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Started by Nero, June 18, 2007, 12:20:34 PM

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What is your religion/belief?

Catholic Christian
Protestant Christian
Jewish
Muslim
Atheist
Agnostic
Hindu
Buddhist
Pagan
Wiccan
Other
Satanist
Nothing (added for Suzie and None of the above)
Mormon
Jehovah's witness
The Church of Simian Primates (added for Rebecca)
Druid
Tree Hugger
Unitarian Universalist

RebeccaFog

Quote from: Nero on July 12, 2007, 07:18:10 PM
Quote from: Jaymes on July 12, 2007, 12:33:45 PM
I was surprised Unitarian Universalist isn't an option... that's what I am. :) An atheistic UU, but I really enjoy studying religions and meditation techniques. I borrow a lot from Buddhist and Taoist teachings.
because I'd never heard of such before now. Ok, there you go. Check your circle. :)

Curse you both.  I'm in a UU church too, but I will not denounce my simian creators!



   I should mention for those of you who are unfamiliar with the UU church, we accept people of all faiths & people of no faiths.  Seriously.
   The Parish I attend performs gay weddings. We have open GLBT members.
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Aeyra

I do not see the world like most humans do, so my religious beliefs are probably too wacky to discuss here.....
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tinkerbell

Quote from: Aeyra on July 15, 2007, 11:46:50 PM
I do not see the world like most humans do, so my religious beliefs are probably too wacky to discuss here.....

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, Aeyra.  Well, I am not human;)

tink :icon_chick:
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Rachel

Quote from: Tink on July 16, 2007, 09:14:49 PM
Quote from: Aeyra on July 15, 2007, 11:46:50 PM
I do not see the world like most humans do, so my religious beliefs are probably too wacky to discuss here.....

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, Aeyra.  Well, I am not human;)

tink :icon_chick:

She is a fairy, which means she is like 4 inches tall -giggles-

and there is no such thing as too wacky, i'm curious, tell us.

and apparently, according to a gay friend of mine, that i'm a wood nymph.  this is because I use music and the earth as my spirituality, so he made a joke about it. i found it funny considering he doesn't know i'm trans.
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Aeyra

Well, I'll do my best to explain them here.

Religiously, I believe that something what many of you call God (YHWH, G-d, etc) created this universe billions of years ago. What God is, I don't know. I don't assume that God is supernatural at all even though it is certainly much higher on the food chain than anything on this Earth. It is likely that the universe is an artificial creation versus something naturally made, and my honest opinion is that God is some type of lifeform that has the capacity to basically create universes.

I do believe that the Exodusian Commandments (a.k.a. the Ten Commandments) are the only valid part of the Bible/Torah. While I don't consider them to be absolute, I do think that any nation that follows them will be better off in the long run. It is likely that whoever wrote that part of those writings understood how humans thought, literally millennia before modern psychology came into practice. Jesus in my opinion was no more than a human but he probably was a master psychologist. He knew how the human mind worked, and while he wasn't perfect, he certainly was light years ahead of everyone else at the time. The rest of the religious writings are too conflicted and unclear as to what they are saying for me to follow them.

Good and evil are real, but I see them as a part of the universe, not necessarily eminating from some entity. I believe that angels and demons and such can exist, but they aren't supernatural. They are merely some type of non-corporeal lifeform that co-exists with biological life on Earth. CAn they be good or evil? Certainly. While I do not believe in life after death, it is possible that some of these lifeforms can imitate people that we know.

Does God intervene in Earthly affairs? Not likely. I would think that "God" would have more important things to chase after rather than our Earth (very small in the scale of the universe). Salvation is a matter of personal responsability, not supernatural intervention. Is there real evil on the Earth? Very much so.
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Kendall

My religion is fragmented.

In one hand I am sorta a Sceptic almost Atheist,

But its more like Zen Bhudhist, though I have never worshipped in that manner though I have visited some temples. I take some of the beliefs about pain and detachment. So I checked Bhuddhism.

I am also Humanist in that I believe in some of their goals.

And I also place a lot of reality based on science, psychology, and sociology, but thats not really a religion.
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Rachel

Quote from: Aeyra on July 18, 2007, 11:46:16 AM
Well, I'll do my best to explain them here.

Religiously, I believe that something what many of you call God (YHWH, G-d, etc) created this universe billions of years ago. What God is, I don't know. I don't assume that God is supernatural at all even though it is certainly much higher on the food chain than anything on this Earth. It is likely that the universe is an artificial creation versus something naturally made, and my honest opinion is that God is some type of lifeform that has the capacity to basically create universes.

I do believe that the Exodusian Commandments (a.k.a. the Ten Commandments) are the only valid part of the Bible/Torah. While I don't consider them to be absolute, I do think that any nation that follows them will be better off in the long run. It is likely that whoever wrote that part of those writings understood how humans thought, literally millennia before modern psychology came into practice. Jesus in my opinion was no more than a human but he probably was a master psychologist. He knew how the human mind worked, and while he wasn't perfect, he certainly was light years ahead of everyone else at the time. The rest of the religious writings are too conflicted and unclear as to what they are saying for me to follow them.

Good and evil are real, but I see them as a part of the universe, not necessarily eminating from some entity. I believe that angels and demons and such can exist, but they aren't supernatural. They are merely some type of non-corporeal lifeform that co-exists with biological life on Earth. CAn they be good or evil? Certainly. While I do not believe in life after death, it is possible that some of these lifeforms can imitate people that we know.

Does God intervene in Earthly affairs? Not likely. I would think that "God" would have more important things to chase after rather than our Earth (very small in the scale of the universe). Salvation is a matter of personal responsability, not supernatural intervention. Is there real evil on the Earth? Very much so.

Thats not wacky at all, its like superscience and christianity mixed together in a weird way.  Kinda cool in a way.
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The Middle Way

It sounds very Buddhist, I have to say it.
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xeno

for me I guess it varies on my mood.(sometimes I'm thinking god does not exist, others I'm thinking I don't give a crud whether god exists or not theres no way to prove either way so I'm staying out of it)
but overall I'm in between agnostic and atheist.
but either way I'm not getting involved in religion.
I never mean to hurt anyones feelings unless previously stated, which is almost never
"the net is vast and infinite"-Motoko Kusanagi
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tinkerbell

Quote from: Aeyra on July 18, 2007, 11:46:16 AM
Well, I'll do my best to explain them here.

Religiously, I believe that something what many of you call God (YHWH, G-d, etc) created this universe billions of years ago. What God is, I don't know. I don't assume that God is supernatural at all even though it is certainly much higher on the food chain than anything on this Earth. It is likely that the universe is an artificial creation versus something naturally made, and my honest opinion is that God is some type of lifeform that has the capacity to basically create universes.

I do believe that the Exodusian Commandments (a.k.a. the Ten Commandments) are the only valid part of the Bible/Torah. While I don't consider them to be absolute, I do think that any nation that follows them will be better off in the long run. It is likely that whoever wrote that part of those writings understood how humans thought, literally millennia before modern psychology came into practice. Jesus in my opinion was no more than a human but he probably was a master psychologist. He knew how the human mind worked, and while he wasn't perfect, he certainly was light years ahead of everyone else at the time. The rest of the religious writings are too conflicted and unclear as to what they are saying for me to follow them.

Good and evil are real, but I see them as a part of the universe, not necessarily eminating from some entity. I believe that angels and demons and such can exist, but they aren't supernatural. They are merely some type of non-corporeal lifeform that co-exists with biological life on Earth. CAn they be good or evil? Certainly. While I do not believe in life after death, it is possible that some of these lifeforms can imitate people that we know.

