Am I such a bad person?
"The questions up above states,'...If you don't believe in something it doesn't make you a bad person.' If I didn't believe that children should live and then acted in accordance with my belief, would that make me a bad person?"
You've gone beyond t...
Will my grandfather go to Hell for killing himself?
So to sum most of the answers up, "yes, your grandfather will suffer unbearable agony for all eternity". Truly they are right when they say the christian God is benevolent and forgiving, and christians are such nice, non-judgemental, good spirited peop...
Can someone disprove God for me?
randall: Can you disprove the verruca gnome for me? Nobody has ever succeeded, so he must be real. I see him out of the corner of my eyes sometimes, sneaking around, giving people verrucas.
Where did god come from?(50.00%)
amblessed's argument is circular. God is the ultimate authority because He tells us He is, and therefore he must be. His origins are inscrutable, because He says they are. And so on.
As far as the old saw of "proving God" vs "proving love" goes - we...
Taking pictures of lightning?
For a start, why would you use a flash when taking pictures of lightning? Flashes aren't magic devices that make pictures brighter - they can only illuminate things within a few meters of the camera, which lightning (hopefully!) isn't within a few mete...
If you could clone yourself would you?(100.00%)
This is not Wheel of Fortune. Vowels do not cost extra.
Would it really be that hard to actually write your question in _english_?
Oil from bug poo?
If they can get this working, it has huge potential - far higher yields than other biofuels. However, the claim of "carbon neutral" is misleading - this depends on the energy source used to grow the micro-organisms. And I honestly don't see how it coul...
How can the abrahamaic god be omnibenevolent?
silverwings: But God, being omniscient, knew from the beginning that given the way he set things up, man would inevitably break his commandment. If he didn't know that for sure, he's not omnipotent.
So what sort of god would set up a test that he kn...
Does Cell Phone radiation cause brain cancer?(100.00%)
No. There is absolutely no scientific evidence to support the theory that cellphones have any sort of indirect health effects. There have been studies done, and they have failed to find a correlation.
Do people nowadays still believe in God
"Sure they do ! - this is what I know to be true: God being pure cannot even look upon sin - man, even in his very best state is a sinner"
Amblessed, you love to paste this screed at every opportunity, and it always makes me wonder: If god "cannot e...
Will the world end in 2012?
Argh. I really wish people would stop asking this inane question. What possible reason do you have to think that the world will 'end' in 2012? Because ancient Mayans might have said something like it? Do you also believe that eclipses are the sun being...
Dont want a religion
"And The GREATEST gift a parent can give their child is Faith in God Which will give you strength, freedom and the Ability to think for themselves and Clearly. "
Perhaps you'd care to explain how belief in an invisible unknowable omnipotent being gi...
Is satan attacking me?
While I think Toadaly is being a bit harsh (presumably you're not to blame for your boyfriends' acts, or your parents' trouble paying bills), he's right - if you want to find someone to blame, you don't have to look to supernatural entities. Saying "sa...
How to help my Agnostic boyfriend become Christian?
kemikalpsykosis: Evolution is a theory. Just like Gravity, Relativity, or Thermodynamics. The scientific definition of "theory" is different to the day to day usage you are familiar with. A scientific theory is simply something that makes testable, dis...
Have you heard of water cars that don't use fuel?
What mohra is talking about is not a "water powered car" but a car that uses water with hydrogen electrolysis to improve gas mileage in addition to gasoline. For more info, see here: http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2008/05/bad_gas_math.php
It's imp...
What is your WORST accident?
I was cycling down a steep hill, and failed to take a corner, hitting a brick wall at 70k/h. I fractured my skull in 3 places (I now have 2 metal plates, and my skull is a distinctly different shape), broke my right thumb, and lacerated my leg.
Got ...
What Do You Believe
"Think about the intricacies of the human body, and mind... and the details in everything that is not man made... Study on this for awhile... and then, see what you believe."
Isn't it interesting, then, that amongst the group of people who study the...
Abortion and the bible
silverwings: Why should the physical process of abortion, or pictures of it, or even peoples' emotions after it, affect the morality of the matter?
Plenty of legitimate and acceptable things look pretty ugly. I wouldn't like to stare at pictures of ...
Questions about Christianity
"2)Why does God punish people who do not accept Christ if they do not know Him. Sense He leaves no proof.
The Christian teaching has got skewed here (not just by you - by lots of us too). Hell is the place where anyone who cannot keep up with God's pe...
Where do I get antivirus software for free?
You don't have a virus. The popup was an advert, trying to trick you into buying their product.
