What's your religion?
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A lot of people go from religion to atheist, not realizing that religion is not the same as god.
Oh...here we go...on the way to deletion. What make you think this? I'm an atheist. I went from Catholic, to nondenominational, to Methodist over a period of many years. I did a great deal of reading, soul-searching, and self-examination before I accepted that I didn't really believe there was a supernatural being watching over us. I wanted to believe, but I just couldn't believe in the God of the bible any more than I could believe in Thor or Zeus. Most atheists are smarter than you might think. People don't stop believing on a whim.
My point was that I think more people are disenchanted with religion than the concept of a creator, but because the concepts - religion and god - are inextricably linked, people who leave religion, end up leaving god too.
And, why is that a bad thing..? So what if they do or don't know the difference? Shouldn't they be allowed to do whatever works for them? And, if it does work for them, shouldn't that prove that there's no meaning to either one of those concepts?
Don't judge. Just get along!
Dont judge? Who was judging? You clearly are on the edge of your seat to pick a fight. Take your meds lady.
Nope.
Just opinionated (freedom of speech!). Please don't be rude as I play nice.
I apologize for my tone.0 -
I want to believe.0
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Hey, low fat turkey bacon's pretty darn good.0
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My point was that I think more people are disenchanted with religion than the concept of a creator, but because the concepts - religion and god - are inextricably linked, people who leave religion, end up leaving god too.
That discredits the motivation of leaving god simply because they don't believe in any god at all. The foils of religion are neither here nor there for me.
I can see that side of the argument. I'm myself more confused than certain.0 -
I want to believe.
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I am all of the above 0
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I can see that side of the argument. I'm myself more confused than certain.
Confused is not bad. Leaves you room to figure out what you want to believe. Not bad at all.0 -
antitheist0
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antitheist
Unfortunately, I'm moving in this direction...
I know, I said I was leaving, going now!0 -
This I agree with 100%. I have a lot of people who really struggled to find their faith, or even lack of faith. Because they took the time to research, consider, come to their own conclusions.
I can see that side of the argument. I'm myself more confused than certain.
Confused is not bad. Leaves you room to figure out what you want to believe. Not bad at all.
To me, if you never struggled to find the answers... you can't really believe.0 -
A lot of people go from religion to atheist, not realizing that religion is not the same as god.
Oh...here we go...on the way to deletion. What make you think this? I'm an atheist. I went from Catholic, to nondenominational, to Methodist over a period of many years. I did a great deal of reading, soul-searching, and self-examination before I accepted that I didn't really believe there was a supernatural being watching over us. I wanted to believe, but I just couldn't believe in the God of the bible any more than I could believe in Thor or Zeus. Most atheists are smarter than you might think. People don't stop believing on a whim.
My point was that I think more people are disenchanted with religion than the concept of a creator, but because the concepts - religion and god - are inextricably linked, people who leave religion, end up leaving god too.
And, why is that a bad thing..? So what if they do or don't know the difference? Shouldn't they be allowed to do whatever works for them? And, if it does work for them, shouldn't that prove that there's no meaning to either one of those concepts?
Don't judge. Just get along!
Dont judge? Who was judging? You clearly are on the edge of your seat to pick a fight. Take your meds lady.
Nope. Just opinionated (freedom of speech!). Please don't be rude as I play nice.
I apologize for my tone.
No apologies needed. The internet makes everything obscure and undefinable when it comes to replies and discussions. You never really know what tone anyone truly has.0 -
I like that religion !0
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Anti-theist.
No gods, no masters.0 -
Blessed to be one of Jesus people=) I DONT DO RELIGION I LIVE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS0
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Wait nobody said Goddess worship. I really do think that the creator could be a she.0
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Christian -- a follower of Christ0
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Jesus! 0
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I'm an eclectic Wiccan...
me too
me three!
Me Four! - in more of a kitchen/Hedge witchy sort of bent.Wait nobody said Goddess worship. I really do think that the creator could be a she.
Most Wiccans or Pagans worship a duel type deity- both God and Goddess0 -
None. I've no need for delusion. That said, I do have a lot of respect for Buddhism.0
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Born RC and even went to a convent as a kid...but all that served to just turn me totally against religion.
I like the sense of community but thats it....I don't like an organization that dictates what people can and cannot be. I can't stand hypocrites either and I find a lot of religious people to be just that.
I'd say I'm more spiritual than religious...I gravitate towards eastern religions if anything. Just be nice to everyone and everything...simple.0 -
No formal religion. I believe in a mix of things. I guess you would say I'm spiritual.
Grew up RC... can't seem to agree with anything involving being RC... so yeah.0 -
Atheist, but I'm not a jerk about it.0
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I'm an eclectic Wiccan...
me too
me three!
Me Four! - in more of a kitchen/Hedge witchy sort of bent.Wait nobody said Goddess worship. I really do think that the creator could be a she.
Most Wiccans or Pagans worship a duel type deity- both God and Goddess
True. I used to live in the Pacific NW and saw that firsthand.0 -
Atheist. My whole life.0
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Baptist. My life is so much better with Jesus in it.0
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I'm an eclectic Wiccan...
me too
me three!
Me Four! - in more of a kitchen/Hedge witchy sort of bent.
Me five, with more of a celtic/norse flavor to it0 -
Christian: Non-denominational0
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None. I've no need for delusion. That said, I do have a lot of respect for Buddhism.
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RC
like the little cars?
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