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Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:08 am
by kejk
Do we have any theists on here?

In what god do you believe, and why?

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:09 am
by jameshk
Im not fully budhist, but I believe a few ideologies and such. Not really sure what to believe in much anymore.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:23 am
by christophera

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:39 am
by oli90
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Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:29 am
by AllNightDayDream
You probably couldn't find many differences between me and an atheist, but to actually classify myself i'd say deist. My favorite text concerning this is Thomas Paine's "Age of Reason". That said, I think you can take many good things out of many religions, they all have their lessons.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:30 am
by deadly_habit
this will not end well...

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:49 am
by nousd
a pantheist is I and I and you and her and it and that and those.
the one pervades all, there is no godhead and religion is about the experience of self.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:59 am
by Phigure
I'm a gnostic atheist but an agnostic deist & pantheist.

also an antitheist

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:13 am
by gergbot
i am an anti-theist atheist.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:34 am
by tomassive
i believe jesus died

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:26 am
by test_recordings
sd5 wrote:a pantheist is I and I and you and her and it and that and those.
the one pervades all, there is no godhead and religion is about the experience of self.
You can still have pantheism and more than one constituent entities ala Wicca, where there are female and male archetypes. This is similar to the Ying and Yang of Daoism which in turn is similar to modern physics of the energy = matter calculations for the physical contigency of the universe (matter and anti-matter).
There is no 'self' in pantheism as the self is a constituent part of the universe, religion is about experience as a contingent part of the greater whole. Islam is often quoted as 'pantheistic' as Allah is supposedly the universe but it is actually more accurately panentheistic as followers are separate from Allah.

Hellenic monotheisms (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) are anthropomorphic, i.e. the deity is sentient and controls everything. I side with pantheism and the universe is as it is, therefore I have more responsibility for my own life and others.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:26 am
by test_recordings
sd5 wrote:a pantheist is I and I and you and her and it and that and those.
the one pervades all, there is no godhead and religion is about the experience of self.
You can still have pantheism and more than one constituent entities ala Wicca, where there are female and male archetypes. This is similar to the Ying and Yang of Daoism which in turn is similar to modern physics of the energy = matter calculations for the physical contigency of the universe (matter and anti-matter).
There is no 'self' in pantheism as the self is a constituent part of the universe, religion is about experience as a contingent part of the greater whole. Islam is often quoted as 'pantheistic' as Allah is supposedly the universe but it is actually more accurately panentheistic as followers are separate from Allah.

Hellenic monotheisms (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) are anthropomorphic, i.e. the deity is sentient and controls everything. I side with pantheism and the universe is as it is, therefore I have more responsibility for my own life and others.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:30 am
by Pedro Sánchez
I'm not anything.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:46 am
by Kochari
Spirituality not religion.

Pantheism though, now there's an idea.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:52 am
by 2manynoobs
deadly habit wrote:this will not end well...
haha your avatar confirms it :D

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:54 am
by 2manynoobs
Phigure wrote:I'm a gnostic atheist but an agnostic deist & pantheist.

also an antitheist
also ... A FUCKING LOSER

nah jst kiddin :p

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:59 am
by snypadub
Everything we will ever know exists within the realms of the universe. It is too big to really imagine and will never be fully comprehended.
It is within this realm that every single one of us was conceived, it is in this realm that we all shall die. The universe designed us intelligently. The universe designed everything intelligently.
There is no God of the book, the universe is god or buddah or vishnu or whatever you want to call it for an earthly label does no justice to the reality that it is the single most awe inspiring thing imaginable.

I don't believe in religious doctrines.

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:51 pm
by test_recordings
snypadub wrote:Everything we will ever know exists within the realms of the universe. It is too big to really imagine and will never be fully comprehended.
You won't know anything beyond what's in your own head but at least you can try make sense of it in a practical way

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:37 pm
by deadly_habit
i;m an agnostic athiest, i believe in sciene and that there is so much we don't understand i might as well play the odds till we understand our own world and black holes and such at least.
till then i like to worship cthulhu our great lord from the dimension that will rule us all :6:

Re: Religion

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:21 pm
by belalala
looking at global history makes religion a glaringly obvious system of mass control. leaders of early civilizations used ideological control to remain in positions of power and utilize the population to their advantage. later on it became a means of economic prosperity and political fearmongering tool.

i believe energy and spirit exists in the world, there are things about the universe that we will never understand, and to some extent many of the ideas in some eastern religions. but i think organized religion is mostly evil and outdated.