There is one (two?) mac virus(es), and they're not 'in the wild'.
Further, very few viruses have popups saying "Hi, I'm a virus! You'd better buy a vi...
My own religion
If you start it yourself, it's called a "cult". It has to be around for, oh, at least a hundred years and have a fair few followers before anyone will call it a religion*.
* Okay, yes, some people call the Church of Scientology a religion. I disagree.
Who knows what the Church Of Scientology is?
ridgerunner: "it is logical, and does not depend upon the presumption of unsupportable supernatural events".
Please point me to independent, verifiable evidence that an alien being called 'Xenu' shipped billions of people to earth, stacked them up l...
A bunch of religous questions
"Did you know that the majority of the people are wrong the majority of the time? Truth is in the minority, while the majority are wrong. All down thru history it is so. So, if you find yourself at odds with the majority, you are probably right."
Te...
What do you believe?
beans: You misunderstand the Big Bang theory. There's an excellent FAQ here: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/astronomy/bigbang.html#misconceptions
In short:
- The Big Bang theory explains the development of the universe, not how it began.
- A chem...
What would I require to believe in God?
"Now, there is something I need to say before I get a whole bunch of complaints saying that the evidence of George Washington's leadership in the military and government is nowhere near as compelling as evidence that God created the universe. The peopl...
Creating Life
No to all of the above. Occam's Razor: There's no evidence for any of it, and the simplest explanation is that no aliens were involved, full stop.
What would I require to believe in God?
Yes, my statement was overly broad. What I meant to say was that nothing about the natural universe is outside science's purview.
Science can prove how things _did_ happen just as concretely as it can prove anything else. Scientists construct hypoth...
What would I require to believe in God?
No, there's no difference between scientific "laws" and "theories" except how certain we are about them. Laws are not immutable and guaranteed to be correct, they're merely theories that have stood up to a lot of scrutiny and not been disproven. "Newto...
Do you think we should have prayer in all schools?
warmheart: Women didn't used to have the right to vote, and people used to think slavery was a good idea. Just because something used to be done doesn't constitute evidence that it _should_ be done.
And since when is a school in the '60s an "early s...
Why don't people think Islam is the right religion?(0.00%)
bowow: As much as I hate to even slightly agree with the fundies on this site: Everyone has a right to their own beliefs, true, but trying to say that they're all equally valid is nonsense. Like it or not, we can't all be right - there is one answer th...
Would these terms offend you?
If you're suggesting that if these are offensive, then they should be removed, I disagree. Just because some people find a statement offensive is not reason enough to prevent people from making that statement,
Do you Believe that ghosts are real?
urstar: Just because not everything _has_ been answered by science doesn't mean it _can't_ be answered by science. Also, the big bang doesn't attempt to explain the origin of the universe, just its development.
Prove god exists(100.00%)
bellamilla: If that's the case, I'd say you have a responsibility to use this amazing power for the greater good of humanity. Please, start praying for world peace and an end to hunger. I'll be watching the news with great anticipation.
Why do people think god is real?(100.00%)
"I think its important to stick to your beliefs no matter what they are and never insult someone elses for theirs!"
Actually, I'd say that it's important to constantly question and re-evaluate your beliefs. If you "stick to them no matter what they ...
God exists 3- the metamorphosis
bbb: Well please, post it again. Such a groundbreaking piece of statistics surely deserves more airtime. If you can't produce robust math, you need to stop claiming your made-up number as truth.
Assume for a moment that as you claim that essentially...
What would I require to believe in God?
aarthur01: Well put, but I disagree.
Nothing is outside the purview of science. Science is simply the process of rational enquiry into the universe, and application of logic and reason to that world to form testable theories about how it works. Ther...
If you have children, will you get them vaccinated?(100.00%)
oneheartnow: How and why were vaccines first developed, and what caused the massive reduction in polio cases at the exact time the polio vaccine was developed and deployed? Have you seen anyone with developmental deficiencies due to polio recently?
...
God exists 3- the metamorphosis
bbb: Please show your working. I'd love to know how you calculated that "Theism is about 1 Decillion times more likely than Atheism".
Also, why should the existence of an eternal god be a more likely cause for the creation of the universe than anyth...
What would I require to believe in God?
elone: The Big Bang theory is not immune to examination any more than the rest of science. The common view of what the Big Bang theory says is a misconception, though. The Big Bang was not an explosion in space, starting from a point - it was the expan...
Copyright and tv shows
No. The Fair Use exemption that allows you to tape shows on TV doesn't extend to uploading them to people, or to downloading copies other people have made. Copyright owners can waive their right to prevent you from doing this (such as shows that let yo...
