind your own business, and leave us to ours?

2007-09-27 09:41:57 · 20 answers · asked by evictus 3

I personally like the Star of David, but it's taken already.

2007-09-27 09:40:06 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I might be the exception to the stereotype that all atheists or nonbelievers are evil or maybe that stereotype is complete bull$#!T. But I can honestly say this

I do think of others and not just me
I dont screw others over that way they've screwed me over
I dont drink or smoke
I dont hate gays or women who get abortions
I dont judge others without knowing them
I wouldnt take advantage of drunken girls
And in real life I actually respect other peoples beliefs, although I may voice my opinion on some things, but I dont tell them theirs is wrong or that they're full $#!T or that theyre evil.

And the only bad things I do, tend to do, or have done is

satisfy myself too often(you know what I mean)
lie to cover myself up or someone else
and I used to really bash on religion here a lot for fun(nothing serious) but even now I dont do that. Granted I will state what I think is wrong and what I disagree with but I dont bash like I used to if at all.

2007-09-27 09:39:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let's pretend that science has unequivocally proven the existance of God.
Even if there is a God and he did create the universe and everything in it, what makes you think he cares at all about human affairs?
Why would a God that can and did create a vastless universe (think about the amount of solar systems in our Milky Way galaxy alone, and it's probably a million million other galaxies) care what the hell a small insignificant human does or thinks?
To sum up what I'm asking, doesn't subscribing to religious dogma make even less sense than just believing in a God?
And if it does, why recognize religious dogma at all?

2007-09-27 09:39:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a country song from Paisley's new CD. I think the song is cute and fun to sing along to, though it's full of Christian imagery and I'm Pagan. I also think there's truth to it. But other people can have other interpretations. Some people object, saying it gives Christians a license to sin or shows how selective they can be. What's yours?

Full lyrics:
http://music.yahoo.com/Brad-Paisley/Bigger-Fish-To-Fry/lyrics/44488452

Snippet to give you the point:

"I said a bad word when I was a kid.
Mamma said that I'd be sorry for the sin that I did.
My daddy whooped me and the
preacher said shame.
And I tried like hell to change.

But I cuss,
And I smoke,
I laugh at dirty jokes.
The minor vices, man I know 'em well.
I've closed down bars.
I've lusted in my heart.
My exes think I oughta burn in hell.
But the devil, he won't notice when I die.
Yeah, don't you figure he's got bigger fish to fry?"

2007-09-27 09:39:08 · 3 answers · asked by GreenEyedLilo 7

The authorship of the New Testament is known and accepted by your church leaders as not being Mark Luke Jonh Paul etc.

Here is the test: How many will go and ASK their ministers to discover the truth of that statement, and how many will declarre it a lie or blasphamy without ever checking?

2007-09-27 09:32:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are all atheist smarter than I am just because I believe that God exists?

2007-09-27 09:30:43 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

because belief in God is based on subjective experiences and debate requires objective arguments?

2007-09-27 09:28:49 · 26 answers · asked by JWill 4

2007-09-27 09:27:39 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Theist: God created Man.
Atheist: Man created God (or the concept thereof).

Which one in your opinion is true and why? An answer more than a mere sentence would be appreciated.

2007-09-27 09:22:01 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-27 09:20:32 · 13 answers · asked by moepah 3

I'm looking to get a small tattoo on the inside of my wrist and want to get a goddess symbol. I first wanted the symbol for Ishtar, the goddess of war, but I'm not crazy about the design. Does anyone know any interesting goddess symbols (with special attention to goddesses of war)?

2007-09-27 09:19:22 · 8 answers · asked by ? 6

2007-09-27 09:18:40 · 24 answers · asked by Jason 4

http://rogercostello.wordpress.com/2007/09/09/the-i-know-im-right-syndrome/

atheist will, at least, admit the possibility of being wrong.

2007-09-27 09:17:13 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NaSROohLzs

2007-09-27 09:15:59 · 20 answers · asked by ? 4

My ex and I married in the Catholic Church-I'm Catholic, he was not. We went to a Catholic retreat so he would be "prepared" to marry in the Catholic Church. We were both way too young and we both were unfaithful. We decided to get divorced and then I got pregnant by someone else. I remarried through a Justice of Peace but I want to get remarried in the Catholic Church eventually. He's not Catholic either, but he's trying to convert over. A nun at our Church told him he couldn't become Catholic (get confirmed) until my marriage was anulled, is that right? Also, how do I have my baby baptized if the anullment is not final by then?

2007-09-27 09:15:44 · 9 answers · asked by KC D 1

2007-09-27 09:13:18 · 25 answers · asked by kloneme 3

If you could be any muppet, which one would you be?
It's the R&S Muppet Show, with our very special guest stars...

2007-09-27 09:10:18 · 22 answers · asked by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7

2007-09-27 09:09:42 · 3 answers · asked by lee4318@sbcglobal.net 2

That matters concerning the existence of god(s), religion, and faith are nothing more than opinion with no inherent factual merit?

Ask a believer to give evidence for any of these points and you will get nothing more than arguments contingent upon elusive truth values, tales of personal experience, or anecdotal evidence. None of which can be tested or confirmed.

Since none of these count for anything in objectively providing solid, testable evidence on these matters, it's safe to conclude that we are dealing with nothing more than personal opinion.

If you disagree please provide your reasons.

2007-09-27 09:09:35 · 26 answers · asked by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6

supposedly homosexual??
Genesis 19:23-25

2007-09-27 09:08:03 · 30 answers · asked by Page 4

...And if it god thinks it critical that everyone know his word, then god would have made it's meaning obvious to everyone who reads it. But since it's meaning is not obvious, and subject to individual interpretation, that makes it obvious that it is not from god.

Am I right or am I right?

2007-09-27 09:07:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-27 09:07:05 · 12 answers · asked by amirah 1

Four marks of the Church: One / Holy / Catholic / Apostolic

What's the meaning of each of these?

2007-09-27 09:06:39 · 5 answers · asked by HMOL 1