Religion & Spirituality - 26 December 2007

To my fellow Atheists: Stay out of this one. If i want to see a "your stupid, no your stupid" thread i can hit the back button and a bunch.

To R&S Christian population - Simple, non-controversial, no hidden agenda attached question.

The objection generally raised against arguments from design can often be summed up in the question "Who designed the designer?"

I've always wanted to know what the response to that question would be - except usually such discussions usually degenerate into well, the mess we usually see.

So here's your shot, i'm your audience, and the stage is yours.

What is the response to "Who designed the designer?"

2007-12-26 05:57:24 · 4 answers · asked by I C 2

Matthew 27:46 (KJV)
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Considering the circumstances do you think this cry is understandable? Do you really think it means the Father, as described in Luke 15, always looking for his son, would turn his back on his son on the cross to fulfill a theological position that God can't look upon sin?

Maybe it just really, really sucked to be Jesus at that moment and he FELT abandoned? Is this unreasonable? Then we don't have to make the Father out to be such a Richard Cranium?

2007-12-26 05:55:32 · 9 answers · asked by johnatplayct 3

my global teacher said tht they called Abraham "Yahweh," meaning God? really?

2007-12-26 05:55:18 · 9 answers · asked by Al Qiyamah{top lawyer inshAllah} 5

Matthew 6: 5-6
5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. (KJV)

2007-12-26 05:54:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dont worry, I wasnt raped. I'm just curious to know what others would do in this situation. If you were raped and became pregnant, would you keep the child? I've thought about this before because it's happening more and more. Please be serious and explain your answer

I think that I would. Although the child would have his eyes or something that reminded me of him, I would feel awful because it couldnt help that it came into the world that way. I believe something good can from a horrible experience.

Note: Personally I'm against abortion and am not religious, please dont slam Christianity or anyone else's beliefs though. Thanks.

2007-12-26 05:53:12 · 27 answers · asked by Nikki 1

Does anyone actually believe the banana argument pointing towards intelligent design?

because it's been....welll....ahem.....debunked.
Do you still believe in the banana as proof anyways?

lol: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aLqQttJinjo

2007-12-26 05:52:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

((((HUG))))

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-12-26 05:50:09 · 30 answers · asked by digilook 2

Is fanatical support to one's own religion more important than tolerance for other religions?

Is Religion more important than science - even if it is proved wrong time and again?

Should Scientific advancements be stopped for the sake of following religion? OR should religion be stopped for the sake of Science?

Does God speak in our heart - or via religious books interpreted for us by some religious-head.

2007-12-26 05:49:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

((((HUG))))

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-12-26 05:48:48 · 9 answers · asked by digilook 2

Things have happened in our relationship and I dont know if I should stay with him. I just don't know what to do. He means the world to me. What will I do without him?

Please, some encouraging words.

Thank you

2007-12-26 05:48:01 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/

click Daemon tab

click "meet your Daemon"

Mine was an Ocelot named Lysandra....odd

2007-12-26 05:47:35 · 10 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6

Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

-Swami Sivananda

((((HUG))))

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-12-26 05:47:05 · 7 answers · asked by digilook 2

Me personally, he is my everything. He meets my every need, and supplys me in every area of my life. How 'b0ut you?

2007-12-26 05:44:47 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you are a former Christian, what made you decide to leave Christianity?

I left Christianity because of a contradiction I seen in the Bible.

2007-12-26 05:44:02 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Be very honest no one really knows what Islam is except for what they hear on t.v. So if by example no offense if you found out it was a amazing religion would you consider.

2007-12-26 05:43:46 · 13 answers · asked by momof3_angles 2

2007-12-26 05:42:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-26 05:42:20 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have people from various beliefs in my contact list. I add people that seem to listen with their hearts, intellectual and/or generally thought provoking. It is most disappointing when one of them gets deleted as I lose track of their thoughts.

Can't we just overlook those that we find abrasive and quit reporting folks that simply don't adhere to our own beliefs? Having someone deleted effects more than that one person. I don't know of any religion, philosophy, science or other system of thought that encourages us to close ourselves off to communication and personal growth through study.

