Religion & Spirituality - 16 October 2007

with the spouting of Scripture at him? What is better-- to memorize the Word of God, or to live it?

2007-10-16 04:49:11 · 12 answers · asked by Midge 7

A Squashed Mosquito is Dead Forever
Author: Tom Wagner
Have you ever squashed a mosquito? Interestingly, the squashing of a mosquito may help us understand what makes life possible and what makes the spontaneous generation of life impossible.

When a mosquito is slapped, what happens? Obviously it's shape changes and it dies. But what makes it die? All of the thousands of sophisticated chemicals which make up its body are still there, relatively unaltered. At the moment of impact its cellular components are still intact including the all-important DNA. So why is it now dead?

This article is one of many found within Mr. Malone's excellent book, Search for the Truth. Prior to being smashed, the mosquito was highly organized information. But when hit, it became disordered, causing critical information in the design of its body to become jumbled. There arose confusion in the finely tuned co-ordination of chemistry (including the chemicals involved in its overall structure) which culminated in an overall breakdown, resulting in death. And you thought you just slapped it!

For another example, lets say you were to take 100 million bacteria and concentrate them in the bottom of a test tube. Now if you were to physically lyse (break open) the membrane of each of the cells, insides would spill out, forming a concentrated mixture of incredibly complex "life-giving" chemicals. Yet, even though all of the right 'stuff' for life is there, not even one of the 100 million critters will come back to life, nor would any new creature arise.

If the already complex chemistry of minuscule bacteria cannot reorganize itself back into a living cell, even when concentrated in the test tube environment under carefully controlled conditions, then how could life have evolved in the first place, from basically uncomplicated chemicals in conditions FAR less appropriate than this experimental situation? It simply could never happen!

As with the mosquito, in order for life to exist the chemistry must be specifically organized and controlled in time and as well as space. For a cell to live, it must be surrounded by a sophisticated membrane that allows only certain chemicals in and out, according to when they are needed, not just at any time. Inside the cell, the proportions of an element or compound must be just right, otherwise the whole system may be thrown off balance and the organism will die. Furthermore, the entire living mechanism must be controlled by the fantastically complex genetic structure of DNA.

All this means that, in order for the chemistry to have come together in the first place, the individual atoms must have been purposefully and simultaneously organized by a creator having the knowledge and power to do such a thing. It could not possibly have happened by the right chemicals just "coming together".

It is Jesus, the Son of the Living God, who deserves our praise for the awesome things He has accomplished in this creation of His. There is no other plausible explanation for the complex life we find all around us. Yet this plausible explanation is the only explanation that is not allowed to be discussed in our public schools!

2007-10-16 04:48:03 · 28 answers · asked by sisterzeal 5

2007-10-16 04:47:16 · 57 answers · asked by srsly 5

2007-10-16 04:47:08 · 16 answers · asked by Eric C 2

if you've been here in the past 30 minutes
you'll get what I mean

2007-10-16 04:46:21 · 6 answers · asked by apple 3

2007-10-16 04:44:24 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Uh! I'm all excited. I learn a lot!

2007-10-16 04:41:40 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

Shouldn't those questions make you feel reassured?

2007-10-16 04:40:42 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bill O'Reilly was once again talking about the gay parade in San Francisco, where the gays walked into a church and made spectacles of themselves, and took communion. Bill was really upset that the church has not taken action against this sort of thing, what do YOU think about all this ???

2007-10-16 04:38:29 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-16 04:38:05 · 30 answers · asked by Bravado Guru 5

I've been told that if I get married I'l end up divorced.

2007-10-16 04:37:15 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

The content of the bible would get a movie a rating of R and children would not be allowed to see it.

If it was a CD with this type of content, it would be required to be labeled as violent and sexually explicit and children would not be allowed to buy it.

All of these labels are intended to keep content like this away from children and yet they force children to read this violent and sexually explicit text at a very young impressionable age.

2007-10-16 04:37:06 · 14 answers · asked by sprcpt 6

Sometimes I think so and other times I wonder; because of how people don't like to change. But, if we are really capable of change; then should we be more accepting of it? What are you thoughts of this truth?

2007-10-16 04:36:05 · 10 answers · asked by mrsalramey 4

And do you think it'll be anything like that 1993 movie starring Emilio Estevez? You know, the Might Duck man himself. And I could yell out the Breakfast Clubbers name! I'd be like, "Emiiilllliiiioooooooooooo!"

2007-10-16 04:35:08 · 22 answers · asked by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6

If there is no God, if there is no consequence for your actions, what is supposed to keep you from doing bad things?

