http://www.answerbag.com/profile/244727 New Answerbag answers from ACCOUNT CLOSED Tue, 29 May 2012 09:30:32 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 09:30:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8918033 we have a square container that is 7 feet on the side. How much volume does the container have<br /><br />If it's an exact cube, it would be 49 cubic feet (7*7*7) It can't be a "square" container, as a square is a two-dimensional shape. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:06:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8918033 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8918032 Is the WEST covertly being forced to accept a lower standard of living to raise the standard in impoverished nations or is it just greed?<br /><br />To argue this, one would have to assume that the governments of the West actually care about the standard of living of those in impoverished nations. Given that they are the ones most responsible for that impoverishment through their global colonization, post-colonial harassment and... Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:05:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8918032 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917999 If you pray for an atheist does that help him/her become a better atheist?<br /><br />No, but wasting time praying does decrease the theists productivity which makes the atheist look better in comparison :) Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:53:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917999 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917985 Which cartoon show is better?<br /><br />None of them are really good anymore. . The Simpsons in the 1990s was the greatest cartoon ever, in my opinion. But in recent seasons, it has become SO over the top: the characters aren't funny any more, they're just goofy idiots; there's too much singing and dancing; too much of a focus on... Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:48:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917985 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917953 Does praying for the dead help the dead anyway? Do you pray for the dead?<br /><br />I'm sure the people doing the praying believe so, though there are no tangible results from such praying. Do I pray for them? No. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:37:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917953 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917891 Do you support or oppose nuclear disarmament?<br /><br />Why have you included both "WE MUST DESTROY THIS EVIL TECHNOLOGY" and "Support [disarmament]"? People who choose either option could be categorized under the second option alone. This redundancy ensures that those who support disarmament will have their numbers divided for no apparent reason,... Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:08:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917891 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917795 Why do some people need to believe that some part of themselves will survive death, when all evidence points to a resounding 'No'?<br /><br />When you include an option like "I have another reason", you pretty much ensure that most people will pick that one, even if another option like "Because we mostly believe what we're told from a young age" is the more accurate one. Nobody WANTS to admit that they may have been brainwashed, that... Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:34:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8917795 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878346 What kind of teaching would you expect from a guy named Moo Ham Mad?<br /><br />The kind of teaching he is qualified to give. Revolutionary answer, eh? Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:30:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878346 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878342 do you think polls suck ?<br /><br />The polls on this site certainly seem to. In most cases, there are 2 relevant and fair options followed by 1-3 totally irrelevant and/or leading options (one of these usually wins out) Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:29:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878342 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878202 Is There a "War on Christmas"?<br /><br />I don't know. But there certainly do seem to be many SLOW NEWS DAYS IN DECEMBER when this non-issue seems to re-spark a national debate. So...................how's that cure for cancer going? Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:40:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878202 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878176 Can an inventor get rich?<br /><br />They certainly can. The likelihood of this happening, however, is probably very low. Like with people in show-business, you see a few hundred "big names" in movies and music getting nearly all of the national attention. You don't see the MILLIONS who didn't make it. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:33:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878176 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878149 If Osama Bin Laden were captured alive, would there be more terrorism or less terrorism?<br /><br />With all due respect, the last option (which, interestingly, the largest number of people selected), has nothing to do with the actual question. Whether or not Usama Bin Laden is a propaganda-tool does not answer whether there would be more terrorism or less, were he captured alive. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:24:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8878149 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8727772 Do more guns mean less violence?<br /><br />All of your arguments, again, come from the perspective of an outsider-looking-in. You say: "A person is no more or no less than what they prepare themselves to be." This fallaciously assumes that all people actually have access to, or the ability to, prepare themselves to be successful to the... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:04:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8727772 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8727691 If there is no boundarys of religion that hold my brain down, then how can you tell me wrong, if i say there is no such thing as religion?<br /><br />"But in stating this, that if the thought can be processed, then anything is possible," I don't mean to imply "anything is possible", just that any thought which has real consequences on the physical world, must be acknowledged to at least "exist" in a basic sense. For example, if a person... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:40:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8727691 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8724547 If there is no boundarys of religion that hold my brain down, then how can you tell me wrong, if i say there is no such thing as religion?<br /><br />And who says, only tangible things exist? TANGIBLE: "If something is tangible, it is clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen, felt, or noticed." Firstly, there is the obvious problem of subjectivity: what is tangible to one person, may not be tangible to another. A typical scientist... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:43:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8724547 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8724436 Do you think that 11-year-old children should be able to have boyfriends?<br /><br />This is a leading question. When you say "11 year old CHILDREN", you are strongly implying (whether you intended to or not) that the answer should be "no". You may reply "Well, 11 year olds ARE children", but one could easily argue that the definitions of words like "child" and "adult" have... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:49:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8724436 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707896 Who and what is the Lord Maitreya?<br /><br />Specifically, Maitreya is the name of a future Buddha figure, the spiritual successor to the first Buddha, who will supposedly come and rescue humanity, just when it has reached the lowest point of collective ignorance. Practically speaking, Maitreya is more or less the typical messiah: some... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:44:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707896 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707869 How useful or useless is embracing a religious system?<br /><br />It's USEFUL in that it may help you feel certain feelings (i.e. I'll meet my deceased mother once again / My mother's murderer will burn in hell / I will be rewarded with eternal paradise, rather than ending my life with absolutely no prospects) It's USELESS in that it doesn't help you know any... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:25:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707869 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707857 What is the best thing God have ever done for you???<br /><br />Failed to prove his existence. This act - if you could call it act - freed me from the clutches of slavish dogma. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:16:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707857 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707856 if you could invent a religion what would it be called and what would the number one rule be?<br /><br />I don't know what I'd call it, but I know what the #1 rule would be: "Thou SHALT NOT kill.....Unless thou art spreading the gospel to ignorant heathens.....In which case, thou not only SHALT but MUST kill" I have a feeling this religion would be extremely successful, and remain strong for... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:15:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707856 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707852 You have the choice to save a computer programmer, doctor or lawyer. Who would you save and why?<br /><br />If you can only save one of them, the ethical choice would be to attempt to save whoever is closest to you; regardless of their occupation. If you save anyone else, people will remember what you did, not as "saving one person", but as "stepping over one person who could have been saved" Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:11:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707852 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707846 If there is no boundarys of religion that hold my brain down, then how can you tell me wrong, if i say there is no such thing as religion?<br /><br />Such a statement would be very-easily disproved. If you say "There is no God", that statement would be hard to dismiss, though it would also be hard to affirmatively accept. But saying "There is no such thing is religion" ignores basic societal structure. One can see religion everywhere,... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:08:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707846 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707826 why we need humanity??<br /><br />Unless you can reproduce asexually, and in gargantuan numbers...you're pretty much stick with em'. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:56:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707826 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707824 people say "ask god for help and you will be saved"... so why do people who scream for help when falling, die?<br /><br />Faith in God is about as useful as palm-reading, when you are squaring off with the laws of physics. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:56:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707824 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707800 Should computer programmers control the means of production?<br /><br />Nobody should control the means of production merely by virtue of their occupation. Especially not people of highly specialized occupations such as computer programming, whose work is very important to some, but totally inconsequential to others. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:43:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707787 Does God's Commanding Isreal to Destroy the Canaanites Justify Human Warfare Today?<br /><br />You can't justify REAL actions which affect REAL people, using FAITH-BASED propositions. They did that during slavery. They did it during global colonialism. They did it to segregate people by their color and/or gender... People will justify any disgusting and brutal act, using faith. But in... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:33:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707787 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707751 Were things better before the internet?<br /><br />Not at all. Sure, some things were better (i.e. students' knowledge of how to use reference libraries), but life by-and-large has been made vastly more efficient, knowledge has been made vastly more accessible even to people living under oppressive governments, and businesses - both small and... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:17:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8707751 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691812 How can I convince my Christian girlfriend that self-pleasure is a sin and she must stop?<br /><br />How do I convince you that you that nearly all human beings "self-pleasure", and if you genuinely think it is a sin, you are condemning damn-near everyone (yourself included, most likely, though I doubt you would admit it) to damnation? Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:10:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691812 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691810 IM FAT AND SO CALLED UGLY WAT DO I DO ????<br /><br />Think for yourself. People who ask panicky question like this are usually just looking for quick reassurance from others (which is pointless in an anonymous/online context) Stop needing others to validate you are. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:06:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691810 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691808 What is the most recognized/recognizable song of last 40 years? the song that everyone would all recognize instantly.<br /><br />By "everyone", do you just mean "Anglophone Westerners attuned to Western popular culture"? There's no such thing as "the song that everyone would recognize instantly". Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:03:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691808 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691799 Is chocolate good for the body?<br /><br />Why is this even being debated on Answerbag? No offense to the online brethren, but random people on an online forum don't really have any business declaring - one way or the other - whether a certain food is healthy. This is a question that should be left to experts: doctors, nutritionists,... Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:58:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691799 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691739 The Beatles: Greatest band of all time or overrated?<br /><br />Sorry to post such a thoroughly-disagreeable answer, but: All of you people who said "Greatest Band of All Time" - You are WRONG. I back up that grandiose statement by stating the undeniable fact that "greatness", especially when it comes to personal tastes, is necessarily... Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:29:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8691739 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664261 Why is it so hard to imagine that life totally ends with death? No hereafter.<br /><br />As is often the case with faith-based propositions: The fact that something is comforting tends to override the fact that it is unproven, and even unfalsifiable. It's weird how many religious leaders talk about how good it makes people feel to believe in such things. When they say this, they... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:39:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664261 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664258 How do you think American culture is different from other cultures?<br /><br />It is different in that there is no real "American culture". With the exception of abstract shared-ideas like "The American Dream" and apple-pie worship, American society is very individualistic - due to many reasons: its Capitalistic tendencies, its history of rebelling against colonial... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:38:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664258 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664243 Why are some grown men sexually attracted to teenage girls?<br /><br />Many of the people here seem to have it backwards: Girls aged 14-18 have - historically - been considered ripe for marriage and childbearing. Up until the mid-late 20th century, it was widely-accepted for adult men to marry underage women. ... Without even knowing anybody on this site... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:30:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664243 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664225 i have a question for any atheists. what exactly is it that makes you believe in evolution / not believe in god?<br /><br />Evidence / Lack of evidence, respectively. It's deceptively simple. I'm sure somebody will now respond "The Bible is all the evidence you need", which can be very easily disputed using simple logic: A book claiming to be proof of its own content, is an obvious conflict of interest. It's like... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:11:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664225 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664206 Why are people so rude these days?<br /><br />Why do so many people delude themselves into thinking that the past was some kind of Golden Age of morality & order? You might say "In the 1950s, people were much nicer to each other" To which I could reply "In the 1950s, most people were still openly-racist. That's not so nice, is it?" Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:01:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664206 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664191 I wanna fuck my sis even if it was an anal sex i seen her naked in the bathroom so i like her am 18 and she's 14 please help me<br /><br />Regardless of the question of whether consensual-incest is acceptable... ANY 18 year old having sexual contact with ANY 14 year old is statutory rape. Don't go there. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:54:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8664191 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8655551 Do TV shows affect a person's moral values?<br /><br />It's more likely that the causal relationship is reversed - a person is more likely to watch programming that is suited to their preexisting interests. Firstly, why would someone raised with "wholesome family values" and all that crap even watch programming that conflicts with those values?... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:54:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8655551 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8655487 Is China a Threat to the U.S.?<br /><br />Everyone has missed the fact that this debate was flawed before it even began. China does NOT have "more than 2 billion residents", it has less than 1.4 billion. You might think "population number isn't that important", to which I'd respond "if analysts can be way off about as basic a measure... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:42:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8655487 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8625039 If you are Canadian, do you think that the province of Quebec should separate from the rest of Canada and form it's own country?<br /><br />Neither "No" nor "Yes" is a satisfactory choice. "If they want to", is the only acceptable option, in my mind. If secession is democratically approved of, than they should. If it is democratically rejected (which it thus far has been), than they shouldn't. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:58:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8625039 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8625031 What is the biggest threat to the United States?<br /><br />It's hard to choose an option. There are so many other major crises - both internal and external - that threaten the United States. And I wouldn't list "growing economic strength of China" and "growing economic strength of third world", in the same category. The growing economic strength... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:54:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8625031 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8625002 Why do you say 'I am a JW, Baptist, Pentecostal' etc. It is not really who YOU are?<br /><br />True, but I think the totality of "Who I am" is far too immense to package into a concise statement. One could list their physical appearance, age, education, occupation, desires, beliefs, loves and hatreds...an infinite number of things as "things that define me". Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:38:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8625002 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624998 Are some people better than others?<br /><br />"Better" is such a generic word, it can't really be used to describe differences in beings as dynamic as humans. Sure, if you ask someone as vague a question as "Do you think some people are 'better' than others?", their social conditioning will likely make them answer "Of course not!" without... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:37:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624998 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624996 How do you tell your parents you got into a fight?<br /><br />Why? If you got into a fight at school, I'm sure the school would inform them. If you got into a fight elsewhere, but you're okay...do they actually need to know? Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:36:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624996 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624954 When and why did people quit fainting at B. Hussein Obama's appearances?<br /><br />Do you always call everybody by their middle names? . It's rather moronic that people still do this - you can claim that it is a meaningless description (as they usually do), but it's pretty obvious you are trying to mentally equate him to Saddam Hussein or Muslims in general, simply because... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:15:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624954 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624926 Is my friend an idiot or I am being unfair?<br /><br />Would she also expect to see "African-Irish" on an American form? How about "Icelandic-Arabian" on a Chinese form? Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:03:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624926 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624914 Why are Japanese alleyways so Cool?<br /><br />Alleyways? Is that a slang for some sort of community/group, or are you literally inquiring about the coolness of spaces inbetween buildings? Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:56:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624914 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624838 Does everyone go through a kelpto phase?<br /><br />When you ask questions like this, the ones who get most defensive are usually the least secure in their moral foundation. . I can put ego aside and admit, I did go through such a "phase", if you want to call it that. It is a fundamental fact that humans are, fundamentally, manipulators of their... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:09:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8624838 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603689 Good names for girls with brown hair?<br /><br />There isn't really such a thing as a 'good name for a brunette', 'good name for a blond', etc. Just choose a name that you like. And for her sake, make sure it doesn't rhyme with anything ridiculous (i.e. "Mulva") Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:52:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603689 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603686 what should i name my son?<br /><br />He's your son - You choose! Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:50:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603686 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603685 Do you realize that if Joseph Stalin were still alive, he'd be 130 years old now?<br /><br />Do you realize that if Hannibal Barca was alive, he'd be 2,248 years old by now? Trippy, huh. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:50:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603685 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603679 can a girl dress up as boy george in a 80s party why is it illegal<br /><br />No, it is in fact ILLEGAL. There is literally a passage in the Constitution of the United States, which states that any girl who goes to a party dressed up as Boy George will be prosecuted under the full extent of the law. You should wear a nice conservative sweater so you can go as... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:48:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603679 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603672 what do you all think of the twilight saga<br /><br />I haven't seen either movie, or read any of the books. From what I've heard, I don't really care to, either. Most of the ADULT viewers/readers I have heard from, say it is something along the lines of agonizing-slow, overdramatic romance-porn, meant to capture the attention of that same... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:43:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603672 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603650 Should marriage be illegal?<br /><br />Funny question :) I don't think it should be illegal for any consenting adults. I DO however think it is extremely overrated, and basically pointless in modern society since - historically - the main point of marriage has been legal sanction to copulate and have children. Since those things... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:34:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603650 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603631 I would describe myself in a religious context as:<br /><br />The poll choices are kind of problematic. There are other "major religions" such as Judaism and Chinese Traditional, not included in option #4 I'd use these options: 1) Agnostic/Undecided 2) Atheist 3) Adherent of an Abrahamic religion (specify) 4) Adherent of a non-Abrahamic religion... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:25:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603631 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603609 Should Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid step down for racially insensitive comments he made during the 2008 campaign season?<br /><br />It's a desperate leap to compare Trent Lott's statement promoting Segregation, to Harry Reid's statement simply stating a poorly-articulated opinion about skin color and dialect. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:17:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8603609 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517954 Poll: How will you adjust to the new AB interface?<br /><br />I'm putting a moratorium on AB visitation, until the bugs are fixed and the many issues regarding functionality/navigability are worked out. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:57:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517954 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517917 I clicked Contact Us, lower left and told AB how much I hate the new interface. Will you be send feedback on your thoughts?<br /><br />There are some good new features which I have wanted to see for a long time, such as Polls and more detailed descriptions under Questions...but it seems like in introducing new features, they had to nuke the whole site! One thing at a time, AB. A decent-looking but very functional website... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:47:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517917 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517901 Does anyone actually like the new answerbag layout?<br /><br />Share your answer... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:40:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517901 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517863 Obama is...<br /><br />Nice biased poll, there. The "bad" options are all specific and reasonably worded, while the "good" options are either very vague - "good for the nation" (what could that mean?) or make the respondent look like a naive tool - "the greatest thing since sliced bread" (who would choose that!?) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:20:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517863 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517837 Although it is demographically, is the United States a Christian nation? Should it be?<br /><br />It's clear that the 'Yes' side lists alot of statements of belief (i.e. "The Framers Were Inspired and Motivated by Scripture"), whereas the 'No' side uses more explicit and verifiable facts (i.e. "Framers' Constitution Is Explicitly Secular") Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:10:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517837 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517815 Amanda Knox was found guilty of murder. What do you think?<br /><br />Nothing. I wasn't privy to the evidence presented in the trial, and most likely, neither was anyone on this site. Americans ought to stop being so quick to defend Ms. Knox just because she looks like a sweet innocent young women. There is no telling whether someone has committed murder, but... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:58:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8517815 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509231 Come on... Would you open this door, please? What are you doing in there anyway?!<br /><br />Trying to take over the WORLD, Brain! Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:34:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509231 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509194 Some many say "The root of all evil is religion." What is you opinion upon that?<br /><br />I believe any &quot;root of all evil...&quot; statement is automatically bunk. There is no single root of all evil, and there never has been. First of all, there is the very obvious problem that &quot;evil&quot; is quite subjective. Secondly, there are numerous reasons people commit what... Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:30:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509194 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509154 What will this last decade be called? (example: the last decade was the '90's)<br /><br />Haha, no way &quot;the oughts&quot; is going to catch on. Maybe in rigorous academic settings, but among the wider public it will probably be called something like &quot;the zeros&quot; or &quot;the double-OHs&quot; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:26:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509154 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509134 What's going on with all the women lining up to admit they were involved with Tiger Woods?<br /><br />Mostly gold-diggers. I swear the very same attractive women would probably &quot;admit&quot; to having an affair with Verne Troyer (mini-me) if they thought it would make them famous. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:24:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509134 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502429 Can atheists really love themselves?<br /><br />I actually think the reverse question is more difficult: Can religious people really love themselves? If they love themselves, why is it so hard for them to imagine living in a world without divine guidance; a world where humans can make their own decisions without religious pretense? Do... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:13:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502429 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502300 Atheists..ya think it's really jeebus doing all those DR's? Nahhhh..<br /><br />Nah, I can think of about 5 users who, collectively, probably do 80% of the downrating against nonreligious Q&amp;A on this site. If it was jeebus, you&#039;d think he could do something more impressive than &quot;HA! I just made your answer go from +3 to -2. Suck on dat!&quot; Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:56:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502300 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502230 What happened to the 6th commandment did it just get thrown out?<br /><br />I see you are from England. Is England a theocracy? Since when do commandments serve as a direct source for modern English law? And, more generally, since when are legal defintions of &quot;murder&quot; directly derived from one particular religious definition? There are a hell of alot of... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:47:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502230 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502055 Are you worried about the Swine Flu?<br /><br />No. H1N1 on the other hand, could be bad for many people: &quot;In the 2009 flu pandemic, the virus isolated from patients in the United States was found to be made up of genetic elements from four different flu viruses &ndash; North American swine influenza, North American avian influenza,... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:24:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502055 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502009 Do with this what you will. would you like to come to your senses? Praise God! your decision. God's will be Done!<br /><br />Funny how you say &quot;come to your senses&quot;, when in fact, it is precisely the lack of &quot;sensory&quot; (i.e. visible, touchable) evidence which turns people away from religious mythology. If you&#039;re going to proselytize, at least use the appropriate words for your cause. For... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:17:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8502009 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501981 Do you believe in the saying "Once a cheater, always a cheater"?<br /><br />Yes...and that&#039;s not a character flaw: MONOGAMY is what is unnatural, not &quot;cheating&quot;. The very fact that it is even called &quot;cheating&quot;, as if human relationships are one big test for which there is only one proper way of completion, is a pretentious social... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:14:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501981 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501767 Are Muslims as curious about Christians, as we are curious about them?<br /><br />I&#039;m sure some are open to learn, and some who don&#039;t even want to hear about Christianity. Just like there are some Christians open to learn about other religions, others who consider such openness to be pointless or even blasphemous. Openness to learn is really an individual... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:42:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501767 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501753 What makes romantic relationships have such a severe affect on people? people kill themselves, kill other people, feel the most extreme happiness and most excruciating pain all because of one other person. how does this happen and why? it sucks!<br /><br />&quot;Love can be a wonderful thing, but this is not always true. Scientific studies have shown that love can act like a drug, and people in love can show signs similar to drug addiction&quot; &quot;Scientific studies have proven that love has the same effects on the brain as an addiction or... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:40:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501753 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501718 Obama is of to Norway to collect his Nobel Peace Prize. Does he deserve it?<br /><br />Have you not seen the numerous duplicate questions, asked months ago? Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:35:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501718 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501709 If Jesus was born today, would He be accepted by society as a Savior?<br /><br />&lt;Pfft&gt; Jesus is old news. CM Punk is the choice of a new generation. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:34:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501709 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501696 The Bible says that a day can be a thousand years in the eyes of God, God does not have a since of time that is like ours. Is it possible that the seven days that God took to make creation may have taken thousands or maybe millions of years in Gods eyes?<br /><br />This interpretation is just an example of saving the appearences, due to how utterly embarassing the literal seven-day interpretation is. If you do consider a day to be like a thousand years in the eyes of God, that would only mean that the Universe was created in 7,000 years, or if you... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:31:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501696 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501668 Is there any negativity around you thats turning you into a bitter person?<br /><br />It seems there is nothing but negativity, lately. I think optimism is often blind. Even so, I still wish I could be a little more optimistic. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:27:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501668 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501651 How do you make people care about your cause when they have nothing to gain by it's success?<br /><br />Dodge the issue - make it about something else. Or just make something up. As you can clearly see on the news right now - the US health care debate has devolved from an actual debate about the ethics of health care, to a debate about hypothetical government policies. None of the opposers... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:25:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501651 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501619 Everything it seems costs either time, energy, or money and thus is not free. Is there really anything in life that is free?<br /><br />To answer the question, one would have to agree with the labelling of the passage of time as a &quot;cost&quot;. I don&#039;t think it is. Maybe in the modern industrial sense, time is money. But if you are just talking about something you want to do, not for subsistence, but for personal... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:20:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501619 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501553 Can the Lord take birth in any nation, race or religion in a human form again?<br /><br />Sure...because any nation, race, or religious group can contrive their own mythology. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:12:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501553 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501520 Am I racist if I'm saying there are to many foreign people in the UK? I think in 10 years white people will be the minortity in this country.<br /><br />You COULD be racist; that statement is not enough to either confirm or deny such a proposition. I will say however, that your statement is indicative of anti-immigration fear mongering: Let&#039;s say, for the sake of argument, that in 10 years Native Britons will be a minority in England.... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:08:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8501520 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8497827 What in the world is a "Flapper" my neighbors granny told me she was a "Flapper" back in the 20's !!<br /><br />&quot;Flapper&quot; was a term popular in the 1920s, used to refer to attractive young women who engaged in risque behavior (at the time, something like wearing a skirt would have qualified as risque) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapper http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/flappers.htm Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:41:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8497827 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8483719 Was Obama Born in Afganistan? He said during the Primary & the General election he was bringing the troops home so is he from Afganistan?<br /><br />Sure. Was that what you wanted to hear, you selective-thinking ignoramus? Here&#039;s a little link I&#039;m sure you&#039;ll love, and undoubtedly, consider a reliable source: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Barack_Obama Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:55:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8483719 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8479183 What is one good reason why i shouldn't kill myself.<br /><br />If only to stick it to the people who have wronged you; show them that they cannot break you. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:03:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8479183 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8479178 What do you think of those people who "look down on" or feel "superior to" a whole country? You know the type.. "those lousy Americans", "those lazy Mexicans"..."those emotionless Brits". How does someone get to be that way? Who do they think they are?<br /><br />It is just like blind nationalism, in reverse; blind anti-nationalism. The same type of narrow-minded emotion-based thinking which leads one to conclude that their country is definitively the greatest in every possible way, or that their country&#039;s people are definitively the... Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:02:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8479178 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8477607 Who is the most famous person who died by committing suicide?<br /><br />I&#039;d guess Romeo, from &quot;Romeo and Juliet&quot; Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:43:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8477607 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467977 How many Theists are there in Answerbag?<br /><br />Whole bunch. I doubt there is any practical way of counting. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:00:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467977 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467959 Do you think more people are religious during war times, and times of increased stress or strain?<br /><br />Almost certainly. Rises in religiosity are usually the result of psychological stress. The clutches of religion pray upon people when they are least rational; most likely to make decisions based on emotion rather than logic. If you want to convert someone to your religion, a sure-fire way... Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:57:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467959 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467815 The media frenzy over the Tiger Woods imbroglio begs the question, "We are a nation of busybodies?"<br /><br />I&#039;ve been saying this since the Lewinsky hooplah; only now are many people in the media starting to catch on. I can unapologetically state: I don&#039;t give a damn where you put, or what you put into, your genitalia. Just do your job - whether you are a Golfer, a Janitor, or the frickin... Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:34:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467815 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467767 About how many of the 12 virtuous attributes in the Boy Scout Slogan (“A Scout is trustworthy , loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent”) describe you? (I’m fairly clean...)<br /><br />You forgot to include the &quot;3 secret virtues&quot; of Boy Scouts: White, Christian, Heterosexual. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:26:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467767 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467753 What makes the media in this country an antidemocratic force?<br /><br />Who gives you the authority to take such a presumptuous claim as a given? Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:24:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467753 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467719 Activists have compiled a list of ten conservative positions a “purity test” and want the RNC to deny funds to any candidate who agrees with fewer than eight of them. What are your thoughts? Is this test good or bad for the party?<br /><br />It&#039;s great, for people who actually oppose such vigorous partisanship. Let them enact this &quot;purity test&quot;, and they&#039;ll literally implode, as nearly all political parties which refuse to adapt alongside societal changes, tend to do. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:21:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467719 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467671 Something is out of wack.What is "WACK"? and where did that phrase come from?<br /><br />I believe it is &quot;Whack&quot; with an &quot;H&quot;: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/skeleton-in-the-closet.html http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=whack http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=out+of+whack Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:16:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467671 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467642 If you were able to do one illegal thing and get away with it for sure, what would that be?<br /><br />Admitting it beforehand, would defeat the purpose would it not? Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:12:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467642 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467634 Why are secrets referred to as skeletons in a closet?<br /><br />This site give a pretty extensive description of the phrase: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/skeleton-in-the-closet.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:11:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467634 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467596 How many of us can say that we have really used every minute of our life in a positive way?<br /><br />Not a single one. Only an unflinching liar, or some sort of schizophrenic, would make such a claim. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:06:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467596 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467588 Does anyone remeber the alien bad guy on Stargate??? he could be barracks twin, sort of waiting for his eyes to 'glow' during a press talk.....<br /><br />Yes, &quot;he is barracks twin, sort of waiting for his eyes to &#039;glow&#039; during a press talk.....&quot; HAHAHA, I bet you crack yourself up. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:05:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467588 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467578 Muslims what would you do me if i burnt your prayer rug<br /><br />Why don&#039;t you go to Yemen and ask someone there? There&#039;s no point in asking a potentially-incendiary question, if you&#039;re going to hide in cyberspace. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:04:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8467578