2007-02-05 20:09:17 · 12 answers · asked by James 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some know the answer. Some think they know the answer. There may be many answers, but to stay true to your question, I must say "to escape the time bound".
2007-02-06 06:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where do our ideas and values about so-called "cleanliness" come from, anyway? Western civilization has a long history of associating cleanliness with goodness and merit, best summed up by the old expression "cleanliness is next to Godliness." In ancient Greek plays, evil people and spirits—the Furies, for example—were often described as filthy. The Furies were dirty, aged, and female, exactly the opposite of how the playwright who described them saw himself; their filthiness, among other things, identified them as an outgroup—as alien, animal, inhuman. Over time, cleanliness became a measure with which the "haves" separated themselves from the "have-nots." Those who possessed the wealth and power required to have the leisure to remain indoors, inactive, scorned the peasants and travelers whose lifestyles involved getting their hands and bodies dirty. Throughout our history, we can see that cleanliness has been used as a standard of worth by those with power to ascribe social status—and thus, the "Godly," the self-proclaimed holy ones who stood above the rest of us in hierarchical society, proclaimed that their cleanliness, bought with the labor of the others who were forced to work for them, was a measure of their "Godliness" and superiority. To this day, we accept this traditional belief: that being "clean" according to social norms is desirable in itself.
2007-02-12 12:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it encourages me to think that I might be doing something to help somebody..and sometimes it helps me find an answer to questions in my mind. It also allows me to see the many different kinds of people that are out there and the way some people view things.
2007-02-06 07:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by tlc7412 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a social animal. I love spirituality and the discussions involved. The 'real' world doesn't offer the variety of viewpoints this forum offers.
I've grown fond of many on y/a and...
2007-02-06 22:25:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hope I can help others but other wise I am just killing time waiting for friends to come on yahoo messenger.
2007-02-06 04:17:01 · answer #5 · answered by Mim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To answer questions like yours.
2007-02-12 11:24:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I get to see what Hell is like ;D
2007-02-06 04:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by Adia Azrael 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To learn and to teach.
2007-02-06 04:42:16 · answer #8 · answered by Lover of God 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
trying to crack open a few hidebound minds
2007-02-06 04:15:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
To win souls for Jesus Christ. So heaven can rejoice, and also because it is my calling.
How about you?????
2007-02-06 04:18:18 · answer #10 · answered by fluffy 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