Religion...?
What religious convictions do you hold an why or why not.
Firstly, this is a controversial topic, so please don't post abuse or 'superiorise' what you believe in over others'.
Okay I am basically agnostic and/or atheist. Why you say? Well, there are numerous reasons, but mainly due to the fact that no good reason has been presented to me to believe in God. To me it is easier to believe in science and facts to explain the universe we live in.
I believe something is out there to explain the existence of the universe, but religion will not explain it for me. It seems to raise many more questions, and upholds too many contradictions.
So, your turn. m.
Firstly, this is a controversial topic, so please don't post abuse or 'superiorise' what you believe in over others'.
Okay I am basically agnostic and/or atheist. Why you say? Well, there are numerous reasons, but mainly due to the fact that no good reason has been presented to me to believe in God. To me it is easier to believe in science and facts to explain the universe we live in.
I believe something is out there to explain the existence of the universe, but religion will not explain it for me. It seems to raise many more questions, and upholds too many contradictions.
So, your turn. m.
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For those who are unsure of the difference between being an atheist or being agnostic:
Atheist = someone who denies the existence of god
Agnostic = one who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a god
ps hope I'm right when my time comes!!!
Treat people how you yourself would like to treated. Got nothing to do with the 'big fella upstairs', but still a belief I suppose.
according to http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION the religions that think like me (in percentages):
Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
Neo-Pagan (84%)
Theravada Buddhism (83%)
New Age (82%)
Unitarian Universalism (77%)
Taoism (76%)
Hinduism (74%)
New Thought (71%)
Liberal Quakers (64%)
Scientology (62%)
Jainism (56%)
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (55%)
Sikhism (49%)
Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (47%)
Secular Humanism (44%)
Orthodox Quaker (42%)
Reform Judaism (37%)
Bahá'Ã* Faith (24%)
Non-theist (24%)
Orthodox Judaism (16%)
Seventh Day Adventist (14%)_
Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (12%)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (10%)
Jehovah's Witness (10%)
Islam (6%)
Eastern Orthodox (1%)
Roman Catholic (1%)
... when answering to the questions as "makes sense" to me.
My results:
# 1. Secular Humanism (100%)
# 2. \tUnitarian Universalism (96%)
# 3. \tTheravada Buddhism (85%)
# 4. \tLiberal Quakers (78%)
# 5. \tNon-theist (77%)
# 6. \tNeo-Pagan (69%)
# 7. \tLiberal Christian Protestants (62%)
# 8. \tMahayana Buddhism (57%)
# 9. \tNew Age (52%)
# 10. \tTaoism (49%)
# 11. \tReform Judaism (44%)
# 12. \tNew Thought (40%)
# 13. \tJainism (36%)
# 14. \tOrthodox Quaker (36%)
# 15. \tSikhism (36%)
# 16. \tChristian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
# 17. \tScientology (33%)
# 18. \tBahá'Ã* Faith (29%)
# 19. \tHinduism (29%)
# 20. \tConservative Christian Protestant (24%)
# 21. \tChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (22%)
# 22. \tEastern Orthodox (22%)
# 23. \tIslam (22%)
# 24. \tOrthodox Judaism (22%)
# 25. \tRoman Catholic (22%)
# 26. \tJehovah's Witness (14%)
# 27. \tSeventh Day Adventist (11%)
i don't care if there is a god or not...it wouldn't change a thing for me...i would still treat people the same, would still raise my children the same...would still be exactly the same person and still do everything the same way i do now each and every day...
