Once again "Conservatives" claim Dem spending spree. It turns out Obama's spending increase is lowest in decades. Will people ever learn?
15 hours ago | 4 answers

As a carpenter, what did Jesus make? Furniture? Houses?
on May 25th, 2012 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Anti Gay Marriage Christians: Where does Jesus tell you to oppose gay unions? Please supply specific scriptures.
on May 23rd, 2012 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Anti-gay Christians use the OT to justify their position. But they say we don't have to obey Deuteronomy 21:18-21. Why?
on May 20th, 2012 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Are Birthers really that dumb or are Modern American Conservatives just so desperate that they make up anything to smear Obama with?
on May 19th, 2012 | 13 answers | 4 people like this

Would today's American conservatives have Superman deported for being an illegal alien and suspected homosexual and sex criminal?
on May 16th, 2012 | One answer

Evangelical Christians: What is the most important deciding issue in this US presidential election? Why?
on May 13th, 2012 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Any anti-gay Christians here who agree that you should break boys' bones and punch them to "man them up" and teach them God's love?
on May 12th, 2012 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

What is it with so many Christians' obsession with gays love and sex?
on May 12th, 2012 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Another reason religion can be evil: Christian obsession with gay sex leads to advocating child abuse. Your thoughts?
on May 12th, 2012 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Once again: Just How does extending the right to marry to all loving adults equal an attack on marriage?
on May 12th, 2012 | 5 answers

Why is there such broad and a venomous hatred of liberals and Democrat in the US today?
on April 27th, 2012 | 22 answers | 4 people like this

I see many Cons ranting on about Ted Nugent's right to free speech being limited by "libs". How is that exactly?
on April 23rd, 2012 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Are today's "conservatives" really a socialist 5th column - perhaps even a duped and unwitting one?
on April 19th, 2012 | 7 answers

What are some of the most unexpected or even mysterious outcomes in military and political history?
on April 17th, 2012 | 2 answers

Is there an unbiased "bar" by which one can judge liberal or conservative news? If not - how can one do so in any fair, objective way?
on April 11th, 2012 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Obvious Climate Hoax! :-) 30 year old projections almost exact - a little conservative, actually. How will deniers explain this?
on April 4th, 2012 | 5 answers

Republicans oppose Obamacare, partly because they think it will infringe on personal liberty. What about privacy? See description...
on March 28th, 2012 | 6 answers

Obamacare was originally developed by conservatives and backed by Gingrich and Romney. Is their current opposition just sour grapes?
on March 27th, 2012 | 8 answers

Article in the NYTimes... Are you aware that most of what modern conservatives moan about Obamacare is way overblown or simply not true?
on March 27th, 2012 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

"... there is not a liberal America and a conservative America — there is the United States of America." Any thoughts?
on March 23rd, 2012 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Is PolitiFact.com more liberal, conservative, or about neutral? Why do you say so? Any objective support for your opinion?
on March 22nd, 2012 | One answer

Have Republicans taken a vision from Charles Dickens as their ideal future for America?
on March 21st, 2012 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Anyone know what actual speeds I should expect from 120 mbps advertised?
on March 16th, 2012 | 2 answers

Why do some Republicans think they know better than doctors and mandate unnecessary medical treatment?
on March 1st, 2012 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Those leftie pansies at the CIA say there's no evidence that Iran is making an a-bomb. The US and Israel should bomb them anyway. Agree?
on February 25th, 2012 | 7 answers

Why do Catholics allow medical care of any kind?
on February 20th, 2012 | 12 answers | 6 people like this

Does Islam have a similar End of Days fringe cult like Christianity?
on February 18th, 2012 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Anyone know where to download the owners manual for a 1999 VW Passat?
on February 18th, 2012 | One answer

Mr Santorum says Obama isn't interested in science yet he says ID is a legitimate science and should be taught in science class. Thoughts?
on February 16th, 2012 | One answer

Should employers or insurance companies provide medical insurance according to their morals or whims?
on February 15th, 2012 | 2 answers

Do countries have the right to build a military strong enough to defend themselves? ... their interests?
on February 13th, 2012 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

What do you think the greatest freedom in the US is? The NRA seems to think it's gun ownership. Do you agree or think it's something else?
on February 12th, 2012 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

The education gap in the US for rich and poor is widening thus reducing the chances for the poor to make good. Conservatism in action?
on February 10th, 2012 | 13 answers | 1 person likes this

California reverses the ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional. Do you agree?
on February 8th, 2012 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Tim Tebow mulls politics and more... Anyone surprised? Not me... http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11608964
on February 7th, 2012 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

How can anyone be surprised that atheists are concerned about religions in the US and anywhere else this kind of crap is exported to?
on February 7th, 2012 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Is it any wonder that atheists are concerned with religions in the US and elsewhere this crap gets exported to?
on February 7th, 2012 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Why does a shepard watch over his flock? What does he do with them? Is the lord yours?
on February 3rd, 2012 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

How many people here really think Obama is a Muslim?
on February 2nd, 2012 | 6 answers

Conservatives: How many of you went to public schools, went or plan to go to college using student loans and grants, and use public roads?
on January 28th, 2012 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

Will anyone who supported the Clinton impeachment vote for Gingrich? If so - how can you justify it?
on January 22nd, 2012 | 2 answers

What was the weirdest fortune cookie fortune you ever got at a restaurant?
on January 21st, 2012 | 9 answers | 6 people like this

Please view video then: God did what for whom now? And he only told a couple nomads on a spec of Mediterranean desert about it?
on January 21st, 2012 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

So what do you think about Romney's tax rate - about the same as someone making $50k? How do you compare?
on January 19th, 2012 | 4 answers

Since G W Bush the US has used tools of totalitarian regimes it routinely criticizes. On top of his other ills - did he kill US freedom?
on January 18th, 2012 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Those who vote Republican because of the closeness to Christianity, do you have a problem with Romney being Mormon? Is he Christian?
on January 15th, 2012 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

What do you think of santorum (The frothy mixture...) vs Santorum (the racist and homophobic candidate)?
on January 15th, 2012 | 3 answers

12.21.12 is taken. What's your prediction for the Rapture or End of Times date? Why?
on January 14th, 2012 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Santorum charity for the poor spent most of its money on management & political friends. Anyone surprised?
on January 13th, 2012 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Ever play the Butt game?
on January 11th, 2012 | 9 answers | 4 people like this

US nuevo-conservatives often say marriage is many for family. Does that mean there should be a fertility test for het couples?
on January 8th, 2012 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Police investigate a possible firebombing at the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation in NYC. Will the US see religious violence like in India?
on January 3rd, 2012 | One answer

Is rehashing the non-issue of Obama's Harvard performance an admission by Nuevo-Cons that they are conspiracy nuts without serious issues?
on December 29th, 2011 | no answers

Growing wealth widens distance between lawmakers and constituents. Anyone surprised?
on December 27th, 2011 | One answer

What kind of society would you like your child to live in? Please see below and answer according to the "rules".
on December 26th, 2011 | 3 answers

Vaclav Havel is being buried now. Perhaps I missed it, but I haven't seen a single mention on the US news or on AB (other than my own). Why
on December 23rd, 2011 | 4 answers

Staunch anti-socialists: Have you honored Havel's passing in any way?
on December 22nd, 2011 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Cosmology, Evolution and other sciences just come up with theories so are speculative but God is a fact. Thoughts?
on December 22nd, 2011 | 12 answers | 1 person likes this

A challenge especially for Creationists (but anyone is free to join in) Can you prove anything beyond a shadow of a doubt?
on December 20th, 2011 | 11 answers | 1 person likes this

Vaclav Havel died. Any thoughts?
on December 19th, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

