mega thread Everypony's Religion And Why?

[Starswirl the Trixie 975]

Secular humanist. It's on the list of faiths on belief.net, but not exactly really like a real religion like Christianity or Judiasm.

 

 

 

 

Some affiliations with witchcraft. I study when I get the chance. More study than I do practice.

 

According to the Supreme Court, it isn't a religion at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism#Peloza_v._Capistrano_School_District

 

Usually I hear "secular humanism" used as a euphemism for atheism.

 

I loosely follow Discordianism. It's a religion that embraces the chaos of the world. That's right. It's a religion centered around Discord.

 

Allow me to share with you a quote from the Principia Discordia

 

"GP: Is Eris true?

M2: Everything is true.

GP: Even false things?

M2: Even false things are true.

GP: How can that be?

M2: I don't know man, I didn't do it."

 

As you can see, it incorporates a lot of absurdism, making it probably the funniest of all religions. I don't put too much importance into religion so I identify with this to make things more interesting, I guess. I also incorporate ideas from a certain type of Buddhism into my beliefs, particularly after reading Siddhartha.

I swear, when I saw that Wikipedia link I thought that you had made a Wikipedia page about Discord which would be deleted after a few minutes.  But apparently it's real.

 

Now that is a "religion" that I could accept, perhaps because, if you don't like the dogma, just wait a day and it will change.  I love this quote from the Wikipedia page, describing the rights of a Discordian Pope:

 

 

 

• To invoke infallibility at any time, including retroactively.
• To completely rework the Erisian church.
• To baptise, marry, and bury (with the permission of the deceased in the latter two cases).
• To excommunicate, de-excommunicate, re-excommunicate, and de-re-excommunicate (no backsies!) both him-/her-/it-/them-/your-/our-/Him-/Her-/It-/Them-/Your-/Our-self/selves and others (if any).
• To perform all rites and functions deemed inappropriate for a Pope of Discordia.

Of course, everyone on earth is a pope in Discordianism.  Honestly, I thought that Pastafarianism was a bit too ridiculous and not rooted in a true philosophy; Discordianism is the perfect parody religion.

 

I would convert if I could be certain it would not interfere with my status as a member of the Cult of Lord Smooze.  Do you think it would?  (Of course, you'll probably answer in a weird, discordian way...)

[bcd34a 51]

Im Catholic, no I am not Catholic because of x; Im only Catholic because my parents baptized me in church. (dont hate)

 

And yea kinda confusing story so I will just keep this post small.

[Homura Akemi 974]

According to the Supreme Court, it isn't a religion at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism#Peloza_v._Capistrano_School_District

 

Usually I hear "secular humanism" used as a euphemism for atheism.

 

Logically it shouldn't be considered a religion, so the Court is reasonable to to include it. It is listed on Belief.net for some reasons which I am not sure.

[Envy 6,162]

Honestly, I thought that Pastafarianism was a bit too ridiculous and not rooted in a true philosophy; Discordianism is the perfect parody religion.

 

Don't be hatin' on Pastafarianism. Just a few days I randomly stumbled upon this on Tumblr:

 

 

You just can't deny his existence after that! It was such a clear sign, and I'm so glad that whoever experienced it was so gracious to share it with the rest of us.

[Hansel 1,512]

It's kind of hard to me to make a vote because Agnosticism and Atheism are completely separate with no crossover. In a way, Agnosticism is more of an understanding then a belief. If you're Agnostic, you understand that a deity cannot currently be proven for obvious reasons, but you also understand that it can't be disproven, mostly because it's an unfalsifiable hypothesis. I consider myself an Agnostic-Atheist because I understand this, but I personally don't believe that there is one. I don't think it's completely impossible, but even if a conscious deity who created everything does exists, I think it would be gullible of me to believe in it given the lack of evidence or convincing explanations.

You do, of course, have lots of Agnostic-Theists as well.   

Edited December 7, 2012 by Hansel

[Fir3Chi3f 20]

First of all, I wanted to say it's interesting to see a forum allow such discussion. I'm very used to forums specifically warning users not to discuss religion or politics.

Anyway.

I voted Atheist. I guess as it was said earlier (page one I think), that could change, especially considering how wildly my prospective has changed over the years. I suppose my reasoning goes along with the sense that, I've no reason to believe there is anything else. I'm drawing a blank on which philosopher it was that thought there should be a church for Atheists because he thought religions were mostly supported by people that didn't actually believe in the ideology, but rather stuck around for the sociability. That statement really struck me, as I was just speaking with one of my professors on that matter. That he attended a church that had a group of some sort called, "Curing the Gay" to which he completely disagrees with, yet continues to attend this church. If I run across the article I'll likely edit this post with some quotes as he worded much better than I can at the moment.

