You should have tried 'mastering' school a little more.
2006-12-22 22:40:21
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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As far as I know there has only been one global catastrophe, the flood. The others you mention are future.
Also what do you mean by survive? Those who end up in hell "survive" but I am not sure I would call existing like that is survival.
How do you know that it is 10 times worse, maybe it is 12 times?
In other words, I'm not really sure what your point is.
2006-12-23 07:07:13
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answer #2
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answered by oldguy63 7
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So in your opinion, the purpose of being religious is to brag about knowing that terrible things are going to happen and to eagerly blame them on nonbelievers, huh?
Can't say it makes me want to join your club. I suppose you'll get a lot of sorry helpless losers, but that's not who I want to be around.
2006-12-23 06:57:25
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Lol, your scolding people over events that haven't or might not happen? If there was a "global catastrophe" I bet you are absolutely convinced that you would be a hero don't ya?
2006-12-23 10:17:12
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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Never trust a religion whose ultimant goal is the end of the world, christians want the world to end and theres nothing like the power of thought to make it happen, sick twisted *ucks
2006-12-23 06:39:41
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answer #5
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answered by badferret 3
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So you think that you are superior to the rest of us. That would be pride wouldn't it? Oh dear, not as holy as you thought are you?
GROW UP
2006-12-23 06:42:20
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answer #6
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answered by Nemesis 7
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the last global castrophe was 2000yrs ago when a fairy tale apeard and it has been desttroy this planet ever since
2006-12-23 07:13:18
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answer #7
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answered by andrew w 7
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Calamities Will Continue Until Mankind is Chastened Sufficiently...
"You make reference to calamities and request specific answers if there are any as to when they may occur and with what magnitude. The House of Justice noted your comments that you have read what Bahá'u'lláh had to say about the collapse of the old world order and the coming of the new, and that in recent times friends returning from their pilgrimages spoke of meeting with Hands of the Cause and members of the House of Justice in which the coming of great world upheavals was related to a time 'around the end of the Five Year Plan and afterwards'. The House of Justice points out that calamities have been and are occurring and will continue to happen until mankind has been chastened sufficiently to accept the Manifestation for this day. 'Abdu'l-Bahá anticipated that the Lesser Peace could be established before the end of the twentieth century. However, Bahá'Ãs should not be diverted from the work of the Cause by the fear of catastrophes but should try to understand why they occur. The beloved Guardian, in innumerable places, has explained the reasons for these occurrences, and since they happen from time to time as explained above we should not be concerned as to when they occur."
(From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer, April 15, 1976)
428. Bahá'Ãs Should not Waste Time Speculating on the Coming Calamity
"The House of Justice points out that Bahá'u'lláh in no uncertain terms has said 'O ye peoples of the world! Know, verily, that an unforseen calamity followeth you, and grievous retribution awaiteth you. Think not that which ye have committed hath been effaced in My sight.' Therefore it considers that it would be fruitless to attempt to foresee the time or the nature of a calamity which Bahá'u'lláh Himself said was 'unforseen'. No doubt the remarkable progress being made in scientific endeavour holds true in the study by experts of geological upheavals. But we cannot be certain that predictions of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or tidal waves caused by such phenomena can be identified as the cataclysmic events to which Bahá'u'lláh refers. "In letters to other believers who have asked questions similar to yours, the House of Justice has emphasized that the friends should not waste their time and energies in fruitless speculations on this question. Rather, they should concentrate every ounce of energy on the winning of the goals of the Five Year Plan, which they have clearly before them, confident in the knowledge that whatever may happen in the world, however calamitous it may outwardly appear, will promote God's unalterable purpose for the unification of mankind."
(From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer, June 2, 1976) Â 129Â
429. It is Important that Bahá'Ãs have Correct Attitude Regarding Pending Catastrophe
"The important aspect for the Bahá'Ãs is that their attitude and actions and response to the pending catastrophe be correct. We all know that the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the world's only salvation, and that our duty is to actively teach receptive souls, and to do our utmost to help in the consolidation of the institutions of the Faith. Only in this way can we contribute our share of servitude at His Threshold, and we should then leave the rest to Him."
(From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer, November 18, 1980)
430. Should Bahá'Ãs be Cut off from World Center or from one another, they will be Guided by Spiritual Assemblies, Led by Counsellors
Every institution of this Divinely created Order is one more refuge for a distraught populace; every soul illumined by the light of the sacred Message is one more link in the oneness of mankind, one more servant ministering to the needs of an ailing world. Even should the Bahá'à communities, in the years immediately ahead, be cut off from the World Center or from one another -- as some already have been -- the Bahá'Ãs will neither halt nor hesitate; they will continue to pursue their objectives, guided by the Spiritual Assemblies and led by the Counsellors, the members of the Auxiliary Boards and their assistants..."
(From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'Ãs of the World, November 3, 1980)
431. Bahá'Ãs Can Help to Mitigate Suffering of Mankind
"No doubt to the degree we Bahá'Ãs the would over -- strive to spread the Cause and live up to its teachings, they will be some mitigation to the suffering of the peoples of the world. But it seems apparent that the great failure to respond to Bahá'u'lláh's instructions, appeals and warnings issued in the 19th Century, has now sent the world along a path, and released forces, which must culminate in a still more violent upheaval and agony. The thing is out of hand, so to speak, and it is too late to avert catastrophic trials."
(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, January 8, 1949)
432. The People of Today Are Suffering for Their own Sins of Omission and Commission
"You should not consider yourself unfeeling because you see in this world agony the birth of a new and better world. This is just what the Bahá'Ãs should teach to others. However much pity and sympathy we may have for humanity, we nevertheless realize that people today are suffering for their own sins of omission and commission. We must help them to see this and to turn their thoughts and acts into the channels Divinely prescribed by Bahá'u'lláh."
(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, July 14, 1943)
(Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 128)
2006-12-23 06:58:43
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answer #8
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answered by GypsyGr-ranny 4
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bring it on i got my hard hat on
2006-12-23 06:41:19
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answer #9
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answered by bill r 1
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LOL
Ramen !
2006-12-23 06:38:56
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answer #10
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answered by Anonymous
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