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I am having difficulty understanding something, so if you have any insight after reading my thoughts, by all means let me know. The difficult matter I'm trying to wrap my mind around is this: How involved and concerned is God in our world, specifically in day-to-day living? I read passages like...

The nature of attraction seems to be clear. Why are people attracted to some yet not others? It must be the qualities they harbor. When a young lady chooses one guy over another, she has chosen the more attractive guy. What's attractive about him is that he has desirable qualities the other...

I was given an assignment in my class "Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels" in which we were required to write about which subject from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7; Luke 6) we struggled most with. I've written my response down below and thought it might be interesting to see what others...

I was browsing through the numerous news stories at CNN.com when I found something that I thought was rather shocking. Apparently, it's a cultural tradition for some people to circumcise young girls - circumcise as in "cut off the [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]." Apparently, it's done to destroy the girl's sex...

There was a shooting recently at another High School in Colorado. This time, it was some old guy in his 50's that went in and took 6 female hostages. Negotiators were able to convince him to release 4 of those hostages but when the SWAT team heard the remaining two girls scream, they were forced...

I just took an online IQ test at tickle.com and scored a 140. Not too shabby, I think, especially since a score above 130 is "very superior" that includes only 2.2% of the general population (according to http://iq-test.learninginfo.org/iq04.htm). I'm presuming the test is a fairly...

I was just reading over the news story concerning the Pope's comments getting so many Muslims upset. The Pope was giving a lecture on faith and reason at a German University and quoted a 14th century Byzantine Emperor who described Muslims as violent, spreading their faith by the sword. It was a...

I saw this topic posted elsewhere and thought it might be a good idea to start such a topic here. For those of us that don't wish to be single forever, what are the traits and characterstics we're looking for in a mate? I suppose I'll start off with my list. In no particular order... 1.)...

I posted this topic elsewhere some time ago but it only occoured to me recently that this forum might actually be the most appropriate. Just fishing for others' thoughts here. :) The nature of attraction seems to be clear. Why are people attracted to some yet not others? It must be the...

In the hopes that some might be able to stay better on topic this time around and that the ad hominem/flames will be better controlled, I thought I'd continue the discussion of a previously closed topic. What is this "I won't have" business? You make it sound as if you are over everyone in...

The nature of attraction seems to be clear. Why are people attracted to some yet not others? It must be the qualities they harbor. When a young lady chooses one guy over another, she has chosen the more attractive guy. What's attractive about him is that he has desirable qualities the other...

Apparently, this little guy has been amusing/irritating people for a while and I've only just now learned about it. I just wanted to share it & see what you fine people thought. After watching this video for the umteenth time, I think I'm starting to love this little crazy frog. :cool...

Though I don't see myself in any rush to get into some relationship, I still wonder about all the right moves to playing the romance game. Think of the movie "Hitch" and you get the picture. You have to play it just right if you want that girl you care for to not think you're just a total goof...

I've been going back and forth in having facial hair and no facial hair, not sure which I like best. So my question to the ladies is this: do you like guys more with facial hair or without? I know it may "depend on the guy," but I'm speaking "in general." :)

Just thought I'd post an entry from my blog here. I actually wrote it for a class discussion in Religion and Science here at college, but it seemed thought-provoking enough for me to enter it into my blog and post it here in this forum. :) -------------------- I have often thought that if...

In the rather brief amount of time I've spent here in this forum discussing theology, it seems to me that the Calvinists outnumber Arminianists at least two to one. Odd that would be the case, since elsewhere in the world, it seems quite the opposite. Is it only that the Calvinists are more...

I'm sure a lot of people think of the rule of "survival of the fittest" and limit it to mere animals and plants, as if humans were on an entirely different playing field. Yet early on, I knew this wasn't true. I saw this rule played out even in middle school. Those with the most social skills...

After butting heads with a few others in a recent topic, I thought it prudent to start a much more light-hearted thread as a token of good faith. It'll be a nice change, I think. :) Suppose you were given the opportunity to possess a single "super power." What would you choose? The options are...

Here's a link: http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/09/sex.harass.ap/index.html It makes me wonder what sort of silly things I'll have to deal with whenever I have kids. Heh, my sister was once given a ticket for getting beat up in school because "she was involved" in the violence that took...