I racism on the rise? It seems to me I see more and more blatantly racist questions and comments on AB.
on December 18th, 2011 | 13 answers | 8 people like this

In '87 George H. W. Bush said, "I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens." How do you feel about him being president?
on December 16th, 2011 | 10 answers | 5 people like this

Christopher Hitchens has died. I didn't always agree with him but he usually made me think. Your thoughts?
on December 16th, 2011 | 13 answers | 6 people like this

Those who see evidence of intelligent design in life, do you ever consider evidence that much of it is arbitrary or poor design?
on December 15th, 2011 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Why do some religious people here have a problem understanding that atheism is the lack of a particular belief rather than a belief itself?
on December 13th, 2011 | 20 answers | 3 people like this

Many Americans think they won WWII. Are they aware that 3/4 of German fatalities died on the Russian front?
on November 29th, 2011 | 16 answers | 6 people like this

Those who believe in absolute or objective morality: Can you please state some key elements of it plainly?
on November 27th, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Since the Antichrist wears leisure suits and Mary Magdalene doesn't dig plaid, will the Jesus Spirit weep in his Wild Turkey?
on November 22nd, 2011 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Those who live in countries with National Health of some kind - would you rather scrap it and make everyone pay on their own?
on November 19th, 2011 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

If it was possible and the election was held today, would you vote for Obama or G W Bush?
on November 16th, 2011 | 8 answers

Is there a War on Christmas in the US?
on November 15th, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Do religious people cause their own backlash?
on November 15th, 2011 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Is it any worse for Muslims to spread their word and expand Islam than it is for Christians to spread theirs?
on November 11th, 2011 | 12 answers | 3 people like this

When calculating E=MC2 - what numbers get plugged in?
on November 10th, 2011 | 4 answers

Everyone who cares to really study and think about it can see there is no creator god. Why continue to deny the obvious?
on October 27th, 2011 | 21 answers | 4 people like this

Do you trim, shave, sculpt or otherwise coiffe your pubic hair? If so - why?
on October 26th, 2011 | 11 answers | 4 people like this

Why do people, especially Americans, use ugly word substitutes like "the N word"?
on October 25th, 2011 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

New study using 1.6 billion data points confirms global warming. Will this or ANY data convince skeptics?
on October 23rd, 2011 | 13 answers | 1 person likes this

What do you think about Republican blocking Obama's job's bill without presenting any alternative - again?
on October 21st, 2011 | 14 answers | 2 people like this

Republicans mock Obama’s teleprompter use - Are Republicans so desperate that this is the best they can come up with???
on October 19th, 2011 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

Republicans: IF it was true that higher taxes on the richest and tighter regulation of business was good for all, would you be in favor?
on October 17th, 2011 | 9 answers | 2 people like this

Do you have a video of your kid being cute, funny, laughing, or whatever that you want to share (shamelessly promote)? Post it :-)
on September 10th, 2011 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Republicans: Becoming more and more the Anti-Science Party?
on August 29th, 2011 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

All those who were freaking out about Irene - was it as bad as you feared? Did you survive?
on August 28th, 2011 | 6 answers

Anyone notice that in movies, when there's a black President a rock from space, or some other major globe threatening disaster happens?
on August 27th, 2011 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

"Godless" = "Rational"?
on August 7th, 2011 | 14 answers | 4 people like this

Don't Fox News corespondents and their fans have anything better to worry about?
on August 3rd, 2011 | 2 answers

God is an emotional crutch and The Bible, Koran, the Vedas and all "holy books" are myths. Your views?
on August 1st, 2011 | 22 answers | 6 people like this

Why is it so difficult for so many adults to give up childish things like beliefs in magic, myth, and gods?
on July 25th, 2011 | 10 answers

Do congressional Republicans want the US economy to tank? If so, is it just to embarrass Obama or is there some other reason?
on July 12th, 2011 | 3 answers

Should polygamy, polyandry and other adult multiple marriage be allowed? Why / Why Not?
on July 12th, 2011 | 17 answers | 1 person likes this

Anyone, esp longtime ABers, have any idea why this question was removed? Anyone else getting really annoyed at the "Offense Police"?
on July 11th, 2011 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Scientists (PhD and working in the field) who are religious: May I ask how you reconcile the two?
on July 4th, 2011 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

What do you find worse and more stifling to the exchange of ideas on AB, trolls you can simply ignore or the self appointed Troll Police?
on July 1st, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

How does allowing homosexuals to marry harm or endanger marriage?
on June 30th, 2011 | 10 answers | 4 people like this

This is a test: Are my questions being censored by AB?
on June 27th, 2011 | One answer

Is it an attack if you ask a question of or about a particular AB user?
on June 27th, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Is asking a question of a particular AB member an attack?
on June 27th, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

anil m - Are your questions given to you by God? What does anyone else think?
on June 26th, 2011 | 9 answers | 3 people like this

If you were to decide on a career in politics, which p[arty would you chose and why?
on June 24th, 2011 | 2 answers

Do democrats want to give the next election to Republicans?
on June 24th, 2011 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Muslims and Christians: What\'s the key, central difference between your faiths?
on June 22nd, 2011 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Many Christians say the Bible answers "Why"? So... what's the answer? Muslims, Hindus, your thoughts?
on June 16th, 2011 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Many people say the Bible answers "Why"? So... what is that answer? Any Muslims, Hindus and others here care to comment as well?
on June 16th, 2011 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

What do religious people think of atheists?
on June 10th, 2011 | 7 answers

Are Neo-Cons anti science?
on June 9th, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Should Virginia criminalize tobacco smoking, masturbation or some other victimless, private activity to boost its economy?
on May 31st, 2011 | 7 answers

If there were a loving god, the phrase "Children's Oncology" would make no sense. You agree?
on May 29th, 2011 | 10 answers | 7 people like this

Another faith based prediction bites the dust. Why do so many people still think faith without evidence is good?
on May 24th, 2011 | 10 answers

Would you rather buy produce that is genetically modified to resist infection and pests or have it in sprayed with chemicals?
on May 15th, 2011 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Why does the US pretend it's the land of Rights and Democracy, sometimes invading others to compel them on that front when it's not so?
on May 15th, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Do those who claim global warming is a hoax have any actual evidence of that?
on May 12th, 2011 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

Why does anyone, especially non-Brits care whether Ferdie was invited or any other details about the royal wedding?
on May 6th, 2011 | 2 answers

Are pro torture conservatives jumping the gun in crediting torture with finding OBL?
on May 4th, 2011 | One answer | 2 people like this

What gives the US the right to conduct military operations in countries with which it is not at war and from which it has no permission?
on May 3rd, 2011 | 6 answers

Did the celebrations over Bin Laden's death re3mind anyone else of the Muslim mobs celebrating terrorist attacks?
on May 3rd, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

What evidence is there that Bin Laden is really dead? Does anyone question it, especially with the body dumped at sea?
on May 3rd, 2011 | 17 answers | 3 people like this

Will US voters who vote Republican ever get wise to Republican lying campaign tactics?
on May 3rd, 2011 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

The Republican and TeaBagging pansies aren't going nearly enough. Government should cut all handouts... Do you agree?
on April 18th, 2011 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Working Class Americans who Voted Republican in the interim election: Are you getting what you expected?
on April 18th, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Which US party cares more about itself that the country?
on April 18th, 2011 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Anyone have know anything about Bioptron Broad Spectrum Light Therapy? Research preferred. Thanks.
on April 8th, 2011 | One answer

Fellow Atheists: I think we've been looking at it all wrong. I suddenly dawned on me, god does exist!
on April 2nd, 2011 | 24 answers | 5 people like this

Creationists: Do you accept the validity of DNA evidence as a way of assessing the guilt or innocence of a suspect?
on March 31st, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Just out of curiosity, anyone know how much money the UK, FR and US made selling weapons to Libya?
on March 20th, 2011 | 3 answers

