Your Religion?

[Kadae 655]

Agnostic atheist, but I love learning about various spiritual beliefs! There's a lot of fascinating stuff to look into, and I like the historical and cultural significance of it all.

[lomk 20,663]

2 hours ago, Kujamih said:

Is atheist a religion? And atheism means you dont believe in gods.... So why say god is cruel.... When there is no such thing?....

*Double checking what eithism is....*

So this guy I found on YouTube put it so well that I have to steal it: Atheism is a religion as much as not collecting stamps is a hobby. So to answer the question, no, atheism is not a religion as it's the complete lack of it. 

When I say God is cruel, etc, I mean were he real, the bible outlines (in my view) times in which he is cruel, unjust, merciless, and inconsistent, but I was always told he was none of those things. 

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

2 hours ago, Kujamih said:

* finished a bit of research in aethism*

Maybe you're agnostic @lomk

Nah, I wouldn't consider myself the least bit agnostic. I still find myself wondering if there's a higher power causing bad things to happen to me, but really, I know there isn't. This is what I consider magical thinking left over from all my years being in the church. They get you when you're young and your mind is malleable and spend years brainwashing you. It's work to deny God every day, lol. 

1 hour ago, Kujamih said:

 

@lomk

Sorry for the rough journey you had in religion though... And i guess i ahouldve finished reading what you said aswell hehehe XD nevermind some of my comments.

Hey, no worries! We're all only human here. 

I don't hate religion, btw. I understand it gives people hope thinking that there's something on the other side. There's something greater than this. There's not, but if that helps someone carry on another day and gives them purpose (without infringing on the rights of others, I might add), then power to them. 

Edited December 9, 2020 by lomk

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

Yeeeaaahhh religion... Or real world.... Dang it am i right? May it be religion or not if the teacher teaches crap the student only learns crap from it. Politics... Pssshhh ... Work .... Ehhhhh religion....  Martial arts.... Alot of fakes really hard to find the roght road to walk on.... Luckily i have walked the road of stupid.....

Ignorance is bliss

[The Historian 516]

I have no religion as I am an athest. I am also actively anti-religion and anti-theist.

[KatonRyu 1,033]

I'd probably say agnostic atheist. I don't believe in a deity and don't see any evidence of one, but there's no way to be sure.

[Clawdeen 12,189]

To make things simple I just call myself a pagan.

[Rebel the Wolfgirl 5,601]

OK, so after some thought due to gut feelings pulling me back towards it, I'm attempting to pursue Hellenic paganism once again; it helps a friend of mine has also been drawn to paganism, and has been helpfully encouraging me.

To elaborate, I now consider myself an agnostic theist - meaning while I believe in the Greek gods and goddesses, the existence thereof is (currently) unknown and unknowable from our present baseline of knowledge about the universe.

[Patty Thundersnow 4,163]

Non-denominational Christian.

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

On 12/20/2020 at 4:03 AM, Operetta said:

To make things simple I just call myself a pagan.

Sooo you have a religion then XD

[Clawdeen 12,189]

4 hours ago, Kujamih said:

Sooo you have a religion then XD

It’s easier to tell people I’m a pagan than actually explain my beliefs and what I do. Certainly not that I haven’t tried. When coworkers found out I’m not a Christian a couple wanted to know why and what I was. The more details I gave the more of a headache the situations turned into. I realized the less information and the more simplified answer I give the better.

Now people who I’m friends with or who seem cool/open I have no problems talking about it with. It’s rare to find this sort of thing with people who aren’t my friends. Typically it’s people wanting to argue with me or try to convert me. We aren’t supposed to talk about religion at work for this very reason. Same with politics. 

If we want get technical then eclectic Neo-pagan because I don’t follow a strict structure or rules. I do what I want and how I want. 

 

[StarlightSquilf0915 53]

This is my religion..

[Stardust 641]

I don't hold religious beliefs and techncially a atheist or agnostic or whatever. But I do have my own sort of world view on stuff ofc. Some of it has a bit of similarity to buddhism though some is very much anti that lol 

I'm not materialist-reductionist or physicalist. 

Edited January 11, 2021 by flurry

[North Star 5,233]

I'm a cultural Christian I guess. It's not whether God exists for me, but what God wants. Religion cannot be a moral compass though, even if it is a good moral motivator. The claims of the Church that I am familiar with (Anglican) are therefore difficult to accept, but I turn a haughty high church eye on the others because I'm a big snob

Only recently begun to consider myself Christian tbh. My country, the music of Sufjan and the beauty of the churches near me all pushed me that way.

Ursa Major by Sufjan Stevens

Quote

For the love of God
In the shade of Ursa Major
For the life of me
I can't account for human nature
For your information
I'm not one for controversy
So I ask forgiveness now
Lord, reveal yourself in mercy
Call off all emergency
And look at things the way I see them
For the beauty of the Earth
It shows us wisdom, love, and rebirth

[Chorus]
I wanna love you (I wanna love you), I wanna love you (I wanna love you)
Until the earth runs through it
I wanna love you (I wanna love you), I wanna love you (I wanna love you)
And I'm definitely gonna do it

[Verse 2]
For the love of mercy
In the face of all this danger
For the most of all my life
I feel as if I were a stranger
And all the consequences
From the throes of our persuasion
Lord, I ask for patience now
Call off all of your invasion
There's is beauty where I see it
Everywhere that I can feel it
I am on the verge of sorrow
Tell me, Lord, which road to follow

[Chorus]
I wanna love you (I wanna love you), I wanna love you (I wanna love you)
Until the earth runs through it
I wanna love you (I wanna love you), I wanna love you (I wanna love you)
And I'm definitely gonna do it

I wanna love you (I wanna love you), I wanna love you (I wanna love you)
Until the earth runs through it
I wanna love you (I wanna love you), I wanna love you (I wanna love you)
And I'm definitely gonna do it

 

[Astralshy 26,442]

I'm an atheist. I never found the idea of religion interesting and I don't think I ever will.

[Tom Gallagher 33,581]

My family is Protestant but I myself am an atheist. 

[The Kaeya Simp 13,988]

4 minutes ago, TomDaBombMLP said:

My family is Protestant but I myself am an atheist. 

that's intresting, we kinda the other way round lol

my family are athiest, and I'm christian (except I'm roman catholic, not protestant)

[Envy 6,144]

4 hours ago, TomDaBombMLP said:

My family is Protestant but I myself am an atheist. 

That sounds a lot like me. But thankfully religion just isn't a big part of my family's life anymore, making it very easy for me to blend in. My childhood was different, lots of forced church services which bored me to tears.

[Yakamaru 3,127]

Family is Protestant from what I can gather, myself being an Atheist. Don't know much apart from that as we don't talk religion, really.

[Sonic Shimmer 4,131]

In the past I used to identify as agnostic and then as an atheist.

Over the last few years I've felt deeply connected to Buddhist belief and practice, after I went to a Buddhist temple in Thailand and saw followers meditating and making offerings there. It's definitely enriched my life and made me happier and more at peace than I was before.

[Cash In 22,230]

I guess I could be considered Agnostic. I grew up in a Catholic household, but I distanced myself from religion as I grew up.

[Northern Star 1,024]

Old Lutheran, non ELCA. Not too terribly church going at this point in time, due to a slight dislike of the current pastors sermons. 

I swear there's multiple ones of these around the forums.

[daviddaviddavid 776]

Christian, but I don't identify with any specific denomination.

I was raised as a Catholic, turned away from it at age 13 and went through a rebellious atheist phase, and then rediscovered my faith when I was about 18-19. I feel as though each specific subset of Christianity teaches something very slightly different to what I believe, and so it is hard for me to pick just one to identify with - furthermore, I feel as though it isn't particularly necessary to identify yourself with a religious group in the first place. My relationship with God is personal to me, and I feel as though I have a much closer connection with Him now than back when I was 12 and was forcibly dragged off to church every Sunday against my will.

[Clawdeen 12,189]

All Hail Lucipurr 

 

 

[Sunset Rose 254]

Eastern Orthadox as with the rest of my extended family but I choose which tenets to actually put faith in. I believe there are some lessons that help temper my worst qualities, but practicing faith as a whole is mostly a familiar/social activity for me. My husband and his family are extremely serious about it but I'm just cherry-picking my beliefs and keeping that fact to myself. Singing in mass is nice though!

[honk friend 1,978]

Don't have one and I don't have good experiences with people who do have one.