Copyright my writing on Myspace?
Any original work you create is automatically copyright. You don't need to do anything, though if you want to be able to prove you were the creator, you may want to do something to prove you wrote it first, ranging from posting it to a site to having a...
arachnid's Advice page 6
"The questions up above states,'...If you don't believe in something it doesn't make you a bad person.' If I didn't believe that children should live and then acted in accordance with my belief, would that make me a bad person?" You've gone beyond t...
So to sum most of the answers up, "yes, your grandfather will suffer unbearable agony for all eternity". Truly they are right when they say the christian God is benevolent and forgiving, and christians are such nice, non-judgemental, good spirited peop...
randall: Can you disprove the verruca gnome for me? Nobody has ever succeeded, so he must be real. I see him out of the corner of my eyes sometimes, sneaking around, giving people verrucas.
amblessed's argument is circular. God is the ultimate authority because He tells us He is, and therefore he must be. His origins are inscrutable, because He says they are. And so on. As far as the old saw of "proving God" vs "proving love" goes - we...
For a start, why would you use a flash when taking pictures of lightning? Flashes aren't magic devices that make pictures brighter - they can only illuminate things within a few meters of the camera, which lightning (hopefully!) isn't within a few mete...
This is not Wheel of Fortune. Vowels do not cost extra. Would it really be that hard to actually write your question in _english_?
If they can get this working, it has huge potential - far higher yields than other biofuels. However, the claim of "carbon neutral" is misleading - this depends on the energy source used to grow the micro-organisms. And I honestly don't see how it coul...
It's garbage. See here for just some of the press about it: http://scienceblogs.com/strangerfruit/2008/04/expelled_now_with_added_antise.php
silverwings: But God, being omniscient, knew from the beginning that given the way he set things up, man would inevitably break his commandment. If he didn't know that for sure, he's not omnipotent. So what sort of god would set up a test that he kn...
No. There is absolutely no scientific evidence to support the theory that cellphones have any sort of indirect health effects. There have been studies done, and they have failed to find a correlation.
laus: This is not Wheel of Fortune. Vowels do not cost extra.
"Sure they do ! - this is what I know to be true: God being pure cannot even look upon sin - man, even in his very best state is a sinner" Amblessed, you love to paste this screed at every opportunity, and it always makes me wonder: If god "cannot e...
Argh. I really wish people would stop asking this inane question. What possible reason do you have to think that the world will 'end' in 2012? Because ancient Mayans might have said something like it? Do you also believe that eclipses are the sun being...
captainassassin: "simultaneously" applies too. If 100% of your neurons were firing, you wouldn't be smart, you'd be in the middle of a siezure. :P
"And The GREATEST gift a parent can give their child is Faith in God Which will give you strength, freedom and the Ability to think for themselves and Clearly. " Perhaps you'd care to explain how belief in an invisible unknowable omnipotent being gi...
While I think Toadaly is being a bit harsh (presumably you're not to blame for your boyfriends' acts, or your parents' trouble paying bills), he's right - if you want to find someone to blame, you don't have to look to supernatural entities. Saying "sa...
Clearly the answer is Larry King. He predicts stuff, he tries to convince people, and, well, he's a King.
kemikalpsykosis: Evolution is a theory. Just like Gravity, Relativity, or Thermodynamics. The scientific definition of "theory" is different to the day to day usage you are familiar with. A scientific theory is simply something that makes testable, dis...
What mohra is talking about is not a "water powered car" but a car that uses water with hydrogen electrolysis to improve gas mileage in addition to gasoline. For more info, see here: http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2008/05/bad_gas_math.php It's imp...
I was cycling down a steep hill, and failed to take a corner, hitting a brick wall at 70k/h. I fractured my skull in 3 places (I now have 2 metal plates, and my skull is a distinctly different shape), broke my right thumb, and lacerated my leg. Got ...
"Think about the intricacies of the human body, and mind... and the details in everything that is not man made... Study on this for awhile... and then, see what you believe." Isn't it interesting, then, that amongst the group of people who study the...
silverwings: Why should the physical process of abortion, or pictures of it, or even peoples' emotions after it, affect the morality of the matter? Plenty of legitimate and acceptable things look pretty ugly. I wouldn't like to stare at pictures of ...
"2)Why does God punish people who do not accept Christ if they do not know Him. Sense He leaves no proof. The Christian teaching has got skewed here (not just by you - by lots of us too). Hell is the place where anyone who cannot keep up with God's pe...
No. If they want money before they send you any, it's a scam.