Colonel Qaddafi refers to Obama as his son. Does that mean Qaddafi is Obama's father and Obama really is a Libyan born Muslim?
on March 20th, 2011 | 2 answers

Is the French and British threat to bomb Libya a case of strong nations acting above the law or is there a legal way to ignore sovereignty?
on March 18th, 2011 | 4 answers

Anyone hear about the London Olympic logo looking like Lisa Simpson giving oral sex? What do you think?
on March 14th, 2011 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

How prepared are you for a disaster - from you house burning down to something like the Japan tsunami?
on March 11th, 2011 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Should religion be considered an adult matter that kids should be exposed to only in age appropriate ways, like sex?
on February 27th, 2011 | 13 answers

When Obama leads from the left, he's criticized by the left & gets little support. When he leads from the right, they support him. Why?
on February 15th, 2011 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Atheists: Are you sick of amil m's spam?
on February 4th, 2011 | 8 answers | 3 people like this

Is there any point to "god"?
on February 3rd, 2011 | 21 answers | 2 people like this

Even when blaming mainstream, "liberal" media for various sins, the right media has to exaggerate. Why?
on January 14th, 2011 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Palin feels ournalists incite violence with their words but not conservative pundits or herself. Is this hypocrisy or a guilty conscience?
on January 12th, 2011 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Palin doesn't think she shares any responsibility for the Arizona shooting. Do you agree?
on January 12th, 2011 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Did conservative vitriol on the radio, tv, and intranet toward anything Democrat or liberal contribute to the Giffords shooting?
on January 9th, 2011 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

How does all the punishment and wrath describe in the Bible show God's love for those punished?
on January 6th, 2011 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Tea Partyers: How does repealing the estate tax help reduce American debt and foster fiscal responsibility?
on January 2nd, 2011 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." Do you agree?
on December 26th, 2010 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Why did man invent a god who worships himself through us?
on December 12th, 2010 | 9 answers | 2 people like this

Democrats: Given Republican political activity since Obama, do you think your party has done enough to support Obama and his policies?
on December 8th, 2010 | 3 answers

I propose a socio-political game. Please play...
on December 2nd, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Why do the religious feel threatened by rational atheism?
on November 29th, 2010 | 31 answers | 9 people like this

I'm thankful that small children don't burst into flames when they say the word "four". What are you thankful for?
on November 25th, 2010 | no answers

Anyone remember Bush's broken campaign promises?
on November 25th, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

What will happen when Jesus... just doesn't come?
on November 24th, 2010 | 22 answers | 9 people like this

Does it seem to anyone else that mostly the stupid questions get keep getting answered and scrolling by on the home page?
on November 24th, 2010 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

If you were a terrorist to be and the airports profiled Muslims for extra searching - how would you react?
on November 24th, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Would you rather have someone touch your butt or be in a plane that explodes?
on November 24th, 2010 | 3 answers

I say Jimmie Carter. Your first thoughts?
on November 22nd, 2010 | 14 answers | 1 person likes this

I say Ronald Reagan. Your first thought?
on November 22nd, 2010 | 17 answers | 2 people like this

I say Bill Clinton. Your first thought?
on November 22nd, 2010 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

I say G. W. Bush. Your first thought?
on November 22nd, 2010 | 19 answers | 2 people like this

I say Obama. Your first thought?
on November 22nd, 2010 | 16 answers | 2 people like this

Is it a good thing that the incomes of the richest 1% of Americans has gone from about 10% in the 70's to 24% of personal incomes today?
on November 18th, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

G.O.P. Opposition Dims Hope for Arms Treaty With Russia - The Glorious New Age of Republican Leadership begins. Is this a good sign?
on November 17th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Toss Obama and his Salad Garden right back to Chicago! Salad Tossers Unite! Who's with me?
on November 16th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

What will the next big conservative political movement be called? Salad Tossers?
on November 16th, 2010 | 8 answers

Since the 2010 mid-term what's happened to the TeaBaggers?
on November 16th, 2010 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

Did you know that Demnocrats actually meet in Havana every 3rd Wednesday of the month to plot the communist takeover of the world?
on November 16th, 2010 | 12 answers | 5 people like this

So long as no one other than you and anyone directly involved ever found out - 100% Guaranteed - you would do _____ for $1MIL?
on November 15th, 2010 | One answer

For $1,000,000 I'd even _________ if I was guaranteed no one else would ever find out.
on November 15th, 2010 | One answer

Obama's Deficit Reduction Commission releases proposal where everyone shares the burden. What do you think?
on November 11th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Why do so many Americans think the US military is so mighty when the US hasn't won a war it was leading since (maybe) the 1800's?
on November 1st, 2010 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

Democrats: If the republicans take the House and/or Senate - will you blame yourselves for not supporting the Obama and your own party?
on November 1st, 2010 | 8 answers

Democrats: Why have so many of you let TeaBagger and Fox define Obama's successes and failures rather than rally in support?
on November 1st, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

OK. It seems most Americans have simply decoupled from reality. Is this in part related their high rate of belief in magical spirits?
on October 28th, 2010 | 8 answers

Are Americans really eager to vote back the party who left them with a recession 2 wars and nearly brought the nation to it's knees?
on October 27th, 2010 | 10 answers

Should US math and science education figures be improved or accepted as just another element in the decline of the US Era?
on October 26th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What causes some people to believe in God?
on October 20th, 2010 | 19 answers | 5 people like this

I just thought of this - would anyone support camping finance reform like this?
on October 19th, 2010 | 4 answers

Republicans are blocking spending that could help the US economy but they spent very liberally under Reagan and Bushes I and II. Why?
on October 18th, 2010 | 12 answers | 5 people like this

Why are Senate Republicans against donors being disclosed for campaign advertising?
on October 18th, 2010 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

Do candidates who accept funds or indirect help from secret donors have something to hide?
on October 12th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Another Republican is openly prejudiced against gays. Does it help them? Even in NY?
on October 11th, 2010 | 2 answers

Any recommendations for a persona budget site with iPhone app that works in Europe?
on October 10th, 2010 | no answers

Are Americans looking forward to their upcoming existence as McAmericans with representatives brought to them by KFC, Boing and BofA?
on October 8th, 2010 | 6 answers

If a major 3rd party were to emerge in the US, what planks would you like to see in the platform?
on October 6th, 2010 | 9 answers | 4 people like this

Do those liberals who are not out backing the Dems this election think a return to the Repubs who got the US into this mess will be better?
on October 6th, 2010 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

If TARP turn out to be free or even profitable will TeaBaggers, FOX-heads and Conservatives admit it was a good thing and turn pro Obama?
on October 1st, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Americans seem to be much more afraid of breasts than of guns. Why is that?
on September 30th, 2010 | 12 answers | 2 people like this

Can Republicans work any harder to make "Republican" synonymous with "hypocrite" than their Pledge to America?
on September 23rd, 2010 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

If your partner died during sex - assuming it was physically possible would you finish off? Do you think s/he might want you too?
on September 22nd, 2010 | 8 answers

Anyone have any independent consumer info about Far Infrared Heating panels for home use? No sales pitches please.
on September 22nd, 2010 | no answers

Do the Republicans just want to see anything Obama is for go down or is there an actual reason to oppose gays in the military?
on September 21st, 2010 | 34 answers | 7 people like this

Why do so many comments and replies just vanish off AB - some to return and others not too?
on September 21st, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Conservatives: Would you want your representative to vote against lowering taxes just because Obama might support it?
on September 20th, 2010 | 2 answers

Does anyone have a juicier butt than Inez Saenz?
on September 17th, 2010 | 4 answers

To those who think so: Why is Carter considered a bad President?
on September 16th, 2010 | 5 answers

