http://www.answerbag.com/profile/164079 New Answerbag answers from leetmeat Tue, 29 May 2012 06:53:47 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 06:53:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10066903 How does one obtain positive social mobility in todays society?<br /><br />Either be born into money or make the right connections. Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:34:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10066903 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10059590 Are atheists spiritual? If so, how can an atheist be “spiritual” but not believe in God? ?<br /><br />One example would be Buddhism. It is an atheistic religion and Buddhists are quite spiritual. So yes. You don't need a god or gods to be spiritual. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:10:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10059590 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10059096 We made a separation in church and state for good reasons, Must we do it also for business and state?<br /><br />There does need to be more of a separation of the amount of influence that corporations and business has on government in the US. But, unfortunately that probably will not be happening any time soon as in order to get into any significant political office one must essentially make a Faustian... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:03:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10059096 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040371 I need help finding grants for college my recent job went under.. And now is the time i should be going to college. Gonna be a dad n 3 weeks<br /><br />First you should think about what schools you are interested in. Then you need to fill out a FAFSA (do it online @ http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/) and have it sent to each of those schools. The FAFSA is basically how the schools see how much financial aid you are eligible for. Then, contact the... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:54:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040371 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040292 Why Men are viewed as success objects and women as sex objects?<br /><br />This is something that takes a few courses in sociology, anthropology, and women's studies to get a grasp on as it's deep-rooted in our culture. Generally speaking though, because that's what society tells us. It's not rooted in nature or biology as there are other cultures where these sorts of... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:47:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040292 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040260 How come you never see black people competing in the Ironman competitions !<br /><br />Why are you so racist? Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:40:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040260 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040250 Why do athesists have such a strong desire to convert others?<br /><br />How does one "convert" someone to the non-belief in the supernatural? Most people become atheists because they learn how to think logically and utilize reason, then apply it to themselves and their own beliefs. If they follow that line of logical thinking long enough, they usually end up an... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:40:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040250 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040226 Is it better to be self-taught, or to have a great teacher?<br /><br />The best teachers I've had throughout my life are the ones that encourage me to learn on my own. Once you realize that you know nothing, it drives you to seek the truth. The search itself needs to be reward enough as you will never reach a full understanding of anything, just a more complete one.... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:34:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040226 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040187 Is it true that the iranian people/race originally came from southern russia and settled in what is now iran?<br /><br />Basically from around Mongolia. And race is not a term that means anything biologically or anthropologically speaking. Humans are all one race. There are different ethnicities, which are just arbitrary ways of grouping people based on shared language, customs, and/or geography. From Wikipedia:... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:27:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040187 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040134 with beginning =time, heavens =space, earth = matter dont the bible prove einstein theory matter within space had a beginning?<br /><br />Are you the timecube guy? http://www.timecube.com/ Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:17:15 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10040134 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8523160 What is the absolute first thing that must be fixed on the "all new Answerbag"?<br /><br />SAVE ANSWERBAG FROM TRENDY WEB 2.0 GARBAGE. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:08:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8523160 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8522612 Should AB revert to the old site and have the new one at beta.answerbag.com for us to test until it is ready for deployment?<br /><br />save answerbag! Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:35:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8522612 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521317 How do scientists estimate the age of the earth? Please write it on your own words not copy paste...<br /><br />They find rocks with crystals that contain radioactive isotopes. They then measure the ratio of that isotope to it's daughter in the crystal(s). They compare the average ratio of parent-daughter against the isotope's half-life. From that, they can deduce the age of that rock. We have found... Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:48:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521317 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521276 Why scientist talk about how old the earth is as is it were fact. why can't they just state something like I believe the earth is 4 billion years old.<br /><br />Because we have found Zircon that has been radiometricly dated to 4.33 billion years. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:33:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521276 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521263 When will the Earth's core cool down?