Initially I was trying to read through all the previous posts and realized there were 49 pages of them I'll likely read through backwards a bit and quote ponies if I have anything to say. Else I'll just be keeping my eye on this thread to see where things go!

[Ethan Pow 332]

To be honest here, Why another thread about religion? I keep seeing these I might as well ignore them. I am atheist but I don't force anything or bash any religion (I try not too anyway) though many other atheists do in fact bash others for their beliefs I do not believe this is the good way to go.

 

When I was young I was apart of the Jehovah WIttnesses and on my view of their beliefs disgusts me yet there is far worse out there. I couldn't believe why all many rules that conflict with the bible in the first place. I constantly heard of backhand things happening with the elders and which made my frown at I was a child at the time. Yet I had a lack of faith but the setup of this religion was off which was a large turn off.

 

Now my stance has been Passive, I would be more hostile but it is proven to be pointless for all sides. I like to hang out with my friends, I don't want religious barriers causing problems that shouldn't have been there in the first place.

 

So we can enjoy our cider and cake in peace?

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

According to the Supreme Court, it isn't a religion at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism#Peloza_v._Capistrano_School_District

 

Usually I hear "secular humanism" used as a euphemism for atheism.

 

I swear, when I saw that Wikipedia link I thought that you had made a Wikipedia page about Discord which would be deleted after a few minutes.  But apparently it's real.

 

Now that is a "religion" that I could accept, perhaps because, if you don't like the dogma, just wait a day and it will change.  I love this quote from the Wikipedia page, describing the rights of a Discordian Pope:

 

 

Of course, everyone on earth is a pope in Discordianism.  Honestly, I thought that Pastafarianism was a bit too ridiculous and not rooted in a true philosophy; Discordianism is the perfect parody religion.

 

I would convert if I could be certain it would not interfere with my status as a member of the Cult of Lord Smooze.  Do you think it would?  (Of course, you'll probably answer in a weird, discordian way...)

In order to praise Eris, the goddess of Discord, one must believe that no other  religion is true, and one must also realize that everything is true, including every religion (including the Cult of Lord Smooze). Furthermore, you are already part of Discordianism. Congratulations!

(I was originally going to make this entire post spelled backwards for chaos' sake, but I was too lazy )

[RBDash 176]

I've just become an atheist. I've probably been an agnostic for a while now, but I was self-denying because I was too scared of breaking my religious indoctrination.

 

I'm not absolutely sure there is no god/s, but if there is she/he/it hasn't revealed itself to humans yet.

[Firelord Derpy 310]

I consider myself a follower of Jesus and not a "Christian." I believe Jesus was the son of God and everything in the bible is true but I also believe that the modern "Church" is butchering the word of God and not following what they preach. The Church is filled with man made rules and regulations that are not in the Bible or are in the Bible but have been twisted over the years to suit the Church's purposes and keep people under it's control. 

Many young people these days are turned off from Christ because they are smart enough to see the hypocritical things that the Church does in his name and their views on it are tainted. If "Christians" would actually follow what the preached then the world would be a much better place. This is not to say all Christians are hypocritical or that every Church is bad. But there are many that are missing the point.

 

I try to live as Jesus would want me to live and rather then base my life on some church rules I try to base my life on "Love the lord thy god, and love thy neighbor as thyself." That is what Jesus preached, not racism, nor homophobia, nor hate. And while he may not have liked or endorsed many of the things people do that does not change the fact that his message was one of Love and not hate.

Edited December 7, 2012 by Firelord Derpy

[Starswirl the Trixie 975]

In order to praise Eris, the goddess of Discord, one must believe that no other religion is true, and one must also realize that everything is true, including every religion (including the Cult of Lord Smooze). Furthermore, you are already part of Discordianism. Congratulations!

(I was originally going to make this entire post spelled backwards for chaos' sake, but I was too lazy )

Consider me converted. It is with shame that I proudly accept Eris as my one and only goddess, along with all the others. It may be difficult renouncing hot dog buns since I almost never eat them, but oh well. I don't make the rules (except for the fact that I do).

 

And now I appear to be writing with the Rule of 5 in mind (5 sentences in this post).

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

Consider me converted. It is with shame that I proudly accept Eris as my one and only goddess, along with all the others. It may be difficult renouncing hot dog buns since I almost never eat them, but oh well. I don't make the rules (except for the fact that I do).

 

And now I appear to be writing with the Rule of 5 in mind (5 sentences in this post).

Huzzah! Another has turned to the way of the Goddess! You are off to a brilliant start. Funnily enough, this is probably the only case of successful evangelism on the internet

 

Once again, I have followed the Rule of Five

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

I'm an atheist, but I do believe in many aspects of zen buddhism, which is essentially, an atheist/agnostic religion as there is no actual supreme being that they worship, believing that it's best not to think about it.

[Psych Ward 377]

I don't have a religion.  I refuse to go by a title and I've suffered for that greatly.  I live my life the way I want to and no one else can change that, especially some entity I don't believe in.

