http://www.answerbag.com/profile/125580 New Answerbag answers from Friartuck Mon, 28 May 2012 22:05:32 -0700 Mon, 28 May 2012 22:05:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12216711 How much self hatred do you have?<br /><br />Not much these days. Occasional bouts of self-dislike... Used to be a lot, but finally grew up a bit... Mon, 28 May 2012 18:23:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12216711 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213874 Atheists and non denominational theists, if you HAD to be a part of an organised religion what would you be?<br /><br />Epicurean... Sun, 27 May 2012 21:54:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213874 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213721 Were you a class clown or bully in school?<br /><br />I was the class victim for the bullies... "Revenge" took 20 years - at the 20 year class reunion I turned up on a 6 figure salary, driving an Audi, dating a blonde, semi-elite triathlete who was also a cancer research scientist, had just travelled overseas and had competed in a series of... Sun, 27 May 2012 20:31:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213721 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213668 If "the first man Adam" was simply allegorical, what about "the last Adam," Jesus Christ? Read 1 Corinthians 15:45, 47<br /><br />...also allegorical. A label attached to a person (who may or may not have existed - but on balance, probably did). No problem there - using that label makes the same point whether adam was a literal first man or a figurative first man. Sun, 27 May 2012 20:17:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213668 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213658 Do you have any reason to fear hell?<br /><br />Considering it is an imaginary place, no I don't. Sun, 27 May 2012 20:14:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213658 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213650 Where are all the real mothers at these days? Why are so many mothers abandoning their maternal instincts? Why are so many women killing their own babies?<br /><br />Really? I mean, really? Where are the figures to support this? What is the comparison to, say, 500 years ago? 2000 years ago? I would suggest that, out of a couple of billion mothers currently on this planet only the very tiniest, tiniest fraction of a percent have killed their own... Sun, 27 May 2012 20:12:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213650 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213594 Should teachers be allowed to lead a school prayer in public schools? Why or why not?<br /><br />To which god? Would you, as a fundamentalist christian, be happy with your kid(s) being led by the satanist teacher in a prayer to satan? A muslim teacher in prayers to allah? A hindu teacher in prayers to vishnu? A shinto teacher in prayers to his local god? A buddhist teacher in prayers to... Sun, 27 May 2012 19:53:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12213594 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12209711 If atheist convinces theist God non-existent and as result theist commits suicide -could atheist be considered guilty of manslaughter?<br /><br />Nope - no more so than holding a theist responsible if he convinces an atheist of the existence of god and the paradise you go to after death, and that atheist goes and kills himself to get there... Sat, 26 May 2012 15:39:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12209711 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12209708 Why did God ask Abraham tro kill Isaac, his long-awaited and cherished son? Can murder please God?<br /><br />Everyone says "Oh, it was just a test" - but I fnd it disturbing that Abraham would have thought this request to be genuinely from his god. Considering the amount of wholesale slaughter god either commanded or participated in throughout the OT you'd think he was pretty into it. Even after the... Sat, 26 May 2012 15:36:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12209708 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12208197 Thank God, God is formless! Had He been in any form, then God would be bound by time and space - Your thoughts pls?<br /><br />God is an imagined concept. Something that has no evidence and, it appears, no ability to present evidence, for its existence. As such, it can be made out to be whatever you wish. Sat, 26 May 2012 03:19:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12208197 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12208193 When someone lends us something we immediately 'thank' that person - How many times should we thank God daily?<br /><br />Well, none, until he/she/it exists... Sat, 26 May 2012 03:18:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12208193 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12207619 Do we really need a third "Men in Black" movie?<br /><br />No-one NEEDS another one, no - but they're fun and I fully intend to enjoy it... Fri, 25 May 2012 19:53:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12207619 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12191561 If there was a spell on you and somebody had to kiss you to break the spell who would that be?<br /><br />Patricia Velasquez... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:06:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12191561 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12191264 Leanne lovingly laved Larry's llama, _______________<br /><br />...letting Loretta's lavender lapse and lowering Lavinia's labia into Lorenzo's lap, leading to lascivious, licentious liaisons... Sun, 20 May 2012 23:17:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12191264 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154174 Atheists - Are you afraid of turning to a theist?<br /><br />Nope. Tue, 08 May 2012 20:36:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154174 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154167 Is there any point in being an Atheist?<br /><br />Um, what's the point in you continuing to not believe in Ahuramazda? Answer that and you've answered your own question... Tue, 08 May 2012 20:34:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154167 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154118 Do any atheists secretly believe in God?<br /><br />Not this one... ;-) Tue, 08 May 2012 20:12:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154118 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154107 Faith is God's given gift - Agree or disagree?<br /><br />Well, quite frankly, if it IS - and he bestows it upon some and not others, then condemns those others for not having it - then he's a bit of an a-hole, wouldn't you think? Tue, 08 May 2012 20:03:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154107 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154103 Do you have a fantasy that may seem taboo to the rest of us?<br /><br />Yes... ;-) Tue, 08 May 2012 20:01:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12154103 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12137738 Do athiests know everything?<br /><br />Nope. Thu, 03 May 2012 22:25:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12137738 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12131139 Why hasn't space travel become more commonplace and less expensive, like air travel, automobiles, everything that started off a big deal?