If you know you CAN'T get caught and you will NEVER receive punishment for something, why not do whatever you want?

You need God in order to have absolute morality. You need the Bible. These are the ultimate sources of what is good.

Do you agree?

2007-10-16 04:34:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-16 04:34:48 · 8 answers · asked by ronford9 1

2007-10-16 04:33:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ive read so many people comparing Christianity to Catholics. And to enlighten the subject: Catholics not = to Christians. Do i need to say it 653,451 times?

To be a Christian, you need to be Kind, Respectful, Honest, Trustworthy, Brave, Industrious, Patient, the list could go on forever. AND you must fit ALL of those to be a Christian, not to mention you should learn from your mistakes and strive to improve. Also, no human has the right to edit the Bible. if you edit it, you're breaking the law.

Now, does the Catholic Church have at least ONE of those? History tells us otherwise, therefore: Catholics not = to Christians.

So please, don't use the Cath.Church(which just "pretends" to be true) or any other pretentious, false church to symbolize Christianity, cuz they aren't and we have proof of it in the history books.

To those who ask, im not biased, because i have evidence.

Agree with my opinion towards people who say Christianity = Catholics?

please, no pottymouths okay.

2007-10-16 04:32:45 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-16 04:31:30 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christians of all denominations, protestant and catholic; jews and muslims. All descedants of the children of Abraham, or Ibrahim if you prefer. All with the same origins. All with the same lineage. All with the same monotheistic deity. Yet, sadly unable to peacefully co-exist because all their leaders want to recognize is their petty differences.

2007-10-16 04:30:49 · 5 answers · asked by Ursa 2

in the same fashion.. Why the theatrics of the Joseph and Mary issue? Apparently Adam was of human species even though he was made out of clay/dirt..so if God wanted another human to sacrafice why not do it the same way?

2007-10-16 04:27:12 · 19 answers · asked by gemma 4

And, if these events and people were "make-believe", why did the people of Jesus' day feel convicted when He spoke of them?

Here are a few references:
"And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?" (Luke 9:54).

"Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." (Luke 12:27).

"And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." (Mark 12:26).

"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up." (John 3:14).

"Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?" (John 7:42).

2007-10-16 04:26:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

That's funny since the Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox used to be the same thing until an even divide in the 11th Century, which makes the latter equally old.
But what's even BETTER is that there were Gnostic, Arian and probably a dozen other varieties of Christianity running around in the first couple centures before the Catholic/Orthodox variety became dominant.
And guess what: becoming dominant doesn't make you right.

2007-10-16 04:24:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

(1). Is the doctrine of "eternal torment" a big factor? (2). Would you be more open to a branch of Christianity that doesn't believe in it?

2007-10-16 04:24:09 · 24 answers · asked by Sherry 1

If you don't, why then do you call it "The Good Book", since it exposes (and proposes) the sexism that prevailed in Biblical times? Do you think the Bible precepts should be modified to fit the current state of things?

If you do, then explain why 1 Corinthians 14:34 says that "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not
permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.."

Bottom line...are you Christians sexist?

2007-10-16 04:21:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone else notice atheists are especially angry today? I'm thinking maybe they all got grounded by their parents. Any suggestions?

2007-10-16 04:19:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've thought about converting for many years, but it was the whole "annulling my first marriage" thing that I had a problem with. Now, I have two kids with my second husband (a Catholic), and I think converting would be the best choice for our family, so I'm moving forward. There are ony a couple of minor things that I might not agree with, and may not incorporate into my worship, but I don't think that should change my decision to convert. Do you think it is wrong for me to convert if I don't agree with every part of the Catholic religion?

2007-10-16 04:17:26 · 21 answers · asked by julesl68 5

Some of my religious friends told me they'd pray for my salivation, and this morning I woke up in a puddle. Had I slept any longer I might have drowned.

2007-10-16 04:16:18 · 15 answers · asked by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6

I am thinking he changed Martin Luther's book or wrote it himself & signed Martin Luther's name on it. Since all the apocryphal books are false because someone wrote deception. And many times put one of the Apostles names on it. Like the Gospel of Thomas. I doubt the author was Thomas the Lords Apostle. And Paul had false books written in his name.

So? Is Hiltler guilty of this too?

2007-10-16 04:14:26 · 14 answers · asked by LottaLou 7

If so, what parts and why? Does that keep you from practicing your Catholic faith?

2007-10-16 04:13:55 · 15 answers · asked by julesl68 5