http://www.answerbag.com/profile/6891 New Answerbag answers from Thom64 Wed, 30 May 2012 01:52:33 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 01:52:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182724 Romans 13 says "authorities that exist have been established by God" and "he who rebels is...rebelling against...God". Do you agree?<br /><br />Except when the governing authority requires something clearly contrary to other Bible teaching - like a law forbidding prayer or reading the Bible - yes, I agree. What do you think it means to "rebel?" In the USA, political opposition is part of our governmental process. Protesting against... Fri, 18 May 2012 08:51:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182724 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182556 Do you believe we all have two personalities, our confidence and our paranoia?<br /><br />Seems to me the relative strength of your confidence and paranoia are aspects of your one personality. Fri, 18 May 2012 07:45:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182556 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182550 if you make a paper saying someone owes you something and they sign it do they have to stick by it even if its an IOU?<br /><br />If two people agree something and sign a document specifying the agreement it is a legal contract in many places. Whether the signer is legally or morally obligated depends on many factors including: was the document signed under duress? was the document deceptive or its contents misrepresented?... Fri, 18 May 2012 07:43:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182550 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182495 If the religious right became the ruling body do you thing they would govern the country according to Romans 13:1-7? For how long?<br /><br />There are no instructions to govern "according to" here. These are instructions to the Christian to submit to laws. It essentially states that governments punish some behaviors (they all do) and that they collect taxes (they all do). So, basically, all functional governments do govern this way -... Fri, 18 May 2012 07:27:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182495 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182460 On the darkside of the moon its -250 degree's, why doesn't a space suit freeze, no moisture?<br /><br />Well... they are insulated (to keep heat in) and heated (by the astronaut and the suit's powered systems. More than that, it is already a solid. Solids that get colder stay solid. "Solid" kinda means "already frozen." Metals and fabrics "freeze" at very high temperatures. If you construct the... Fri, 18 May 2012 07:15:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12182460 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12128778 If Mitt Romney were elected would there be a military coup to reinstate Obama?<br /><br />No. Tue, 01 May 2012 12:05:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12128778 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12128760 Are there any advantages to being an atheist over being a theist?<br /><br />If there is a God, then the answer is clearly no. Believing untruths and therefore basing you philosophy on incorrect information is, ultimately, not beneficial. If there is no God, then the answer does not matter. If all of what exists is undirected recombination of atoms and energy, there is... Tue, 01 May 2012 11:57:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12128760 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12128722 My friend,Bob Petersen,says all government subsidies should be eliminated. I got his permission to use his full name. What do you think?<br /><br />I think that may be going too far. I am convinced that the Federal government is involved in way too many things that would be better left to state or local government or even private interests... but when you say "all government subsidies"... I think we need to define what qualifies as a... Tue, 01 May 2012 11:42:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12128722 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12114487 Other planets' moons have snazzy names...Why is ours just called "moon"?<br /><br />I think it's name is technically "Luna" Moon-related things are "lunar." Like other heavenly bodies in our solar system, it is also the name of a Roman god. It does appear that "the Moon" is the most common English language "name" for it. We tend to call it "the moon" because it is the only one... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:39:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12114487 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12109657 Is their a web address that show live images or live real time videos of the sun?<br /><br />I am not aware of any "live feed" type video... but this site has near-real-time images. http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html I am reasonably certain that the events on the sun are distant and large enough that you would not see "moving picture" video of a live feed. It would... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:15:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12109657 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12055646 What, in your opinion, sets the standard for excellence? Why?<br /><br />The word "excellent" literally means "excels" at something. Basically "excellence" means "does much better than typical or expected." If a mechanic does better, quicker repairs at a lower cost and with great interpersonal communication skills, people would typically say that mechanic sets a... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:09:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12055646 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12038254 I have a 200101home Nissan maxima.it has 215/55r16 tires on it now bit will 225/65r16s work<br /><br />Typically, in order to keep the diameter of the tire the same you go with a lower profile when you increase the tread width. The tire you mention will make your speedometer and odometer read wrong by a few percent and there is a good chance it is too big for the wheel well - it might rub on the... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:13:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/12038254 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11966382 The Bates Family; Baby makes 19. Should we all procreate at that rate?<br /><br />Most human mothers are not capable of naturally producing that many offspring. Typical human births produce only one baby per pregnancy. A woman who nurses her baby may not be fertile again for years (nursing tends to suppress ovulation, though it varies from individual to individual). If a... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:31:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11966382 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11966337 Who can explain whom/who and when either is appropriate?