How does a creator god answer the questions of First Cause any more than eternal laws of physics do?
on September 16th, 2010 | 13 answers | 3 people like this

“[Obama] played a wonderful con...he is now president.” The Republican Spin Machine rehabbing Bush legacy by dirtying another Democrat?
on September 15th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Which school of political / economic / social thought in the US today most closely resembles the teachings of Jesus?
on September 13th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. Your thoughts?
on September 10th, 2010 | 15 answers | 4 people like this

Has the Republican Spin Machine started work on turning the Iraq War into a great victory for the brave warrior president Bush yet?
on September 7th, 2010 | 2 answers

Has anyone here done any FOREX trading? Any comments?
on September 7th, 2010 | no answers

Does the US need to keep the world unstable enough to justify spending so much on the military and selling so much hardware to the world?
on September 7th, 2010 | One answer

What do you think about Republicans signing up street people to run a Greens in order to bleed off Democrat votes?
on September 7th, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Are Rush and G. Beck really deep cover communist pedophiles from Io who want serve baby eyeballs on Ritz Crackers with creamy Peter Pan?
on September 7th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Is Obama really the Anti-Christ?
on September 6th, 2010 | 12 answers | 1 person likes this

Many Christians say they would die for Jesus without hesitation. Would you also kill for him?
on September 6th, 2010 | 12 answers | 2 people like this

Is enough of the US electorate really so dumb as to hand the very party that got them into this financial mess a big victory now?
on September 6th, 2010 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Does the US need a major war to justify the scale of deficit spending needed to pull itself out of the current slump?
on September 6th, 2010 | 4 answers

What's with all the spam today? AB - can't you control it?
on September 6th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Given the dangers facing humanity, should we be doing more to colonies space?
on September 2nd, 2010 | 15 answers | 4 people like this

Should the US eliminate Islam by whatever means necessary?
on September 2nd, 2010 | 18 answers | 3 people like this

Those opposed to the cultural center near Ground Zero: How far is far enough for it to be sufficiently respectful?
on September 2nd, 2010 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

No WMD, no west friendly democracy... 4500 dead Americans and at least 100,000 dead civilians. Was the Iraq war worth it?
on September 1st, 2010 | 12 answers | 1 person likes this

Obama has not specifically said he has never eaten human sushi. What should we do about it? He sucks out kid's eyeballs and eats them raw!
on August 31st, 2010 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

When Muslims commit a crime it's Islam's fault. When Non-Muslim Americans do, it's the individuals fault. Do you agree?
on August 31st, 2010 | 14 answers | 6 people like this

Conservatives: Why are so many of you almost psychotically angry with any Democrat president?
on August 30th, 2010 | 8 answers

Americans: How do you think the debate about the Islamic Center in NY makes the rest of the world see the US?
on August 26th, 2010 | 2 answers

The Texas School Board has reduced Jefferson to a bit player in history because they don't find him Christian enough. What do you think?.
on August 25th, 2010 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Is Fox news biased?
on August 24th, 2010 | 13 answers | 3 people like this

You ever bone your mates wife?
on August 24th, 2010 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

How do you feel when people use derision and ridicule in their arguments like calling Obama "Obummer" or their opponents, idiots?
on August 24th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Bush tax cuts cost the US $2.3Tril. They didn't boost the economy. Is extending them indefinitely a good idea? Any TeaBaggers support it?
on August 24th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Does it matter if Global Warming man made or not?
on August 23rd, 2010 | 22 answers | 5 people like this

Regardless of what you think about global warming, polar ice caps are melting fast and release lots of water. Should we do anything?
on August 23rd, 2010 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

Your opinion of the Republican candidate for NY governor's use of the Islamic center near Ground Zero and 9/11 imagery?
on August 23rd, 2010 | 21 answers | 4 people like this

Without any supporting evidence, how can you tell belief in God isn't simply your imagination?
on August 23rd, 2010 | 9 answers | 3 people like this

God's will or your own imagination, how can you tell?
on August 23rd, 2010 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Are Tea Partyers protesting against Republican congressmen who want to give a $680bil tax break to the richest 120,000 Americans?
on August 23rd, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Why do so many far right people make up and believe utter lies about Obama? Are they scared they'd agree if they looked at the truth?
on August 20th, 2010 | 9 answers

Why are some Christians and Muslims hateful or hostile to atheists?
on August 20th, 2010 | 11 answers

Does the misinformation campaign by the far right against Obama show that they know they have a weak argument against his accomplishments?
on August 19th, 2010 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Profits at US companies are growing fast. Job creation isn't. Is it Obama's fault and if he did something wouldn't it be govt meddling?
on August 19th, 2010 | 7 answers

Christians: Do you follow all the rules of Christianity or chose the ones you want to follow?
on August 19th, 2010 | 13 answers | 1 person likes this

What US political party would (the Greek goddess) Athena be a member of is she were around today? Why?
on August 15th, 2010 | One answer

Do Americans have a realistic national self-image?
on August 15th, 2010 | 28 answers | 6 people like this

If choices around religion are truly important, shouldn't they be made when people are adults & able to understand the consequences?
on August 13th, 2010 | 16 answers | 3 people like this

The state of Lower Saxony owns lots of Volkswagen stock. Should US states try States owning shares of big employers?
on August 13th, 2010 | 2 answers

What church would Jesus be a member of today? Why?
on August 13th, 2010 | 12 answers

What US political party would Jesus be a member of? Why?
on August 13th, 2010 | 65 answers | 10 people like this

Don Hirschberg's saying, "calling atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color." Agree or not?
on August 11th, 2010 | 22 answers | 2 people like this

Those who oppose the NY mosque, do you recall that the Nazi's rise to power was helped by persecution of a particular religion?
on August 10th, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Those who oppose the Mosque in NY, do you also oppose the Church where the Dr. George Tiller was killed?
on August 10th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

US companies are enjoying record profits yet not hiring. Do the rich need a US middle class anymore?
on August 10th, 2010 | 3 answers

Christianity is good. Islam is bad. True or False? Please elaborate.
on August 6th, 2010 | 11 answers

If marriage is primarily about family, should the government bar infertile people from marrying?
on August 5th, 2010 | One answer

Marriage: The right of all adult, healthy couples or only those approved by the government?
on August 5th, 2010 | 2 answers

Why does AB censor questions with no chance of appeal? How does it chose which questions get disappeared in that Stalinist way?
on August 5th, 2010 | 11 answers | 3 people like this

What's the greatest country on the planet - and why?
on August 4th, 2010 | 8 answers

If no unwanted pregnancy or disease comes of it, why should teen sexual exploration be discouraged?
on August 4th, 2010 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

If electricity come from electrons, does morality come from morons?
on August 4th, 2010 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Women & female gorillas more likely to have sex with males in red. God recycling sexual attraction psychology or evidence for evolution?
on August 3rd, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Corporate profits up because of job losses. Obama's failure, the rich getting richer and f*cking the working class or what?
on August 2nd, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Can anyone explain why the owners of major news outlets would push a liberal bias when they would most benefit from a conservative one?
on August 2nd, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Clergy suffers from depression, hypertension and have lower longevity than other Americans. Why?
on August 2nd, 2010 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Why would conservative owners of media outlets push a liberal bias?
on August 2nd, 2010 | One answer

Arab guilty of rape after consensual sex with Jew - Can anyone read this article and say that religion is NOT a bad thing?
on July 30th, 2010 | 11 answers | 3 people like this

If you weren't a belier of your own religion, which one would you be?
on July 29th, 2010 | 17 answers | 3 people like this

Has Teabagging hurt the Tea Party movement?
on July 29th, 2010 | 3 answers

If you use only what you can observe of the world to guide you, what kind of a god would you conclude made it all?
on July 29th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Given cutbacks everywhere else, shouldn't the US change laws to cuts the $55bil+ prison system?
on July 7th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

