Answerbag: buttman's questions http://www.answerbag.com/profile/306446 New Answerbag questions from buttman Wed, 30 May 2012 03:28:39 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 03:28:39 -0700 How does a feminist ideologue reconcile being a feminist and a racist at the same time? Is it at all a reconcilable thing? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2573792 How does a feminist ideologue reconcile being a feminist and a racist at the same time? Is it at all a reconcilable thing? Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:14:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2573792 Did god answer the multitude of Texans' prayer requested by Rick Perry? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2555758 Did god answer the multitude of Texans' prayer requested by Rick Perry? Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:17:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2555758 What's really the point behind the concept of beauty pageants (Miss USA, Miss Univrse, etc)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WALIARHHLII http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2524043 What's really the point behind the concept of beauty pageants (Miss USA, Miss Univrse, etc)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WALIARHHLII Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:18:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2524043 Should laws against insider trading in a market be relaxed, completely eliminated, or keep enforcing them? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2523580 Should laws against insider trading in a market be relaxed, completely eliminated, or keep enforcing them? Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:14:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2523580 Is "sexting" also an act of infidelity? Are [virtual affairs] rewriting the rules of monogamy? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2523564 Is "sexting" also an act of infidelity? Are [virtual affairs] rewriting the rules of monogamy? Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:25:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2523564 Is it dividing people into hostile groups by constantly harping on controversial matters of absolutely no importance, part of NWO's agenda? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2519660 Is it dividing people into hostile groups by constantly harping on controversial matters of absolutely no importance, part of NWO's agenda? Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:06:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2519660 Could 'Environ-Mentalism' become a new form of religion for a New Age, based on, say, pantheism/earth worship? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2514978 Could 'Environ-Mentalism' become a new form of religion for a New Age, based on, say, pantheism/earth worship? Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:03:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2514978 Why is there so many men willing to act against their own self-interest just to get the meaningless attention of a narcissistic female? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2511726 Why is there so many men willing to act against their own self-interest just to get the meaningless attention of a narcissistic female? Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:26:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2511726 Is it this a good indicator of how broken down our system is? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXt9c8s4o50&feature=feedf http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2504811 Is it this a good indicator of how broken down our system is? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXt9c8s4o50&feature=feedf Tue, 24 May 2011 02:09:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2504811 Are those "good people" who are going to ascend to heaven on May 21rst, 2011, ascending to heaven alive or do we have to murder them? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2502852 Are those "good people" who are going to ascend to heaven on May 21rst, 2011, ascending to heaven alive or do we have to murder them? Fri, 20 May 2011 21:03:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2502852 With so many wives and concubines--did Solomon have any extra time to do anything else besides [humping]? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2463076 With so many wives and concubines--did Solomon have any extra time to do anything else besides [humping]? Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:43:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2463076 If Solomon--the biblical character--was so smart and holy, why did he get married 300 times? (!!!) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2463066 If Solomon--the biblical character--was so smart and holy, why did he get married 300 times? (!!!) Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:29:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2463066 Did the fact that none of the gospels' authors used their own names have any royalty implications? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2463056 Did the fact that none of the gospels' authors used their own names have any royalty implications? Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:21:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2463056 If it weren't for the death of Jesus, do you think people would still be stoned to death for collecting sticks on the wrong day? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2462719 If it weren't for the death of Jesus, do you think people would still be stoned to death for collecting sticks on the wrong day? Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:05:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2462719 Why are some people, who question and/or criticize Obama's way of governing, labeld as "racists"? Is he above criticism? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2461243 Why are some people, who question and/or criticize Obama's way of governing, labeld as "racists"? Is he above criticism? Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:03:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2461243 So any question or criticism, regardless of its legitimacy, about Israel is tantamount to being "anti-semitic"? How's that? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2461237 So any question or criticism, regardless of its legitimacy, about Israel is tantamount to being "anti-semitic"? How's that? Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:53:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2461237 The UN has stiffened sanctions against Iran for purportedly seeking to build nuclear weapons. Any plan to sanction Israel for having them? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2458408 The UN has stiffened sanctions against Iran for purportedly seeking to build nuclear weapons. Any plan to sanction Israel for having them? Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:51:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2458408 Does the prayer of 20 people have more effect than the prayer of just one person? Does more people praying increase the odds of answers? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2456081 Does the prayer of 20 people have more effect than the prayer of just one person? Does more people praying increase the odds of answers? Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:09:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2456081 Isn't it rather interesting how as soon as humanity began to have clues about science, all past "miracles" dried up? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2452007 Isn't it rather interesting how as soon as humanity began to have clues about science, all past "miracles" dried up? Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:14:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2452007 Have you ever tested your belief by the same standards you apply to other beliefs you have rejected? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2426944 Have you ever tested your belief by the same standards you apply to other beliefs you have rejected? Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:10:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2426944 Do you get angry (literally) when your belief is being challenged and you feel forced to come out to defend it? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2426938 Do you get angry (literally) when your belief is being challenged and you feel forced to come out to defend it? Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:59:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2426938 Would you be disobeying God if your wife, brother, daughter, etc, ask you to join other religion and you don't kill them? Deut 12:1-13:16 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2426915 Would you be disobeying God if your wife, brother, daughter, etc, ask you to join other religion and you don't kill them? Deut 12:1-13:16 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:17:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2426915 Was it the WILL of God for people to bake their meals with human sh*t, or bull sh*t instead if they'd have complained? (Ezekiel 4:12-15) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2426890 Was it the WILL of God for people to bake their meals with human sh*t, or bull sh*t instead if they'd have complained? (Ezekiel 4:12-15) Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:22:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2426890 God needs blood to fix the world, but only his own has the magical power to do it. So did he give himself a body and then killed it? WTF? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2425705 God needs blood to fix the world, but only his own has the magical power to do it. So did he give himself a body and then killed it? WTF? Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:36:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2425705 Can we have sex slaves or not? (Leviticus 25:44-46 Deuteronomy 21:10-12 Numbers 31:15-18) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2425699 Can we have sex slaves or not? (Leviticus 25:44-46 Deuteronomy 21:10-12 Numbers 31:15-18) Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:14:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2425699 So an all-wise god had to rely on an old man (Lot) to screw his own two daughters just to keep the family line going? Was he that drunk? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2424940 So an all-wise god had to rely on an old man (Lot) to screw his own two daughters just to keep the family line going? Was he that drunk? Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:31:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2424940 Many people in our society can name entertainers, but they cannot name one single heart surgeon or scientist of our time. Why is that? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2422199 Many people in our society can name entertainers, but they cannot name one single heart surgeon or scientist of our time. Why is that? Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:33:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2422199 Have you ever critically examined your faith, or cosidered its prior, from an outsider's perspective? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2417081 Have you ever critically examined your faith, or cosidered its prior, from an outsider's perspective? Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:14:25 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2417081 It was Paul's mission that became Christianity as we know it today. Shouldn't Christianity then be called Paulinism? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2411936 It was Paul's mission that became Christianity as we know it today. Shouldn't Christianity then be called Paulinism? Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:28:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2411936 Here's an example of superstition, ignorance and barbarism exercised in the name of religion. What's your thake on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbGzFN_NalI http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2410132 Here's an example of superstition, ignorance and barbarism exercised in the name of religion. What's your thake on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbGzFN_NalI Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:09:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2410132 Does the defense for keeping "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance offer good reasons for not getting rid of it? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2406402 Does the defense for keeping "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance offer good reasons for not getting rid of it? Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:34:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2406402 Does God really watch everything we do-even when we're having sex or taking a crap? Doesn't that sound a little creepy? Or voyeurism? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2389864 Does God really watch everything we do-even when we're having sex or taking a crap? Doesn't that sound a little creepy? Or voyeurism? Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:11:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2389864 In today's society, do more and more people find it difficult, even people with their own messy lives, to mind their own business? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2387149 In today's society, do more and more people find it difficult, even people with their own messy lives, to mind their own business? Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:31:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2387149 Why in today's pop-psychology culture some personalities that could simply be termed as "different," are treated as a "disorder"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2382256 Why in today's pop-psychology culture some personalities that could simply be termed as "different," are treated as a "disorder"? Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:52:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2382256 Could so-called "internet worms" and "email viruses" be virtually all *Microsoft* poor, insecure and sloppy program designs? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2381657 Could so-called "internet worms" and "email viruses" be virtually all *Microsoft* poor, insecure and sloppy program designs? Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:52:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2381657 How serious do you take "Global Warming"? http://www.answerbag.com/polls/global-warming_2380476 How serious do you take "Global Warming"? Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:35:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/global-warming_2380476 Today, what percentage of Americans do not accept the Commission's findings that Oswald acted alone in the JFK's assassination? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2380472 Today, what percentage of Americans do not accept the Commission's findings that Oswald acted alone in the JFK's assassination? Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:24:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2380472 If the expression of some idea could potentially cause violence, is the censorship of that idea justified? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2376103 If the expression of some idea could potentially cause violence, is the censorship of that idea justified? Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:15:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2376103 Is President Obama's administration headed for being ranked on the lowest tier of USA history, or was Bush's the lowest? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2376068 Is President Obama's administration headed for being ranked on the lowest tier of USA history, or was Bush's the lowest? Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:18:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2376068 Why is there inconsistency in the four gaspels, pertaining to the narrative of the resurrection, and which one is the right one? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2375405 Why is there inconsistency in the four gaspels, pertaining to the narrative of the resurrection, and which one is the right one? Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:45:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2375405 According to Deuteronomy 18:22, did Jesus expose himself as a charlatan by (presumably) making a prophecy (Mark 13:30) that didn't happen? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2375388 According to Deuteronomy 18:22, did Jesus expose himself as a charlatan by (presumably) making a prophecy (Mark 13:30) that didn't happen? Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:03:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2375388 When and where the Catholic belief that god incarnates himself into cookies for them to eat during mass originated from? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2370382 When and where the Catholic belief that god incarnates himself into cookies for them to eat during mass originated from? Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:18:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2370382 If everything has to happen according to a "designed plan" of the god, isn't praying asking the god to alter his plan to accommodate you? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2370379 If everything has to happen according to a "designed plan" of the god, isn't praying asking the god to alter his plan to accommodate you? Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:05:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2370379 Why do the Christian god has to have a blood sacrifice of an innocent for an earlier problem he himself created? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2370366 Why do the Christian god has to have a blood sacrifice of an innocent for an earlier problem he himself created? Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:42:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2370366 Why do many Christians treat Christmas as if it were solely a holiday about their religion and their god? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2369554 Why do many Christians treat Christmas as if it were solely a holiday about their religion and their god? Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:09:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2369554 Do you know what the ancient Roman festival of Kalends has to do with Christmas, and what influence it had on what people still do today? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2369553 Do you know what the ancient Roman festival of Kalends has to do with Christmas, and what influence it had on what people still do today? Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:06:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2369553 Hypothetical question. If somehow you find out Jesus was a homosexual, would that affect or change the way you feel about him? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2364933 Hypothetical question. If somehow you find out Jesus was a homosexual, would that affect or change the way you feel about him? Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:52:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2364933 If Jesus would've been stoned to death instead of by way of crucifixion, would some christians wear stones around their necks? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2363643 If Jesus would've been stoned to death instead of by way of crucifixion, would some christians wear stones around their necks? Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:37:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2363643 What thing of incalculable value to god could be at stake if I don't believe in him, that can only be compensated by sending me to hell? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2333814 What thing of incalculable value to god could be at stake if I don't believe in him, that can only be compensated by sending me to hell? Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:35:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2333814 How did you arrive at the conclusion that to believe in god--specifically your god--is so important to god, and why it is so? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2333802 How did you arrive at the conclusion that to believe in god--specifically your god--is so important to god, and why it is so? Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:52:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2333802 "Watch what you say!" Are the first amendment and utterance of reality becoming casualties of the political correctness war? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2333387 "Watch what you say!" Are the first amendment and utterance of reality becoming casualties of the political correctness war? Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:16:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2333387 When "celebrities" credit God for their success, are they essentially saying: "Look at me, I'm more important to God than the poor"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2330261 When "celebrities" credit God for their success, are they essentially saying: "Look at me, I'm more important to God than the poor"? Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:12:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2330261 Religionists insist life must have a purpose beyond death. Is this "purpose" also extended to other animals, or exclusively to humans? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2328710 Religionists insist life must have a purpose beyond death. Is this "purpose" also extended to other animals, or exclusively to humans? Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:15:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2328710 In the Christian concept of hell, who's looking after it? Who's the trustee appointed to oversee the torture? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305526 In the Christian concept of hell, who's looking after it? Who's the trustee appointed to oversee the torture? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:12:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305526 Does the Pascal's Wager apply to every religion there is and their gods, or just to Christianity? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305513 Does the Pascal's Wager apply to every religion there is and their gods, or just to Christianity? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:50:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305513 Why aren't Christians bothered in the least that they might be risking Allah's hell? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305512 Why aren't Christians bothered in the least that they might be risking Allah's hell? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:45:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305512 Did god actually think that men could've reached "the heavens" with the Tower of Babel?..Or am I reading the scripture out of context? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2226284 Did god actually think that men could've reached "the heavens" with the Tower of Babel?..Or am I reading the scripture out of context? Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:03:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2226284 Even if the Pascal's Wager logical argument is valid, is God ok with the acceptance of faith grounded on a bet? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2042464 Even if the Pascal's Wager logical argument is valid, is God ok with the acceptance of faith grounded on a bet? Sun, 02 May 2010 09:43:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2042464 If the drum of hell-fire is constantly beaten in front of you, and you convert because of fear, is that conversion acceptable to the god? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2042432 If the drum of hell-fire is constantly beaten in front of you, and you convert because of fear, is that conversion acceptable to the god? Sun, 02 May 2010 08:28:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2042432 Is it realistically possible to [compulsively] love and, simultaneously, be terrified of a celestial dictatorship one must obey or else? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2009186 Is it realistically possible to [compulsively] love and, simultaneously, be terrified of a celestial dictatorship one must obey or else? Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:54:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2009186 Do you find morally sound and acceptable for someone else [innocent] to be tortured and put to death for your own f**k ups? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2009177 Do you find morally sound and acceptable for someone else [innocent] to be tortured and put to death for your own f**k ups? Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:32:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2009177 If the afterlife is what ultimately matters, then this life must be trivial. Why then such a preocupation with finding meaning to this life? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1997911 If the afterlife is what ultimately matters, then this life must be trivial. Why then such a preocupation with finding meaning to this life? Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:28:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1997911 Are prayers equally to chance and probability; say...like placing a bet? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1983787 Are prayers equally to chance and probability; say...like placing a bet? Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:51:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1983787 To all sincere, honest and genuine Christians on this site: What's your opinion on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3UCTNZylms http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1975964 To all sincere, honest and genuine Christians on this site: What's your opinion on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3UCTNZylms Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:28:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1975964 Literally speaking, nothing can burn for "eternity." At some point it'd be completely consumed by the flames. Do you have input to share? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1971475 Literally speaking, nothing can burn for "eternity." At some point it'd be completely consumed by the flames. Do you have input to share? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:19:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1971475 So what happens when your prayers aren't answered? How do you rationalize and justify the lack of response from a "benevolent" god? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1951496 So what happens when your prayers aren't answered? How do you rationalize and justify the lack of response from a "benevolent" god? Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:57:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1951496 If God is by nature "omniscient" and "beneficent," why you still need to pray for what He already knows you're in a desperate need of? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1951493 If God is by nature "omniscient" and "beneficent," why you still need to pray for what He already knows you're in a desperate need of? Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:46:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1951493 The universe is hardly a system of perfect order. So what is the claim of the universe being "fine tuned" attributed to? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1934165 The universe is hardly a system of perfect order. So what is the claim of the universe being "fine tuned" attributed to? Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:02:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1934165 Why would anyone take offense on behalf of the god? An "all-powerful" god can't take a little human insult? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1928699 Why would anyone take offense on behalf of the god? An "all-powerful" god can't take a little human insult? Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:08:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1928699 Has the Obama administration looked into the abyss of endless war in Afghanistan,considered all its options and pondered the consequences? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1928653 Has the Obama administration looked into the abyss of endless war in Afghanistan,considered all its options and pondered the consequences? Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:49:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1928653 JUDAS [had] to "betray" Jesus for the whole scheme of "Salvation" to work--that was the god's will. So why is JUDAS seing as a bad guy? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1925066 JUDAS [had] to "betray" Jesus for the whole scheme of "Salvation" to work--that was the god's will. So why is JUDAS seing as a bad guy? Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:07:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1925066 Would you as a believer accept Science as a 'holy endeavor' and a sacred enterprise, thus every scientific discovery an act of revelation? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1923820 Would you as a believer accept Science as a 'holy endeavor' and a sacred enterprise, thus every scientific discovery an act of revelation? Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:16:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1923820 Would religious people be willing to concede that 'facts' may be their God's native tongue, and they are revealed through Science? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1923809 Would religious people be willing to concede that 'facts' may be their God's native tongue, and they are revealed through Science? Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:55:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1923809 Is it a 'marriage' between Science and Religion possible; and could this 'marriage' work and, in turn, help to save the world? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1923780 Is it a 'marriage' between Science and Religion possible; and could this 'marriage' work and, in turn, help to save the world? Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:06:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1923780 Would religious people be willing to view Evolution as a 'public revelation' from their God--grounded in science and not in 'spook'? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1923774 Would religious people be willing to view Evolution as a 'public revelation' from their God--grounded in science and not in 'spook'? Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:54:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1923774 Who is the white sheep in your family? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1913643 Who is the white sheep in your family? Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:48:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1913643 "Then God said, 'Let [us] make man in our own image, according to our likeness...'" (Genesis 1:26) Who's God talking to? Who's "US"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1894065 "Then God said, 'Let [us] make man in our own image, according to our likeness...'" (Genesis 1:26) Who's God talking to? Who's "US"? Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:19:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1894065 A rib was taken from a man to make a woman--says Genesis. Does that mean we men had a spare rib? Or are we one rib short? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1886343 A rib was taken from a man to make a woman--says Genesis. Does that mean we men had a spare rib? Or are we one rib short? Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:03:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1886343 Is our legal system (in USA) massaging fanaticism into the framework of what it terms "jurisprudence"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1880771 Is our legal system (in USA) massaging fanaticism into the framework of what it terms "jurisprudence"? Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:07:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1880771 Is "feminism" an extention of Marxist philosophy? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1880699 Is "feminism" an extention of Marxist philosophy? Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:51:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1880699 If racism has been--and continues to be--a huge fire from which we all have been feeling its heat, why do people keep fueling it? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1879016 If racism has been--and continues to be--a huge fire from which we all have been feeling its heat, why do people keep fueling it? Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:20:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1879016 In today society, has the marriage contract become a license for the state to transfer men's wealth to women and to enrich lawyers? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1879012 In today society, has the marriage contract become a license for the state to transfer men's wealth to women and to enrich lawyers? Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:54:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1879012 Why do [some] women flaunt their sexsuality to purposely arouse men's interest, but then want to dictate how men should or shouldn't react? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1878851 Why do [some] women flaunt their sexsuality to purposely arouse men's interest, but then want to dictate how men should or shouldn't react? Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:56:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1878851 Would there always be a continuous struggle between "good" and "evil", as we have come to know those two terms? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1878214 Would there always be a continuous struggle between "good" and "evil", as we have come to know those two terms? Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:38:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1878214 Is it the primary aim in the gender feminist's agenda to mold us (men) into something weak enough to control? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1878015 Is it the primary aim in the gender feminist's agenda to mold us (men) into something weak enough to control? Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:15:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1878015 In terms of ethics, what's your opinion on this journalist saying: "Don't let the [truth] get in the way of a good story? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1875175 In terms of ethics, what's your opinion on this journalist saying: "Don't let the [truth] get in the way of a good story? Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:19:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1875175 What reason(s) would you give--if you know or can think of any--as to why smart people sometimes act so dumb? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1874029 What reason(s) would you give--if you know or can think of any--as to why smart people sometimes act so dumb? Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:50:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1874029 Do you think many people tend to be lazy decision makers, thus more inclined to take the path of least resistance? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1874022 Do you think many people tend to be lazy decision makers, thus more inclined to take the path of least resistance? Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:23:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1874022 The fact that an individual embrace no religious belief suffices for an abundance of theists to assume that the individual must be immoral and cannot behave ethically. What's the logic behind this assertion? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1849956 The fact that an individual embrace no religious belief suffices for an abundance of theists to assume that the individual must be immoral and cannot behave ethically. What's the logic behind this assertion? Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:58:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1849956 Women: How do you feel about the idea of being made from a "rib", then held responsible--along with a talking serpent--for the downfall of humanity? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1820638 Women: How do you feel about the idea of being made from a "rib", then held responsible--along with a talking serpent--for the downfall of humanity? Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:24:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1820638 Does the concept of a god must [forcibly] fall under the domain of religion? Can a concept of a god be elaborated independently of religion, or are these two inherently inseparable? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1790913 Does the concept of a god must [forcibly] fall under the domain of religion? Can a concept of a god be elaborated independently of religion, or are these two inherently inseparable? Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:06:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1790913 "...and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God. Then the Lord God call Adam and said to him, 'Where are you?'" An all-knower god didn't know where Adam was hiding?(Genesis 3:8-9) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1774173 "...and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God. Then the Lord God call Adam and said to him, 'Where are you?'" An all-knower god didn't know where Adam was hiding?(Genesis 3:8-9) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:27:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1774173 Jesus, it is said, performed many miracles--including walking on water. But he couldn't or didn't want to make an out of season fig tree, to produce figs, and instead he chose to kill it. Why this makes no sense? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1769840 Jesus, it is said, performed many miracles--including walking on water. But he couldn't or didn't want to make an out of season fig tree, to produce figs, and instead he chose to kill it. Why this makes no sense? Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:19:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1769840 To those who claim that the God "speaks" to them. How do you distinguish the God's "voice" from your own reason and intuition? Or do you consider those things to be the God's voice? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1732840 To those who claim that the God "speaks" to them. How do you distinguish the God's "voice" from your own reason and intuition? Or do you consider those things to be the God's voice? Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:40:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1732840 Does your decision to behave come from a rational volition or from fear of reprisal from an invisible deity? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1732823 Does your decision to behave come from a rational volition or from fear of reprisal from an invisible deity? Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:20:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1732823 On what basis would you claim that your religion is, with absolute certainty, the correct one to the exclusion of all the other ones? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1722682 On what basis would you claim that your religion is, with absolute certainty, the correct one to the exclusion of all the other ones? Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:35:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1722682 It's said that the God is perfect and thus his creation initially was perfect. Did the God create the world without diseases? If he did, why he created us with an immune system? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1708468 It's said that the God is perfect and thus his creation initially was perfect. Did the God create the world without diseases? If he did, why he created us with an immune system? Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:20:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1708468 The God delivered the Isrealites from slavery in Egypt, yet it fail to include a commandment against slavery amongst the ten. 2nd & 3rd commands seem pretty trivial by comparison. Any idea why not? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1708437 The God delivered the Isrealites from slavery in Egypt, yet it fail to include a commandment against slavery amongst the ten. 2nd & 3rd commands seem pretty trivial by comparison. Any idea why not? Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:57:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1708437 Psalm19:7("The law of the Lord is perfect") Are all these laws still relevant today: Isaiah 13, Hosea 13, Numbers 31, Lev 25:44, Exod 31:15, Deut 17:2-7, 1Corint 14, Deut 21, 1Peter1:24-25, Isaiah 40:8, Lev 24:16, Lev 20:9-10? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1698647 Psalm19:7("The law of the Lord is perfect") Are all these laws still relevant today: Isaiah 13, Hosea 13, Numbers 31, Lev 25:44, Exod 31:15, Deut 17:2-7, 1Corint 14, Deut 21, 1Peter1:24-25, Isaiah 40:8, Lev 24:16, Lev 20:9-10? Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:45:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1698647 Does religious beliefs influence people's perception of reality? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1696342 Does religious beliefs influence people's perception of reality? Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:20:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1696342