mega thread Everypony's Religion And Why?

[碇 シンジン 27,431]

I am Pagan actually. And, believe it or not, I kinda bring the mane 6 and the elements of harmony into my belief system. The pentacle is sacred to me and, being there are 5 points, I like to attribute kindness, laughter, honestly, loyalty, and generosity to each one; and when all 5 are present.... Yes! The 6th element magic happens! So I think it's a nifty idea and I like to try to channel more of those elements into my life.

 

I think that way too ! I try to raise and train all 5 elements in myself and I believe that after that magic happens! 

[Heart Nouveau 17]

I think that way too ! I try to raise and train all 5 elements in myself and I believe that after that magic happens! 

Yay! I'm not the only one! That's so cool

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

, just letting you know that I've merged your thread with one we already had for members to talk about their religious beliefs or lack thereof .

[Primarch Fulgrim 163]

Wew, well, I can't mostly talk about my views on religion without offending someone(because they know that its true) but i am as secular as you can be and don't believe in any, conventional gods. Once science-fiction writer Ron Hubbard made Scientology, I said, if he can make wackjobs believe things from his books were real, I could do something like that that is a little less mean. I kinda took a god from a game(Slaanesh, excess, depravity, pleasure) and started to personify him and such so i'm kinda religious with a doctrine and all but not... (I don't believe he's an actual god, just a personification, like Atheistic-Satanists) 

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

I'm not really religious I'm just very spiritual I believe in the power of human beings to do amazing things and see amazing things with just the power of our minds and aura if we are positive the world around us is positive if we are negative the world around us is negative

[Primarch Fulgrim 163]

I'm not really religious I'm just very spiritual I believe in the power of human beings to do amazing things and see amazing things with just the power of our minds and aura if we are positive the world around us is positive if we are negative the world around us is negative

I think the mind can do amazing things, because testing has shown that thinking emotions can change the order molecules of water.

Also, watching the saddest brainwashing ever on Netflix, (Jesus Camp, 2006) Pentacostal Christians go against traditional scripture like 20 times and still think that they are going to their heaven.(They violated like 3 laws that you can't break to go to christian heaven, I have read the bible)

WOW! i'm watching the documentary Jesus Camp and this crazy lady is using islamic suicide bomber ideals to get these kids willing to lay down their lives for Jesus!

[RAGESTAR 479]

EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot to answer the question. I am an atheist, I was raised in a very conservative, fundamentalist christian family. There are a variety of reasons why I left my religion, but for the most part, it's not really a choice. You can't choose what you believe. You can choose to SAY you believe it, but where's the point in lying?

 

It wasn't an easy process for me, it takes balls to overcome the threat of being tortured for all of eternity, and to think about how my family will react when they inevitably find out, but eventually, I became more and more confident with my lack of belief.

 

 

To anyone who votes "agnostic", I hate to break it to you, but you're still an atheist.

 

The definition of atheism is the lack of belief in a god or gods

 

Saying you're agnostic specifies that you don't DISbelieve either, but you're still an atheist by definition.

 

 

This video might help

Wrong. I believe in my gods and godesses 100% and there's nothing you can claim that will change that. Even if you do think your right, you couldn't be more wrong. That's just complete and utter BS, claiming that nobody has a choice of what they believe in is rediculous. Every person chooses what they believe in, some are just raised to believe what their parents and or family believe. I was raised a Christian, but about a little more than a year ago, I switched to Norse Paganism for three main reasons.

 

1. (I'd appreciate it if you didn't call me crazy of delusional for what I'm about to say) I felt a spiritual calling of sorts after seeing a Mjolnir, and after thinking about it after a while, I decided to try and pray to the Norse gods and godesses to see what they were trying to say. I was surprised to actually feel like they were listening to what I was saying, something I personally never felt as a Christian praying to Yaweh. The more I found out about them and the more I prayed to them, the more I felt like I could trust them.

 

2. The morals and beliefs of Heathenism matched with many of the beliefs and opinions I already had, and that made me feel very comfortable with believing in them even more, as I never feel forced into any of the religions beliefs. As a Christian, I always felt uncomfortable with many of the beliefs that I was expected to follow.

 

3. No official dogmas. I don't have to be threatened with eternal torture to believe in my deities, and I can actually get angry with them and question them without suffering any consequences.

 

You can believe that people don't have a choice in what they believe all you want, but I personally think your wrong.

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

sadly a lot of people use religion as a weapon more than they should considering the fact that religion is supposed to be a spiritual experience

[ShintX 180]

I heard from someone on the internet that the reason why the rumor spread of not eating pork. In the case of "Laws of Moses". Was due to that in the Middle East, when they had to travel far to find water, then the pig who was full of dirt would jump into it and pollute the water, to clean itself from dirt and from the heat of the sun.

 

So they got mad and called pigs filthy animals, and thats how it spread.

 

Brilliant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_restrictions_on_the_consumption_of_pork#Prohibition_of_pork_consumption_in_Jewish_law

Edited October 25, 2014 by ShintX

[Omega Centauri 317]

Wrong. I believe in my gods and godesses 100% and there's nothing you can claim that will change that. Even if you do think your right, you couldn't be more wrong. That's just complete and utter BS, claiming that nobody has a choice of what they believe in is rediculous. Every person chooses what they believe in, some are just raised to believe what their parents and or family believe. I was raised a Christian, but about a little more than a year ago, I switched to Norse Paganism for three main reasons.

 

1. (I'd appreciate it if you didn't call me crazy of delusional for what I'm about to say) I felt a spiritual calling of sorts after seeing a Mjolnir, and after thinking about it after a while, I decided to try and pray to the Norse gods and godesses to see what they were trying to say. I was surprised to actually feel like they were listening to what I was saying, something I personally never felt as a Christian praying to Yaweh. The more I found out about them and the more I prayed to them, the more I felt like I could trust them.

 

2. The morals and beliefs of Heathenism matched with many of the beliefs and opinions I already had, and that made me feel very comfortable with believing in them even more, as I never feel forced into any of the religions beliefs. As a Christian, I always felt uncomfortable with many of the beliefs that I was expected to follow.

 

3. No official dogmas. I don't have to be threatened with eternal torture to believe in my deities, and I can actually get angry with them and question them without suffering any consequences.

 

You can believe that people don't have a choice in what they believe all you want, but I personally think your wrong.

That's not how belief works.

 

If someone is trying to persuade you of something, and succeeding, you can't choose not to be convinced, you can choose to act like you're not convinced, but that doesn't change the fact that you are.

 

Henceforth, you can't choose whether or not you believe in a god. You can choose to act like you believe it, you may even convince yourself that you believe it, but you still don't. When I finally realized that I didn't believe in god whether I liked it or not, I gave up the act.

 

The closest thing you have to a choice in your belief is lying about it until you have convinced yourself that you believe one thing or another, and blocking out any skeptical thoughts you have.

[RAGESTAR 479]

That's not how belief works.

 

If someone is trying to persuade you of something, and succeeding, you can't choose not to be convinced, you can choose to act like you're not convinced, but that doesn't change the fact that you are.

 

Henceforth, you can't choose whether or not you believe in a god. You can choose to act like you believe it, you may even convince yourself that you believe it, but you still don't. When I finally realized that I didn't believe in god whether I liked it or not, I gave up the act.

 

The closest thing you have to a choice in your belief is lying about it until you have convinced yourself that you believe one thing or another, and blocking out any skeptical thoughts you have.

And since when did a 17 year old kid become a psychaitrist? Oh, your not? My bad! You have 0 right to say that crap. I'm not lying to myself about believing in my gods, and people DO have a choice to believe in what they want to. Your just narrowminded and can't handle the fact that people can believe in beings that defy science. Telling me that I don't have a choice in what I believe in and that I don't really believe in my gods is honestly pissing me off, but since that's your belief, I won't tell you to not believe in it. However, what your doing now is shoving your belief down others throats. If someone says they believe in Zeus, and you tell them they don't, your pushing your belief onto other people.

 

Hint: don't do that. It only pisses people off.

[Omega Centauri 317]

And since when did a 17 year old kid become a psychaitrist? Oh, your not? My bad! You have 0 right to say that crap. I'm not lying to myself about believing in my gods, and people DO have a choice to believe in what they want to. Your just narrowminded and can't handle the fact that people can believe in beings that defy science. Telling me that I don't have a choice in what I believe in and that I don't really believe in my gods is honestly pissing me off, but since that's your belief, I won't tell you to not believe in it. However, what your doing now is shoving your belief down others throats. If someone says they believe in Zeus, and you tell them they don't, your pushing your belief onto other people.

 

Hint: don't do that. It only pisses people off.

When did I say that no one really believed in a god? When did I say you don't really believe in a god?

 

I said that you don't have a choice what you believe in, whether you do or don't believe in a god.

 

Stop being so fucking defensive.

[RAGESTAR 479]

When did I say that no one really believed in a god? When did I say you don't really believe in a god?

 

I said that you don't have a choice what you believe in, whether you do or don't believe in a god.

 

Stop being so fucking defensive.

You've been saying the entire time that people don't have a choice in what they believe in! You even just said yourself that if someone claims to believe in a god, their just lying to themselves. You LITERALLY just said that.

 

I'm getting defensive because that's offensive.

[Static Electricity 729]

It seems like a lot of "Pagans" and "Satanists" in here only follow their religions because of the edginess factor.

I seriously doubt half of these people would like to put it up to scrutiny.

You've been saying the entire time that people don't have a choice in what they believe in! You even just said yourself that if someone claims to believe in a god, their just lying to themselves. You LITERALLY just said that.

No no, he merely said that a person can't force themselves to believe in something. of course, to an extent you can choose what you believe, but you can't go and say "I'm gonna believe in the Greek gods today!"

 

I'm getting defensive because that's offensive.

 

So? You're in the debate pit, wether something offends you really isn't important.

Get over yourself.

Edited October 25, 2014 by Static Electricity

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

After a long time I finally know what my current beliefs are.

 

I'm a Christian.

I really don't have a denomination though.

Why am I a Christian?

Well I personally cannot defend my beliefs, but my religion is based off of personal life experiences I've had in the past.

[RAGESTAR 479]

It seems like a lot of "Pagans" and "Satanists" in here only follow their religions because of the edginess factor.

 

I seriously doubt half of these people would like to put it up to scrutiny.

 

No no, he merely said that a person can't force themselves to believe in something. of course, to an extent you can choose what you believe, but you can't go and say "I'm gonna believe in the Greek gods today!"

 

 

So? You're in the debate pit, wether something offends you really isn't important.

 

Get over yourself.

What's that supposed to mean? "get over myself"? I'm only arguing because I thought Omega's post was offensive. Also, what makes you think that any Pagans on here only choose to be so because it's edgy? What makes you think their not serious about their religion? Your the one that needs to get over yourself.

[Omega Centauri 317]

What's that supposed to mean? "get over myself"? I'm only arguing because I thought Omega's post was offensive. Also, what makes you think that any Pagans on here only choose to be so because it's edgy? What makes you think their not serious about their religion? Your the one that needs to get over yourself.

I think the key phrase in his post was "a lot of" pagans.

 

The only reason you're getting offended by either of our posts is because you're failing to comprehend exactly what we're saying.

[Static Electricity 729]

 

 

Also, what makes you think that any Pagans on here only choose to be so because it's edgy

Because a crapton of Pagans spend a lot of time debating against Christians and Muslims, yet refuse to put their religion to nearly the same level of scrutiny as they do to other religion.

[RAGESTAR 479]

I think the key phrase in his post was "a lot of" pagans.

 

The only reason you're getting offended by either of our posts is because you're failing to comprehend exactly what we're saying.

I actually think it's more of the way you put it. You made it sound almost like you were trying to say that nobody has a say in what they believe, and that trying to believe in gods is simply lying to ones self. Sorry about misunderstanding, just try putting a little more clearly next time.

 

Also, that's what I'm curious about. Whether he says "a lot" or just "a few" I wanna know what proof he has that those he believes to only be taking up the religion to be cool, aren't serious about the religion. There might be a few people like that on the internet, but I haven't seen anybody like that on this thread.

Because a crapton of Pagans spend a lot of time debating against Christians and Muslims, yet refuse to put their religion to nearly the same level of scrutiny as they do to other religion.

You mean they don't admit the mistakes that Pagan's have made before? I admit, there have been quite a few terrible things performed by Pagans, there's no hiding that. However, I will say that ancient Norse Pagans had a reason for any crimes they committed during the Viking age. No religion is perfect.

Edited October 25, 2014 by RAGE

[Static Electricity 729]

 

 

You mean they don't admit the mistakes that Pagan's have made before? I admit, there have been quite a few terrible things performed by Pagans, there!s no hiding that. However, I will say that ancient Norse Pagans had a reason for any crimes they committed during the Viking age. No religion is perfect.

Not what I'm saying at all. Simply put, many Pagans and Satanists ask for more evidence, reasoning, and logic from other religions than they do from their own. 

[Lato 246]

As a child I grew up to be a Protestant Christian, although now I don't practice my religion anymore (not going to Church and whatever).

[RAGESTAR 479]

 

Not what I'm saying at all. Simply put, many Pagans and Satanists ask for more evidence, reasoning, and logic from other religions than they do from their own. 

I honestly have never seen any Pagan do that...but that's just me. I don't ask anybody to prove whether or not their deity/deities exist, because I can't prove mine do. I can believe mine exist, and they can believe theirs do, but we really have no way to prove to each other that they are real. That's why people of different religions end up arguing in the first place, lol.

[Moonlight 7,286]

I was an atheist until I read up on LaVeyan Satanism and personally found that it fit me better. After reading "The Satanic Bible" by Anton LaVey, I felt that it just seemed like the religion for me, even though it basically is atheism, lol. 

 

So, yeah, I'm a LaVeyan Satanist but religion doesn't typically impact my life any and I certainly don't go around starting debates about it, it's just 'meh' at this point. 

Edited October 26, 2014 by WheatleyCore

[#1FluttershyFan 206]

I'm an atheist. I don't really think that there is any all powerful force up in the sky or whatever but I'm not here to rant about that. Although, considering the constitution gives the freedom of religion, my friends mom says that she "isn't old enough to have any decided religion". In my eyes, that's a way of saying your going to be Christian and I don't want to hear any more of your crap." Of course, she said it in a much nicer way but I still don't think that is okay.

[iceestarz 5,764]

Atheist.

 

I don't know. I was raised catholic, but I started to question everything in jr high. Once I got into high school I just kinda didn't believe in god and all that.

 

So yeah, not much else to say about that. But I respect other religions.