US manufacturers want to hire but can't find enough people with basic reading and 9th grade math. Who wants to cut public school funding?
on July 2nd, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Christians: If you live by the word of Christ, will you give me all your money if I ask for it per Luke 6:30?
on July 1st, 2010 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Most people are against female circumcision. Why is male circumcision allowed?
on July 1st, 2010 | 11 answers | 1 person likes this

Obama passed the biggest middle class tax cut in US history. Shouldn't Tea Baggers be in favor, then?
on June 30th, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Who wants to TeaBag Obama?
on June 30th, 2010 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

I know they are against a lot and they are mad as hell. But do Tea Party folks stand *FOR* anything?
on June 28th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

What's with the sudden interest in the historical Jesus lately? After all, even if he did live - he would have been just a an ordinary man.
on June 23rd, 2010 | 12 answers | 3 people like this

Drinking breast milk makes one a relative of the donor to God hates everything... Does religions cause stupidity and insanity?
on June 23rd, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

If you think a president should keep the promises he made to get elected will you join me in applauding Obama for keeping up with his?
on June 14th, 2010 | 8 answers

Do morals exist? If so, what are they?
on June 14th, 2010 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

Is the Idiocy Level of attacks on a president inversely proportional to the quality of the target?
on June 9th, 2010 | 3 answers

Do Obama's supposedly conservative opponents really want and expect government to solve their problems?
on June 8th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. Would that just be laughed at today?
on June 8th, 2010 | 3 answers

Should we have quotas for the number of women in top science and math posts even if there may not be as many women with top aptitudes?
on June 8th, 2010 | One answer

Obama's fulfilled 1/3 of his campaign promises in 1/3 of his 1st term. Why are people saying that he's not done anything?
on June 8th, 2010 | 5 answers

Whether you feel he's good or bad, do you think President Obama attracts more spiteful, mean spirited attacks than past presidents?
on June 7th, 2010 | 13 answers | 3 people like this

Why do so many people seem to take such pleasure in speculating about Obama's hypothetical failures and labeling him?
on June 7th, 2010 | 11 answers | 1 person likes this

Conservatives: Do you support Sen Hutchison R-Texas in being against Obama's private space initiative and, like her, favor a NASA solution?
on June 7th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Tea Partyers, have you seen this? Any thoughts? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso
on June 5th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What do you think of the new AB question suggestion box that pops up every few seconds?
on June 3rd, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the best way to educate our kids? Please conciser the good & bad of alternatives and time, expense and all the realities of life.
on May 31st, 2010 | One answer

Man made climate change: Danger or Hoax? What's your evidence?
on May 27th, 2010 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Should the US repeal Don't Ask-Don't Tell?
on May 23rd, 2010 | 6 answers

Scientists create man-made DNA, activate it and watch it self replicate - fully functional, living bacteria. Creationist comments?
on May 21st, 2010 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

The Oldest Profession must have been the one the guy had who first paid the hooker, right?
on May 17th, 2010 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

There seems to be a correlation between the volume and in anti-gay Christians' spewing and their secret homo trysts. Anyone else noticed?
on May 17th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Is the Republican party platform unduly influenced by the most extreme (hence most entertaining hence popular) radio and TV pundits?
on May 17th, 2010 | 3 answers

Do you agree with the NRA that suspected terrorists on the FBI's No Fly list should be able to buy guns legally?
on May 7th, 2010 | 10 answers | 3 people like this

Do you, like the NRA and some Congressmen, support selling weapons and explosives to those on the FBI Suspected Terrorist List?
on May 6th, 2010 | 3 answers

"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction." -- Blaise Pascal Any thoughts?
on May 5th, 2010 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Christians: How should one reconcile "Give unto Caesar..." and "Let him who is without sin..."?
on May 3rd, 2010 | 3 answers

What are Buddhist sexual morals? Are there any like there are in Christianity?
on April 27th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Classic religious rationale. "Many women who do not dress modestly...which increases earthquakes." What's the silliest religion this way?
on April 27th, 2010 | 4 answers

Has any book caused as much suffering and death as the Old Testament and it's offspring, the Bible and Koran?
on April 15th, 2010 | 17 answers | 2 people like this

Tea Partyers are older & richer and want spending cuts for the poor but don't want to cut Social or Medicare What does that say about them?
on April 15th, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

In foreign policy, Obama is "... probably more realpolitik, like Bush 41..." according to NY Times analysis. Sound like a softy Lib?
on April 14th, 2010 | One answer

Bush's Supreme Court appointees allow Your Next President: Brought to you by KFC. The Dems try to limit the damage. Who's better?
on April 13th, 2010 | 2 answers

160,000 new jobs in the US last month - anyone up for some Obama bashing?
on April 2nd, 2010 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Liberals and Progressives: What's you view on private gun ownership?
on February 27th, 2010 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Does the Theory of Evolution include abiogenesis, Big Bang or Macro / Micro evolution?
on February 20th, 2010 | 3 answers

What US political party is more likely to resort to misdirection and bold-faced lies just to get their way or win votes?
on February 20th, 2010 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

Can anyone give factual rather than ad hominem arguments against this NY Times editorial?
on February 20th, 2010 | 2 answers

What rules would you want in a society with rich, poor, healthy, sickly, etc but you wouldn't know which category you'd be in?
on February 8th, 2010 | 2 answers

Who started the first living organism"s existence here on earth? Only facts, no theories please.
on January 26th, 2010 | 16 answers

Why is it important for so many Christians for their religion to saturate all aspects of their and others' lives?
on January 20th, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Why do so many Creationists continue clinging to anti-Evolution arguments that are simply wrong?
on January 11th, 2010 | 13 answers | 3 people like this

Those who say a scientific theory (esp. when discussing Evolution) is akin to an unsupported speculation or notion:
on January 6th, 2010 | 2 answers

Creationists: Here's yet another example of evolution occurring. Any thoughts?
on January 6th, 2010 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Americans are slowly catching up with the rest of the western world and abandoning religion. Good or bad?
on December 27th, 2009 | 26 answers | 4 people like this

Should church recruitment target children as young as two?
on December 25th, 2009 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

Anyone else feel the level of activity on AB has dropped to next to zero?
on December 23rd, 2009 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

"Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow." Is this an appropriate Christmas message?.
on December 18th, 2009 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Should the US president have religious celebrations in public areas of the taxpayer supported White House?
on December 15th, 2009 | 8 answers

Does a Panasonic Mini DV camera to work in Ubuntu 9.1. ?
on December 15th, 2009 | One answer

Anyone else find this page funny?
on December 15th, 2009 | 4 answers

Atheists: How would you describe the way you look at atheism?
on December 14th, 2009 | 13 answers | 2 people like this

Is there a place where we can post serious, (hopefully) constructive criticism and bugs for AB staff - and they will see it?
on December 12th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

If Biblical creationism is taught in public schools, shouldn't various other creation stories also be taught in order to prevent the...
on December 9th, 2009 | 11 answers | 6 people like this

Is god knowable to people? I mean, is something capable of creating a universe beyond human comprehension - apart from way, way...
on December 5th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

"Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." (Jesus in Matthew 10:34) ...
on December 4th, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Science (theoretical and applied) has brought humanity undeniable benefits, including the computer's you're using to read this....
on December 4th, 2009 | 18 answers | 10 people like this

US schoolkids in many states no longer have to study. They can answer anything they like in any subject and claim religious freedom. Is...
on November 23rd, 2009 | One answer

I've read that Evolution is forced on students because creationism isn't allowed. As evidence, it's suggested one should...
on November 22nd, 2009 | 12 answers | 7 people like this