<br /><br />Give it time! At the moment there's nowhere to go except up a bit, then down again. Wed, 02 May 2012 03:58:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12131139 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12123460 if atheists/agnostics are on average higher IQ than religious people, is that an argument for them being right?<br /><br />No I don't think so. There have been studies indicating the level of education has an influence though - ie: the higher the level of education you went to, the more likely you are to be a non-believer... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:27:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12123460 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12120050 What if you woke up and found Lady Gaga sitting on your face?<br /><br />A pretty enthusiastic romantic interlude would ensue... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:58:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12120050 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12105255 What do you think of mega churches?<br /><br />Have only been to a couple. Did not think much of them. Long prayer sessions about raising funds for the carpark with a short, "Oh and all the starving Africans" right at the end. Sermons about god wanting "happy green little christians", living wealthy, indulged lives. Long healing services... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:13:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12105255 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12105249 Who should rule and govern the people of this world, Man or God?. Also if we are all sons of God, are we all deities/ divine?.<br /><br />Um, which god? In all honesty there are literally thousands believed in at the present time. There are a few hundred One True Gods. Which one would do the ruling? Are you talking about the judeo-christian one? In the old testament he killed people for complaining of being hungry, picking up... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:10:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12105249 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12105240 What does this verse of scripture mean? Math:25:46 And they shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal?<br /><br />In essence it means whatever god is running this show is happy to dole out eternal punishment for finite crimes. Not particularly just, compassionate or merciful... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:05:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12105240 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12105236 Are you free from longings?<br /><br />Nope. I'd be willing to be we all have 'em. Some satisfied, some not... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:03:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12105236 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12097969 To accept Christ ; is it an intellectual or a moral choice ?<br /><br />Fanciful... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:17:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12097969 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12097967 Did you ever wonder why a human being , would want to try to deny the existence of GOD<br /><br />Which god? There are over one hundred THOUSAND gods believed in at some point. Thousands similar to yours. You tell me why you happily deny the existence of Apollo and you will know why I do not believe in yours... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:15:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12097967 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12097961 When will those on earth finally realize that YHWH/ JEHOVAH, the Creator is finally intervening in earth's affairs dispensing punishment?<br /><br />When, perhaps, evidence arises that proves this god feller actually exists... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:11:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12097961 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12086543 People who go into marine sciences or estuarine study do not look forward to a lot of money. Is that true?<br /><br />That was my partner's experience, yeah. She was a marine biologist for some years. Very, very little money for the most part. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:45:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12086543 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12084036 For you, is exercise fun, or is it more of a chore?<br /><br />Bit of both. I don't always enjoy the workouts, but I keep doing them for the results. I get bored just running, but enjoy running on off-road trails, scrambling up and down hills, climbing over stuff and so on. If you come back from a run with a few cuts and bruises, that's fun! I do strength... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:09:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12084036 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12084029 Do you find lifting weights useless?. . .I personally don't see the point cause most chics are attracted by personality. . it fades away after some time anyway. . .your flesh becomes loose when you get wrinkled besides the demanding aspect of lifting!<br /><br />Depends on what you're after I suppose. Lifing weights helps keep me strong enough to go out and do what I enjoy doing - mountain biking, climbing, obstacle courses, all that stuff. It will also delay that sagging process you dislike. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:02:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12084029 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12084025 How important is exercising to you?<br /><br />It's part of my everyday life. It is the key to me enjoying my life for as long as possible, while doing things I love and staying healthy... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:59:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12084025 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12084016 When was the last time you WORKED up a sweat? (stationary bikes and lifting weights don't count as "work")<br /><br />Riding the pushbike to work this morning - via the beach for sprint running on the sand... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:56:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12084016 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12083805 İf you know you will die tomorrow, what do you do today?<br /><br />I wouldn't stay at work, that's for sure! I'm not sure what else. Maybe drive up to Mt. Buffalo and sit on the cliffs up there... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:55:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12083805 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12083802 What is a modern day "Shroud of Turin"?<br /><br />Elton John's wig...? Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:52:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12083802 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12083800 What does the scale of the universe reveal to you? Please see this!