How many of you are Atheists? What about Theists?

by **Ceannairceach** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:11 pm

Roman Templars wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:Many people don't need his love, nor desire it.

Yet they get it anyways whether they like it or not. Or do they?

I don't like the implication.

by **Nightkill the Emperor** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:12 pm

I am zero percent on the poll.

That's messed up.

by **Prometheos** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:59 pm

Underium wrote:
Prometheos wrote:I know, right?

Sorry, but I have a question, do Jews believe in jesus?

Depends what you mean by "believe in."

We acknowledge his existence... not as the son of God, though. The immaculate conception is a Christian belief--an extremely skewed belief, actually.

by **Unhealthy2** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:36 pm

Roman Templars wrote:Science doesn't always explain everything.

Yeah, there's also pure reason. Outside of that, there's just non-explanations and metaphysically incoherent ramblings.

by **Copenhagen Metropolis** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:19 am

Robustial wrote:
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Go for Buddhism or Hinduism then.

Hinduism has gods, which I do not believe exist. In Buddhism you have to have good karma to be reborn into good stuff, otherwise you are reborn into a demon or a ghost or stuff like that.

Eh, no... You don't really know anything about Buddhism do you?

First of all; you can't, in the technical sense, be reborn into something good. The reincarnation itself, whatever you are reincarnated as, is bad. As long as you live (are reincarnated), you are part of Saṃsāra, which is basically a cycle of eternal suffering. Usually, whatever you are reincarnated as is helping you on your way to Nirvana.

Second of all; karma generally has very little to do with what you are reincarnated as, and what really determines if you're going to get reincarnated (continue your suffering) or not (reach enlightenment/self-awakening), is whether or not you've been following the teachings of the Noble Eightfold Path (last step of the Four Noble Truths), which is more or less a guide on how to reach Nirvana.

by **Ifreann** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 5:59 am

Roman Templars wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:I believe it is as well, but it is also taken literally at times. And why, when you claim the Garden to be mythology, do you support Ark claims? Science has declared it utterly impossible.

Science doesn't always explain everything.

Of course not. Nobody thinks it does.

Roman Templars wrote:
Robustial wrote:I do not believe in a god.
I do not believe in heaven or hell.
I do not believe jesus is our lord, savior, or the son of god.
I do not believe in karma.
I do not believe in most of the basic ideas of most religions.

Remember child, God still loves you.

Or maybe he doesn't.

by **Vellosia** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:39 am

I'm surprised that there isn't an atheist majority.

by **Free Soviets** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:46 am

Roman Templars wrote:Remember child, God still loves you.

{blows whistle}

assumes the truth of the proposition that is at issue. ten yard penalty.

by **Ifreann** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:50 am

Vellosia wrote:I'm surprised that there isn't an atheist majority.

There is, if you take the agnostics to be atheists. In my experience, most people who describe themselves as agnostic when asked their religion could more accurately be called atheists.

by **NobleBastard** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:03 am

Dystheist of no particular religion. I simply feel that I need a higher power to comprehend the audacity of my existance and dystheism is logical for me.

by **Keronians** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:47 am

I must say that I'm surprised that atheism is leading in the poll over theism.

by **Fionnuala_Saoirse** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:48 am

Good catholic girl

by **The Kangaroo Republic** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:51 am

I'm apathetic. Although, for an apatheist, I seem to enjoy proclaiming my apathy a little too much. Yeah, that kind of makes me a very pathetic apatheist...

(Yes, this entire post was just a set up for a pun)

by **UCUMAY** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:55 am

Ifreann wrote:
Unhealthy2 wrote:
What does "energy work" mean? You manipulate the quantity measuring the capacity of a system to do work?

You two are going to get on like a house on fire. You may even have to reconsider swearing off sex.

I'd rather die than swear off sex.

by **UCUMAY** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:59 am

Big Jim P wrote:
UCUMAY wrote:I want to be burned. I can't stomach the thought of rotting.

After being salvaged for any useful organs, my remains are to be cremated and have my ashes spread over the ocean in the following order of preference: Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, Atlantic.

I want my organs donated. It's on my driver's license.

by **UCUMAY** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:04 am

Unhealthy2 wrote:
UCUMAY wrote:I'm theist and different Gods/Goddess appeal to me at different times. For Magick I use straight energy work, or the Egyptian pantheon.

What does "energy work" mean? You manipulate the quantity measuring the capacity of a system to do work?

http://www.pjentoft.com/energy-report.html

by **Oterro** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:06 am

Being serious, I'm a deist.

Well about 50% of the time.

by **Unhealthy2** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:34 am

UCUMAY wrote:http://www.pjentoft.com/energy-report.html

1. That site makes a lot of rather dubious claims.

2. When are pseudosciences going to stop boring terms from real science and using said borrowed terms incorrectly? "Energy" and "quantum" seem to be their favorite terms to abuse.

by **Dyakovo** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:36 am

Underium wrote:A simple question, how many of you are Atheists. What about Theists?
Just say if you are Atheist, and why? Also if your Theist please say so and why, also if you would not mind listing your religion it would be great.

I opened this thread out of plain curiosity, personally I am a Theist, who worships the Greek goddess Hecate.

Atheist. Why? Pretty much just because. Believing in something for which there is no falsifiable evidence just seems silly to me.

by **Dyakovo** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:37 am

Conserative Morality wrote:Also, I'm not sure Buddhism counts as theism.

It would depend on your particular form of Buddhism..

by **Dyakovo** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:39 am

Seperate Vermont wrote:Am I really the only agnostic?

Agnosticism isn't a third answer when it comes to the question "Do you believe in a deity or deities". Hell it doesn't even address the question at all.

by **Dyakovo** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:45 am

Braaainsss wrote:
Rumbria wrote:
What about reserving judgement until all facts are known?

This makes it sound as if God is a man who has been arrested on suspicion of a crime.

Maybe he should be...

by **Dyakovo** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:47 am

Andonam wrote:
Roman Templars wrote:Do you believe Jesus is real?

As a man? We have historical records of him, in Roman records.

Source?

by **Dyakovo** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:48 am

Roman Templars wrote:
Andonam wrote:
As a man? We have historical records of him, in Roman records, so therefore he must have existed. As an "Avatar for a Divine Being"? No, not even close. The whole "Son of a god" excuse had been used by woman since ancient Greece; it isen't anything new. Neather was any of the stuff he taught; all pillaged from other, commonly known religions in the region.

Read the NT from the Bible (and no I am not trying to convert you I respect you as an atheist). But don't look at it from a religious meaning look at it as a historic piece of literature.

So don't look at it as what it is, look at it as what it isn't?

by **Dyakovo** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:50 am

Auremena wrote:Buddhists are not theists. We don't believe in any deity.

You're all buddhists?

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