You don't have a virus. The popup was an advert, trying to trick you into buying their product. There is one (two?) mac virus(es), and they're not 'in the wild'. Further, very few viruses have popups saying "Hi, I'm a virus! You'd better buy a vi...
If you start it yourself, it's called a "cult". It has to be around for, oh, at least a hundred years and have a fair few followers before anyone will call it a religion*. * Okay, yes, some people call the Church of Scientology a religion. I disagree.
ridgerunner: "it is logical, and does not depend upon the presumption of unsupportable supernatural events". Please point me to independent, verifiable evidence that an alien being called 'Xenu' shipped billions of people to earth, stacked them up l...
Why would you base a religion on a book that's known to be almost entirely untrue? Um, never mind.
rnealw: No, the crusades and the inquisition were much more humane than that, I'm sure.
"Did you know that the majority of the people are wrong the majority of the time? Truth is in the minority, while the majority are wrong. All down thru history it is so. So, if you find yourself at odds with the majority, you are probably right." Te...
beans: You misunderstand the Big Bang theory. There's an excellent FAQ here: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/astronomy/bigbang.html#misconceptions In short: - The Big Bang theory explains the development of the universe, not how it began. - A chem...
"Now, there is something I need to say before I get a whole bunch of complaints saying that the evidence of George Washington's leadership in the military and government is nowhere near as compelling as evidence that God created the universe. The peopl...
No to all of the above. Occam's Razor: There's no evidence for any of it, and the simplest explanation is that no aliens were involved, full stop.
Yes, my statement was overly broad. What I meant to say was that nothing about the natural universe is outside science's purview. Science can prove how things _did_ happen just as concretely as it can prove anything else. Scientists construct hypoth...
No, there's no difference between scientific "laws" and "theories" except how certain we are about them. Laws are not immutable and guaranteed to be correct, they're merely theories that have stood up to a lot of scrutiny and not been disproven. "Newto...
warmheart: Women didn't used to have the right to vote, and people used to think slavery was a good idea. Just because something used to be done doesn't constitute evidence that it _should_ be done. And since when is a school in the '60s an "early s...
bowow: As much as I hate to even slightly agree with the fundies on this site: Everyone has a right to their own beliefs, true, but trying to say that they're all equally valid is nonsense. Like it or not, we can't all be right - there is one answer th...
If you're suggesting that if these are offensive, then they should be removed, I disagree. Just because some people find a statement offensive is not reason enough to prevent people from making that statement,
urstar: Just because not everything _has_ been answered by science doesn't mean it _can't_ be answered by science. Also, the big bang doesn't attempt to explain the origin of the universe, just its development.
bellamilla: If that's the case, I'd say you have a responsibility to use this amazing power for the greater good of humanity. Please, start praying for world peace and an end to hunger. I'll be watching the news with great anticipation.
"I think its important to stick to your beliefs no matter what they are and never insult someone elses for theirs!" Actually, I'd say that it's important to constantly question and re-evaluate your beliefs. If you "stick to them no matter what they ...
Really? So god's like fairies, every time someone says "I don't believe in god", he dies a little bit?
bbb: Well please, post it again. Such a groundbreaking piece of statistics surely deserves more airtime. If you can't produce robust math, you need to stop claiming your made-up number as truth. Assume for a moment that as you claim that essentially...
aarthur01: Well put, but I disagree. Nothing is outside the purview of science. Science is simply the process of rational enquiry into the universe, and application of logic and reason to that world to form testable theories about how it works. Ther...
oneheartnow: How and why were vaccines first developed, and what caused the massive reduction in polio cases at the exact time the polio vaccine was developed and deployed? Have you seen anyone with developmental deficiencies due to polio recently? ...
Google Analytics, hands down. Before that, I used grep on logfiles, or, if I was feeling fancy, I'd pipe them into a Postgres database and use SQL.
bbb: Please show your working. I'd love to know how you calculated that "Theism is about 1 Decillion times more likely than Atheism". Also, why should the existence of an eternal god be a more likely cause for the creation of the universe than anyth...
elone: The Big Bang theory is not immune to examination any more than the rest of science. The common view of what the Big Bang theory says is a misconception, though. The Big Bang was not an explosion in space, starting from a point - it was the expan...
No. The Fair Use exemption that allows you to tape shows on TV doesn't extend to uploading them to people, or to downloading copies other people have made. Copyright owners can waive their right to prevent you from doing this (such as shows that let yo...
Any original work you create is automatically copyright. You don't need to do anything, though if you want to be able to prove you were the creator, you may want to do something to prove you wrote it first, ranging from posting it to a site to having a...