[FizzyImp 1,838]

I'm an athiest because I just don't think there's any solid evidence of any gods existing.

Even though I personally don't believe in any deity, I'm accepting of other people's faiths.

I hate it when people attack someone's belief because it's different to their own.

[PlunderSteed 1,252]

I hate it when people attack someone's belief because it's different to their own.

 

People on all sides believe that they have good reasons for attacking someone else's beliefs.  Some of it is simple-minded "ewwwww, they're different!"  Most of it comes down to one person perceiving the other person's world view as causing problems for everybody.

 

Fundamentalist Christians attack the beliefs of "godless heathens" because they fear that society will crumble without a moral foundation based on God's teachings.

 

Atheists attack the beliefs of Fundamentalist Christians because they fear that society's important decisions about medical care, foreign policy, etc. are based on a dusty old book of barbaric fairy tales.

 

For someone who holds one of those world views, how can they not challenge the beliefs of the people who would rather see society move in the opposite direction?

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

Until the age of 13 or so I was a Catholic, baptized and sent to a Catholic school. I was bullied, rejected and deeply unhappy. Later in my teens I decided I was agnostic and have stayed that way ever since.

 

I think there might be something out there watching over us, and there's certainly no way to disprove it. But I don't believe anyone is entitled to represent that being to me or tell me what he wants. I've heard enough proselytizing to last a lifetime.

[3005 332]

I was raised Christian, but my church is incredibly liberal in its own right, and it's almost becoming its own sort of religion that teaches to follow Jesus and the Bible, NOT Christianity. There's a fundamental difference; most people follow Christianity, which is wrong. You're supposed to be following Jesus and the Bible as HIS disciple, not Christianity and its subsidiaries. 

 

Overall, though, I believe in God. 

[RBDash 176]

Until the age of 13 or so I was a Catholic, baptized and sent to a Catholic school. I was bullied, rejected and deeply unhappy. Later in my teens I decided I was agnostic and have stayed that way ever since.

 

I think there might be something out there watching over us, and there's certainly no way to disprove it. But I don't believe anyone is entitled to represent that being to me or tell me what he wants. I've heard enough proselytizing to last a lifetime.

There is a big problem with this way of thinking however. Replace a god with the universe being a simulation ran by superior beings (well, technically they would be called gods in this universe) and you have the same result. Right now any superior being is not falsifiable, and I have no reason to believe in something non-falsifiable.

[Arkane 270]

I'm a Catholic. But I prefer Scientific Observations than flipping pages of a 2000 year old book that was assumed to be the word of God.

I follow my Faith, sure. But If you put both perspectives into one and keep an open mind, you'll see more than what you already have.

Neil Tyson's explanation on why he prefers to be called an agnostic sort of corresponds with that I'm thinking about this in an observant yet religious perspective.

[Firelord Derpy 310]

I was raised Christian, but my church is incredibly liberal in its own right, and it's almost becoming its own sort of religion that teaches to follow Jesus and the Bible, NOT Christianity. There's a fundamental difference; most people follow Christianity, which is wrong. You're supposed to be following Jesus and the Bible as HIS disciple, not Christianity and its subsidiaries. 

 

Overall, though, I believe in God. 

Wow! I thought me and dad were the only ones! I am excited that other people are getting it! Good bless ya'll! If more people did that the world would be a much better place!

[Wolf-Boy 54]

Non-denominational Christian.  I used to be a Pentecostal Christian, then a Baptist, and now I go to a non-denominational church.

[~Lawful Jordo~ 2,066]

I'm an Atheist.

 

I have to say, I view  the Christian Bible as mythology and nothing more. Stories made up in a time before science to make sense of a confusing and grand world.

 

I honestly don't see what makes Christian mythology more credible than say, Greek or Norse Mythology.

I hate it when people attack someone's belief because it's different to their own.

 

That goes both ways. I've seen Atheists attack Theists, though I've seen Theists (Christians most notably) attack others for not believing what they believe.

Edited December 11, 2012 by Eljordo

[Le Kvlt Dawn 2,364]

I used to be a Catholic, then I became Agnostic and now I'm an Atheist. I don't believe in a "God" or any of the stories in the "holy" bible.

[Here'sUrAmmoMan! 12]

The study and worship of the Prince of Darkness :3

 

If you get what I'm saying... without you saying I'm a weird person. I happen to wear light colored clothes and indeed do love my life, but just sayin' I don't like you Christians saying our websites should be taken down. You have your crazy stuff somewhere else.

I was a Christian till I was 10. I'm 13 now. I like to think of myself as a beacon of spiritual power and happen to meditate alot. Like a buddhist and stuff. 

Erm... I'm not into Wicca. Yes witchcraft I do practice indeed, but not the worship of those 2 gods. Please put "Satanism" there please.