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Since there are so many religion threads these days, I'm sort of interested in seeing where people are actually coming from. Call this poll a reference of sorts. So, if you could vote AND identify in a separate post, that'd be great.
What are you?
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:13 AM
I'm not religious, I don't go to church, I don't pray, but I have faith in a god. Which option do I pick?
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:33 AM
Atheist.
Or if God makes an appearance and smites all the unbelievers, a spy. Don't smite me.
Or if God makes an appearance and smites all the unbelievers, a spy. Don't smite me.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:37 AM
nah, loki's more like a deist.
I generally classify myself as Humanist (member of the American Humanist Association) but since that ain't up there I picked atheist.
@Wiggles - you praise Her name...
I generally classify myself as Humanist (member of the American Humanist Association) but since that ain't up there I picked atheist.
@Wiggles - you praise Her name...
OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 05:02 AM
rlfcl, Brood is most certainly NOT an agnostic.
He's either a non-church-going, or a non-religious Christian, or a theist.
Brood, if you follow the faith and values taught by Jesus Christ in the New Testament, you're a Christian, whether you find the trappings of church appealing or not.
If you believe in a personal god, one who cares about you, and whether or not you're a good little boy and you eat your vegetables, you're a theist.
Deists believe in something supernatural, removed from the silly everyday lives of humans, I've never gotten the impression that that is what you believe.
Everyone here knows I'm an atheist.
He's either a non-church-going, or a non-religious Christian, or a theist.
Brood, if you follow the faith and values taught by Jesus Christ in the New Testament, you're a Christian, whether you find the trappings of church appealing or not.
If you believe in a personal god, one who cares about you, and whether or not you're a good little boy and you eat your vegetables, you're a theist.
Deists believe in something supernatural, removed from the silly everyday lives of humans, I've never gotten the impression that that is what you believe.
Everyone here knows I'm an atheist.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 06:46 AM
I voted allthough I'm really, really rarely on the discussion board, but never mind...
I'm a christian, allthough I'm going to church around 3 times in a year. The believe is one thing, the staff on the ground is another.
I'm a christian, allthough I'm going to church around 3 times in a year. The believe is one thing, the staff on the ground is another.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 07:58 AM
I'm closer to an atheist than anything, but I can't make up my mind enough to commit to it. Agnostict, I suppose. Strangely enough, every time I go to church, which is rare, I believe in the possibility of God a little less. I wish I could either be convinced totally that there is a God, or totally convinced there isn't one. It would be nice to be sure, even if I was wrong.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 02:38 PM
I am a Christian that has been tempered by Eastern elements. I am a Christian because I am meant to be a Christian. Questions of human existence, which take the form in many peoples as a belief in God, is a part of the human element. Whether there is a God or not, I feel this in and of itself lends importance enough to believe. Besides, no matter what scientific theory says, I can't bring myself to believe that the earth and we are all just one cosmic accident. That is just as far fetched as anything else.
The buddhist and taoist elements that temper my christian faith exist because I don't take the Bible literally, and also as informed acknowledgement that the Bible doesn't contain 100% of all truths. Other possibilities and philosophies just make too much sense. For those of you who would say, "if you dont' believe in christianity completely, how can you claim to be christian", I point to the hundreds of different christian faiths and interpretations as proof that there is no 100% human knowledge of the word of God.
The buddhist and taoist elements that temper my christian faith exist because I don't take the Bible literally, and also as informed acknowledgement that the Bible doesn't contain 100% of all truths. Other possibilities and philosophies just make too much sense. For those of you who would say, "if you dont' believe in christianity completely, how can you claim to be christian", I point to the hundreds of different christian faiths and interpretations as proof that there is no 100% human knowledge of the word of God.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 02:59 PM
Shinrei no Shintai;150021 said:
Besides, no matter what scientific theory says, I can't bring myself to believe that the earth and we are all just one cosmic accident. That is just as far fetched as anything else.
Given the apparent size and sterility of the rest of the known universe, the "cosmic accident" looks not so far-fetched. Seems to me all those (apparently) lifeless stars and galaxies would be unnecessary for a sensible Deity to create in order to make life here. But what do I know...
OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:29 PM
Skeptic, atheist. Not religious at all. As far as I'm concerned, the religious are speaking a foreign language I've never learned, one that doesn't speak about the real world.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:33 PM
Atheist and proud.
Although only people who are alive would know that...
Although only people who are alive would know that...
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 04:05 PM
I guess no one who has ever discussed aynthing with me at lenght will be surprised to learn that I am an atheist.
Religion is something I really don't understand. It just doesn't make sense. It's mindblowing.
Religion is something I really don't understand. It just doesn't make sense. It's mindblowing.
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 05:14 PM
Atheist. Ex-militant one, you know, the kind that goes around laughing at nuns. Of course, since I left my (Christian - teach the lessons of Christ, with puppets!) primary school and grew up, I've had some really blinding 'discussions' with lots of Christians and a couple of Muslims, and nearly a fistfight with a Baptist, so I don't really like to get too worked up about it any more. Good old internet anonymity.
I don't really have a problem with theists or deists per say, more a huge problem with the Bible. As in, "How can you take this crap seriously!?" only more tactful. I'm sure the Koran has it's problems too, but since I meet so few Muslims either online or in real life, I don't get to discuss it in any real fashion.
I don't really have a problem with theists or deists per say, more a huge problem with the Bible. As in, "How can you take this crap seriously!?" only more tactful. I'm sure the Koran has it's problems too, but since I meet so few Muslims either online or in real life, I don't get to discuss it in any real fashion.
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