mega thread Everypony's Religion And Why?

[Tanos 179]

It's 100% impossible for us to produce any kind of matter by any means that doesn't include technology.

By the law of conservation of mass matter cannot be created or destroyed, technology hasn't changed that.

 

 

 

So yeah, no one composed the Universe, because it would be impossible for a person to create matter, especially an infinite variety of matter.

That's quite true, no man could ever have created the universe. However God is not comparable to man. He is the only Omniscient and Omnipotent being and therefore is the only one capable of creating the universe.

Edited September 14, 2014 by Scotti3

[Steel Accord 6,660]

No one created God. You see, the so called Universe is composed of something we call matter. It's 100% impossible for us to produce any kind of matter by any means that doesn't include technology.

 

So yeah, no one composed the Universe, because it would be impossible for a person to create matter, especially an infinite variety of matter.

 

There was something called Big Bang, you might know the story.

 

 

By the law of conservation of mass matter cannot be created or destroyed, technology hasn't changed that.

 

 

 

That's quite true, no man could ever have created the universe. However God is not comarable to man. He is the only Omniscient and Omnipotent being and therefore is the only one capable of creating the universe.

 

No need to get snippy Dark, we're just talking.

 

Point is something had to set off the Big Bang. Even if the universe is on an endless repeat of the Big Bang and Big Crunch leading into each other. Some force had to have started the ball rolling.

 

Most rational religious people do not hold the facile image of God that you do. We just admit that we don't know God's nature, but we believe It exists in some form. Whether It is an apathetic creator, an interventionist deity, a post-singularity mind, any combination of the three or none of them; is something to be personally interpreted and peacefully debated with others.

Edited September 14, 2014 by Steel Accord

[Gracefilly 117]

I am Christian, the speaking in tongues variety, or what some called spirit filled for now 15 years. And I have found peace in this, which is a huge blessing for me.

 

As for beliefs I have tried a lot before I got to where I am now..

Was atheist in my teens and early twenties

Then went into Wiccan until I was 35, was agnostic until I was 37. It was then through a series of events that I came to believe how I do now.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

I am Christian, the speaking in tongues variety, or what some called spirit filled for now 15 years. And I have found peace in this, which is a huge blessing for me.

 

As for beliefs I have tried a lot before I got to where I am now..

Was atheist in my teens and early twenties

Then went into Wiccan until I was 35, was agnostic until I was 37. It was then through a series of events that I came to believe how I do now.

 

Wow, you ran the gamut didn't you? 

 

I'm certainly glad we have at least one story of someone searching for faith and actually finding it. Those seem depressingly rare in this day and age.

[LightningWar 50]

I don't really have a religion, but I'm not atheist. I can't prove there is a God but at the same time I can't prove there isn't a God. I really like the concept of Buddhism, so I might try to convert to that.

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,673]

I've started reading into Buddhism and (as an atheist) I have to say that it's been quite interesting so far. So it turns out that Buddhism is a non-theistic religion apart from all the rest.

[A Black Circle 1,586]

The thing is Buddhism isn't a "religion" as much as a set of philosophies.

 

But good ones. I'm of the christian faith and some of its morals are good.

(This post has been deleted because the user @Big Smoke has changed his mind on what his beliefs are regarding religion. @Big Smoke is now an agnostic.)

WELL, WE LOST ONE.

 

(Praying for you.

 

Everydayyyyyy

 

and other things.)

 

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[CosmicHooves 2,705]

The thing is Buddhism isn't a "religion" as much as a set of philosophies.

 

But good ones. I'm of the christian faith and some of its morals are good.

 

WELL, WE LOST ONE.

 

(Praying for you.

 

Everydayyyyyy

 

and other things.)

 

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I'm more of an agnostic Christian.

So don't worry.

There's no way I'd put up absolute atheism as my belief.

I just believe no one can really know if there is or is not a God.