<br /><br />"Who" is appropriate as a subject or predicate nominative. "Who" does something or is something. Example: Who hit John? ('who' did the hitting.) In answer one might say "Mary is who." or perhaps "Mary. That's who." In this kind of simple sentence, "who" is equal to Mary (or "that" in the case of... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:06:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11966337 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11890047 Who benefits from a war?<br /><br />Generally, the ones who win. If you are the attacker who is trying to acquire land and resources, you might gain them and thereby benefit from war. If you are defending yourself from attack, when you win you benefit by keeping your home/property/culture or whatever the attacker is trying to... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:52:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11890047 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11722339 Does anyone find it paradoxical that while religious people believe that a human being's intelligence is God given, the employment of that intelligence leads to the conclusion that God does not exist?<br /><br />Quite to the contrary, I note that, in most cultures in history, the employment of that intelligence led to the conclusion that there is a creator and that many of the greatest minds in history acknowledged it. It is reported that Albert Einstein believed there must exist a unifying field theory... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:47:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11722339 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11710260 Do you believe that the holocaust really happened? (you're going to need a REALLY good reason if you wanna say no.)(if yes, you dont need to explain :-P)<br /><br />People still alive witnessed various aspects of it. Many first hand recorded testimonies - both from camp survivors and perpetrators. Video exists of them dumping truckloads of bodies into mass graves. Various documents... People who reject all of the plain and abundant evidence surely have... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:12:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11710260 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11559843 If we didn't have a say in the formation of our law why should we obey it?<br /><br />Generally, because order in society is necessary for civilization to exist and prosper. There are certainly laws passed which are unreasonable, and some even merit civil disobedience - which means choosing to break a law because that law is immoral or otherwise intolerable. Often, people claim... Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:56:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11559843 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11484396 For those folks who take great delight in putting down the "occupy" movement...how do you know you're in the right and they're not?<br /><br />For one, they have no coherent message. I have not heard anyone describe what would constitute success. Some want to send bank executives to prison. Some want to take money from the wealthy. Some want to abolish capitalism. Some probably want government control of wages. "Bankers should be... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:37:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11484396 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11457472 Why when you tell a Church goer that the word 'Trinity' isnt in the Bible they say the Bible implies it? Is'nt that Adding to Scripture?<br /><br />Of course not. Words like "theology" and "eschatology" do not appear in the Bible either, but using them in discussions of doctrine is perfectly reasonable and legitimate. In the same way, naming a doctrine with a word that does not appear in the text is no violation of any reasonable standard. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:01:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11457472 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11453327 Why is it so stupidly prominent,that only ONE way to govern is all there should be?Several forms of it all at once is proof for best right?<br /><br />Are you referring to the totalitarians? or the anarchists? If you mean "governed" generically (i.e. enforcing rules for behavior)... I don't know anybody that believes that children should be governed the same way at home, in school and on the playground. I don't know anybody that believes... Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:24:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11453327 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11453274 (Question for all christians) if Jesus died on the cross for your sins then why do you have the bible?<br /><br />Not sure I understand the question... The Bible claims to be a record of God's interactions with men. It contains the biographies of various significant people in the history of the nation of Israel and the founding of Christianity. It contains guidelines for pleasing God and receiving His gift... Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:09:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11453274 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11249070 What to you is sinful?<br /><br />There are different words in the original languages of the Bibles that are translated as "sin." One comes from the concept of "missing the target" and the idea is that anything that fails to meet God's plans and goals for your life is sin. Another simplistic definition of sin might be "anything... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:08:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11249070 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11249040 The GOP rallies around its Prez even if it doesn't like him or agree with him. Dems speak out. Is sucking it up better than speaking up?<br /><br />Not sure where you get your news... but during the last few Republican presidencies (and this is probably true of all administrations of both parties) there were lots of Republican and Conservative voices that criticized the President frequently and opposed him on various controversial... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:56:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11249040 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10855198 Rich and unhappy or poor and happy? Whats your choice?<br /><br />I don't understand why anyone would choose unhappiness. The choice between having everything you want and being unhappy or possessing nothing and being happy should be a no-brainer. Choose happiness. Stuff is just stuff and money can not buy contentment, peace of mind or happiness. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:06:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10855198 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10855191 Why we connect a ammetre in series and why we connect voltmeter in shunt<br /><br />A volt meter measures the difference in electrical potential between two different points and must be connected outside a circuit in some way. An ammeter measures the current flowing in a circuit and the easiest way to do that is to put it somewhere in the circuit. The current flow in a simple... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:02:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10855191 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10855170 - Who has seen the ISS satellite yet? Posted by Elf/Troll .<br /><br />I have on several occasions seen the space station overhead after sunset... maybe before sunrise. I can't prove it was the ISS, but I looked at the website that says where it will be in the sky and what I saw matched the time, location, direction, duration in the table. It was much brighter than... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:57:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10855170 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10855092 Are there good lies/bad lies governmentwise? Or are all lies just lies and nothing more?<br /><br />What do you mean by "lies"? Does that include any information that may be entirely true, but is released or presented is such a way as to deceive? Does it include information that is not really true, but accurately communicates something that is true? Inaccurate technical information that is... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:37:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10855092 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10851579 What do you think about vegetarians? Isn't eating plants still murder? Unless it's necessary due to health reasons, i think it's stupid.<br /><br />"Murder" is typically understood as the intentional, unjust taking of innocent human life. You can't murder plants or animals - that's not what the word means. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:08:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10851579 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10739529 What did Jesus mean when He said it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven?<br /><br />I think he explained it pretty clearly himself. He said it is impossible for men to do it. It appears that it was commonly believed at the time that wealth was a sign of God's blessing - and pretty clearly rich people wanted to believe that. Jesus made it quite clear that wealth and God's favor... Fri, 20 May 2011 14:25:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10739529 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10739327 Please, if you can, explain the concept of The Holy Trinity in five words.<br /><br />God's "personality" exhibits superhuman complexity. No... one can not really "explain" a concept derived from hundreds of Bible verses in five words. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:10:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10739327 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10711454 Kind of like the LOYALTY PINS of the Third Reich?<br /><br />I honestly do not see any similarity. As I walk down the street, see people in the marketplaces or go to work, I seldom see such pins. The only time I have ever even heard it come up as an issue was when a public figure basically said he refused to wear one and the question was asked: "why not?"... Fri, 13 May 2011 13:13:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10711454 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10711401 should usa reform its senate voting system and house of repersentations so other parties can form a goverment<br /><br />Of course not. No nation can tolerate a system that allows competing governments to form. While some rules vary from state to state, generally no voter is obligated to support a political party or vote for a member of a major political party. In every national election people running for the... Fri, 13 May 2011 13:02:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10711401 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10682306 What does a turbocharger do?<br /><br />The exhaust leaving the cylinders of an internal combustion engine still has a lot of energy in it. By forcing that exhaust through a special fan, some of that potential energy can be recovered. The fast and hot exhaust gas expands and cools as it spins a special "fan" on one end of a shaft which... Fri, 06 May 2011 09:31:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10682306 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10664528 The Daily News :" rot in hell"...in damning/judging, one to hell, they DAMN/JUDGE their ownselves FIRST. agree or disagree ?<br /><br />No human can send another to Hell. I suspect most people do not really recognize that "God damn you" is a prayer to God asking Him to condemn someone to Hell. You can not pronounce judgment on anyone, you don't have that authority. No man does. Anyone who sincerely follows the teachings of Jesus... Mon, 02 May 2011 07:40:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10664528 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10654454 Is FEMA a US social welfare safety net? Is this gonna get chopped? Make 'em earn the money. After all why should they get handouts,right?<br /><br />If the US government does not start reducing its outstanding debt (that is DEBT not deficit - deficit is annual overspending, debt is what we pay interest on) significantly before interest rates go up (the debt is currently financed at something like .75% annual interest), lots of programs that... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:47:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10654454 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10581013 Raising the speed limit means you get "there" faster. It also means you're more apt to die/take out others. What is the advantage again?<br /><br />It is a question of risk vs. reward. Yes, technically, you are more likely to have a damage-causing accident at 20 MPH than 10 MPH, but you get where you are going in half the time. I have driven thousands of hours at highway speeds without an accident. The probability of death or "take out... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:21:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10581013 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10545255 Republican budget cuts result in layoffs. Employment rates suffer. Rupublicans blame Obama for unemployment. Is that fair or honest?<br /><br />The federal Government must reduce spending. Reducing spending will hurt some people and people will lose jobs. If the left blames the right for budget cuts, that is not fair, because they are necessary whoever initiates a particular spending bill - borrowing half of all the dollars you spend is... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:46:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10545255 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543759 How does data flow or interact between different components of a personal computer<br /><br />Data is represented in a computer by different voltages. Changing the state of transistors in the various components changes the voltage on conductive traces on a chip or printed circuit board or metal wires between chips/boards. System designers match components so that "upstream" devices put... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:04:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543759 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10540375 When a bill passes through the house does it get sent to the senate or vise versa? i need help<br /><br />Assuming US federal government... A bill can be introduced in either the House or the Senate. If it passes the body in which it is introduced, it moves on to the other. Any bill for raising revenue must originate in the House. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:35:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10540375 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10528293 If we could strip away all left-wing and right-wing Agendas would we be left with anything useful? Or is the middle "wing" extinct?<br /><br />Unless everybody suddenly agreed on everything, this won't happen. There will always be issues on which people disagree and consequently there will always be a "left" and "right" side - whatever those metaphors mean or whatever replaces them - and some in between ("the middle") who, perhaps,... Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:34:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10528293 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10527662 Eminent Domain-law by which the government can appropriate private property. Why won't this be used to resolve the US financial budget?<br /><br />Just seizing additional assets from citizens undermines essential concepts of private property. Most places in the USA, the government is obligated by law to pay the owner a reasonable value for an asset that is seized, in which case its seizure does not help the budget problems. While I can see... Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:37:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10527662 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10527554 How can I divide, with for ex 8 or 9 notes, between the musical notes frequencies of A4 440Hz and A5 880Hz with another regular growth rate?<br /><br />Not sure I understand what you want to know... but... The division of an octave into steps and half-steps is related to the natural modes of vibration of physical objects - like strings on an instrument or a 'column' of air in a horn or pipe. A string stretched tight will vibrate at a base or... Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:01:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10527554 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10386817 To christians: If you take all the arguments FOR the existence of the Christian and change out "God" with any other being, then the...<br /><br />I disagree with your premise. There are philosophical arguments for a supreme moral being. There are arguments from the physical sciences for an external creator. There are arguments from logic for a prime mover. etc., etc. They do not apply equally to all imaginable deities. Most of the things... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:29:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10386817 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10386770 In scientific terms, would an immaterial mind be a complex or simple thing?<br /><br />Science can't really even tell us what a "mind" is. Consciousness is not a thing that science has a rigorous definition of or explanation for. Many believe that the human mind and/or soul are inherently metaphysical and not really subject to hard scientific inquiry. Perhaps an even better answer... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:14:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10386770 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10385742 What does free spirited mean?<br /><br />I am sure it means different things to different people. I believe I have heard it used to mean everything from "willing to try new things" to "totally irresponsible." You have to know what the speaker means by "free." Some really do mean literally free from responsibilities or obligations (which... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:47:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10385742 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10385585 Doo yoo think wee shood swich tu uh fonetickilli bayst speling sistim?<br /><br />That question was difficult to read... and you apparently pronounce those words different that I do because I would not have used the same vowels you did in some places - for example I pronounce the vowel in "do" and "to" the same, but you use different symbols. Your phonetic interpretation may... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:00:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10385585 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10348333 what bible verse of the gospels are usually taken literally? please answer these.<br /><br />Some of the words in the gospels are obviously parable (i.e. not literal) - many places it even tells you "jesus spoke a parable..." Some of the words are pretty clearly metaphor. Some are arguably hyperbole (nobody really goes around oblivious to a piece of lumber in his own eye). Some are... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:56:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10348333 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10331169 Do the Middle Eastern protesters want "democracy" as we, in the west, understand it? How does their version of "democracy" differ?<br /><br />I think that one analyst was right when he said: democracy is nothing; freedom is everything. If it were possible to have a benevolent dictator with private property and individual liberty, it would be great. If you have "democracy" under a constitution that deprives you of any right to economic... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:41:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10331169 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10318534 I want to output dish and pc to a tv simultaneosly in a pip setup. Is this still possible<br /><br />If the two use different kinds of connectors, many TVs do support this. If both are using the same kind of connector (both are HDMI or both are using component input) most TV's do not support this, though some might. If you can connect the dish or pc using more that one kind of connector, you... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:19:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10318534 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10148426 what would it be like if adam and eve never sinned and we all lived forever in Harmony? i'm sure we would have accomplished more.