I enjoy a bit of humor here to lighten things up but I am primarily here to listen and learn. Shutting down individual voices narrows resources. Beyond that it hurts people.

2007-12-26 05:41:00 · 18 answers · asked by No Chance Without Yo Mama 6

Now I realize that atheists often argue with logical fallacies, but I thought for sure they would never try to argue theology with semantics.

Shows are naive I was!

2007-12-26 05:39:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-26 05:37:37 · 12 answers · asked by GEISHA 3

2007-12-26 05:36:46 · 9 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

2007-12-26 05:36:41 · 9 answers · asked by Evil Atheist Conspirator 4

2 part question, first off, (I'm not 100% sure how to reference the bible) Matthew 6:9-13 states that god says there is a specific way, word for word, we are supposed to pray as Christians right? Is that not literal? I know catholics say the same prayer, every single person, the whole "die before I wake thing". Or does that section refer metaphorically as an example of the things we should be praying for?

Second, assuming it is an example, not literal directions word for word, then does Matthew 7:7-8 mean that we can each individualize our prayers to ask for what we need based on the criteria of Matthew 6:9-13? If so, where are we supposed to draw the line? For instance, if every single night, in addition to praying for the continued health of my friends and family, I also pray that I may be able to have a family myself one day, is that sacrilegious?

2007-12-26 05:36:05 · 34 answers · asked by Xiou 2

2007-12-26 05:34:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Recently, I have been thinkin about going to a Lutheran church. I have always went to Baptist and I am really not sure what the differences are between these. Can someone please give me a little insight.

P.S. This is a serious question...please no silly answers from atheists or satan worshippers or anything like that. :)

2007-12-26 05:32:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

if the prevalence of prostitutes is inevitable and people wanting the right to choose the day of their passing, is a feeling growing in strength amongst the general population......
why should the law of the land on these two topics, be swayed or warped by the BELIEFS that the religious among us hold about marriage&sex...and about the part an imaginary being did/or didnt play in our [supposed] creation, and therefore about our right to make our own decisions about the ending of our lives?

do the religiously righteous have the right to make the non religious among us suffer--
[ deteriorating sexual health in the case of prostitutes driven underground...and pain&loss of dignity in the case of those who are terminally ill or whose quality of life is no longer acceptable to them] just so their prejudices and opinions can be upheld and receive the validation of the law?

2007-12-26 05:29:44 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

They asked if he was the Messiah and Jesus said "You say I am" So my two questions
1. Was Jesus reffering to the many times he did his miracles in front of them in which they would say blasphemy? ( Implications that he was doing only things God would do in the temple and since God was supposidely dwelling in the temple(according to Jewish belief) he had no right to do what he was doing, ignoring the fact that he was doing the same things? And
2.Was Jesus being charged for all the healings that would have gone on in the temple? or was he being judged for one instance. In other words did the Priests try to build a case against him or just try to charge him for proclaiming himself as Christ? I guess what I am trying to figure out is how did the priest claim he was the Christ in the trial or before?

2007-12-26 05:27:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-26 05:27:34 · 18 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

Hello.

In Y/A, I've met newly converted Muslims and read the stories of many who left their previous faith to embrace Islam. Each story had its own beauty and how the person came to be enlightened by this religion.

Then I wondered what are the stories of those who are no longer Muslims and are faithfuls of a different religion. So what is your story of how you came to be a follower of another religion? What thoughts had you leave Islam and become a Christian, Atheist, Jewish, Buddhist, etc.?

Please don't take this question as a way to insult those who were Muslim before...I am, in absolutely NO way, trying to offend you and make you feel bad because of your decisions. I have respect for people of all religions....People with differences in their faith, languages, culture, and religion is what makes the world so amazing. I merely want to know what caused you to leave Islam for another faith. Again, I am not trying to offend any of you.

Peace.

2007-12-26 05:27:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anywhere USA i truely need a job,i desere to serve the Lord!and am willing to do anything to Help in the cause of Christ!!! i have a troubled past and because of this i cant find anyone willing to give me the chance to show how much i truely love God! please help !!!

2007-12-26 05:26:38 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous