What Religion Are You?

[Guest Michael Joel Benoit]

Just wanted to know, since I assume most of you are athetsis.

[Guest J*ingus]

Um, I guess "agnostic" would be closest, but basically I'm not anything in particular. I haven't found a religion yet that has convinced me.

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

Nothingist isn't on there.

[Guest MrRant]

Um, I guess "agnostic" would be closest, but basically I'm not anything in particular. I haven't found a religion yet that has convinced me.

I find the worship of Cheeze Wiz to be highly enjoyable and full-filling

[Guest J*ingus]

I'm of the Kraft Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese sect myself. A bit fattening, but definitely full-filling.

[Guest dreamer420]

i'm not sure what your definition of hippie is but i think that's what i am.

[Guest Some Guy]

Agnostic. I'm to cynical to just beleive in an invisible man who is all knowing and powerful. I'm not totally opposed to the possibility, but it would need to be conclusively proved to me. God would have to come down and shake my hand or something like that for me to believe.

 

Personally I find believing in myself to be a better way to go. I'm always ther for me, I can't for anyone else.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

I'm a Christian. Catholic to be exact.

 

Why is Atheist, Agnostic, and Hippy on the list. None of them are religions.

[Guest RetroRob215]

Agnostic. I'm to cynical to just beleive in an invisible man who is all knowing and powerful. I'm not totally opposed to the possibility, but it would need to be conclusively proved to me. God would have to come down and shake my hand or something like that for me to believe.

Doesn't agnostic mean someone who believes in god, but not organized religion? What you said makes you out to be more of an atheist.

[Guest Michael Joel Benoit]

An agnostic is someone who doesn't believe in a God, per se, but does not deny the possiblity that a God could exist. I put spiritual person for those who believe in God but not in organized religion. I was thinking of putting anti-religous as if you believe religion is nothing but mind control but I changed my mind.

[Guest Some Guy]

An agnostic is someone who doesn't believe in a God, per se, but does not deny the possiblity that a God could exist.

That's pretty much it.

 

BTW SKBF you need to put a / in the last set of brackets or click "Close Current Tag" in order to make things bold or whatever. Just click "quote" on this post and look at where I corrected your part if you don't understand.

[Guest DragonflyKid]

I consider myself agnostic. I don't believe in the religious portrayals of God but won't dismiss the notion of some supernatural being or beings existing.

 

I can't help but associate believers with those obsessed with certain works of entertainment who tend to get so much flak. I think believers are worse than trekkies as they deify characters in old pieces of literature out of desperation. I'd rather be someone obsessed with Klingons, play dress up and go to conventions rather than go to church, worship, lay my hopes on something blindly and wear all the silly little religious costumes(Jew caps and sideburn things which always make me laugh BTW; turbons and beards; crusifixes with a dead, emaciated guy nailed to it; etc.) while performing a bunch of silly rituals like a bunch of trained circus animals(The Jewish god enjoying the aesthetic of mutilated male genitalia; stupid diets and fasts; all those Catholic rituals I had to go through as a youngster; etc.).

 

God's sheep versus trekker nerds, who are more pathetic?

[Guest papacita]

I'm technically Christian (Baptist), but a lot of things about Christianity turn me off. I've studied some Islam, but don't know enough about it to call myself a full-fledged Muslim. So...eh.

[Guest SupaTaft]

I follow the Old Norse mythology.

 

I realize there might not be an afterlife, but I believe that we make our own afetrlife. Whatever we want to accept is truth. But in the end its all a matter of who has the better imaginary friend.

[Guest RetroRob215]

But in the end its all a matter of who has the better imaginary friend.

Good point.

[Guest Michael Joel Benoit]

Sorry, I don't get it.

[Guest Flyboy]

I'm Christian, myself... Baptist to be exact about it.

[Guest Vyce]

Christian in general, Baptist to be exact.

 

I can't help but associate believers with those obsessed with certain works of entertainment who tend to get so much flak. I think believers are worse than trekkies as they deify characters in old pieces of literature out of desperation. I'd rather be someone obsessed with Klingons, play dress up and go to conventions rather than go to church, worship, lay my hopes on something blindly and wear all the silly little religious costumes(Jew caps and sideburn things which always make me laugh BTW; turbons and beards; crusifixes with a dead, emaciated guy nailed to it; etc.) while performing a bunch of silly rituals like a bunch of trained circus animals(The Jewish god enjoying the aesthetic of mutilated male genitalia; stupid diets and fasts; all those Catholic rituals I had to go through as a youngster; etc.).

 

God's sheep versus trekker nerds, who are more pathetic?

 

It's all a matter of faith and dedication, really. I can't really explain it to you because you really just don't understand it, nor probably do you want to.

 

But with most religious people, believing in God (or other religious figures such as the disciples or Mary, to use the Christian faith as an example) and performing the rituals is not an attempt to get into Heaven. It's a sign of our dedication and belief and it something so incredibly personal and spiritual that.....well, I'm wasting my breath here. Just think of it as silly if you want. Hell, sometimes we religious folks think it's silly too.

 

As for Nietzche, though, I refuse to follow the philosophy of a misogynistic syphilis bearer. I prefer the ancient Greeks myself.

[Guest GenerationNever]

I'm trying to become a Taoist, known as Taoism or Daoism. But it's mostly a philosophy rather than a religion. We can't REALLY define it but Taoists did come up with the concept of Yin and Yang. We look at good and bad things happening as the balance of life, and try not to have strong emotions. We also don't believe in gods.

 

If you are interested try searching the web.

[Guest cartman]

you fogot JEDI!!!!

 

Because YES it IS a real religion now....<shudders>

[Guest DragonflyKid]

As for Nietzche, though, I refuse to follow the philosophy of a misogynistic syphilis bearer. I prefer the ancient Greeks myself.

 

 

I'm not Nietzschean, I agree with only some of his opinions and find him a great writer with an intesting body of work that exhibits his genius.

 

But with most religious people, believing in God (or other religious figures such as the disciples or Mary, to use the Christian faith as an example) and performing the rituals is not an attempt to get into Heaven. It's a sign of our dedication and belief and it something so incredibly personal and spiritual that.....well, I'm wasting my breath here. Just think of it as silly if you want. Hell, sometimes we religious folks think it's silly too.

 

If rituals are signs of dedication aren't they somewhat artificial. If God knows all he knows what is in someone's heart why should one go about doing things to prove something God should already know? I could understand sacrifice as a means to showing loyalty and reverance but it would have to involve a somewhat sadistic god who needs his followers to go through hardship unnecessarily.

[Guest RetroRob215]

I like Taoism.

[Guest Crazy Dan]

I didn't see this up there, but if I was to make a religious choice, then I would choose Budhism.

[Guest Insanityman]

I'm Agnostic, the mere idea of a man of some assort that we've never seen ruling everything and also space is endless but yet a heaven is somehow above it. By law I'm Roman Catholic.

[Guest Will Scarlet]

I would have to say Agnostic for me, though Taoist does certainly seem interesting. I actually just took a class on it and other Asian religions, though I did not learn that much about it or the other religions for that matter, other than the rather interesting Shinto belief that if someone stabs you and you bleed, then it is your fault for bleeding because blood is unpure or something like that. All in all, I would have to say that the class was just not worth it.

[Guest J*ingus]

I think Buddhist, Pagan, and Ba'Hai should've replaced Hippie, Voodoo, and Satan Worshipper, but that's just my opinion.

[Guest SupaTaft]

Pagan is just someone that isn't Christian. It's not a faith.

 

I like tmy Viking faith. I have to die with a weapon in my hand to acheive my eternal reward of doing nothing till the Ragnarok (end of the world) except eat, drink, and fight. I like it.

 

I dont hate other religions, I just dont think its right to push it in someone elses face. I had a conversation with someone on the street one time it went something like this:

 

Jesus Freak: Hi there.

 

Me: Hi.

 

JF: Where do you go to church at?

 

Me: I dont.

 

JF: Oh, thats a shame. Dont you know Jesus died for our sins?

 

Me: I think thats a lie.

 

JF (shocked): He died so that we can go to heaven for all eternity if we simply pledge our souls to him.

 

Me: Look... buddy... you can have your faith, but in mine killing people is encouraged and I am armed.

 

JF (after a pause): Ok... well here's the address for my church...

 

Me: Look its not my faith.

 

JF: Well still...

 

After that I just yelled really loud (one of my favorite pastimes) and he sort of walked away quickly. I'm fine with your faith as long as you dont shove it in my face. If you do, I might kill you.

[Guest phoenixrising]

I'm Catholic, but I haven't practiced for a while now.

[Guest bob_barron]

My mom is Jewish and my dad is Christian. I did get Bar Mitzvahed though