not that i judge religious people...if religion makes you stronger, then god bless...i just ask that you not judge me (at least to my face) for feeling just dandy about myself the way i am
if, when i die, there is a god and he/she/it wants to judge me...hey, i have no probs with that...that would be his/her/its deally...no biggie...i've been pretty happy with the hand i've been dealt...i don't expect that mind set to change after i've taken my final breath
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oh, and i punched atheist up top...probably more an agnostic and that fits with the "i don't care" aspect...but agnostic seems so wishy-washy...atheist sounds so much more sure and confident...plus it pisses more people off when you say you're an atheist
ps.. i would love if everyone got what they believed in: if you didn't believe in an afterlife, you died and that was it; you believed in reincarnation, you died and were reborn; you believed in heaven and hell, you died and either went to heaven or hell...then everyone would be happy (well, except those people in hell)
Originally posted by thegelding
i belong to the church of "I Don't Care"
i don't care if there is a god or not...if religion makes you stronger, then god bless
# 1. \tChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
# 2. \tBahá'Ã* Faith (98%)
# 3. \tJehovah's Witness (96%)
# 4. \tOrthodox Judaism (89%)
# 5. \tSikhism (78%)
# 6. \tIslam (75%)
# 7. \tHinduism (75%)
# 8. \tMainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (74%)
# 9. \tJainism (73%)
# 10. \tMainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
# 11. \tSeventh Day Adventist (62%)
# 12. \tEastern Orthodox (61%)
# 13. \tRoman Catholic (61%)
# 14. \tLiberal Quakers (59%)
# 15. \tTheravada Buddhism (59%)
# 16. \tMahayana Buddhism (58%)
# 17. \tReform Judaism (56%)
# 18. \tOrthodox Quaker (55%)
# 19. \tChristian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (51%)
# 20. \tUnitarian Universalism (51%)
# 21. \tNew Thought (33%)
# 22. \tNeo-Pagan (29%)
# 23. \tScientology (28%)
# 24. \tNew Age (27%)
# 25. \tTaoism (27%)
# 26. \tNon-theist (14%)
# 27. \tSecular Humanism (13%)
I think that is perfect for myself at 15, at the peak of my being a good LDS boy.
Now, for myself in the present (22).
# 1. \tUnitarian Universalism (100%)
# 2. \tLiberal Quakers (92%)
# 3. \tMainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
# 4. \tMahayana Buddhism (82%)
# 5. \tNew Age (80%)
# 6. \tHinduism (80%)
# 7. \tNeo-Pagan (80%)
# 8. \tTheravada Buddhism (80%)
# 9. \tNew Thought (78%)
# 10. \tTaoism (74%)
# 11. \tJainism (72%)
# 12. \tScientology (72%)
# 13. \tChristian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (71%)
# 14. \tSecular Humanism (71%)
# 15. \tBahá'Ã* Faith (69%)
# 16. \tReform Judaism (67%)
# 17. \tOrthodox Quaker (65%)
# 18. \tSikhism (55%)
# 19. \tNon-theist (50%)
# 20. \tOrthodox Judaism (47%)
# 21. \tSeventh Day Adventist (42%)
# 22. \tIslam (41%)
# 23. \tMainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (32%)
# 24. \tChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (30%)
# 25. \tEastern Orthodox (26%)
# 26. \tRoman Catholic (26%)
# 27. \tJehovah's Witness (20%)
I'm surprised LDS is that low, but it's just an Internet poll.
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Secular Humanism (100%)
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Unitarian Universalism (91%)
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Non-theist (87%)
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Theravada Buddhism (73%)
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Liberal Quakers (66%)
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Neo-Pagan (53%)
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Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (51%)
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New Age (36%)
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Taoism (36%)
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Reform Judaism (34%)
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Mahayana Buddhism (30%)
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New Thought (21%)
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (17%)
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Orthodox Quaker (17%)
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Sikhism (17%)
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Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (13%)
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Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (12%)
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18._
Scientology (12%)
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19._
Bahá'Ã* Faith (8%)
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20._
Eastern Orthodox (8%)
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21._
Hinduism (8%)
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22._
Islam (8%)
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23._
Jainism (8%)
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24._
Orthodox Judaism (8%)
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25._
Roman Catholic (8%)
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26._
Seventh Day Adventist (8%)
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27._
Jehovah's Witness (0%)
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1._
Secular Humanism (100%)
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2._
Unitarian Universalism (90%)
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3._
Liberal Quakers (79%)
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4._
Neo-Pagan (69%)
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5._
Non-theist (68%)
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6._
Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (65%)
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7._
Theravada Buddhism (65%)
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8._
New Age (58%)
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9._
Taoism (49%)
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10._
Orthodox Quaker (46%)
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11._
Reform Judaism (46%)
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12._
Mahayana Buddhism (45%)
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13._
Bahá'Ã* Faith (32%)
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14._
Sikhism (32%)
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15._
New Thought (31%)
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16._
Jainism (30%)
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17._
Scientology (27%)
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18._
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (25%)
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19._
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (24%)
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20._
Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
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21._
Hinduism (18%)
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22._
Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (18%)
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23._
Eastern Orthodox (16%)
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24._
Islam (16%)
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25._
Orthodox Judaism (16%)
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Roman Catholic (16%)
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Jehovah's Witness (13%)
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Originally posted by mattjohndrow
sorry if that was confusing...if religion makes "you" stronger ("you" would be mattjohndrow in this case), then god bless (as in, i am happy for you and support your chose of being religious)...
religion wouldn't make me any stronger, as i feel mighty strong right now as i am
i even support any religion you chose, though i am slightly unsure of any religion that says, "think like i do or burn in hell"...i don't think any god would be overly petty...much too human of an emotion...god would be better, stronger, kinder, smarter than that
g
1._Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2._Orthodox Quaker (98%)
3._Liberal Quakers (85%)
4._Eastern Orthodox (82%)
5._Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (82%)
6._Roman Catholic (82%)
7._Seventh Day Adventist (78%)
8._Unitarian Universalism (73%)
9. Hinduism (68%)
10._Bahá'Ã* Faith (58%)
11._Sikhism (58%)
12._Orthodox Judaism (55%)
13._Theravada Buddhism (53%)
14._Mahayana Buddhism (53%)
15._Reform Judaism (53%)
16._Jainism (52%)
17._Islam (51%)
18. Neo-Pagan (44%)
19._Secular Humanism (42%)
20._Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
21._New Thought (38%)
22._New Age (37%)
23._Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (36%)
24._Scientology (32%)
25._Non-theist (31%)
26._Taoism (31%)
27._Jehovah's Witness (31%)
1._
Secular Humanism (100%)
2._
Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3._
Theravada Buddhism (82%)
4._
Liberal Quakers (81%)
5._
Neo-Pagan (73%)
6._
Non-theist (68%)
7._
Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)
8._
Taoism (57%)
9._
New Age (56%)
10._
Mahayana Buddhism (53%)
11._
Reform Judaism (46%)
12._
Sikhism (42%)
13._
Jainism (41%)
14._
Orthodox Quaker (39%)
15._
Bahá'Ã* Faith (34%)
16._
Hinduism (31%)
17._
New Thought (31%)
18._
Scientology (27%)
19._
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (25%)
20._
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (22%)
21._
Seventh Day Adventist (18%)
22._
Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (17%)
23._
Orthodox Judaism (15%)
24._
Eastern Orthodox (14%)
25._
Islam (14%)
26._
Roman Catholic (14%)
27._
Jehovah's Witness (11%)
yea ha....i am 73% pagen
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In my opinion, there is no one "right" religion, and no hell. Supreme evil beings are just a bit too nasty for me, so I don't believe in them either.
2. Orthodox Quaker (84%)
3. Liberal Quakers (80%)
4. Seventh Day Adventist (72%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (71%)
6. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (69%)
7. Reform Judaism (63%)
8. Eastern Orthodox (59%)
9. Roman Catholic (59%)
10. Bahá'Ã* Faith (54%)
11. New Age (46%)
12. Neo-Pagan (44%)
13. Orthodox Judaism (41%)
14. Theravada Buddhism (41%)
15. Sikhism (40%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (40%)
17. Secular Humanism (39%)
18. Hinduism (38%)
19. Taoism (37%)
20. Islam (36%)
21. New Thought (36%)
22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (35%)
23. Jainism (33%)
24. Non-theist (28%)
25. Scientology (28%)
26. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (21%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (17%)
Personally, I believe in God but I don't think that it's right to force your views on others. It's one thing to share them, but you have to be able to accept that the other person simply may not believe them or want to convert on the spot. For me, Christianity is a personal relationship and you best share that message through your actions and life.
Edit:
For what it's worth my test showed that I matched best with "Conservative Christian Protestant". The test was right on. Although I don't really like the test, but thats another story for another thread.
Originally posted by DMBand0026
For what it's worth my test showed that I matched best with "Conservative Christian Protestant". The test was right on. Although I don't really like the test, but thats another story for another thread.
Yes. Anything to do with that test does not belong here. It ruins the discussion as it has done already. Let's talk about it here instead. m.
Originally posted by Merovingian
Yes. Anything to do with that test doesn't really belong here. It ruins the discussion as it has done already. Let's talk about it here instead. m.