Did god create the bacteria and viruses that only only cause symptoms in people? Why?
on November 20th, 2009 | 7 answers | 8 people like this

Obama Haters: IF by the end of his first term Obama has turned the economy around, begin to reduce the deficit (or pay off debt like the...
on November 12th, 2009 | 4 answers | 13 people like this

Why would a real conservative care about what two consenting adults chose to do or whom they marry?
on November 6th, 2009 | 17 answers | 14 people like this

Why, even since before he got elected, was and is there so much deep and irrational hatred or aversion of Obama? It seems to go way, way...
on October 31st, 2009 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

What do you think about R. Crumb producing his Illustrated Genesis, sex and violence included?
on October 19th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Does anyone else think it's disgusting and very scary that Khristian Oliver, 32, is set to be killed on 5 November after jurors used...
on October 17th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Khristian Oliver, 32, is set to be killed on 5 November after jurors used Biblical passages supporting the death penalty... Is the...
on October 17th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Does anyone think this question about evidence for a creator god should be labeled as nonsense?
on October 4th, 2009 | 18 answers | 17 people like this

Can any AB staffer - or anyone else - tell me why this question was allowed to be labeled as nonsense? And where is the link to dispute it?
on October 4th, 2009 | 11 answers | 8 people like this

How many of you understand that one doesn't "believe" in evolution but either accepts or doesn't accept it?
on October 1st, 2009 | 11 answers | 17 people like this

I've seen it suggested that there is a "faith gene" to help us believe in ourselves enough to try new things. If this were...
on September 26th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Given the resemblance between belief in a caring god and early childhood, when big, almost magic beings cared for and sometimes punished...
on September 26th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

To those who strongly disliked Obama before the election - and probably still do - why such strong feelings against him?
on September 18th, 2009 | 10 answers | 6 people like this

If there were an election between GW Bush and Obama tomorrow, who would you vote for and why?
on September 18th, 2009 | 14 answers | 11 people like this

To teach one's kids that there is a god from early on or not and let them decide as adults? What's your choice and why?
on September 18th, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Is it more frightening for you to think that there is no god or that there is one who resembles the Biblical description?
on September 18th, 2009 | 11 answers | 7 people like this

Anyone interested in improving their shooting as art: What are your favorite books or sites on learning technique or getting advise?
on September 18th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Most of the western nations have seen a strong decline in levels of faith in God - to the point of being called post-religious cultures,...
on September 4th, 2009 | 12 answers | 7 people like this

Orthodox Jews riot and call the police "gestapo" because of the opening of a parking lot for tourists - is this what fervent...
on September 3rd, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Should every leaving president automatically be investigated for illegal stuff? Each incoming one would know it's coming and act...
on August 27th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Would concervatives here support a bi-partisan investigation into possible crimes by Bush and his people since a fair investigation might...
on August 26th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Should Obama be pushed more to investigate a prosecute war and other crimes possibly committed by the Bush administration - right up to...
on August 26th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Is Obama *REALLY* a communist, Muslim, Homo, terrorist who want to kill your grandmother?
on August 14th, 2009 | 24 answers | 22 people like this

Is there any lie, no matter how outrageous, that the far right and even moderate Republicans won't jump on?
on August 14th, 2009 | 4 answers | 7 people like this

Why do so many people cling to a belief in a god when there is no evidence at all he exists?
on August 12th, 2009 | 21 answers | 12 people like this

Many economists are crediting Obama's administration for doing a good job making the recession less damaging and shorter than it...
on August 8th, 2009 | 13 answers | 10 people like this

I thought of this in another discussion. What about looking at the universe as an emergent, self organizing intelligence? Would that...
on August 7th, 2009 | One answer | 4 people like this

I'm looking for an open source, banking grade website login product , package, or service for a new site. Anyone suggestions?
on August 7th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Creationism says that everything was created by a god who "just did it". How does that answer the question of how the universe,...
on August 6th, 2009 | 6 answers | 10 people like this

Is the presence of the universe evidence of God? Why or why not.
on August 4th, 2009 | 23 answers | 11 people like this

What are the best reasons / arguments for choosing one creation myth over another?
on August 3rd, 2009 | 7 answers | 8 people like this

The US Govt is already heavily involved in the US medical system, Medicare, law, tax breaks for employer based coverage... Why is there...
on July 31st, 2009 | 8 answers | 9 people like this

Should "... the future of biomedical research in the United States [be entrusted] to a man who sincerely believes that a scientific...
on July 27th, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

The Flood reduced the human gene pool to 8 closely related individuals and all other land animals to just 2 - why don't we all show...
on July 24th, 2009 | 30 answers | 22 people like this

Is there a rational reason to believe the Bible is more accurate or right than any other holy text?
on July 23rd, 2009 | 9 answers | 8 people like this

"In us, the evolution of the universe becomes conscious" - Teilhard de Chardin. Could it be part of God's plan that...
on July 22nd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

For those who hate Obama, do you consider yourself religious? If so, which religion and how strongly would you classify yourself?
on July 22nd, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

At the end of his 1st term, what do you think Obama's most remembered achievements and/or scandals will be?
on July 22nd, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Mark Twain wrote, "...a god...who created man without invitation, then tries to shuffle the responsibility for man's acts upon...
on July 22nd, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Are you hopeful about the Obama administration? Why / Why not? Specifics please.
on July 19th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is male masturbation a very early stage abortion?
on July 17th, 2009 | One answer

Can vegans have un-protected oral sex?
on July 16th, 2009 | 12 answers | 11 people like this

I have asked for testable evidence for god. To be fair, I'll present excellent evidence for evolution. Humans has 23 pairs, chimps...
on July 14th, 2009 | 41 answers | 23 people like this

Is there one, single piece of testable evidence that clearly points to a creator god?
on July 10th, 2009 | 65 answers | 44 people like this

Would you prefer to board an airplane designed by engineers using principals of science or one designed by someone who was inspired by god?
on July 9th, 2009 | 21 answers | 13 people like this

Should the US allow pot smokers to pay weed tax like they want to do in California? [See link]
on July 9th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Creationists look for flaws in Evolution to support their ideas. But they rarely try to build a case by presenting positive evidence for...
on July 8th, 2009 | 8 answers | 9 people like this

Prostitution is a non-productive service provided mostly by women - and said to be the oldest profession. Priesthood (of any religion) is...
on July 8th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Palin says, "I think on a national level, your department of law there in the White House would look at some of the things that...
on July 8th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

What's the weirdest fortune cookie you ever got in a restaurant? (Mine in a reply)
on July 8th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Given the huge sums of money flowing into mega-churches and TV evangelists, and that it is Tax Free - does it amount to state subsidized...
on July 7th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

12 people have attempted suicide because of Michael's death - some succeeded. Why do people go so nuts over someone they've...
on July 3rd, 2009 | 6 answers | 8 people like this

What are the biggest benefits to believing in god?
on July 3rd, 2009 | 35 answers | 24 people like this

The Greek gods represented aspects of nature and human emotions, paying homage to Athena was looking for wisdom for instance. Would a...
on June 29th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

So what do you do when you're at a dinner party, you go to the toilet, after you've done your business, you realise...
on June 27th, 2009 | 14 answers | 6 people like this

With all the proof that the scientific method works, and the benefits it's brought, hoe can anyone beleive Biblical stories when...
on June 27th, 2009 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

Favorite Michael Jackson jokes? Any - post-death ones?
on June 26th, 2009 | 4 answers | 9 people like this

Is it an oxymoron to be feminist and still want to look attractive and sexy?
on June 26th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Are men finally being freed from the shackles of being the family breadwinner? :-)
on June 25th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Far fewer women playwrights get their plays produced - yet a new study shows that discrimination may not be the major cause and the bias...
on June 24th, 2009 | One answer | 3 people like this

