Religion & Spirituality - 28 November 2007

I saw this stated today. I don't get that accusation. How can it be 'intellectually' lazy to not believe in a deity?

Isn't it intellectually dishonest AND lazy to claim simply that a "God did it!", rather than look for other reasons and answers?

Which do *you* think is 'intellectually lazy' and why?

2007-11-28 00:35:29 · 32 answers · asked by Bajingo 6

Hi all insightful christians and charismatics, I have been wondering for ages, Where is the new Jerusalem going to come from. Is it coming like another planet from space? Where is God and where did Jesus, Moses, Enoch and Elijah go? Where is heaven? another planet we dont see?
Could it be that God and His Angels are living on another planet far beyond our reach?

2007-11-28 00:31:58 · 17 answers · asked by microspatula 2

KHARTOUM, Sudan — A 7-year-old Sudanese boy is defending the British teacher accused of insulting Islam by naming a teddy bear Muhammad, Reuters reported.

The boy said Gilliam Gibbons, 54, asked him, as part of a school assignment, what he wanted to call the stuffed animal and he said, 'Muhammad,' after HIS name, Reuters reported.

Duh?


Why the outrage ?

2007-11-28 00:31:01 · 10 answers · asked by defOf 4

like they do with santa claus? when kids ask their parents about santa, it's at that point that most parents tell their kids the truth.

i'm wondering, if kids ask their parents if their god exists around the same age?

also, if my 9 yr old asked me if santa was real and i told her with absolute certainty that he was, she would be inclined to believe me and proceed to tell all of her friends the good news. if i kept up the charade, she would continue to believe in santa. santa would just be part of her life.

is this what happens in religions? the kids start to not believe, but the parents reinforce it enough over and over again that the child continues to believe?

2007-11-28 00:27:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

accident of birth. Surely if there was a god, he would not judge people so, so why do the religious?

2007-11-28 00:26:34 · 14 answers · asked by Birdy is my real name 6

2007-11-28 00:25:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like believe and you will get Heaven forever.
Don't believe and you will burn in Hell, where there will be unspeakable suffering for eternity.

Don't they see what a turn-off that is? Not to mention an insult to my intelligence and my dignity as a free entity?

2007-11-28 00:19:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

genuinely believed that Timisoara is the capital of France, and wrote that in a Geography term test paper - shouldn't the school be obliged to accept that for that student this is a correct answer?

isn't saying that timisoara isn't the capital of france just as bad as refusing to teach id in a science class?




(note to christians: the capital of france is paris).

2007-11-28 00:19:15 · 10 answers · asked by synopsis 7

Scripture does not provide us with a list of uninspired books such as the Gospels of Peter, Paul, and Thomas, and does not explain why those books are not in the Scripture believers Bible. How can the Scripture believer differentiate between which books are inspired and which are not?

2007-11-28 00:17:54 · 6 answers · asked by King James 33 1/3% 4

What does this mean..I LOVE the song, but I dont know what this means..."redefine your deophobic mind"?

Any help?

2007-11-28 00:13:22 · 3 answers · asked by I love my sailor 4

.....cos some kids named him Mohamed?
...........it happened in Khartoum.....

2007-11-28 00:07:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

The word presbuterion in the Greek, commonly translated as priest, simply means "one who is older." The word espicopos from which bishop is derived is literally translated as "overseer."

These two words describe the same person - one describing his function, the other describing a property. They are used interchangably.

2007-11-28 00:06:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

When a person is asking or answering a question can you tell how spritual that person is by the words they say?

2007-11-28 00:06:04 · 24 answers · asked by Old Hickory 6

.....invisible transportation?

2007-11-28 00:00:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous