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  • Why do we use Gold as currency when it just sits in vaults?

    Wouldn't it make more sense to use something that is actually really useful like fuel? And who is it that decides what the value of gold is anyway? I know it is used in something such as teeth and mobile phones etc But is it really worth anything more than say, titanium?

    5 AnswersEconomics1 decade ago
  • What do H G E 3G mean on my mobile?

    It appears above the signal icon

    3 AnswersMobile Phones & Plans1 decade ago
  • What were the common poisons used during the medieval period in Europe?

    and how were they made and do they still pose as much of a threat as they did then or is modern medicine able to stop them being deadly?

    And No, I'm not asking as I plan to kill someone - just watched a film where they seem to use poison lots in that time.

    1 AnswerAllergies1 decade ago
  • Are there an icebergs still being formed ...?

    or can that only happen during an ice age?

    3 AnswersOther - Environment1 decade ago
  • Christians, What is Heaven like?

    And what is it about Communism that the West was so scared of during the cold war? Isn't a communist society just like a Christian Heaven? And modern North America Hell?

    12 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • How to get Religion out of schools?

    The USA seems to have a major problem with religion preventing children learning that there are many other faiths but more importantly that it is fine to be atheist and that it makes more sense to spend time one important subjects then on learning about fairy stories from an old book that makes no sense.

    19 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • Where is Jesus buried?

    Well, actually loads of people say he is alive still, but did he die and was he given a funeral and was he buried or cremated?

    Also did he have kids, and for people that believe in Adam & Eve, I guess that means that Jesus is the son of Adam as well as God and Mary and Joseph?

    I do find Christianity confusing, its so mixed up. Also why do so many Religious faiths that are based on Jesus not agree with each other when they all say they have the word of God?

    Is this because people design a religion to suit their 'man-made' ideology?

    Also, why did God wait until Jesus before Christianity really spread?I mean at that time the world had already existed for millions of years and man had be around for a very long time.

    And there were hundreds of other pre-Christian religions and faith systems. And why dose a religion that talks of love thy neighbour then go and kill the innocent such as witches and wizards?

    Even today that idea of witches being bad people lives on yet all they were/are is wise women such as the local Midwife or Doctor of traditional herbal medicine. They worshipped 'Mother' nature and held women in high regard.

    When Christianity came along women were made to be a lower class then men.

    This is the truth and it is so sad that so few people realise this because of the strength that the Christian church still holds today.

    As someone recently said to me, why do people trust in something that gives them no more then false hope, no matter how much they pray and how much good work they do?

    And on top of it all, if a man kills a vast number of women and children and rapes as he wishes and tortures slaves and is evil so long as he is a church going man that has found Jesus and prays to God then he will go not to hell but heaven.

    26 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • African American - Are we all African?

    I recently watch a video with Richard Dawkins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7diwQ5dHZ0 . And my questions have come from it....

    1 Why do you need to call yourself anything other than your name?

    2 Why don't white Americans call themselves European Americans?

    3. Why are black Americans called African Americans, and not specific enough to state which country in Africa?

    4 Is a white South African man a African American?

    5 Am I right in thinking that Irish Americans are called that only if from Southern Ireland, and British Americans if from Northern Ireland?

    6 Are South Americans in the USA called South American Americans? - No Mexican American!?

    7. Are people from India in the USA called India American? Not to be confused with American Indians.

    8. People from any Asian country which includes loads are just called Asian Americans?

    Just some questions / thoughts - but does any of it really matter?

    4 AnswersOther - Cultures & Groups1 decade ago
  • fake emails from my account?

    These keeping going to all my contacts, how and can i stop it?

    1 AnswerAbuse and Spam1 decade ago
  • What is a 'Person'? And can a person really change?

    A head injury or neurological complication/illness can cause a change in personality, so much so that friends and family no longer recognise the 'person'. But is it still the same person, or just the same body? Therefore did the person die?

    If a person under goes a sex / gender change, are they then no longer the same person?

    And as we age we learn and our view change and we have more understanding, have we not changed the person we were?

    Is being a person, your personality and therefore if that changes is that not the person that has changed and the old one is no longer alive?

    Is a person ever alive, or is it only a body that is alive and a person just inhabits the body until the body dies?

    1 AnswerPsychology1 decade ago
  • What makes a person British or American?

    ..or any nationality?

    Is it the holding of that countries passport - or the entitlement to do so legally, or is it that they have been naturalised or it is their country of birth, or is it also important that they hold social values that support the majority of the nation?

    What if a child (baby) is taken to a country and their parents are given citizenship or nationality, is that child then automatically entitled to stay and be of that nation?

    Or is it a combination or something totally different? And how different is it for most countries?

    5 AnswersOther - Society & Culture1 decade ago
  • Name for a new massage business?

    I have just completed a massage course and hope to start a company soon. As such I need to come up with a name that hasn't been used that will make people want to come to me for a massage and/or reiki treatment. I may also have other holistic therapy treatments in the future so 'massage' or 'reiki' in the title isn't an option.

    At the moment I have called it Oak Hill Therapy but not sure it is good enough. I also need a logo and strap-line to go with it.

    Any help welcome

    Mike

    9 AnswersOther - Advertising & Marketing1 decade ago
  • How to make the best Millionaires shortbread?

    tried to make it the other day and the caramel didn't set :-(

    2 AnswersCooking & Recipes1 decade ago
  • Where do bagels originate from?

    they taste so good but seem simple to make but they still aren't that common in the UK

    3 AnswersEthnic Cuisine1 decade ago
  • What is the history behind Jewish men's dress?

    Why do some Jewish men wear a 'uniform' hats and beards?

    5 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • Television series Dark Blue?

    Are there more episodes to come?

    3 AnswersDrama1 decade ago
  • Will HBO make another series?

    I watched Band of Brothers and the Pacific and would love it if they would make one about the war in Africa and the Gulf. Maybe they could do it with British troops especially the SAS or the Paras or Royal Marines.

    Any idea if they have plans for such a series?

    1 AnswerDrama1 decade ago
  • Can men breastfeed a baby?

    Is it possible for a baby to drink milk from a guys nipples? If so how?

    11 AnswersNewborn & Baby1 decade ago
  • How can I STOP my hair going grey without dye?

    Im only 33 and have grey hairs :-( Is there anything I can do?

    10 AnswersHair1 decade ago