StedIn the middle ages there was a financial incentive to report someone as a witch. Today there is financial incentive to report someone...
on June 18th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

If you believe homosexuality is wrong because it's not "natural" or seen in nature, would you change your position if that...
on June 17th, 2009 | 8 answers | 7 people like this

The more conservative a US citizen is the more s/he is likely to believe all the BS about Obama (Muslim, communist etc) and in Biblical...
on June 16th, 2009 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

Do you think that the name calling and hatred of Obama is largely a product of TV, Radio and Blogging personalities generating it? Is it...
on June 16th, 2009 | 9 answers | 6 people like this

Do you agree with Saul Anuzis that calling Obama a socialist has gotten old and that we should now move on to fascist?
on June 16th, 2009 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

If you feel torturing terrorists is legitimate and justified, how do you know who the terrorists are?
on June 15th, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

Put legality and morality aside for the moment, is torture, or "coercive interoogation" methods effective? Does it actually...
on June 15th, 2009 | 8 answers | 7 people like this

Do you think the line separating mainstream and extreme conservatism has been smudged to the point of disappearing?
on June 12th, 2009 | 5 answers | 7 people like this

Glenn Beck of Fox claimed Obama's FEMA was building concentration camps. Did anyone here believe him? And, should public news and...
on June 12th, 2009 | 37 answers | 26 people like this

Do you think Rush Limbaugh is a mainstream conservative or a more extreme one?
on June 12th, 2009 | 24 answers | 16 people like this

If god told you to murder your own child, would you?
on June 11th, 2009 | 23 answers | 17 people like this

God came to Abraham and told him to prove his love by committing a horrible crime - pretending to kill his own child but pull back at the...
on June 9th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

In English people have arms, hips and then genetelia (penis, testicles, vagina, vulva, etc) anus, and then thighs, knees and on down....
on June 7th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

A rope around his neck and genitals? Kinky, Grasshopper. Can you understand why??? Not I.
on June 5th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Anyone here a fan of answersingenesis.org and would like to discuss some of their articles?
on June 1st, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

To those who feel the Bible is literally accurate: How do you explain things like Koalas in Australia? Did they make their own way to the...
on June 1st, 2009 | 10 answers | 12 people like this

Are religion and science equivalent yet different attempts at answering the same questions? Two sides of the same coin? Why or why not?
on June 1st, 2009 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

My son got a tortoise(native to Croatia) as a gift. can anyone suggest the best substrates for a glass terrarium? Some pages recommend...
on June 1st, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

I posted a question about Christian and Muslim hell. No Muslim have replied so I invite anyone here to take a look at add their thoughts....
on May 31st, 2009 | 2 answers | 5 people like this

After many discussions with both Christians and Muslims I have been exposed to both messages. Both say that if I hear the word but reject...
on May 29th, 2009 | 29 answers | 16 people like this

Atheists - A challenge - Can you come up with an original argument for the existence of god?
on May 27th, 2009 | 12 answers | 10 people like this

A question specifically for people of faith: Can you think of any ORIGINAL arguments for the existence of God?
on May 27th, 2009 | 13 answers | 10 people like this

Christians - are you actually over 90% Atheist (or at least agnostic)? See link.
on May 27th, 2009 | 3 answers | 6 people like this

If there are only 144,000 places in heaven (Revelation 7:4) then the odds of getting in are tiny. Is there much point in avoiding sin and...
on May 27th, 2009 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Do you wish you were Bi? Why / why not?
on May 26th, 2009 | 12 answers | 7 people like this

Is there any real benefit from trying to bring science and religion together? If yes, what?
on May 24th, 2009 | 16 answers | 8 people like this

If their relationship with God or Jesus is a matter of faith then why is it important for many Christians to try and support their...
on May 24th, 2009 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

Why is the scientific method valid when discussing the theories necessary to make your computer work but not when discussing evolution?
on May 20th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

This comes up often in discussions of the Bible being accurate scientifically so I ask the community - Is a circle the same as a sphere?
on May 18th, 2009 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

Since reliance on faith is only necessary when evidence and rational explanations are slim, can the very strong reliance on faith be seen...
on May 18th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Can vegans give unprotected oral... you know... pleasure?
on May 18th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Do fish know they are wet?
on May 18th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What do you think of the Topless Obama pic in The Washingtonian? I think it's cool.
on May 15th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

"... psychiatrists, abortion clinics, AIDS treatment centers, gay bars and places of worship..." This is the first time I have...
on May 15th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

If you find the Bible better at giving practical help in real life issues than say, tea leaves, fortune tellers, or horoscopes where in...
on May 15th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Are there better reasons to believe in a creator god or and intelligent designer than to believe in Thor or The Fairy Godmother?
on May 14th, 2009 | 11 answers | 9 people like this

Before Abraham there were no Jews - or worshipers of the One God. Did that god exist before that? If yes, where was he and what was he...
on May 14th, 2009 | 12 answers | 2 people like this

If a hetero couple get married and then one gets a sex change - is it a gay marriage?
on May 12th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Should consenting adults have the right to marry whomever they chose, multiple partner relationships as well?
on May 12th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

What is heaven really like? And, what if, when after a life of refraining from sin despite the temptation, you find that heaven just...
on May 12th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Does the Bible tell you what is happening in the world today?
on May 12th, 2009 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

If evil is just the absence or "not being in the presence" of god then how can god be infinite and eternal?
on May 8th, 2009 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

The Republican Party "...celebrate capitalism, which is a means, and are inarticulate about the good life, which is the end."...
on May 5th, 2009 | no answers

Fidel Castro is talking about “definite failure” for Obama - did anyone ever think the irrational right and Castro would be...
on May 5th, 2009 | 5 answers | 7 people like this

Given the obvious success of the scientific method as evidenced by airplanes, computers, modern vaccines - to name a tiny handful - how...
on May 4th, 2009 | 14 answers | 13 people like this

“I don’t want to run auto companies. I don’t want to run banks,” Mr. Obama said. "...the sooner we can get...
on April 30th, 2009 | 15 answers | 10 people like this

Has there ever been an openly atheist president? Would you vote for one if all else looked good?
on April 29th, 2009 | 13 answers | 6 people like this

Carter, Clinton, and now Obama all get discussed with such rabid hatred and vitriol by some of their opponents - why?
on April 29th, 2009 | 11 answers | 9 people like this

Does anyone know of good books or websites discussing science and religion that take a scientific approach? (Please nothing by the...
on April 27th, 2009 | 8 answers | 8 people like this

Ideology aside, please, but CAN any regulations, for instance limiting the size of companies or on executive bonuses or minority...
on April 26th, 2009 | 9 answers | 3 people like this

Muslims: Is it worse for someone to be a believer but of another religion or an atheist?
on April 24th, 2009 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Christians: Do you care if I'm and atheist? Why?
on April 24th, 2009 | 22 answers | 12 people like this

Do you think Obama should push for full investigation and possible prosecution related to the "extreme interrogations" or...
on April 24th, 2009 | 11 answers | 8 people like this

One word to describe your mother, what is it?
on April 22nd, 2009 | One answer | 8 people like this

In today's NYTimes a CIA official describes Bush's decision making to use torture, “a perfect storm of ignorance and...
on April 22nd, 2009 | 8 answers | 10 people like this

Will Americans, especially their politicians and pundits put their country and maybe even the world above partisan politics ever again?
on April 21st, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Atheists: How do YOU define atheism for yourself?
on April 20th, 2009 | 9 answers | 11 people like this

To those who think Obama is a socialist, can you give me any hard facts to support that position?
on April 18th, 2009 | 11 answers | 16 people like this

"There is no proof or even evidence that god doesn't exist so belief in him is reasonable." Agree or disagree?
on April 15th, 2009 | 27 answers | 17 people like this