<br /><br />It is a very big place. From the point of view of the entire universe we are completely and utterly insignificant. The idea that some being created such an incomprehensively vast thing just so he/she/it could stick a tiny bunch of talkative beings on a microscopic speck of dust seems utterly... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:50:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12083800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12083795 What is the secular or atheist equivalent of the concept of "sin"?<br /><br />Criminal and immoral behaviour would be the closest. There's no real concept of 'sin' in the 'disobedience toward a superior being' sense. There is only activity against the law and activities breaching established moral codes. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:46:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12083795 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080921 Do you have a soft spot for outcasts? Why or why not?<br /><br />Yeah. I know what it is like. What I can no longer understand is many outcasts' desire to be allowed in, so to speak. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:51:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080921 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080920 Is homosexuality a requirement to serve Satan.?.<br /><br />Is being a brainless twat a pre-requisite for serving jesus? Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:49:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080920 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080919 What makes you feel like an outcast? Why?<br /><br />Preferring silence to chatter. Preferring anonymity to being surrounded by people who know me. Having a sense of humour no-one really understands. Not being terribly fond of eye-contact. Having to fake most of my emotional responses just so people don't find out I hardly have any. Knowing... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:48:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080919 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080916 Do you expect other people to hold your hand throughout your entire life? If so, why?<br /><br />I don't like it when people try to. Sometimes I need it - I'm only human after all - but seem to need it less than many... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:45:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080916 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080915 Is having a abortion make one worthy to serve Satan?<br /><br />Any danger of you ever constructing a grammatically correct sentence...? What a stupid question anyway. Personally I suspect you're a servant of satan yourself - you appear to turn enough people away from ol' jeebus... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:44:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12080915 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12079092 Which is the Generation Seeing the Sign at Matthew 24?<br /><br />Well, verse 34 is pretty clear. The generation that his disciples belong to. So it should have all happened nearly 2000 years ago. So far as the "signs" go - there have been wars going on somewhere constantly since before JC lived. Blood red moons turn up regularly (it's called Harvest Moon... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:29:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12079092 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12079044 Do you think there are priests, pastors and preachers -including televangelists- who unwittingly inspire people to consider atheism?<br /><br />Haha! Yep. For sure. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:18:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12079044 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12077284 How hard or easy is it for you to respect other people's decisions? Why?<br /><br />When I'm closer to them I can find it very hard - I suffer a certain amount of intellectual snobbery I think. Otherwise it is easy - just let people be who they are and enjoy the diversity. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:28:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12077284 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12077202 Atheists, were you brought up in atheistic homes? Or did you experience some epiphany that brought you to atheism?<br /><br />Was raised in a conservative christian home - old school. Was a christian a long time before finally - in my 30's - concluding that it, and other religions are man-made rather than vice-versa. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:47:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12077202 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12077055 Atheists, how would you feel if I told you, because of your atheism, "You have my heartfelt sympathies" or "I feel deeply sad for you"?<br /><br />In the past I've simply said "Don't be sad. I'm terribly happy thanks..." and left it at that. If they try to pursue the point by explaining WHY they feel so sad for me then usually a robust exchange of ideas follows... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:21:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12077055 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12076869 What do you think about the Secret Service Prostitution Scandal?<br /><br />Hah! I think the secret services provided to the Secret Service should have been more secret... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:06:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12076869 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12076863 Would you walk 10 blocks for a SUBWAY sandwich?<br /><br />Nope. Too many nicer options available over your average 10 block walk! Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:04:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12076863 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12076696 Your kid describes you as "the living fossil" your reaction?<br /><br />Haha! Invite them to spend 5 minutes in the boxing ring with me and see who feels older at the end... ;-) Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:14:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12076696 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12076624 are immoral acts immoral because god says so or because they are innately immoral?<br /><br />I sure hope it's got nothing to do with a god - especially that yahweh feller who appears to think eating shellfish and gathering firewood are so immoral the only just punishment is to be dragged to the edge of town and smashed to death with stones... Immoral acts are immoral by human... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:50:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12076624 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12073731 Atheists: Tell me a dark/sick joke.<br /><br />If god really DID have a sense of humour, Jesus would not have hung on the cross saying "Father forgive them.... etc. etc.". He's have said " Well bugger me. I knew there was a rumour my Mum got nailed by a Roman legionary - but I never thought I would be! Hahaha! Thanks folks, I'll be here... Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:56:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12073731 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12063987 Atheists: If you don't want to accept a book supposedly written by "fallible man" as truth, then why don't you reject your textbooks too?<br /><br />Because science texts readily admit they are the facts AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY KNOWN. They are not regarded as "infallible". They can be tested and proven wrong. When that happens, the textbooks change to reflect the new knowledge. This process is referred to as "Learning"... This is different... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:32:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12063987 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12055185 For those of you who like to read: What is one book that really made you think? Why did it affect you in that way?<br /><br />"A short history of the world" by Sir Geoffrey Blainey. It's like a Con-Tiki tour of history and gives an idea of the big picture. Fascinating book. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:04:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12055185 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12055009 What book are you reading just now and would you reccomend it?<br /><br />Currently reading a book on ancient Greek culture and architecture, a book about all the elements of the periodic table and just finished a book called "Revolution" by James McGee - which I would recommend and "I shall wear midnight" by Terry Pratchett - whose discworld books I adore. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:13:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12055009 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12055003 Did you know that evolution is just a theory?<br /><br />Sigh... How deliberately ignorant can one group of people be...? A scientific theory is an explanatory framework for a collection of observed facts. It must explain those facts accurately. It must make accurate predictions about the facts we will observe under certain conditions. It must be... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:09:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12055003 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12054999 Do you like poetry?? If you have wrote any poems then please put it in your answer :D<br /><br />Yeah I like poetry. Not way, way into it but I have written some. Mostly amusing stuff but one cute kids one too called The Midnight Thief: http://www.redbubble.com/people/friartuck/writing/306830-the-midnight-thief Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:05:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12054999 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12054994 Do you have a favorite poem? If so, what is it? Why do you like it?<br /><br />Too long to write here - but I love the Rubaiyat of Omar Kayyam. Wonderful piece of poetry - and over a thousand years old... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:02:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12054994 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12054225 is Fornication a sign that many of us lack self control?<br /><br />No. Just normal. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:21:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12054225 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12054175 Fox News' Mike Huckabee on his Easter episode said "The Atheist day of celebration should be April 1st." Offensive ? surprised ?<br /><br />Meh. Gotta be a bit thicker skinned than to be offended by that. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:59:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12054175 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12053698 I thought of what DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) really should stand for, Design Not Accident. Do you agree? Do you see intelligence in DNA?<br /><br />www.evolutionofdna.com. It's a working hypothesis - but takes processes we know about already, forces we know about already, chemical properties and interactions we know about already and produces a reconstruction on how it could plausibly have happened. No need for magic sky-daddy's poofing... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:46:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12053698 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12053658 Did RAINBOWS exist before Noah and the Flood ?<br /><br />Well, either god was constantly magicking water vapour (there were mists and clouds, even if no rain) so that rainbows were never visible or he is now constantly magicking water vapour (and glass prisms and anything else that splits the light spectrum) so that rainbows DO appear. Either option... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:34:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12053658 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12051625 What do you do to escape from reality? Why?<br /><br />I just drift inside my own head... Why? 'Cause there's an infinite universe in there that sometimes amazes even me... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:17:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12051625 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12051620 Who has flabby arms?<br /><br />My mum. My dad too nowadays - but he's 84 - it's probably okay to relax by then. Can't pinch nuffin' on mine... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:16:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12051620 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12051616 what do I use to grow hair on a spot on my head thats been bald since i was born?<br /><br />Super glue and leftover haidresser sweepings... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:14:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12051616 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12051573 Will atheism thrive without supernatural help.. Or is it "supernatural help" that helps atheism thrive?<br /><br />Of course it will. No, there's no supernatural help keeping atheism going. For a start, which one would you pick? The christian devil? He's only one of thousands.... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:36:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12051573 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12050140 Is a "spiritual atheist" a contradiction in terms since atheists do not believe in spirits/ souls?<br /><br />No. "Atheist" is a term for someone lacking belief in a deity - ie: gods. It says nothing about ghosts, goblins, fairies, souls, spirits etc. Just gods. Buddhists don't believe in deities - strictly speaking they are atheists. They are also rather spiritual. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:51:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12050140 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12050063 Is it considered rude and inflammatory to ask questions about atheism?<br /><br />Not generally - but depends on the question. "Why are atheists such amoral, evil people?" would be, for example, inflammatory... Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:17:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12050063 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12047552 What is so wrong about this picture? (in description)<br /><br />Nothing that I can make out, that's for sure... Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:56:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12047552 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12041221 Do you believe the Bible is without error? why, why not?<br /><br />It's not error free, no. There are a few historical inaccuracies - David raising funds for the temple in Darics, for example - the Daric (or Dram) was a coin only used 500 years AFTER David, commemorating a king who also lived 500 years after David. Other problems include the likelihood of... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:54:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12041221 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12041211 Non-Christians: Do you feel some guilt with having a holiday on Good Friday even though you don't believe in its meaning?<br /><br />Nope. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:46:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12041211 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12041207 Assuming you believe in Heaven, what credentials do you have to present to the Gatekeeper? What did you do in your life to help others?<br /><br />Just my all-round, general level of "Heaven would be bland without him" awesomeness... Oh, and my world-renowned humility... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:45:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12041207 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12041202 If Richard Dawkins told you to jump off a cliff would you?<br /><br />No. Why on earth would I? Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:43:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12041202 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12040640 Is it alright if someone, "realizes" they're gay, after building and establishing a wife or husband, and children only to.....<br /><br />Of course it is. Yes, it will be difficult, people will get hurt and have things to learn and deal with along the way - but relationships end for all sorts of reasons and at all sorts of times in life. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:56:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12040640 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12040633 I'm told, "if you were born in a Muslim country you would be Muslim", do you think this is an absolute truth?<br /><br />Not an absolute truth no - but it is highly likely you'd have been born into a muslim family, raised in the muslim faith, raised on islamic-themed stories, learned the koran and then be a muslim. People change faiths for sure - but usually when they are older, more independent from the dominant... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:54:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12040633 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12040620 Is it safe to say that those who do not worship God, worship science?<br /><br />Nope. Great faith may be placed in the scientific method's ability to uncover how the universe works and how that knowledge may be used to our advantage - but that faith has a great deal of evidence to back it up. That's not 'worship' either. I don't believe in gods but neither do I worship... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:50:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12040620 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12040599 Does it make sense that the Earth is 4.5 billion years old and we are only 200,000 years old?<br /><br />Of course it does. Why would it not? Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:45:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12040599 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12037556 Where there are atheists, life is _______________ ?<br /><br />Unutterably precious - given we suspect it is only one of them we get, and it's a darn short one at that. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:47:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12037556 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12037382 After 15 years, complex computers, and 30 million Euros, man has managed to achieve the bare minimum that chance did?<br /><br />Are you, in all honesty, attempting to compare a few short years and a bit of paper stuff being expended by tiny beings on a dust speck with 14 BILLION years, trillions upon trillions of stars and even more planets? The sheer stupidity of trying to do so is monumental. The arrogance required to... Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:42:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12037382 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12037372 Is not creation, plant and animal life, enough proof for a Creator?<br /><br />No. They are evidence for the existence of plants and animal life... Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:38:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12037372 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12037370 Why is it that life thrived best in conditions prior to the flood[as experiments prove], yet, Evolution could not compensate for the changes<br /><br />There are no valid experiments proving any such thing. For one thing, all available evidence - from geology to archeology to paleontology - indicates there could NOT have ever been a global flood. That invalidates the rest of your proposition really... Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:35:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12037370 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12004881 Are humans the Aliens and everything else natural?<br /><br />Nope - we're made of the same stuff everything else is. More sophisticated communication and abstract thinking abilities is about the only real difference... Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:01:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12004881 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12004721 One of prophet Mohammad's wives was only 6 years old when they married, How do you feel about it?(I just feel bad:D )<br /><br />Long time ago in a culture far different from ours. It would have been a relatively common practice - with both boys and girls raised in the knowledge this is how things are. That is not the same as attempting the same thing in a 21st century, Western culture. Here and now it is reprehensible... Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:41:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12004721 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12004704 Do Atheists owe Christianity gratitude for occupying regions that will have Islam and Sharia law trying to fill a cup already full?<br /><br />No. Maybe we can feel a certain relief that secular governments have been in control long enough - in various countries - to minimise the control christianity and other religions have over the people of those countries. Long enough also for most people to see the good in that situation and... Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:32:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12004704 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12004693 Why would the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia think "it necessary to destroy all churches" in the Arabian region?