Does God intervene in Earthly affairs? Not likely. I would think that "God" would have more important things to chase after rather than our Earth (very small in the scale of the universe). Salvation is a matter of personal responsability, not supernatural intervention. Is there real evil on the Earth? Very much so.

What is so weird about this?  I like how you think, but again I'm not human. ;)  Thank you for taking the time to explain, Aeyra.

Rachael, I'm a bit taller than four inches but I do have blonde hair and magical powers and a cranky attitude (sometimes) LOL  ;D

tink :icon_chick:
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RebeccaFog

Quote from: xeno on July 21, 2007, 12:47:29 AM
for me I guess it varies on my mood.(sometimes I'm thinking god does not exist, others I'm thinking I don't give a crud whether god exists or not theres no way to prove either way so I'm staying out of it)
but overall I'm in between agnostic and atheist.
but either way I'm not getting involved in religion.

   It's quite odd that you should say this because it's almost exactly what God was telling me about you the other day.  Hmmmmm.   ::)


                ;)  I'm only kidding and I mean no offense.  :)

Rebis
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The Middle Way

Quote from: Rebis on July 21, 2007, 03:35:22 PM
Quote from: xeno on July 21, 2007, 12:47:29 AM
...but either way I'm not getting involved in religion.
It's quite odd that you should say this because it's almost exactly what God was telling me about you the other day.  Hmmmmm.   ::)

That's right, you heard right, I am so not interested in getting involved. With any of youse lot. Get over yourselves.

GOD
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Victoria L.

I'm an atheist.

I was formerly a Christian, but that was only because I was raised as one.
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Suzy

Quote from: Aeyra on July 18, 2007, 11:46:16 AM
Well, I'll do my best to explain them here.

Religiously, I believe that something what many of you call God (YHWH, G-d, etc) created this universe billions of years ago. What God is, I don't know. I don't assume that God is supernatural at all even though it is certainly much higher on the food chain than anything on this Earth. It is likely that the universe is an artificial creation versus something naturally made, and my honest opinion is that God is some type of lifeform that has the capacity to basically create universes.

I do believe that the Exodusian Commandments (a.k.a. the Ten Commandments) are the only valid part of the Bible/Torah. While I don't consider them to be absolute, I do think that any nation that follows them will be better off in the long run. It is likely that whoever wrote that part of those writings understood how humans thought, literally millennia before modern psychology came into practice. Jesus in my opinion was no more than a human but he probably was a master psychologist. He knew how the human mind worked, and while he wasn't perfect, he certainly was light years ahead of everyone else at the time. The rest of the religious writings are too conflicted and unclear as to what they are saying for me to follow them.

Good and evil are real, but I see them as a part of the universe, not necessarily eminating from some entity. I believe that angels and demons and such can exist, but they aren't supernatural. They are merely some type of non-corporeal lifeform that co-exists with biological life on Earth. CAn they be good or evil? Certainly. While I do not believe in life after death, it is possible that some of these lifeforms can imitate people that we know.

Does God intervene in Earthly affairs? Not likely. I would think that "God" would have more important things to chase after rather than our Earth (very small in the scale of the universe). Salvation is a matter of personal responsability, not supernatural intervention. Is there real evil on the Earth? Very much so.

Well Aeyra, FWIW, that basically makes you a deist with an agnostic slant.

Kristi
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VeryGnawty

Technically I'm a chaote.  Or chaos mage, as the kids like to call it.

But really, I prefer the term True Pragmatist.
"The cake is a lie."
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The Middle Way

Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted
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Celia

As far as religious affiliation, Buddhist.  I suppose that stems from my sporadic yearning for profound awareness.  I think I actually experienced it once - for about five seconds, maybe. ;)

-Celia
Only the young die young.
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The Middle Way

I wasn't wearing a watch, I was in the bath.  ;)
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Celia

It was in the kitchen, I think - between a sip of coffee and a bite of sandwich, if I remember correctly. ;D

-Celia
Only the young die young.
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