<br /><br />It is said necessity is the mother of invention. If life were perfect in the garden of Eden with adequate food, water and ideal weather, no one would be motivated to invent. If there were no disease, there would be no need of medicine. With no requirement for medicine, defense or technology,... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:11:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10148426 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9892433 Why do you christians ignore the old testament teachings? GOD is the old testament. JESUS is the new testament. Whick do you worship?<br /><br />The Christian churches I have been in teach the Old Testament starting with early childhood stories. They encourage studying all 66 books in the Bible. They teach that the Old Testament is the foundation of the New Testament and that the work of Jesus can not be fully understood without... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:33:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9892433 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9892403 Do you think that a Republican or a Democrat will be sitting in the oval office come 2012?<br /><br />Unless something dreadful happens to both President Obama and Vice President Biden, one of them will be the president till January of 2013 - when the winner of the 2012 election will be sworn in. Since I don't want the country or the office of the president dragged through some ugly scandal or... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:24:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9892403 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9785567 How long would it take to send a message to a spacecraft orbiting Mars at a distance of 7.8x10^10m from Earth?<br /><br />Well... how are you sending it? If you shoot a physical medium to the craft it depends entirely on the speed of the transport capsule. Do you include the time to compose the message? If encoded digitally and "beamed" using radio waves (or similar electromagnetic carrier) you need to pick a... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:46:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9785567 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9785535 HOW MANY TIMES IS THE WORD \"BUT\" USED INTHE BIBLE?<br /><br />Depends on which translation you are looking at. I believe the word "but" in English can be implied in the original Greek and Hebrew and there may be more than one word in each Greek and Hebrew that could be translated "but" so I would not expect the number of occurrences of "but" in different... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:32:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9785535 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9767704 Would a society of true equality- a utopia exist?<br /><br />Not among actual human beings. People have different abilities, talents, physical and mental limitations, so they are not equal (and can not be made equal) by those measures. If I value a good family and another values accumulation of wealth while another values solitude and we each achieve what... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:21:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9767704 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9767662 Do you think money would exist in your future Utopia?<br /><br />Barter is very difficult to manage in a technologically advanced society. If the future utopia has modern medicine, food production, communication and transportation, we will need some way of compensating service providers, and money is the easiest. If my utopia could include only people with the... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:10:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9767662 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9767300 I've heard several people say they don't celebrate Halloween because it's a pagan holiday, well isn't christmas a pagan holiday as well?<br /><br />Among Christians, Christmas is celebrated as the birth of Jesus. Since that is its name and purpose, it is a Christian holiday. There is a good chance that the reason they picked Dec. 25 (centuries ago) was to coincide with a pagan festival - but neither the date on the calendar nor the winter... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:30:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9767300 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9767254 If you are aChristian,do you celebrate Halloween?Isn't Halloween pagan and in Gods eyes those who pratice such things are breaking Godslaw.<br /><br />I don't know anybody who "celebrates Halloween." Typically holidays are a remembrance of or celebration of something. While I know people who have parties or costume events on Halloween, they are not celebrating any event or hallowing any remembrance - there is nothing about the name "Halloween"... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:17:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9767254 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9758131 What if everything is an illusion,and nothing exists ?<br /><br />Then you did not ask this question and there is no one to answer it anyway. And answerbag and the internet don't exist either - nor any computer to access them if they did. There is also no one to be experiencing the illusion, so the illusion does not exist either. Pursuing this premise as a... Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:48:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9758131 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9715207 Is it "killing" or is it "murdering" a sin? Or are both a sin?<br /><br />The Bible does not forbid killing. People have to kill plants to live. Sometimes people have to kill animals to live (particularly in environments that are hostile to agriculture). A reasonable, moral definition of murder would go something like "the intentional, unjust taking of an innocent... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:38:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9715207 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9715144 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?<br /><br />TARP was a President Bush thing (signed into law in October, 2008), not a President Obama thing. If it is free or even profitable, all that rubbish about the Bush administration leaving Obama a huge deficit will be proved nonsense because the payback should all be credited against the 2008... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:20:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9715144 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9715117 To what extent do you think science and scientific discoveries are censored by our government?<br /><br />The US government tries to protect technology that can be used by its enemies to create weapons. If a US company discovered some scientific principle that could give someone else the power to kill lots of Americans or significantly damage its government or infrastructure, they would try to keep... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:10:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9715117 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9704490 Christians: Without using the bible as proof, why is it the Bible true, and why does pan-deism not stand its own to account for existence?<br /><br />Is it possible to prove a document is reliable without referring to the document? Any "proof" of the truth of the Bible must use the content of the Bible as evidence to be meaningful, so I think your first question is essentially invalid. A quick web search leads me to believe that there is not... Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:39:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9704490 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9704089 WHERE WAS THE PROMISED LAND OF THE ISRAELITES AND HOW DID THEY RETURN THERE?<br /><br />Genesis 15 : "On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, 'To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates- the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and... Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:28:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9704089 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9704013 How many Canaanites (non-Jews) perished to make way for the Israelites in the Promised Land?<br /><br />The Bible indicates that the Canaanites perished because God pronounced judgment on them because of their own wickedness (like in Gen 15:16 He says to Abraham "your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure"). I hope you do not see this as a... Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:09:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9704013 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9674186 Conservatives: Would you want your representative to vote against lowering taxes just because Obama might support it?<br /><br />Sen. DeMint appears to be opposing colleagues who stray from conservative ideas... I am guessing conservatives in general agree with him. Supporting a policy that opposes conservative values and erodes party unity would be undesirable whether it is an issue supported by Obama or not. Most... Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:26:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9674186 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9654532 Is the fact that all men want the root of all evil? If so why is it our basic instinct?<br /><br />What do you imagine is "the root of all evil?" If the root of all evil is self-interest... it is necessary to some degree - people have to care about their own health and survival to have a healthy society, but too much self-interest leads to behavior destructive to society and perhaps even... Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:48:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9654532 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9633416 Leviticus 20:13 says "If a man lies with another man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; and their blood will be on their own heads". Do Christians believe homosexuals deserve to die<br /><br />The Bible says "the wages of sin is death" so any serious student of the Bible would say yes, sinners deserve to die. But God is gracious, merciful, patient and forgiving, so He gives us many opportunities to repent and be reconciled. Christians should take the position that people who engage in... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9633416 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9633051 Why don't Jews kill homosexuals and people that work on the Sabbath anymore?<br /><br />You use the phrase "any more"... Do you have historical records that show they ever did? I don't recall ever hearing of any such evidence. Do you have evidence that ancient Hebrew scholars and/or religious leaders generally understood the original language that way? Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:21:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9633051 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9630667 Is it possible to know something with absolute certainty?<br /><br />Many people hold beliefs with absolute certainty, so it must be possible. Philosophy and science tend to reject the notion that something can be proved with absolute certainty, but we all believe that we know things about which the uncertainty is purely academic or semantic rather than practical. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:27:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9630667 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9630600 The Dove Church in Gainesville FL is burning copies of the Koran on September 11. Is this a hate crime?<br /><br />I am pretty certain that it is not a crime at all. It is not necessarily motivated by hate. It is no more a "hate crime" than burning an American flag (a symbol precious to many), an art exhibit featuring defiled Christian symbols (remember that story?) or hanging a manikin representing a public... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:59:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9630600 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9630035 When will Aplle be overcome by a better company of electronic devices?<br /><br />When Steve Jobs is no longer the visionary that guides the company and/or someone better at motivation, innovation and technology application than he or his successor comes to another company that has the talent and capital to implement the vision. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:07:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9630035 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9624650 what is wrong with people who care more about animals than they do of humans?<br /><br />What is "wrong" is that they have different values than you have. People who believe that humans are a special creation of God and people who believe that higher-evolved organisms (by some measure) have higher value than lower-evolved organisms care more about people than animals. Others who... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:32:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9624650 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9551007 Did you love your Volvo 122S (Amazon)1964 - 1969? How many miles did you put on it?<br /><br />My family had a 122S 2-door Automatic from about 1965-1980. It was the first car I drove. I can't say I "loved" it, but it served us well. Those carbs and floats took a bit of attention... I think it had about 120k when it met with an untimely death by collision - 'course it does not take a lot... Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:54:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9551007 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9546607 Can I put 195/65R15 tires on a car that has 195/55R15 on it now?<br /><br />Not enough info. If 195/55R15 is not the original equipment tire size, there's no way to tell from this little info. If it is the original size, the answer is perhaps. Some cars have lots of wheel well clearance, some have almost none. If the 55 series tires almost touch fender, suspension... Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:54:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9546607 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9538170 Is it possible for a CHRISTIAN to be a TERRORIST?<br /><br />Even sincere Christians can be deceived and manipulated sometimes. I can imagine this being possible... but it should not be possible for someone committed to the teachings of Jesus to be misguided like that - I also don't think that those committed to the teachings of Jesus could be easily... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:48:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9538170 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9537536 can a B747 exceed its weight capacity by 12 tons when taking off in a 69km runway<br /><br />I am not sure what you mean here. There is a maximum amount of lift an airplane's wings can supply - if you exceed that it does not fly. There is a safety margin on the published maximum take-off weight - commercial aircraft can fly heavier than the specification if you are willing to compromise... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:28:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9537536 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533311 How much could I cool a room using 10 lbs of dry ice?<br /><br />I am not going to check all your constants and calculations, but I don't see any time factor in there. Does your scenario assume the heat transfer is instantaneous and no heat enters or leaves the system? That can't happen in real life. Perhaps if your air mass was perfectly insulated, that... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:16:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533311 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533268 Who decided that the wages of sin is death, suffering and disease, who made that rule? Who caused suffering?<br /><br />I think that might be like asking "who decided that when you let go of something it falls?" It is a natural consequence of the order of the universe. You can blame God or gravity if the rock falls on your toe, but if you dropped it, who really caused the suffering? In the same way, if life would... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:03:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533268 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533245 Rewind. Start over. The Peons are now in power and the Power People that were in charge are now the Peons. What changes? No difference?<br /><br />This happens occasionally. Not too long ago in an African country the majority underclass drove out the more prosperous types and seized their property. If I remember aright, much of the economy faltered. Business leaders left, were imprisoned or killed and few remained who were competent to... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:56:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533245 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533201 Findings show that early Christians did not start celebrating the birth of Jesus for 300 years. And that birthday wasn't on December 25. Historians have been unable to establish when Jesus was born... Does this put christians off christmas?<br /><br />Most Christians have no problem with the idea of celebrating the birth of Jesus at an annual holiday for that purpose. I do not think it matters on what day that celebration is scheduled. Much like Jesus' resurrection is relevant all year round but emphasized on Easter, the birth of Jesus is a... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:40:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533201 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533178 How many Christians does it take to form an opinion that wasn't giving to them?<br /><br />One. Obviously. Do you really imagine that people who associate themselves with a religious perspective are incapable of having their own opinions? If so, that is sad. I hope you "grow up" some day. I choose to follow the teachings of Jesus. You choose some other basis for your moral and ethical... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:33:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533178 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533144 Is there corporate greed? What about Bernie Madoff?<br /><br />Corporate greed? ... sounds like the collective greed of a group of people... I guess a group of people can have collective greed, but it does sound kind of odd. Some people imagine that phrase to mean the greed of a corporation, but a corporation is just a collection of legal documents and... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:20:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533144 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533030 Are intelligence and compassion for one another two related traits...can you have one and not the other?<br /><br />You might get some debate on what those two things really mean... especially intelligence - can a machine have intelligence? Intelligence can also mean simply the possession of some set of facts or knowledge (a file folder can contain intelligence). Is it possible for a human being to possess no... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:30:03 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9533030 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9529495 Theoretically, if you throw two stones from a building, one big and one small, which would reach the ground first?<br /><br />Typically the one you release first, or the one with the lowest initial trajectory... or if thrown up, the one with the lower initial velocity... if thrown down, the one with greater initial speed. If the building is high enough for the objects to reach terminal velocity, the one with the greater... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:04:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9529495 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9518474 At the present time is it an advantage to pay cash for a weekend home?<br /><br />Advantage in what sense? If you can really afford a vacation or investment property, the most prudent way to pay for it would be cash. Giving interest money to a mortgage company for the next 5-30 years does not benefit you, but it is an advantage for the financing company (provided you make the... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:34:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9518474 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9518368 Christian T/F; Is it better to seek the capacity for greater Love? Or is it better to seek the capacity for greater scriptural Knowledge?