<br /><br />...because that's how a tolerant, compassionate, peace-loving religion operates... Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:28:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12004693 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11995071 Men scratch or grab their package in public all the time why? Do you ever see women doing this? Thoughts?<br /><br />You mean, do you see many women scratching or grabbing a man's package in public...? :-) Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:06:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11995071 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994253 What really are the mathematical odds of the earth's myriads of 'fortutious' events being just that?<br /><br />Grammatically it is "earth's myriad fortuitous events..." but still. Can't calculate mathematical odds until you specify precisely what those "fortuitous" events are and we have a better idea how many planets are in the universe. Rough estimates indicate there could be trillions upon... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:53:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994253 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994236 What accounted for the physical laws, and their simple but profound significance to our earth and the universe?<br /><br />Nothing needed to. They are observations of What Is, not "laws" as in "this is how something must be". Might as well ask what accounts for a puddle being so perfectly designed to match 'that' amount of water with 'that' sized hole... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:49:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994236 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994227 Could such a vast universe spawn the physical laws, or do they point to a Master Mathematician?<br /><br />These "laws" are just observations of ours. The universe is just there. There was never any "must be" beforehand. We are just observing the way it happens to be - and the way it happens to be includes various forces and things doing what they do with a level of consistency. Might as well... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:46:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994227 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994165 Why is it that of the 62 planetary bodies in our Solar System, only the earth has a fixed axis of rotation, and tectonic plate movements?<br /><br />The earth doesn't have a fixed axis of rotation. It wobbles. The other planets do that too. The earth is not the only body with tectonic plate movements. Europa does a similar thing - with a 'mantle' of ice over a sea of liquid water. Venus may have had tectonic plate movement but it's hard... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:30:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994165 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994146 Did life come about independent of the factors necessary to sustain it, what caused these factors to co-exist?<br /><br />The sorts of factors necessary for life as we know it on this planet came together on this planet, sure - liquid water, rocky planet, a few organic compounds, a spot of atmosphere and so on. Thing is, those organic compounds have been detected in all sorts of areas of the universe - same with... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:22:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994146 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994129 What animated a protozoa, why can't intelligent input from man achieve this, if mindlessness is responsible?<br /><br />They came from earlier, simpler things (probably could not even call them 'organisms') that were capable of reproducing. I've already linked you to information covering this, many times. You keep asking these questions over and over as if they've never been answered before. You're like a stuck... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:15:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994129 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994120 Was the original proposal of the Evolution theory poorly done; is it a "pure" science, how much has it evolved over the years?<br /><br />People were aware that animals changed over time long before Darwin produced his theory. Lamarck had produced a hypothetical mechanism for that change before Darwin was even born. The key discovery of Darwin's - that of random mutation with non-random natural selection as the mechanism for... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:13:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994120 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994105 Do Atheists who contend there is a small chance that God or things mystical exist weak-minded and superstitious?<br /><br />All things are possible - but many things are highly improbable. I think your friend is wrong, but I would still say that I'm quite sure our current crop of gods are purely imaginary. There might turn out to be some kind of god thingy or things out there - but I'm sure it ain't any of the ones... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:07:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994105 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994089 Could mindlessness be responsible for the first lifeform on earth, and if so, what is responsible for its survival and reproduction?<br /><br />Absolutely - and I have linked you to information supporting that fact time and time again - on this site and in response to your repeated questions which you continue to re-ask as if they were never answered. You are disingenuous at best. Lying at worst. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:59:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994089 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994083 If energy can neither be created nor destroyed why doubt the reality of the Uncaused Being, YHWH/ JEHOVAH?<br /><br />...because energy cannot be created or destroyed within a closed system. The assumption is that the universe is a closed system but it may not be. Besides, that rule does not in any way whatsoever point to the real existence of a minor bronze-age warrior-god who got lucky - any more than it... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:56:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994083 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994037 Would u marry(or consider marrying) someone you're great friends with, if there's no/little romantic love?<br /><br />Yeah - so long as there was some sexual desire so that side of things would remain fun. I can think of a couple of great friends I had who I'd have been happy to do that with. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:34:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11994037 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11991916 Suppose you have an attractive cousin, and the cousin is also attracted to you. Suppose both you and your cousin are adults. Would you have non-procreative sex with your cousin? ( My answer, is *NO WAY*)<br /><br />Maybe. Second cousin for sure! Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:59:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11991916