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What is Thomas Paine's strongest reason for fighting for independence? Where does he state his reason why the colonists need to fight against the British?

Is it more important to have a bf or gf, or to get good grades?

Is it more important to have a bf or gf, or to get good grades?

People get rewarded points when their answer seems pointless, trite, silly or just plain ****. I realize that some questions are not really serious, and a joking answer may be what the Asker is looking for. I enjoy a little fun sometimes, too.

But when a question seems serious, and I put some thought, time and effort into an answer, only to return to a resolved question with some brief, nonsensical answer selected as "Best" it's discouraging. I'd at least like to see some other thoughtful, well-supported answer rewarded, even if it's contrary to mine.

Is this a game, or a trusted source of shared information?

I'm afraid Yahoo Answers is going to lose credibility if the foolishness persists.

Reading the verses just before verse 9, it looks as if someone is miserable about being carried off into slavery by the Babylonians. Then they hope they won't forget their homeland and Jerusalem. Then they remind God what the Edomites said as they tore down the temple. Then in anger, they address their captors, the Babylonians: "Happy the man who repays you for all you did to us!" then going on-- over the top-- as a persecuted slave may be inclined to, "Happy is he who shall siezeyour children and dash them against the rock"

Someone said it, in anger and frustration, probably rhetorically, to the Babylonians. It does not seem to be the word of God to anyone.

People still believed in "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth...' back then.

Jesus came to correct that idea. Check out Matthew 5:21-22 regarding murder and anger, and Matthew 5:38-48 regarding retaliation and forgiveness.

And before someone quotes Matt 19:14 from the King James Bible out of context "But Jesus said, 'Suffer little children. . ." as if that means God wants little children to suffer, first remember that the KJV was translated at about the same time Shakespeare was producing plays. Language changes. Then read the whole section in a modern translation.

Also remember that the Bible has a history. It was assembled over a time of many centuries.

It's a record of how God revealed his existence to people and how they responded-- or didn't.

Or, if you're atheist, how humans concocted a god to justify their concept of a moral law-giver, and has some nice irrelevant ideas and some disgusting stories in it.

Nonetheless, much of our current civilization is a result of people reading or misreading it.

How do you respond? It's currently an open question under "language." I believe the person who posted the question is looking for more than advice on grammar. I'd be inclined to report abuse, but this may be a real cry for help.