Religion & Spirituality - 29 October 2007

In order to have free will, you must have more than one option, each of which is avoidable. This means that before you make a choice, there must be a state of uncertainty during a period of potential: you cannot know the future. Even if you think you can predict your decision, if you claim to have free will, you must admit the potential (if not the desire) to change your mind before the decision is final.

A being who knows everything can have no "state of uncertainty." It knows its choices in advance. This means that it has no potential to avoid its choices, and therefore lacks free will. Since a being that lacks free will is not a personal being, a personal being who knows everything cannot exist.

Therefore, the Christian God does not exist.

2007-10-29 12:19:35 · 18 answers · asked by Future 5

2007-10-29 12:19:07 · 18 answers · asked by strpenta 7

If a baby dies and goes to heaven is it a baby there? What if it dies before it learns to talk (when it becomes human)?

2007-10-29 12:18:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-29 12:16:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-29 12:14:00 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

In case you don't know much about those laws, they make it to where if you do so much as read out loud a passage of the Bible where homosexuality is mentioned in a negative aspect you can be arrested for commiting a crime of hate. This means that preachers can't preach the message that homosexuality is wrong. People can't voice their opinion if it happens to be that. Nothing can be published that states or suggests this.

I think that these laws are unconstitutional because they breach our amended rights (freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion). I also think that they are riduculous; just because a person doesn't agree with homosexuality doesn't mean that they hate gays and lesbians, and it tosses my beliefs into a category of actual hate and crimes against gay people.

I don't agree with the lifestyle, but I believe that we are all human beings who each deserve the same amount of respect, love and compassion no matter our differences.

So? Care to share?

2007-10-29 12:12:28 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous

did conservatives take the term peacemaker to mean intercontinental nuclear missile?

All joking aside, what did Jesus mean when he said love your enemies, fight evil with good, turn the other cheek, and those who fight by the sword die by the sword?

What do you think Jesus was talking about?

I don't know about you (and I'm not really a pacifist) but I like the MLK Jr interpretation. It means you can kill the haters but you cannot kill hate. Only love can do that.

"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. "
- MLK Jr

"Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. "
- MLK Jr

2007-10-29 12:08:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

or were they the same culture at one time?

2007-10-29 12:08:12 · 17 answers · asked by FromHELL 1

2007-10-29 12:06:30 · 13 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7

2007-10-29 12:05:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

prayer? going to church every sunday? what makes a catholic?

2007-10-29 12:05:09 · 14 answers · asked by drjess122 1

2007-10-29 12:04:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-29 12:03:50 · 24 answers · asked by Blue 2

2007-10-29 12:03:27 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-29 12:03:21 · 12 answers · asked by Claudia A 2

Please go to this site and read the entire thing. Do not support this movie, it's the most disgusting thing I have ever heard of.

http://snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

2007-10-29 12:02:05 · 31 answers · asked by tnf0920 2

And what he meant by that statement was that some people alive in 1914 would still be alive when Armageddon came and the world was resotred to a paradise state.

( The question is not if he was a judge, because he was not a real judge, but took this tittle as an attorney, he substituted at least once for an absent judge )

2007-10-29 12:01:51 · 3 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7

2007-10-29 12:01:37 · 17 answers · asked by bubble290580 1

2007-10-29 11:58:45 · 51 answers · asked by jag 2

did he foresee in his infinite wisdom that he would one day be defeated by Bruce Lee?

2007-10-29 11:58:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've never been informed & i'm just curious.

2007-10-29 11:57:29 · 22 answers · asked by MiChele 1

do any christians or followers and believers of the old testament want to come around one day and we'll all stone him to death? Also, what age should I sell my daughters into slavery as the bible says that's ok too?

2007-10-29 11:57:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why or why not?

2007-10-29 11:56:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, has anyone seen our So'crates? He hasn't been on for the last couple of days! He didn't get violated, and throw off did, he ??? If you know where he is, would you let us know????

And why do so many Christians ,break their necks to get us kicked off? This is just not right!!!

2007-10-29 11:56:36 · 6 answers · asked by evictus 3

2007-10-29 11:56:32 · 8 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

"For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love."

Please tell me your understanding of this Bible verse?

2007-10-29 11:56:10 · 11 answers · asked by It's Ms. Fusion if you're Nasty! 7

2007-10-29 11:54:23 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-29 11:53:55 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Marrying and Giving in Marriage

There is one biblical prophecy, delivered by Jesus, Himself, that rises to the highest possible level of impact. Because He addressed the disciples on the Mount of Olives, it is commonly called the Olivet Discourse. Like all believers, they wanted to know about the end times, so He answered them plainly, giving as much information as He deemed appropriate under the circumstances.

His words speak of Israel, during that time, still future, when the events of the Tribulation will turn the Gentile world upside down. Their system of world trade, and its diabolical monetary and social despotism, will be brought to complete ruin. In preparation for the establishment of the Kingdom, the world will experience an unprecedented time of chaos and disruption. In Jesus own words, "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be" (Matt. 24:21).

Thoughts?

2007-10-29 11:53:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-29 11:50:19 · 17 answers · asked by Yahoo 4