<br /><br />When the radioactive isotopes that heat it fully decay into non-radioactive daughters. This will take many billions of years. The sun will swell into a red giant and envelope the Earth before this. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:29:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521263 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521236 If there is no God, why do humans have the capacity to love? No other animal has that ability. There is no obvious evolutionary benefit. We not only have the capacity to love, we crave it. Why do you think that is?<br /><br />How do you know that animals don't have the capacity to love? Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:18:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521236 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521225 When does life begin? At conception? At 24 weeks? At birth? At 40?<br /><br />Anyone claiming to know when life begins, is an idiot. That's as plainly as I can put it. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:12:25 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521225 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521031 Are New Environmental Laws Worth the Cost?<br /><br />NO. Let's say for a moment that CO2 really is a pollutant and not a naturally occurring gas essential to life on Earth. What is limiting CO2 emissions going to do to stop the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere? What is putting selective taxes on those emitting it going to do? Nothing. It... Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:02:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8521031 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8520992 How Can You Reverse Type 2 Diabetes? <br /><br />Exercise to get your metabolism running again. Diet helps, but not as much as being more active. I've seen something as little as walking around on a tour of a city for a day be enough physical activity to reverse Type II diabetes. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:51:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8520992 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8520958 Although it is demographically, is the United States a Christian nation? Should it be?<br /><br />No. The US was founded upon the basis that the government should remain secular and separate from any church or religious belief. The founding fathers themselves were mostly atheists or deists. The very reason that the Puritans and other christian sects came to America was to get away from... Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:40:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8520958 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8520938 Should Religious Leaders Be Able to Endorse Political Candidates?<br /><br />Assuming that we are talking about in the US, if they are the head of a religious organization that receives tax-exempt status, No. Non-profits, who also cannot endorse political candidates, lose their tax exempt status if they do this, why should religious organizations be any different? Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:31:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8520938 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8498667 Thailand's coast disappears as sea level rises. How did the conspirators behind the Global Warming 'hoax' trick the ocean into doing this?<br /><br />Sea level rises are not uniform globally. Some places show a decline and others an increase, and it varies from year to year. There are also many factors involved with sea level rise, such as uplift/sinking, erosion, gravitational attraction, etc. Sea level on average has been rising, but only... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:14:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8498667 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8469123 What's at stake in Copenhagen?<br /><br />Read the draft of the treaty they want the US and everyone else to sign there. Let&#039;s say that CO2 really does have this runaway warming effect and we need to cut our emissions(it isn&#039;t but for the sake of argument). This treaty doesn&#039;t do a fucking thing to help do anything except... Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:28:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8469123 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8469039 Now that global warming has been debunked what's next, water vapor emitted by cars and power plants will cause a global superstorm?<br /><br />Water vapor is actually by far the most powerful greenhouse gas, accounting for about 98% of the greenhouse effect. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:18:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8469039 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8463705 Google climategate. Is the debate now over?<br /><br />BUT THERE IS A CONSENSUS! Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:18:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8463705 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8463679 What would be the worst store to be stuck in during the zombie apocalypse?<br /><br />The church store. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:12:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8463679 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8463665 What do you think of someone who is really smart but also a social retard?<br /><br />That person is probably me. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:10:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8463665 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8463621 "Why are some plants carnivorous?"<br /><br />Cus evolution is AWESOME. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:02:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8463621 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8447584 Why is war a priority but the basic needs of the American people and our infrastructures aren't?<br /><br />If you guys honestly think the war(s) are what you need to worry about, think again. This entire global warming scam is being used as the basis to essentially create a central worldwide authority to tax and regulate all business, industry, energy, land usage, and more, at Copenhagen. We&#039;d... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:41:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8447584 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8435125 Why can't humans drill to the center of the Earth?<br /><br />It&#039;s too hot and there is far too much pressure. In addition, once you got to a certain depth there would be a barrage of ionized radiation. Also, the implications of messing with the circulating iron that is probably what generates the Earth&#039;s magnetic field would mess with the planet... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:04:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8435125 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8427772 So the raw data used to build their case for AWG was trashed before peer review. Is there any credibility in the AWG argument?<br /><br />It&#039;s AGW, and no there isn&#039;t any credibility to their extreme claims. From the looks of it they manipulated the peer-review process as much as their data as well. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:48:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8427772 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8427322 Do you think people are overeacting towards Global Warming?<br /><br />It&#039;s a fraud and finally the things I&#039;ve been seeing evidence of within the scientific community have come out with the recent outing of hacked emails of various supporting climate scientists conspiring to QUASH conflicting data and papers, and LIE about their own data, results, and... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:17:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8427322 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414604 I may be an atheist-but would you pray for me, really hard tonight? i might be an agnostic cause that sounds like an aggravated atheist. i am serious. i need a ton o' prayers for my health tonight. am i worth it? not yet.....<br /><br />Prayer does not heal the sick any more then taking a sugar pill does. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:00:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414604 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414594 Must we assume a special position or posture when praying?<br /><br />The missionary position. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:58:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414594 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414580 Christians: As a lesbian, i was wondering ..It says in the bible it is wrong to act on this preference so if i were to pray to God, could he take the desire away from me?<br /><br />If this is a sincere question, I&#039;m profoundly depressed by it. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:56:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414580 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414286 If living is so easy why does God make death so hard for those left behind?<br /><br />God doesn&#039;t have anything to do with it. When you loose someone you were close to it hurts and it&#039;s only natural to require a period of mourning and grieving to come to terms with it. It get&#039;s better once you accept reality, but your life is never quite the same after. It&#039;s... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:16:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414286 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414063 My problem is a sad one. I am devout, my youngest Son is not. He is a fine upstanding, highly moral young man. He says religion is passe and he is a non believer. My Question is how can i be happy in Heaven knowing i will never see my Son there<br /><br />Now that you have seen that morality is possible without religion, maybe you should start questioning the relevance of your religion. I don&#039;t believe in god or gods, but let&#039;s say that your god is real. You can clearly see that your son who you love very much and is an... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:43:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8414063 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413908 I was baptised when I was a baby. How do I get de-baptised since I am now an agnostic?<br /><br />You were dunked in some water and had some words muttered over you. I think you can safely just ignore it ever happened. Of course, if you wanted a way of firmly establishing your separation from Christianity, pronounce your disbelief of the holy spirit. It&#039;s right there in the New... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:24:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413908 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413736 Athiests: What would you have said to Jesus?<br /><br />If you really care about humanity, shut the hell up and stop preaching. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:01:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413736 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413701 If you were an atheist, would you tell your child that there is no God, or would you tell them that YOU think there is no God?<br /><br />I&#039;m not going to lie to my children. I would be clear that god is imaginary when it comes up. They should learn about religion(s), but I&#039;m not going to preach any religion to them. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413701 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413672 What is the main reason Atheists don't believe in God?<br /><br />Because there is no reason to believe otherwise. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:53:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413672 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413632 Firstly I'll start by saying this isn't a bash at religion and that I'm open minded. I don't know what i believe. I was thinking the other day though. If there was a way to prove religion didn't exist. Would people really want to know?<br /><br />Religion exists. I think the question your trying to ask is if they are valid or if their god or gods are real. That&#039;s really unfalsifiable as there is no test that will satisfy someone willing to accept that faith is a virtue. The truth is out there for people to find it quite easily... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:48:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413632 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413591 HOW DO REBUILD MY FAITH IN JESUS, AND GOD THE FATHER?<br /><br />Why would you want to? Faith is a cheap substitute for real truth and wisdom, which only comes through a sober and naturalistic understanding of the world and self-examination. Try to know what is, rather then what you or someone else thinks it ought to be. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:42:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8413591 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397615 Is Jehovah’s Witnesses a False religion<br /><br />Sure. But, it&#039;s in good company with all of the other religions. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:54:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397615 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397469 Can anyone tell me the fault line that runs up the north western coast of British Columbia, Canada?<br /><br />There are a few. The largest fault is the offshore Queen Charlotte transform fault. There are some smaller faults along the immediate coast, namely the Chatham Strait, Clarence Strait, and Kitkatla Faults. Here is a link to a student thesis that deals with the geology of this region:... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:29:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397469 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397352 The parent-daughter pair of U-235 and Pb-207 has a half-life of 704 million years. If a rock had 1 million atoms of U-235 when it formed and now has 250,000 atoms, how old is it?<br /><br />1.408 billion years. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:07:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397352 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397338 What is the rock from which crushed stone is made?<br /><br />Any Clastic sedimentary rock is made up from fragments and/or grains of other rocks. Conglomerate, Breccia, Sandstone, Siltstone, and Shale are a few examples of Clastic sedimentary rocks from coarse to fine. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:05:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397338 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397295 Do you know the geology of the mountains of the area you live?(please explain the formations)<br /><br />Yes. I live in central Massachusetts, which has an especially lively geologic past. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:57:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397295 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397286 Do igneous rocks form above the surface or below the surface of the earth? For those of you who haven't reviewed this in a while.. answer with prior knowledge.. no cheating ;)<br /><br />Igneous rocks come from the cooling of magma, lava, or from the pyroclastic bits of of lava that come from a violent eruption. So there are two types of igneous rock, intrusive denotes that they were formed underground, and extrusive means they were formed on the surface/above ground. In addition... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:56:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397286 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397256 How do volcanoes appear in the center of a tectonic plate?<br /><br />Through continental rifting or hotspots. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:49:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397256 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397091 Is there any credible evidence today of the Great Flood described in the Bible?<br /><br />As a geologist, no. There is no evidence for a great worldwide flood in anywhere in recent geologic history. As a historian, the flood story is taken from an older tale regarding a ruler in what is today Egypt who built himself a boat to survive the annual flood that occurs in the Nile River... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:23:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397091 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397060 If Noah brought a pair of each creature on board - what about carnivores? Did he bring 2 prey critters and a bunch of their cousins for the tigers and eagles to eat?<br /><br />Yeh. It basically looked like this: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:18:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397060 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397021 How did the creator (designer if you prefer) become a creator<br /><br />I made him that way. Yep, I&#039;m the creator of the creator that made everything in the universe. It doesn&#039;t really have to make sense, as it wouldn&#039;t because I&#039;m not subject to any of the laws of this universe. This answer is as equally valid as any religious belief. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:14:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397021 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397001 Biblical archeologists have been working for years looking for good evidence if Jesus. Have they found any?<br /><br />In short, no. They have no irrefutable and conclusive evidence for the historicity of Jesus. It remains the dirty little secret of Modern Christianity. Early Christians had no problem treating Jesus as a purely mythical figure. Why can&#039;t people do the same today? Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:12:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8397001 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8396876 Why do most scientist have problems with having a Creator (God) of the universe?<br /><br />It&#039;s those that believe in a creator of the universe that have a problem with science that contradicts their assumptions about the way things are, not the other way around. Hate to break it to creationists and their ilk, but you are the ones that have to put up the burden of proof to... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:51:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8396876 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8396825 In the tiniest fraction of a second -- time, matter, gravity, and nuclear and electromagnetic energy were created from nothing (the big bang). Do you believe this could/did happen randomly (without intelligence)? Why or why not?<br /><br />No scientist claims that everything came from nothing. They simply understand that if you reverse the observed expansion of the universe, at 13.5-14bya, everything, would have been concentrated in a single point. Science currently is not currently equipped to explain what happened before... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:42:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8396825 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383398 Well boys and girls,are you ready to pay even more taxes so Obamas lazy liberal constituents can have health care?<br /><br />A few years ago I was working IT solutions in Boston, making well above average for those of my age. I was hardly lazy, or a liberal. There were no benefits with the job, so I had no health insurance. I decided to go an get my own. I paid more for health insurance each month then I did rent my... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:15:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383398 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383318 How come the 2 tall towers I saw in pictures of downtown New York City weren't there when I went last year?<br /><br />Apparently, God is great. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:03:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383318 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383292 Since people usually write their memoirs near the end of their career does that mean Sarah Palin has reached the end of her political career?<br /><br />Hopefully she will be an hero sometime soon. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:59:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383292 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383280 Is there absolutely any indication that the electoral-vote system in the US may be reformed or abolished anytime soon?<br /><br />Officially allowing the people to directly elect the president would be a huge mistake. The states need to stop having presidential elections period and only allow the governors to vote IMHO, which is the original intention of the founding fathers. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:57:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383280 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383261 Why was Lew Dobbs against amnesty for Illegal Aliens before he was for it? See LINK:<br /><br />I was a Catholic, then an atheist. I was a republican, then a democrat, a republican again, and now I&#039;m neither. I believed that humans were causing global warming, and then I changed my mind about it. ETC ETC. As you learn new information, assuming you are an insightful and objective... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:55:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383261 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383232 Why does George Bush refuse to accept responsibility for 4 million jobs lost after he retired to his Texas ranch?<br /><br />Because it&#039;s not his fault? Not quite sure what a President is going to do to stop progress and capitalism. If it&#039;s cheaper to hire people overseas, companies are going to do it. If you can automate your production line and not pay 100 people to run it, that makes a lot more sense. ... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:50:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8383232 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8382953 No jobs - no second term. Does it sound like a fair contract offer of America to Obama?<br /><br />Don&#039;t really understand how the US is going to get more jobs as long as technology keeps replacing the need for unskilled labor in various industries. And that unskilled labor that is still needed can usually be outsourced to other countries for much cheaper. People need to go to a tech... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8382953 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8382890 Republicans VS Democrats!!! Why is one necessarily better than the other?<br /><br />Both of them are crap. I&#039;ve come to the conclusion that both of them are the same amount of evil, there is no lesser evil of the two. The fact that people actually think one is better then the other boggles my mind. It&#039;s the same sort of people at the top of each that pull the strings. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:13:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8382890 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8382769 Is Barack Obama's bow the greatest foreign policy blunder in US history?<br /><br />No. Bowing in Japan is basically like a firm handshake in the west. People need to not apply western culture to countries that have a different set of cultural norms. I think the REAL reason many people were upset is because we crushed them in WW2, and they feel we should never look at the... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:58:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8382769 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8382629 Is Obama Christian or Muslim?<br /><br />Who gives a shit. I wouldn&#039;t care if he drank goat blood during nightly rituals and had sex with pig carcasses for the moon-god if he gets uninsured people decent health coverage. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:38:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8382629 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380285 Do you play EVE Online? If so, how do you like the game?<br /><br />Been playing since 2003. Best mmorpg out there. Their new trailer pretty much sums up what it&#039;s like in massive 0.0 territorial battles(with the change of the titan superweapon that is coming in dominion). Yes this is all ingame engine, and what you hear is pretty similar to what you would... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:47:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380285 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380227 What would EVE Online’s theme song be, if it had one?<br /><br />I&#039;d guess the one they made themselves. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:41:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380227 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380212 With the economy in the shape it's in. Should the States call a convention and pass a balanced budget amendment? Washington isn't going to do anything. Re: Article V<br /><br />Maybe we should STOP USING FAKE MONEY BASED ON LIABILITY. It is impossible to have a debt-free nation with our current monetary system. I&#039;m not suggesting we just switch over to a system of resource exchange like some people suggest (extremists), but I would be in favor of shutting down... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:38:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380212 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380139 Instead of drafting a Constitution for Iraq, should we just give them ours since we're not using it anymore?<br /><br />I get that this is a joke. However, just let me throw out there that Constitutions are not universally applicable. They are a product of the social, cultural, political, and religious values/norms/conventions/beliefs of a people. It would be like borrowing a pair of pants from someone who is... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:25:25 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380139 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380115 Should the `Right To Bear Arms` include ALL firearms?<br /><br />&quot;A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.&quot; From thefreedictionary.com: infringe vb 1. (tr) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc.) 2. (intr; foll by on or upon) to... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:21:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380115 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380043 Is America a democracy, or a republic? in the pledge of alliegance it says: " and to the republic, for wich it stands"<br /><br />A quote that is erroneously attributed to Jefferson goes: &quot;A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where 51% of the people may take away the rights of the other 49%.&quot; While this isn&#039;t a direct quote of his, it does sum up his attitude towards open democracy. This is why the... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:11:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8380043 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8362209 If a husband uses internet porn to pleasure himself, does he have the right to tell his wife that she CANT put images of herself online for the pleasure of other men?<br /><br />This is apples and oranges. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:14:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8362209 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8362204 How old were you when you first looked at porn?<br /><br />10. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:12:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8362204 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8362181 Why do people watch porn? My theory on porn is: Why watch when you can do? Who agrees with me?<br /><br />I think many watch it because they either can&#039;t do or are looking for a safe outlet to do. Much better to jack it to some porn then have it all build up until you end up having an affair. Also, sex is effort. Sometimes you just want to get off and not have to feel like a jackass for... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:09:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8362181 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8362067 Personally, I see viewing porn (alone) as cheating. You're lusting after other men/women, and claiming that you're not actually with them seems like a poor justification. If you don't agree, will you please explain to me your point of view on this?<br /><br />Being that most cultures have always promoted sex appeal (men as well as women) as a way to succeed in your social and promotional life, and proves to be true a lot of the time; How can you expect someone that you are in a relationship with to not have sexual thoughts about someone else? As... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:53:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8362067 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361632 Me and my boyfriend have been dating for 5 months... I love him no doubt about it, I was thinking about purposing to him. How do i know if he is ready?<br /><br />Nothing has the potential to kill your love faster then a marriage. Marriage is not the &quot;next step&quot; on the ladder of love. It&#039;s a contract you enter into with another person that binds you to them legally. Getting married is something that might make sense if you two are in a... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:07:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361632 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361519 I want to ask my boyfriend to marry me, i want to do it on the beach, how can i make it extra romantic?<br /><br />Honestly, nothing is going to be more romantic for most guys then being very upfront and direct. Ignore the crap that doesn&#039;t matter like accessories and whatnot (flowers, candles, whatever) as that&#039;s stuff WOMEN usually like, not men. Just take him out to a secluded part of a beach... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:53:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361519 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361448 Who benefits more from in marriage, Males or Females?<br /><br />Females. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:45:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361448 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361103 Do loving atheist humanitarians go to hell while murderers who become Christian in death row go to heaven?<br /><br />I suppose Mother Teresa is in hell then. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:05:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361103 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361098 My friend (a girl) called Jesus a fag as a joke. I blew up. I called her every mean name I could think of. Am I wrong? Should I apologize? I feel I should, but don't really want to.<br /><br />Much like you, I used to get fired up over lude remarks over my religion when I was Catholic (was raised Catholic). I didn&#039;t come to terms with it for many years, but it was because I knew deep down, something just didn&#039;t make sense about it, or religion in general for that matter.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:05:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361098 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361034 Joseph Smith claimed that the Kinderhook Plates contained the history of a descendant of Ham. If Smith truly was a prophet with the gift of 'seership' and supernatural discernment why couldn't he physically/spiritually see or discern that they were fake?<br /><br />It&#039;s hilarious that the story of how the mormon&#039;s brand of christianity was founded is essentially that Joe Smith found a magic hat that lead him to some magic books in upstate new york. lol. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:57:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8361034 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8360935 (Please do answer if you are a Christian) Why don't Christians act upon this saying of bible? ‘But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.’ (Matthew: 5:39)<br /><br />There are some the follow this literally. Ever been to Amish country? Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:47:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8360935 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8342284 The Large Hadron Collider is going back online after a year of repairs. What do you think will happen when scientists try to recreate the energy levels of the Big Bang?<br /><br />Ever played Half-Life? Start stocking up on guns and ammo now. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:27:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8342284 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341739 Who here has crossdressed, and if you have, do you have any tips for someone looking to go out en femme<br /><br />Eyebrows. Make sure they are done. Drink lots of water and take good care of your skin. Lotion on when you get out of the shower and at least once or twice a day other then that. Don&#039;t over do it, but don&#039;t underdo it. For makeup, go with bold eyes or lips if you want to do... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:49:15 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341739 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341686 Do you think a man can look good in a dress?<br /><br />Wouldn&#039;t really be fair in a recent pic, so here&#039;s an older one. Yeh, my hair was pretty short and crap then. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:42:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341686 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341536 Why is lesbianism more acceptable than gayness?<br /><br />I think it&#039;s the other way around. Gay men are usually more acceptable and have now been stereotyped to fill a certain &quot;role&quot; within society as I see it (hairdressers, designers, eccentric creative types/etc). Where lesbians are typically seen as having a grudge with men. Not... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:08:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341536 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341486 Which gender is most likely to change his or her gender?<br /><br />MtF is more common then FtM, the ratio is about 100:1. We have a pretty good idea why MtF&#039;s are that way as there have been significant discoveries showing that it&#039;s linked to fetal development. Essentially we all start out female in the womb, and those with the Y sex chromosome... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:55:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341486 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341384 Why do i want to be a woman<br /><br />There could be a variety of reasons. First let me suggest seeing a gender therapist. There could be a lot of reasons. The most obvious ones are that something happened in early fetal development, leaving the part of your brain that defines your gender preference more towards the female... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:31:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341384 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341345 Regarding sexual orientation, on a scale of 1 to 10, where do you fall? (1 being completely gay, 10 completely straight)<br /><br />Asexual. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:22:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341345 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341336 What evidence do those who say that homosexuality is a choice have to back up their claims?<br /><br />No. If you think it is, try it. Be gay for awhile. Good luck. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341336 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341327 Where can I find Pictures of a person with both male and female parts.<br /><br />You&#039;re looking for people who are intersexed. Try google. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:16:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8341327 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340484 I want to buy a laptop computer, which "name" shall i choose, Toshiba, HP or Acer (all made in China, btw)?<br /><br />Dell latitude or precision. Grab the extended 2 or 3 year warranty THROUGH DELL (NOT bestbuy or any retailer). You&#039;ll be glad you did if anything goes wrong as Dell&#039;s support is pretty quick and helpful as well. The hardware in their professional line of laptops are all high-quality... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:33:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340484 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340459 Is some of the data behind Anthpogenic Global Warming fraudulent?<br /><br />Sadly, yes. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:27:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340459 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340440 Time travel? Given that matter/mass can't exceed the speed of light, why can't we send INFORMATION into the future or past, since information has no mass. Then we can use this information almost as well as we could use a messenger who time-traveled!<br /><br />Information can only be exchanged in particles with mass. There are things that can technically travel faster then the speed of light, such as the movement of a shadow across a distant body. But, these phenomena are useless as you cannot exchange information through them. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340440 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340420 What do you think it's important to have order of operations in math?<br /><br />Because without it people would come up with incorrect answers. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340420 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340351 Do you think it right for that a person should be forced to leave a tip even if the service was poor<br /><br />There is a basic level of what is an acceptable tip for acceptable service, and that&#039;s what a server should get if they did their job. If they did a shitty job, then no tip. If they somehow went the extra mile and made my experience better then average, they will get more. Generally... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340351 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340314 Do you consult a dictionary to look up words to make sure you are spelling them correctly, using them appropriately?Not the automatic computer spellcheck thingy... a 3-dimensional, real-world dictionary? Or are dictionaries only for nerds?<br /><br />I don&#039;t really see the advantage of using a printed dictionary as before it even makes it to print it&#039;s outdated and all of it&#039;s information is available online. So no. They aren&#039;t for nerds, they are for stubborn elitists. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340314 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340178 When people you care about fail to live up to your expectations, are you quick to criticize or do you keep your thoughts to yourself? Why do you think that is?<br /><br />Depends on the situation. If whatever they are failing to do results in an effect that is detrimental to a number of people, they will catch hell. If it&#039;s something insignificant, I might ignore it unless it becomes a pattern. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340178 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340163 How do you get over someone pulling a gun on you?<br /><br />Go to therapy. Realize that your traumatic experience isn&#039;t a big deal in comparison to other people. Learn what to do if someone pulls a gun on you again. Be confident and in the slim chance it happens again, you&#039;ll know what to do so there is no point worrying about it. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:28:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8340163