Alternative religions. Anyone follow one?
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to each his own beliefs but when you die you will find out if what you believe is the truth or not. I know what I believe in. Again to each his own.
Live happily, peacefully, and not at the sake of others, and the afterlife should not be of concern.
My standards for life are kindness, empathy, loyalty, karma, and justice. As nature learns to balance out its flaws, so can we, eventually.
I love that ^. I consider myself spiritual.0 -
6 pages and I'm the first?
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I was raised Christian, which is outside mainstream religion if you're talking about most of the world's population.0
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I believe in god... all the rest are frivolities ---- i think that's an anne rice quote. But it describes my beliefs perfectly. I believe in a higher being but i don't prescribe to any particular religion or faith.0
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Born and raised American (not Southern) Baptist Christian and happy to be so, but have always been into theology and learning about the beliefs of others, so in to keep reading more of the discussion.0
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pagan/wiccan thingy, here. mainly focus on egyptian deities, but every so often one from another pantheon attracts my attention.0
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I go between being earthly religious and thinking that we are all just an alien experiment...like a bunch of lab rats. Maybe they watch us from their base inside the moon. Or has anyone ever looked into the brain in a vat theory...scary ****.
Um, I have thought this many,many times and was so P*ISSED when that stupid Ancient Aliens show came out. That was MY theory damnit!:mad:
LOL, me too .....
And the answer is .... 42!
Uhm .....okay ....what is your point here ???????????
the point is that time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.0 -
“I believe in a force that knows to airbrush the eyes of a predator bird onto the wings of a butterfly. I believe in a force that knows to spin an atom at the exact same frequency as the galaxy.” – Harland Williams
PS – ALOUETTE! CHELSEA ALOUETTE!
That was beautiful!0 -
Secular Humanist. Be a good person and help others because that is the right thing to do. "You don’t need religion to have morals. If you can’t determine right from wrong then you lack empathy, not religion." I don't care what anyone else believes or doesn't believe as long as they don't try to cram that belief or lack thereof down my throat (or anyone else's) or use it as an excuse to harm others in any way or as an excuse to be an *kitten*.
Agreed. What a civil discussion thus far! I consider myself a non-hipster agnostic atheist with buddhist tendencies. It is always evolving.0 -
I believe in a higher spiritual power. I do reiki (Asian form of energy healing), and I meditate quite often. I have recently started rediscovering my meti roots (I'm a bi-product of residential schools) and I was raised Catholic. I am slowly learning how to send and receive love and light, see auras and sense spirits. Sounds flaky I know, and trust me it's a hell of a trip.
It sounds flaky because it's all been thoroughly debunked. But if it's not hurting anyone...
really????0 -
previously a hare krishna... still recovering. lol0
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I believe in a higher spiritual power. I do reiki (Asian form of energy healing), and I meditate quite often. I have recently started rediscovering my meti roots (I'm a bi-product of residential schools) and I was raised Catholic. I am slowly learning how to send and receive love and light, see auras and sense spirits. Sounds flaky I know, and trust me it's a hell of a trip.
Me too!0 -
Secular Humanist. Be a good person and help others because that is the right thing to do. "You don’t need religion to have morals. If you can’t determine right from wrong then you lack empathy, not religion." I don't care what anyone else believes or doesn't believe as long as they don't try to cram that belief or lack thereof down my throat (or anyone else's) or use it as an excuse to harm others in any way or as an excuse to be an *kitten*.
Agreed. What a civil discussion thus far! I consider myself a non-hipster agnostic atheist with buddhist tendencies. It is always evolving.
love it!0 -
It sounds flaky because it's all been thoroughly debunked. But if it's not hurting anyone...
Not true-my mom is a reikki master and has healed me many times...its been proven by actual medical doctors-why else would insurance start covering it?
Our Coven's Magus is a Reikki Master and I too have been helped by this method of treatment. When used by itself or in conjunction with other treatments, it's really helpful!!0 -
Atheist since birth
Not a "hipster atheist" either. I've honestly never even heard of that.
What does that mean, I am just curious?0 -
Lived in an orthodox Jewish house growing up, with a Jewish father, and a Jewish-Christian/Catholic raised Buddhist mother. Even when I was young, I couldn't get the hang of believing in God. Believing in something I couldn't see, hear, touch, smell, or feel was - and remains - out of my capabilities. That said, I believe that as long as you "treat others as you wish to be treated" I don't see what the big deal is.
BTW, the descriptions on here of "Hipster Atheists" is hilarious and accurate. Thanks to these "Hipster Atheists", I have a coworker who believes there are sects of atheists who actively try to convert people. That's not how it works. I don't believe in God, but if someone else wants to, they're more than welcome to. It's a personal choice, and as long as their beliefs don't hurt anyone else, it's really disrespectful and unnecessary to try to change anyone's beliefs. It bugs the heck out of me when people try to convert me; I'm not going to do that to someone else.0 -
I'll let you know when I die.0
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Atheist here.
But I have always loved reading about older religions and did dabble in Wicca for a few years. It still appeals to me; but I am far from spiritual and have no belief in god or goddess[es] at all.
I do believe in the high probability that there is alien life out there though!
One of my favorite movie quotes; from 'Contact'.
Young Ellie: Dad, do you think there's people on other planets?
Ted Arroway: I don't know, Sparks. But I guess I'd say if it is just us... seems like an awful waste of space.0 -
I personally describe Atheism as a way of life and a good way of life. I like them because they don't do good things to goto heaven or avoid doing bad things to avoid hell but rather do good things just for the good and avoid bad things to avoid being a douche. That is humanity at its finest folks.
You just made my morning with this. Much love to you!
This was a great post.0 -
Secular Humanist. Be a good person and help others because that is the right thing to do. "You don’t need religion to have morals. If you can’t determine right from wrong then you lack empathy, not religion." I don't care what anyone else believes or doesn't believe as long as they don't try to cram that belief or lack thereof down my throat (or anyone else's) or use it as an excuse to harm others in any way or as an excuse to be an *kitten*.
Agreed. What a civil discussion thus far! I consider myself a non-hipster agnostic atheist with buddhist tendencies. It is always evolving.
love it!
Beautiful! Most people recognize that, "If you can’t determine right from wrong then you lack empathy, not religion." I also think this has been an pleasant conversation. I like it!0
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