[Sunny Fox 5,950]

I think something needs to be made clear here.

 

No atheist is 100% certain there is no God (to whit, a creative deity, whether he/she be called Yahweh or Allah or Steve or Nynaeve), if only because you can never prove for 100% certain that anything does not exist. To be an atheist simply means that you find the idea of some kind of creative deity to be more unlikely than it is likely. 

 

In the same way, no religious person can be 100% sure a creative deity does exist, because there is always the chance that they simply hallucinated whatever experience convinced them in the first place. If other people confirm it, there's still a chance they were all hallucinating too, or even that the person is hallucinating that other people are confirming their original hallucination.

 

See, you can never be 100% certain of anything, positive or negative. Basically, a theist is convinced to a certain level of probability (less than 100%) that a creative deity exists, an atheist to a similar level of confidence that no such creative deity exists. An agnostic should by all rights simple refuse to give any kind of percentage value on their confidence of either existence or non-existence of said deity.

 

Oy vey.

 

I see no real compelling reason to believe in a creative deity, hence I'm a de facto atheist. I'm still open to being convinced I'm wrong by sufficient evidence.

[Dewdlz 938]

Spiritual secularist. I don't believe in anything other than myself but I don't dislike those who do. Belief is form of conclusion in my mind, something I'm not much in doing. There are more than solution to a problem and I try to find them since things are constantly changing. However I do think spiritual activities are great for the mind and overall well-being. I fear attending any religious ceremonies simply because I have no belief, therefore I'm shunned and exiled for doing so, which is a shame but I don't get myself involved. There is nothing "wrong" with believing or not believing, for it is up to the individual and you can't change them if they don't want to change. Whatever makes a person happy is all that counts. If it should start wars and conflict, it wouldn't be worth it in the slightest, but war and conflict and the war on religion is inevitable. I used to be a church-goer when I was young, until I started to think for myself and what I wanted in life. I kind of take bits and pieces from all religions into heart, because they are helpful.

[Sweets 198]

I still kind of hold onto my Agnostic beliefs that there is something greater out there, but at the same time I am more and more solidifying myself with Wicca. 

 

I was baptised Catholic, and for the longest time Christian-esque religions bothered me. I was raised by two women who were in a relationship. Lesbians. And I hated the thought of two extremely good people going to Hell because they decided to earnestly love each other. So I didn't know what to believe in. It's only been recently that I've had exposure to Wicca and I feel far more at peace with this form of religion. There's nothing set in stone, everything can be tailored and still hold the same core principles throughout.

[ShintX 180]

Atheist. But i like the Flying Spaghetti Monster too. There's evidence for all Abrahamic religion being complete false due to Israel's archaeological history and documents telling the history for what it is, and not through stories from scriptures. So one can see it being true with the philistines with a few errors and upwards. While the stories from Genesis to Joshua are all stories and myths, not historical facts due to israelites always living in the land of Israel to begin with, and were originally canaanites. Since there is evidence in shared language and shared same type of pottery art.

 

Its pretty simple to understand it when you get the real history. The truth shines a light that way

 

 

 

Edited October 16, 2014 by ShintX

[Soul Flare 403]

Agnostic.

I don't want to take anything for granted, this includes science. So far, science didn't prove that there's no god (and I'm not just talking about the Christian God). It might have proven that the events described in the bible (or whatever religious book for it) didn't happen, but never proved that there hasn't been some sort of superior entity that made the universe happen, or that is silently watching and controlling our fate. Not to mention, science is the kind of thing that you can never count too much on. Remember when we all believed the earth was flat? Yeah. Some new tool or method might come out that might change science as we know it and prove everything we've ever known was wrong.

And yes, I have trust issues with people too, don't worry 

I have my personal beliefs about things science cannot explain, but that's what they are: beliefs. I'm ready to change my mind if something proves they're wrong.

