http://www.answerbag.com/profile/140417 New Answerbag answers from Mr. Meaulnes Tue, 29 May 2012 15:00:20 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:00:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8759567 Will science finish the job they have developed without acknowledging the Great Spirit? Or have we?<br /><br />It's a rather huge logical leap to assume that science can't or hasn't already acknowledged a "Great Spirit." -- acknowledging things beyond the scope of human understanding is part and parcel of the job science sets out to do. What would be the point of curiosity or discovery, if it wasn't... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:55:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8759567 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8714038 Are most of the apologists for the Islamic Terrorists really antisemitic people who would have sympathized with Adolf Hitler?<br /><br />I wouldn't make that generalization, no. It's probably safe to say that SOME are, but keep in mind that being aware enough to world affairs to understand the cause of a phenomenon isn't quite the same as being an "apologist." Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:13:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8714038 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8714035 Is LED ZEPPELIN the first heavy metal band? Or is it a myth that has grown over time?<br /><br />That depends on how you define Metal. If we're judging on a stand-alone basis, in terms of what was the most Metal-ish for its time, Blue Cheer probably takes it. If we're judging candidates against the level of influence they've had on Metal in the years since they started recording, Black... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:07:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8714035 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8693505 Do you think the U.S. is doing too much for Haiti victims?<br /><br />I'd argue that we're helping Haiti in entirely the wrong ways. It's become a pattern in American culture, that every time a humanitarian crisis comes along, the only ways we as a nation seem to find of addressing it are childish spot-fixes designed to help us feel better while also fitting... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:57:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8693505 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8618626 How do you feel to learn that the weapons of the US military have references to Bible verses etched on them?<br /><br />This is slightly less okay with me than secular mass murder. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:17:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8618626 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8611426 Are Homeschooled Kids at a Disadvantage?<br /><br />I was homeschooled for 15 years, and not in a sheltered, well-supported way, either. More often than not "homeschooled", for me, meant looking after my own education. Yes, I was at a disadvantage in some ways -- for instance, I'm not terribly good at working within the rigid system presented... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:31:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8611426 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8611410 Since women are free to abort, should men be allowed to "abort" their paternal responsibility (child support) within the same time frame?<br /><br />Equating an abortion to simply aborting one's parental responsibility ignores the vital and compelling reasons WHY women are free to abort. Women are naturally accountable to their potential offspring in ways that men just aren't, in medical, emotional and societal terms, which is precisely why... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:08:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8611410 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8611388 I need a song where the lyrics deal with paternity - "baby mama drama," infidelity, uncertainty, etc. Anyone know one?<br /><br />I'm Her Daddy, by Bill Withers. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:48:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8611388 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8607143 Hurricanes,political unrest,an earthquake...Why do you think Haiti experiences so many trials?<br /><br />Let's see... Poor, politically unstable, historically victimized by imperialism, AND on a tiny island -- take your pick, mate. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:50:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8607143 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602518 Is God the answer?<br /><br />God is the answer; God lies within. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:02:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602518 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602475 Is abortion an act of<br /><br />I'm sure there are those who get abortions on a whim, but unless every woman I've ever met who's had one is an anomaly, those people are at most %5 of the women getting them. It's always bothered me, a LOT, that the debate over abortion so often ignores just how serious of a life decision it... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:22:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602475 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602407 What do you think about Sarah Palin joining Fox News as a commentator? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8453223.stm<br /><br />I have relatively little respect for Sarah Palin as an individual or a politician, but whoever manages her P.R. and Marketing campaign is a bloody genius. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:36:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602407 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602398 I would describe myself in a religious context as:<br /><br />Restricting one's self with firm categorization is so... restrictive. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:30:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602398 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602390 Should Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid step down for racially insensitive comments he made during the 2008 campaign season?<br /><br />A wise man -- I think it was Michael Franti -- once said, "I don't care who he's screwing in private, I wanna know who he's screwing in public". To be more concise, as an isolated incident, how important ARE Reid's remarks? Yes, they demonstrate no small degree of ignorance, but we have to ask... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:24:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8602390 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598800 Americans are slowly catching up with the rest of the western world and abandoning religion. Good or bad?<br /><br />I don't think "Abandoning religion" is necessarily the best way to go, but it certainly needs to play a smaller role in American government and to some extent American society. I'd like to add here that Western Europe's drastic lean away from religion is, in no small part, fallout from the... Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:05:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598778 What is better socialism or capitalism?<br /><br />Frankly, I think the way this poll is crafted demonstrates a basic ignorance of political theory. Any functional government must rely on a mixture of influences. Sometimes a Capitalist-leaning policy is needed, but sometimes a healthy dose of Socialism is just more pragmatic. I put in my vote... Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:53:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598778 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598755 Do you think gay marriage should be legal? Why or why not?<br /><br />I can't speak for the Religious arguments against it, nor for most of the "Moral" or "Sociological" arguments against it (which are, for the most part, rooted in either religion or blind conservativism), but on the other hand, I don't see why any of these arguments should really be relevant to... Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:41:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598755 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598731 Are you worried about global warming? At this very moment 12:45am CT 1/4/10 the current warmest temperature in the continental US is 61 F.<br /><br />To be more precise, I'm worried about climate change. The term "Global Warming" is a misnomer which has presented no end of annoyance in the debate over climate change. And by the by, I do acknowledge that the planet has its natural cycles, I'm just not deluded enough not to acknowledge that... Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:30:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598731 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598689 What would be the most accurate definition of "lust"?<br /><br />Lust is waaay to complicated of an impulse, or emotion, or whatever you'd like to call it, to be summed up in "Arousal with/without X". If I had to take a shot in the dark at defining it, I'd say that lust can fall anywhere between a base, purely physical desire for someone (I'm going to tend... Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:14:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598689 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598661 Has No Child Left Behind Improved Public Education?<br /><br />I find it rather intersting that most of the points in favour of No Child Left Behind seem to focus on how admirable its basic goals are, rather than how well and by what means it aims to actually achieve them. For legislation based so heavily in equality of results, NCLB's support base doesn't... Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:47:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8598661 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6673950 When scholars from current or former communist countries write that we are following the path to socialism or fascism, why don't we believe them?<br /><br />Just because someone has some experience on a matter doesn&#039;t make them the infallible authority. A great example here would be Karl Marx himself, whose original theories on Communism were, in fact, based on experience with the negative fallout of Capitalism. My point here is that... Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:26:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6673950 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6673789 Why American government is not taking any steps to ban porno websites????? America took terrorism so seriously but pornography is making more destruction than terrorists do. what do u think people? is it because they give tax?? i want a realistic answer.<br /><br />If you want a realistic answer, a good first step would be asking a realistic question. Terrorists cause thousands of horrific deaths at once, and actively seek to do harm; pornography does neither of those things. Freedom of expression and Constitutionality issues aside, even, fanatics trying... Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:05:03 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6673789 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5991863 Do you know any handicapped person who was offended by Obama's joke about the Special Olympics? Is it just a bunch of non-handicapped people offended on behalf of the handicapped because they are afraid handicapped people will be hurt by it?<br /><br />From most of the input I&#039;ve seen on it, the ones acting offended by it are mainly people who&#039;ve spent the last few months *Looking* for something to be offended by from Obama. Speaking from common sense, I sincerely doubt that many handicapped people are going to have their psyches... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:47:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5991863 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5989111 Have you ever been mad at God,i am so very angery<br /><br />Don&#039;t get mad, get even. If you&#039;re angry with what God has done for you so far, then don&#039;t live under the conviction that God can truly control your life - take accountability for your own actions and try to make your future better on your own merit, so that if things fall... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:28:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5989111 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5988913 Is the concentration of the media on the CEO bonuses at AIG just a ploy to sidetrack the big issue of giving bailouts at all?<br /><br />The media as a whole doesn&#039;t typically use &quot;Ploys&quot;. Individual media outlets might, but as a whole, the media tends to simply focus on whatever seems to be the most interesting and most likely to draw an audience. This isn&#039;t to say that focusing on how poorly bailout money... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:04:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5988913 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5958048 Should I read Desperation before The Regulators?<br /><br />It doesn&#039;t especially matter. The two stories run parallel to some extent (they have many of the same characters, for instance), but The Regulators certainly doesn&#039;t contain anything that would ruin Desperation for you. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:03:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5958048 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5912584 Is Obama's use of teleprompters the same as pro Football or Baseball players use of performance enhancing drugs?<br /><br />Firstly, virtually all public speakers, especially politicians, use teleprompters. Secondly, I&#039;m relatively sure that what people have been so impressed with about president Obama&#039;s speeches is what he&#039;s said, not how well he&#039;s remembered it. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:46:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5912584 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5657628 If America is suppose to be a free country then shouldn't they have Laissez Faire Capitalism?<br /><br />America is founded upon freedom for individuals. America is not founded on freedom for large organizations; in fact a big part of what the nation&#039;s founders believed must be done to guarantee individual freedoms, was to limit the powers of large organizations. I&#039;m all for economic... Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:00:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5657628 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5656131 Has anyone of you--who has read Bigbangist's conjecture--ever wondered how anything of significance could come about without a purpose and plan, if we indeed are the result of a [mindless] "accident"?<br /><br />As far as I can tell, nothing known as &quot;Bigbangist&#039;s conjecture&quot; technically exists. That being said, no. When water is left alone, it &quot;Accidentally&quot; forms into a sphere; when events randomly transpire for long enough, they &quot;Accidentally&quot; form a... Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:25:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5656131 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5636055 Do you think a civil war will break out between socialist and people who want to keep their freedom?<br /><br />We lasted eight years without a violent conflict between the Neo-Cons and people who wanted to keep their freedom, so I don&#039;t think so. Then again, the people who are unhappy now are, as a whole, somewhat more violent... So you never know. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:37:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5636055 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5626214 Guys-would you f**k a woman who periodically has sex with mamalian animals?<br /><br />If she had once or twice in the past, sure. If she still made a habit of it, I don&#039;t think so - that sounds like a great way to help some exotic STD make the jump for horses to humans and eventually give millions of people a really nasty rash. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:26:25 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5626214 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5614254 Are most doctors just in it for the money? If not, why don't they live more modest existances?<br /><br />I&#039;d say a lot of doctors probably wouldn&#039;t have opted for the job if it didn&#039;t pay as well as it does. But on the other hand, doctors have the highest recorded suicide rates of any profession, they have to work ridiculously long hours as students, interns and on-call doctors for... Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:14:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5614254 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5613691 Whilst catching the train to university, I can't help but feel that society is being run by a bunch of suit-wearing, gelled-haired yuppies who spend all day playing with each other's money - and get paid for it. Does anyone else feel this way?<br /><br />Look on the bright side: if you&#039;re taking the train to university, someday you could BE one of one of those suit-wearing, gelled-haired yuppies, and spend all day playing with your friends&#039; money - and getting paid for it. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:13:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5613691 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5613648 Do you like your coffee like you like your lovers?<br /><br />I like my coffee like I like my women... Covered in bees. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:09:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5613648 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5613592 What does the formula E=MC2 (2 being squared) Mean?<br /><br />If memory serves, it&#039;s Energy=MassXThe Speed of Light Squared. In short, it&#039;s a formula for mathematically converting mass directly to energy. Taking the total mass of an object, and multiplying it by roughly 300,000,000 (the speed of light) squared, gives you the amount of energy... Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:02:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5613592 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5613397 What does it mean when you ask about becoming employed and they say they do not accept accept unsolicited applications?<br /><br />In essence, it means that if they needed to hire someone, they&#039;d be the ones asking you. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:39:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5613397 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5589207 Why is smoking legal if it kills you<br /><br />In short... Because people are allowed to kill themselves if they want to. Our lives are just that, *Our* lives; they do not belong the government. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:27:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5589207 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583849 If you use stick deodorant, what (if anything) do you do with the inaccessible product remaining in the bottom?<br /><br />I dig that sh*t out, put it in a ziplock and keep on using it. No need to waste perfectly good deodorant. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:24:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583849 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583838 Those FBI copyright warnings at the beginning of DVD movies and programs, do you ever take the time to read them or do they make you impatient and wish they'd just hurry and move on?<br /><br />I can&#039;t honestly say I&#039;ve ever read it. I guess I&#039;ve always just felt confident enough that I understood the basic concept. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:22:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583838 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583059 What is the first thing that comes to mind when I say the word "PINK?"<br /><br />Boris&#039; classic, balls-off rock masterwork. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:27:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583059 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583032 Any suggestions for good metal/rock bands?<br /><br />Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Metallica and Black Sabbath are all good for those just crossing over from rock to full-on metal. If you&#039;re a little more experienced with the genre, though, I&#039;d reccomend something a little more interesting, such as: Acid Bath Mayhem Paul Chain The Black... Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:23:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583032 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5582885 What would a mother in her 60's with two grown children and a husband seek for in a young female? In other words, why isn't her family fulfilling her? What happens to a woman when her children grow up and leave, and when the husband isn't around?<br /><br />To make a long answer short: People get lonely. Think about it, when you&#039;ve spent your entire life as a wife and mother, you&#039;ve poured so much time and effort and love into your family, and then you reach a time when all that time and effort love just... doesn&#039;t seem to have... Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:07:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5582885 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5582759 What is your favorite Coen Bros. film?<br /><br />Raising Arizona, closely followed by No Country for Old Men. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:52:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5582759 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5582752 Why all planets are of round shape?<br /><br />I&#039;m not exactly an expert on astrophysics, but it seems to me that it probably has something to do with the force of gravity being constant. If gravity is pulling inwards with roughly the same force on all sides, then a mass of matter will naturally tend to form a ball, will it not? Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:52:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5582752 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5582460 Do men in the real world really see women as a piece of meat? or do they actually care about who she is regarding personality and character?<br /><br />Speaking as a man, I don&#039;t think the two are even close to mutually exclusive. On the one hand, I like women&#039;s bodies, but it&#039;s not like that stops me from liking and respect them intellectually. If someone&#039;s not mature enough to simultaneously be attracted to a woman and... Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:12:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5582460 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5562141 What kind of music do you like to listen to when you are high (on marijuana)? Please include artist and possibly song.<br /><br />It depends a lot on when and where I&#039;m doing it. When I&#039;m just getting high alone for the hell of it, my musical tastes run heavily towards anything by The Smiths; Spacemen 3; The Velvet Underground; even Sigur Ros or Godspeed You! Black Emperor, when I&#039;m simply too spaced out to... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:19:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5562141 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5561969 How do you prove that the number 0 exists?<br /><br />Technically speaking, one cannot prove that any number exists. One can prove that certain *Quantities* of a given thing exist, but any and all numbers themselves are little more than concepts we&#039;ve cooked up to represent material, concrete things. Zero is in the same boat, only it is used... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:49:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5561969 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5561352 Does extacy make your brain function faster?<br /><br />It typically makes people hyperactive, causing their *Thoughts* to go by faster. But in terms of the brain itself, and any useful cognitive processes going on inside it, &quot;extacy&quot; can do very little good and a great deal of harm, especially with extended use. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:16:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5561352 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5537912 After the towers fell in '01, a huge slogan was "we will never forget." Have we forgotten?<br /><br />No, we&#039;ve just recovered from our collective pain and shock enough to think more clearly. Perhaps that just seems like an act of forgetting because mass hysteria isn&#039;t something most people are used to seeing last for seven years at a stretch. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:26:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5537912 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5535832 Men are asked "Are you man enough to do this?".Why don't anyone ask women ,"Are you woman enough to do this?"?<br /><br />To make a long answer short: because society doesn&#039;t typically expect women to be physically and emotionally resilient the same way it does men. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:22:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5535832 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5526063 Are liberals really to blame for all America's morality issues?<br /><br />That&#039;s one way to look at it, but blaming liberal ideas for America&#039;s alleged &quot;Morality Issues&quot; discounts one major fact: &quot;Morality Issues&quot;, for the most part, only exist where people choose to see them. Take, for instance, the &quot;Issue&quot; of gay marriage.... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:21:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5526063 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5515633 Are you looking forward to "Where the Wild Things Are" to come to theatres?<br /><br />Not especially, if I wanted to see a good picture book stretched and injected with extraneous plot until it was so overextended as to burst, releasing geysers of unpleasant blackish goo, I&#039;d just rent Night at the Museum. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:01:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5515633 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5515320 I am about to start working in Libya and can be payed in dollar or euro but I am unsure which is the safest one . I live in the Uk so will be exchanging back into the pound.<br /><br />Economically speaking, Euros are by far the safer currency, although anything you get paid in is likely to lose some worth with the market how it is now. Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:36:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5515320 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5515273 What are some country songs with Hispanic music influence?<br /><br />Willie Nelson&#039;s cover of Bob Dylan&#039;s Se&ntilde;or (Tales of Yankee Power), has always struck me with a very &#039;mariachi&#039; feel. [Please disregard the visuals on the video] Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:24:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5515273 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5493312 What do you think? The customers of the downed flight that hit the Hudson River were offered 5k each for their troubles. Is this greed or is it acceptable?<br /><br />The fact that they didn&#039;t die doesn&#039;t mean they weren&#039;t put at immense risk; after all, the chances of having a pilot that competent are really pretty low. No matter how much or how little actual injury they suffered, it&#039;s the responsibility of the airline to insure that... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:20:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5493312 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5493303 Do you think the 3 month suspension for Michael Phelps was appropriate? I think he'll probably be happy to get time to be a regular guy...like sending a kid to his bedroom for punishment when his tv, games and phone are in there.<br /><br />The question of whether a 3 month suspension is an appropriate punishment is somewhat overridden by the question of whether his particular offense *Warrants* punishment. Marijuana is certainly not a performance-enhancing drug, and personally I feel that an athlete&#039;s personal life, when not... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:17:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5493303 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5493273 What is the main reason more people are becoming Atheists/Agnostic…..Is it because we live in a more secular society than generations before us or is there a reason for the scepticism more people are showing towards religion?<br /><br />Any major secular trends in society are, most likely, due largely to the simple fact that religions can no longer force the majority of people to conform to them. Now that more of the world&#039;s government and educational institutions are out of the hands of organized religion, Theism... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:09:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5493273 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5457946 Who has a better chance of becoming the first female president Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton?<br /><br />If her husband is as successful and popular as Bill Clinton was, and if she gets onto the job of promoting herself with as much passion and efficiency as Hillary Clinton has, Mrs. Obama might just stand a chance. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:09:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5457946 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5457680 My bf of 14mo freaked out on me and said i'm needy & suffocating him. but he's the one who initiated all the big steps ie call me his gf, intro to his family, say i love you & asked me to move in with him! now he wants 1wk break to think about us, why?<br /><br />Based on this, it sounds like a fairly typical fit of fear of commitment. That being said, I can definitely understand see how something like this happens: You get into a relationship, the first months are absolutely great, so you don&#039;t feel much hesitation to move things right along. A... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:36:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5457680 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5456807 I have spanish influenza, will i die?<br /><br />With modern medical advances, chances are that the strain behind the Spanish flu pandemic won&#039;t be fatal. The main reason it was such a bad disease when it first hit was the conditions it came into; war means mass-immigration, filthy conditions, and lots of dead, rotting meat around, none... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:58:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5456807 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5456477 A man gets me naked on the first date, he's just had his shirt off. Then he suddenly calls me a slut and refuses to have anything more to do with me. Do you think a girl willing on the first date is a slut? Or does he have issues he needs to resolve?<br /><br />Call the woman what you will, but the same logic by which one might call her a slut could be applied just as easily to call the man a slut and/or a manipulative, passive aggressive bastard. And personally, I think passive aggressive bastard is a far worse label than &quot;Slut&quot;; at least... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:25:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5456477 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5456330 If snow fell in a different colour, other than white, what colour would you like to see on the ground?<br /><br />Morbid teenager that I am, I&#039;d honestly love to see some blood red snow. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:10:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5456330 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5413365 Are you an underachiever? If so, why do you not demonstrate your full potential?<br /><br />I&#039;ve been called that particular name, yes. In short, I don&#039;t &quot;demonstrate my full potential&quot; because most of the areas in which I&#039;ve been invited to succeed also happen to be areas in which I see very little potential for self-improvement or meaningful achievement. ... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:26:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5413365 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5413007 Is it kind of messed up for someone who's 18 to have feelings for someone who' 16<br /><br />Only in the legal sense, and even then it&#039;s not especially &quot;Messed Up&quot; in a lot of places. Someone who&#039;s 18 having feelings for say... a 6 year old; *That* would qualify as &quot;Messed Up&quot;. A two-year age difference is only &quot;Messed Up&quot; in the myopic,... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:41:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5413007 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412895 You know what?<br /><br />Yes, yes I do. Now excuse me while I slowly nod my head and adopt a vaguely wise-looking facial expression. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:27:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412895 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412882 Who believes that choices change future, and who believe that no matter what choices one makes there is a only one destiny?<br /><br />I believe that the two options are basically indistinguishable. However, I place more confidence in the former, if only because the latter is completely and totally impossible to prove or disprove, and therefor probably not a solid hypothesis. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:25:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412882 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412849 Does the Roman Catholic Church believe that popes, in conducting the ordinary affairs of the church, can never make mistakes?<br /><br />As other answers here have said, no. The official Church doctrine only assumes the Pope to be infallible when he&#039;s passing along some message of [to them] divine origin. And I&#039;m sure most Catholics with a good head on their shoulders don&#039;t even believe that, when push comes to... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:21:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412849 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412793 Why are people (mainly godgobbers) always bellyaching about other people who say they HATE something. What's so wrong with HATING something? Auzziegob HATES people who try to get on higher moral ground by denigrating people who HATE. HATING is normal.<br /><br />To quote loosely from George Carlin: Canide is natural; dog shit is natural. something being natural doesn&#039;t make it good or bad, it basically just means that it exists without anyone having to try hard at creating it. Similarly, hate may be perfectly natural, but that doesn&#039;t make it... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:08:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412793 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412718 How is anger a positive energy even though it may be a destructive force in your life?<br /><br />It could be considered &quot;Positive Energy&quot; in that healthy anger is free-flowing emotional energy that&#039;s actually expressed and can be channeled into motivation for doing things, as opposed an emotion with a &quot;Negative Energy Value&quot;, such as depression or self-pity, which... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:47:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412718 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412673 I just answered a question= that was erased by your STUPID monitors about religions, i explained that over 100 million people have been listening to their preachers lie to them. in the last years these preachers and ministers cause of gays and lesbians.<br /><br />Generally, our members and moderators are usually respectful of even the most controversial opinions. As long as they&#039;re delivered with intelligence and at least SOME class and respect. Typing in all-caps doesn&#039;t come across as especially classy or intelligent, nor is devoting part... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:37:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412673 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412484 What is your favorite concatenative curse word or phrase? For example, "knobgobbler" or "suckbucket". Points for length, alliteration, rhymes, cleverness, et cetera.<br /><br />&quot;Jesuschristpigfuck&quot; has always been a favorite of mine, along with &quot;Bitchwhistle&quot; and the slightly less elegant &quot;Fuckin&#039; Donkeyshow, man...&quot; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:06:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5412484 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400867 Do you believe in Simplicity?<br /><br />The more I&#039;ve meditated on it, the more I&#039;ve moved towards the view that anything BUT simplicity is little more than a product of our neurotic human minds digesting the universe into contrived, subjective classifications to make it seem more ordered and organized than it is. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:43:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400867 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400852 If you were to choose a stereotypical lifestyle, which one would you live? (Bohemian, power couple, desperate housewife, etc.)<br /><br />Pseudo-Pretentious, Intellectually Metropolitan Artiste. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:40:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400852 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400774 Is it possible to have a healthy debate on AB or are debates avoided as they are seen as arguments among users?<br /><br />I have vigorous, passionate arguments on AB every single day. I feel that as long as you have your logic straight and are relatively formal and diplomatic about it, there&#039;s no reason you should have to answer to anyone, no matter what they might see it as. Personally, I have no disdain... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:29:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400774 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400678 Remember all the corney kids toys; like "skip-it". What one do you think was the wackiest?<br /><br />The fact that someone, somewhere, somehow managed to market specialized supplies for the extremely fast shuffling and stacking of large plastic cups, is something that still mystifies me to this day. Although I must admit that this kid has some &quot;Mad Skillz&quot;. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:10:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400678 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400662 Who is the real us, the true us: who we think we are or who others think we are?<br /><br />There&#039;s no way of saying for sure, but there is a substantial argument to be made around the fact that... Well, we&#039;re in a bit of a better position to know. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:05:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400662 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400585 The bible doesn't mention Eve eating an apple nor Jonah being swallowed by a whale,where did these misconseptions come from?<br /><br />In modern religion, there&#039;s this marvelous little thing called common interpretation. The Bible was written a very, very long time ago, and language was different enough back then that virtually every event mentioned in the Bible has to be translated, and that translation has to be... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:35:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400585 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400575 Why muslims around the world keep forcing other religions to convert themself to Islam? Why Muslims think they are superior?<br /><br />Every religion tries to convert people, every religion thinks it&#039;s superior, and not even CLOSE to all Muslims care about converting people. So much for glittering generalizations. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:31:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400575 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400557 How do you explain where babies come from to a child?<br /><br />I don&#039;t see anything wrong with explaining the clean, cut down basics of pregnancy and childbirth. I even know, from personal experience in my own childhood, that a rudimentary touching on the subject of sex is appropriate at a MUCH earlier age than most parents think. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:27:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400557 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400548 What is the only rock edible by humans<br /><br />Salt is the closest thing to an answer here. However, I&#039;m not sure if salt is technically a rock. The strict geological definition of &quot;Rock&quot; is something more along the lines of a hardened composite material, composed of multiple minerals, whereas salt as we eat it almost... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:25:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400548 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400517 Are you sick of media reporters claiming that life threatening incidents of suvival as a miracle. MIRACLES DON'T HAPPEN. The hysteria of the recent Hudson River plane crash,labelled as a "miracle",is a prime example and unbelievably pathetic.<br /><br />If you&#039;d like to go through and scientifically explain every single &quot;Miracle&quot; alleged to in the popular media, then you&#039;ll have a totally airtight point here. But until someone&#039;s done that, you&#039;re being just as fanatical and absolutist as the... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:16:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400517 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400467 How lucky was the USA that Martin Luther King Jr DID NOT fulfill his dreams of turning the USA into his "promised land". If King had of succeded,how much damage,mayhem and chaos do you think the religious zealots and fundamentalists would've have done<br /><br />Not a lot, relatively speaking. In fact, I&#039;m rather mystified at how you&#039;re making any logical connection between racial equality and religious fanatacism. Especially considering that America&#039;s religious zealots and fundamentalists have typically been those most opposed to it.... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:06:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400467 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400434 Can I save an expert village video to a disk? If so how do I go about it?<br /><br />Expert Village uses player-embedded videos along the lines of Youtube, correct? If so, then it sounds like you need an FLV converter. There are scads of them online, some better than others (I don&#039;t use them myself, so I can&#039;t make an specific reccomendations), but the basic concept... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:59:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400434 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400295 What do you think humankind's basic problem is?<br /><br />A mixture of fear and insecurity. It&#039;s rather ironic, considering that no species could have gotten where we are today without a survival instinct, but if people weren&#039;t naturally so scared of needing food and shelter, greed most likely wouldn&#039;t exist; if people weren&#039;t so... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:24:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5400295 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5397966 Would you respect a female doctor or lawyer who put herself through school by stripping? what if it was a male?<br /><br />Absolutely. There&#039;s something to be said for using every resource at your disposal. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:35:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5397966 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5396660 Is israel doing right or wrong?<br /><br />At the very least, I think Israel could be managing the situation with much more compassion and tolerance towards the Palestinian people. Palestine has anti-Israeli extremists, and instead of addressing the issue of terrorism and extremism in Palestine, Israel declares war on the country... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:45:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5396660 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5396359 Who is our real president, Obama or Pelosi?<br /><br />If we&#039;re talking in terms of how much power they have in America, our &quot;Real President&quot; is either a Saudi Prince or a Chinese businessman. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:20:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5396359 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5387234 If you are caught stealing from a store and banned from the store, is that ban permanent or for, say, a year? Also, does that include ALL branches of the store or just the one you stole from?<br /><br />In the cases of the very few stores where I&#039;ve actually had occasion to know, the banning of customers has typically not gone much higher than the manager of that location. I imagine some of the larger franchise companies, -McDonald&#039;s, Wal-Mart, etc. - might communicate between... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:55:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5387234 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5384186 People are talking about how the world is going to end in 2012.& all of a sudden, it really hit me hard.i cant stop thinking about it, and worrying about my Kids age 2 & 3mnths.Now i want to start going to church.My bf tells me to stop worrying but i cant<br /><br />I can understand your fear, but it&#039;s also important for you to recognize that it&#039;s irrational. After all, what&#039;s rational about letting an ancient Mayan prediction, motivate you to start attending houses of worship for a European religion? Yeah, the idea that the world might... Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:09:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5384186 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5384110 Where did the Taco Bell chihuahua go?<br /><br />If you ate at Taco Bell any time in the mid-late 90&#039;s, then some questions are better left unasked. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:02:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5384110 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5347664 When you hear anything about Jesus being crucified, you hear of nails being driven through the hands and feet. (stigmata) The human body can't be supported by nailing the hands. It would have had to have been the wrists. Is this proof it didn't happen?<br /><br />Well, firstly, I&#039;ve heard from several different sources that crucifixion was more commonly done with stakes through the wrists than the hands, so that&#039;s one thing to take into account. The bones in the wrist and forearm are much stronger than those in the hands. Secondly, it&#039;s... Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:54:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5347664 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5343497 Do you think showing videos in school of a man being raped in jail by fellow inmates would lower the crime rate for the future?<br /><br />Somehow, I doubt it would help. For one thing, much of the young people most likely to commit jailable crimes aren&#039;t typically attentive (or present) in school anyway. Secondly, I think those of them smart enough to be paying attention in school are also smart enough to realise that... Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:33:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5343497 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5343363 Do you think it's appropriate for pregnant woman to pose nude?<br /><br />I don&#039;t see why not. The only real difference between a pregnant and non-pregnant woman posing nude is the unborn baby involved, and I don&#039;t honestly think it minds all that much. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:18:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5343363 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5343260 Rush Limbaugh last week said "I hope Obama fails". Does that mean he wants the U.S. to fail?<br /><br />Not necessarily, it just means that he wouldn&#039;t especially mind the U.S. taking a major blow if it meant discrediting the &quot;Liberal&quot; politics he seems to loathe so much. And ironically enough, this is coming from the same man who once said, &quot;Patriotism is rallying behind the... Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:07:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5343260 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5337582 Have you ever tried to Smoke Salmon, Fish or Shrimp?<br /><br />Yeah, but they wouldn&#039;t really fit into the rolling papers I had on hand at the time, and didn&#039;t burn too well anyway. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:26:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5337582 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5337555 What kind of sweaters do you like?<br /><br />Black turtlenecks have long been a bit of a fashion fixation for me. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:22:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5337555 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5337253 When you are looking at an old photograph of yourself, what is one thing you always notice?<br /><br />Goddamn I&#039;ve lost a lot of weight... Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:48:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5337253 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5337076 If someone told you the word,"Robert", what comes to your mind instantly?<br /><br />A vivid image of dozens of burly men in black t-shirts standing around a dead body, chanting &quot;His name is Robert Paulson! His name is Robert Paulson! His name is Robert Paulson.&quot; over and over again, while Edward Norton has a minor panic attack. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:27:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5337076 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5336812 Did I just see Obama do the bump?<br /><br />Yes, it appears so. Just what we need to help close America&#039;s racial divide: A black man who dances like a white man. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:00:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5336812 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5336777 Can you name one famous gay/lesbian?<br /><br />Harvey Milk. And Michael Stipe, if we&#039;re counting bi-sexuals. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:57:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5336777