<br /><br />If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. (1 Corinthians 13) ... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:01:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9518368 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9513778 ATHEISTS T/F: Theists are responsible for many of society's problems.<br /><br />Well... the obvious answer is: since the vast majority of people claim to believe in God, the majority of problems will be related to people who believe in God. If a community has 90% theists, they will be responsible for most of the problems in the community. If a community is 90% atheist, they... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:25:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9513778 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9513758 is it right that god is only one but we call it by different name? and because of that conflicts are caused.<br /><br />No. Some people have theologies (beliefs about God) that are incompatible with each other. LDS teaches that their god was once a man and that men can become gods (their prophet stated "as man is, God once was. As God is, man may become"), while the Jewish, traditional Christian and Muslim... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:17:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9513758 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9508206 Why do people oppose the idea of building a mosque on the site of the Twin Towers? Why do people think muslims are terrorists too?<br /><br />Two things... 1) the leader(s) trying to build it there decline to reveal who is funding it. If it were known to be funded by a group known to oppose terrorism and condemn people like those involved in 9-11, there would be a lot less opposition. The secrecy is suspicious. 2) the only reason... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:13:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9508206 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9503952 My Toshiba laptop has crashed with a blue screen and A load of Gobeldy gook on it. Help<br /><br />Sounds like a relatively normal MSWindows condition. What leads you to believe this is a serious problem? Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:07:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9503952 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9503939 How can we force the pope to resign? and if we could, why would we? Why would you want to see him go?<br /><br />I think the only "we" that has any say in the matter would be the Pope. Nobody else has any standing to make that decision. Perhaps the College of Cardinals... I am not sure they have that authority either. A pope should "go" if he asserts for himself higher authority than the Bible or blatantly... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:05:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9503939 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9503903 "I am a jealous god", bible quote. Really, you worship this book (cause your not worshiping god).....<br /><br />"Jealous" here is not a petty emotional obsession, it is the idea that when something of value is rightly yours (in God's case, respect, worship, etc.), and other people are giving what is rightfully yours to someone or something else, you are reasonably offended. The first dictionary definition... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:56:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9503903 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9503237 Danger! Alert! All neocons and hawks. Robert Gates "proposes military cutbacks"! What nerve! He needs to be dealt with swiftly, right?<br /><br />Dealt with swiftly? Law and order conservatives (like me) "deal with" opposing views through discussion and election campaigns as a rule. There are many conservatives (all?) who believe that debate about whether various expensive defense procurement programs or other initiatives should be pursued... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:56:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9503237 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9486518 Once save-always saved? Can one lose salvation once saved?<br /><br />If God grants you the gift of eternal life (John 3:16), it is eternal. That means forever. If it could be taken away, you could never really have had it. Once saved - granted forgiveness and eternal life by grace through faith in Jesus - it is eternal (i.e. forever). The Bible also says something... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:10:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9486518 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9481461 Besides being very judgmental, why do we care what others prefer or whom? How does that affect us personally?<br /><br />'Cause "gentlemen prefer blonds?" I don't care what you prefer except, perhaps insofar as it makes for interesting conversation sometimes. Whether you "prefer" chocolate over vanilla, red-heads over blonds, adventurous types over intellectuals, the slender figure of a fashion model over the Mae... Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:08:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9481461 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9480054 if we were to put surveillance cameras in every possibele spot would that stop criminal activities alltogether? why havent we done this yet?<br /><br />Well... there does not exist enough storage space to keep video from the many millions of surveillance cameras it would take to cover all public places for any meaningful period of time. There are not really enough cameras to do it... and do we really want to build enough millions of cameras and... Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:52:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9480054 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9469525 Is life-long love an old-fashioned idea that no longer works, or is it wired into the human mind?<br /><br />Life-long love is a decision and a commitment. It is an old-fashioned idea, but it still works. I believe too many people are devoted to serving themselves so much more than their marriages that they can not imagine a long-term relationship that works. Self-serving, self-important or... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:18:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9469525 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9465542 What megapixel value for a camera would be comparable in photo quality to an old film camera?<br /><br />Not a simple answer. The old 110-style pocket cameras had much lower effective resolution than most (less than a good-quality 2 megapixel digital). Among 35-mm film cameras there is a pretty dramatic difference in films and lenses. A cheap camera with cheap film (maybe 2 megapixel?) would not do... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:43:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9465542