Atheists look for answers, the faithful are certain they've already found them. Agree or disagree?
on April 15th, 2009 | 36 answers | 21 people like this

Are numbers such as Phi, Alpha & Omega evidence of god? Is he revealing himself there?
on April 9th, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Do you think radical Bush opponents were more or less rational than the radical Obama opponents?
on April 9th, 2009 | 11 answers | 9 people like this

A UK study shows that society would likely benefit from legalizing all drugs - as well as saving $billions. Assuming this is similar in...
on April 7th, 2009 | 19 answers | 13 people like this

A NY Times polls shows Americans are feeling more optimistic about the economy since the inauguration. How do you feel and how does this...
on April 7th, 2009 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

Can anyone explain why this question was labeled as spam/offensive?
on April 2nd, 2009 | no answers

Can anyone explain to me why this question was labeled offensive? Will anyone fess up to reporting it and explain it to me?
on April 2nd, 2009 | 20 answers | 11 people like this

Is Christianity under attack in the US? If yes, more so than in Europe or other nations with a largely Christian history?
on March 31st, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

Is God under attack in the US?
on March 30th, 2009 | 13 answers | 11 people like this

AB has been slower and slower, my answers get lost more and more often, the "Answer bag Unavailable" page comes up every day...
on March 26th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Have you ever used a hotel booking website? If so - what made you chose one over the others?
on March 26th, 2009 | One answer

In a discussion I was told that God has to prepare the one's heart to be ready to accept him and that Bible doesn't make much...
on March 24th, 2009 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

Those who think Obama is a Socialist: Can you describe what "Socialism" means to you?
on March 23rd, 2009 | 9 answers | 12 people like this

Should Intelligent Falling be taught as an alternative to The Theory of Gravity?
on March 22nd, 2009 | 12 answers | 17 people like this

One word - President Obama is ____
on March 20th, 2009 | no answers | 13 people like this

I sometimes hear about Biblical prophesies that come true in modern times as a rational or scientific basis for belief in the Bible. Can...
on March 20th, 2009 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

Creationists: Theories of gravity, electrodynamics, quantum theory ... all good. Theories of Evolution and Big Bang ... all bad. Why is...
on March 20th, 2009 | 9 answers | 4 people like this

Christians only please: What are your honest, deep down feelings or opinions of atheists?
on March 18th, 2009 | 21 answers | 17 people like this

Is symbolically eating Christ's flesh and drinking his blood symbolic cannibalism?
on March 16th, 2009 | 11 answers | 10 people like this

To those religious folks who are anti evolution, Big Bang and other science - Do your computer come to you via the efforts of holy men...
on March 16th, 2009 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

How many Republicans here agree with Rush and want to see Obama fail - even if that means bad news for the country?
on March 15th, 2009 | 20 answers | 7 people like this

I'm curious, why all the questions here about chivalry? There is a difference between common courtesy and sexism, no?
on March 14th, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

I grew up homophobic, believing ugly stereotypes and thinking gays were disgusting. As a young adult I fell into a community of various...
on March 13th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

To those who favor creationism taught in schools - which creationism do you favor? Or should students be exposed to several?
on March 12th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Why are so many religious people hostile to atheism and atheists?
on March 11th, 2009 | 81 answers | 52 people like this

Creationists - do you think that along with Biblical Creation, we should teach other creation beliefs in schools and let the students...
on March 11th, 2009 | 16 answers | 11 people like this

UK IT firms should 'fire men first' to save money and raise the percentage of women in IT. Do you agree?
on March 10th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

How many atheists became that way after really reading the Bible with an open mind?
on March 6th, 2009 | 6 answers | 7 people like this

Christians in the US and other Western countries who have been discriminated against for your faith: Will you please share you experiences?
on March 6th, 2009 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Since the big 3 monotheisms teach that truth comes from authority- a book or a leader / spokes person - does accepting it mean that...
on March 5th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Why do so many people think atheists have a common set of beliefs?
on March 5th, 2009 | 6 answers | 8 people like this

I wonder, why is so difficult for some religious folk to understand the difference between belief and evidence?
on March 5th, 2009 | One answer | 4 people like this

If creationists really believe what they say, why do they so often (I know not always) resort to lies and cheap attempts at discrediting...
on March 3rd, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

With the same amount of evidence supporting the idea of God's existence and the Tooth Faerie's- why is God's more likely?
on March 1st, 2009 | 17 answers | 10 people like this

God simply isn't there. Can you show me wrong with anything other than subjective or faith based arguments?
on February 27th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Why *WOULD* thousands of scientists carry out a 150 years hoax anyway?
on February 27th, 2009 | 9 answers | 8 people like this

Is it wrong to teach children to believe in a religion? Is it wrong to teach them to believe one different from yours?
on February 24th, 2009 | 19 answers | 9 people like this

I'll do anything you want, anything at all if you'll just _______.
on February 17th, 2009 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

I wish god would __________.
on February 17th, 2009 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Pope John Paul says hell is not a real place but Pope Benedict XVI says hell is a real place. Since both are supposed to get their info...
on February 10th, 2009 | 18 answers | 15 people like this

Do you think Biblical Creationism should be taught along side Evolution and Big Bang theory in public schools? If so, should non-Biblical...
on February 9th, 2009 | 11 answers | 4 people like this

Is it ever appropriate NOT to teach evolution or other sciences in publicly funded schools? Is it ever appropriate to include creationist...
on February 9th, 2009 | 15 answers | 9 people like this

Creationists: Is it possible to teach what the theory or evolution actually says in such a way that you will learn what it is you object...
on February 9th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

I most families I know where both mom and dad work, dad's money is family money while mom's money is mom's money. All are...
on February 8th, 2009 | One answer | 4 people like this

When people claim US media is "liberal" - how do they judge it so?
on February 8th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

If your teenager seemed to be moving toward atheism, would you take steps to try and bring him/her back into the fold?
on February 7th, 2009 | 15 answers | 6 people like this

Christians: If you were born in a Hindu community, do you think you'd believe in the Hindu gods instead of Jesus?
on February 7th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Men are often advised to get in touch with their "inner woman" or feminine side, does anyone actively seek out their inner man?
on February 7th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Should there be a "masculinist movement" to specifically address the rights and needs of men?
on February 7th, 2009 | 20 answers | 20 people like this

Do men and women tend to be good at different things?
on February 7th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

I just noticed the subtitle to the Evolution section - Evolution, creationism, intelligent design, and whatever other explanations we...
on February 5th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Any guys NOT like (getting) blow jobs? Why?
on February 4th, 2009 | One answer

What do you kinda believe in just because it's fun?
on February 2nd, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

To those who believe in god: How do you think the world would be different if he really didn't exist?
on January 28th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

With all the gods to choose from, how is one to choose?
on January 28th, 2009 | 12 answers | 6 people like this

Is there a Liberal Bias in the media? How do you know? If so, is it limited to US news outlets?
on January 24th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

I'm curious. After seeing all these seemingly silly questions about Obama's birth certificate I got to wondering... Who checks...
on January 21st, 2009 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

If you were in Bush's shoes now, what would you be doing?
on January 20th, 2009 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

What will Bush's first paying job be now?
on January 20th, 2009 | 11 answers | 7 people like this

Should the world boycott and isolate Israel like they did S. Africa until Palestinians get full political recognition and restitution?
on January 19th, 2009 | 10 answers | 6 people like this

In his last couple days as The Most Powerful Man on Earth, what should or could Bush do as his "cheery" to top off his terms?
on January 18th, 2009 | 8 answers | 3 people like this

Nixon's opponents had the slogan "Pull out like you father should have". Looking back on the W years, what slogan would...
on January 18th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this