[PROJECT: Simon 3,954]

christian because how should I know? . I don't remember and don't know how I became a christian. my dad is christian and I think he made me believe God. 

[A Black Circle 1,586]

christian because how should I know? . I don't remember and don't know how I became a christian. my dad is christian and I think he made me believe God. 

Find your own faith.

 

Do not believe in God because he exists according to your parents,

 

believe because love, and the love he has shown you.

[Vox 870]

So, i've seen threads concerning Atheism and Christianity and such, but i wanted to establish a survey thread concerning spiritual beliefs as a whole. So what theology do you belong to if any?

Edited October 25, 2014 by VoxPolice

[碇 シンジン 27,431]

I'm christian but I take the words written in bible or in other books further. I believe that the world we live in is metaphor of something bigger. Everything wee see has a spiritual meaning. I also like to wander around my thoughts and wonder what is going on in the universe in spiritual and physical way. I also believe that every human being is capable of doing anything if they delve deep enough into themselves and find the  right paths to do things.

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

I'm agonstic. I've heard way too many conflicting views on what happened at the beginning that I just don't know anymore. I also don't care to focus on what happens when I die and would prefer to focus on my life right now. It's not that I think there is no god or anything, I just think there's not much proof about it outside the bible that has questionable things in it. Alternatively, I also believe you can't disprove God either. Sure, there are those scientific theories, but again, those are just theories.

[Banul 3,831]

Artheist, but I honestly don't think about it much. Religion isn't a big part of my life.

[Pinkamena-Pills 6,839]

Whatever spirituality or w/e its called when one worships Pinkamena Diana Pie. I don't have a name for it personally, so ya. 

 

Just smile, be happy, despite the world, despite yourself. You're going to leave this world, so leave it with a smile, and hopefully, with smiles surrounding you. 

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

Whatever spirituality or w/e its called when one worships Pinkamena Diana Pie. I don't have a name for it personally, so ya. 

 

Just smile, be happy, despite the world, despite yourself. You're going to leave this world, so leave it with a smile, and hopefully, with smiles surrounding you. 

Or I can do this religion. Oh, and they spread joy when they go door to door instead of saying, "JOIN US OR YOUR GOING TO HELL!"

[verycreativeusername 1,800]

I'm an atheist (also an antitheist). I won't go very much in-depth with why I am an atheist, but: my reasons for being an atheist are that I find the idea of a god ludicrous and very unlikely to be true, I distrust religion (I find it outdated, it has caused more problems than it solves, it spreads misinformation, and many people are still arguing and killing each other on which religion is true), and find science to make much, much, much more sense. I also do not believe in ghosts, astrology, and other supernatural stuff.

 

I'm not sorry if I offended any of you religious people. This is my honest opinion on religion. I'm not hating on you if you believe in religion, though. I just don't like religion and don't find any valid or good reason to believe in it.

Edited October 24, 2014 by qwertyasdf

[PoisonClaw 8,164]

I'm Agnostic myself. My views on any religion is that it should more be viewed as a set of guidelines for the betterment of oneself, not an absolute dogma that must be adhered to absolutely. On that note, I've never understood the word "god fearing". Isn't this the same god that you say loves everyone unconditionally? Why should I fear him because I happen to follow a belief or lifestyle you don't personally like?

[SparklingSquirrels 21,341]

I'm not really sure what I believe in, to be honest... and I'm fine with that. Religion isn't an important part of my life and I feel like it doesn't have to be. Anyway, I tend to have a hard time believing in things that don't make sense, but I was raised as a Christian so I always felt "scared into submission" at least until recently.

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

I'm not really sure what I believe in, to be honest... and I'm fine with that. Religion isn't an important part of my life and I feel like it doesn't have to be. Anyway, I tend to have a hard time believing in things that don't make sense, but I was raised as a Christian so I always felt "scared into submission" at least until recently.

That's called being agnostic. You don't necessarily believe in God but you also think there could be a God.