Your religious affiliation, or lack thereof, and why?

[Washington Resistance Army]

Sorry, already taken Someone! Give us something to argue debate calmly about.

Takhisis or Cyric. Who is the evilest?

... Cyric.

[Big Jim P]

Takhisis or Cyric. Who is the evilest?

... Cyric.

Why would you say that? I tend to think of Cyric as more insane than evil.

And I just caught the misspelling.

[Washington Resistance Army]

... Cyric.

Why would you say that? I tend to think of Cyric as more insane than evil.

And I just caught the misspelling.

I don't even know who we're talking about, Cyric just sounds cooler

[Napkiraly]

FSM.

[West Tristania]

... Cyric.

Why would you say that? I tend to think of Cyric as more insane than evil.

And I just caught the misspelling.

What misspelling?

[Dyakovo]

Question for all you Christians out there. From an atheist standpoint I fail to see how anybody could worship a god who is literally responsible for every tragedy on earth. If god is omnipotent as you claim, couldn't he have easily prevented the holocaust and other genocides? Also, how could a "Good" god condemn somebody to eternal damnation? Either god dosent exist or he's a mass murdering maniac, and hence I refuse to worship him.

The way I view it, God transcends created reality. He is not part of it. The Universe is a story he has created. He has inserted himself into the story in some places. One example would be Jesus who is like an author writing a character who is themselves into the story. All pain and suffering then exists to serve the story in the same way it does when an author includes pain and suffering in a book.

As for the second question. I don't think God punishes people with eternal suffering. He gives a one time punishment and then they are destroyed forever.

Your talking to a group of political geniuses, I'm thinking atheists are the majority.

According to the poll, you are wrong. They have plurality but not majority.

If 'God' isn't part of reality, he doesn't exist.

[Othelos]

Question for all you Christians out there. From an atheist standpoint I fail to see how anybody could worship a god who is literally responsible for every tragedy on earth. If god is omnipotent as you claim, couldn't he have easily prevented the holocaust and other genocides? Also, how could a "Good" god condemn somebody to eternal damnation? Either god dosent exist or he's a mass murdering maniac, and hence I refuse to worship him.

The way I view it, God transcends created reality. He is not part of it. The Universe is a story he has created. He has inserted himself into the story in some places. One example would be Jesus who is like an author writing a character who is themselves into the story. All pain and suffering then exists to serve the story in the same way it does when an author includes pain and suffering in a book.

As for the second question. I don't think God punishes people with eternal suffering. He gives a one time punishment and then they are destroyed forever.

Your talking to a group of political geniuses, I'm thinking atheists are the majority.

According to the poll, you are wrong. They have plurality but not majority.

If god is omnipresent, he is everywhere, including reality.

[Socialist Tera]

Jewish, it is the way I was raised, I have questioned it and it feels the most right for me.

[Women-Only Beach]

I just voted "not religious".
In fact, I'm more agnostic than atheist. I can believe, and maybe I actually believe, in the existence of a superior entity.
But I see religions like institutions full of errors: for example, I am divorced, and this is not good for most religions. I have a lesbian sister: she is a wonderful person, but, again, she is not really accepted by the majority of religions. Many religions discriminate against women, who can not be priestesses. Also, the religious rituals seems to me an absolutely pointless thing, so I have no motivation to go in a church, a place that also in some ways discriminate me, my sister, all the women, and a lot of other persons.
But, despite this, I still think I'm a good enough person to be positively judge by God, if really exist (I'm not sure of it).

[Sanctity]

As an Orthodox Christian, may I please request that next time you post a poll like this you include a separate category for us?
After the Roman Catholic Church, the next largest single Church in the world is the Russian Orthodox Church. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is also huge and ancient. Many Orthodox Christians would rather not be group with strange new fringe movements (no offence to those who like to be strange) when we trace our history back to the Apostles of Christ.
Thanks mate

[The Salafist Front]

Salafi Muslim.

[Big Jim P]

Why would you say that? I tend to think of Cyric as more insane than evil.

And I just caught the misspelling.

I don't even know who we're talking about, Cyric just sounds cooler

Cyric is the evil god of Faerun (after killing the original Bane and taking over), and Takhisis is the evil goddess of Krynn.

Why would you say that? I tend to think of Cyric as more insane than evil.

And I just caught the misspelling.

What misspelling?

I originally mistyped "Cyric".

[Hakio]

I'm a irreligious atheist because that is the natural conclusion I have reached through rational reasoning encouraged by a skeptical outlook on the world.

[Calisu]

Ban organised religion.

[Big Jim P]

Ban organised religion.

Get off the ban wagon. It is already overweight.

[Othelos]

As an Orthodox Christian, may I please request that next time you post a poll like this you include a separate category for us?
After the Roman Catholic Church, the next largest single Church in the world is the Russian Orthodox Church. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is also huge and ancient. Many Orthodox Christians would rather not be group with strange new fringe movements (no offence to those who like to be strange) when we trace our history back to the Apostles of Christ.
Thanks mate

Why does it matter?

[Sun Wukong]

Takhisis or Cyric. Who is the evilest?

... Cyric.

Bhaal.

[Immoren]

... Cyric.

Bhaal.

I've to go with Loviatar for obvious reasons. *nods*

[Ankha]

Im catholic, not "culturally catholic", just catholic. Roman catholic. Im to arrogant to be atheist.

[Sun Wukong]

Bhaal.

I've to go with Loviatar for obvious reasons. *nods*

Then again, Lolth is pretty unpleasant.

[Immoren]

I've to go with Loviatar for obvious reasons. *nods*

Then again, Lolth is pretty unpleasant.

Implications was that it's sort of "Finland mentioned" thing.

[Duvniask]

Im catholic, not "culturally catholic", just catholic. Roman catholic. Im to arrogant to be atheist.

Too arrogant? Why?

[West Tristania]

The way I view it, God transcends created reality. He is not part of it. The Universe is a story he has created. He has inserted himself into the story in some places. One example would be Jesus who is like an author writing a character who is themselves into the story. All pain and suffering then exists to serve the story in the same way it does when an author includes pain and suffering in a book.

As for the second question. I don't think God punishes people with eternal suffering. He gives a one time punishment and then they are destroyed forever.

According to the poll, you are wrong. They have plurality but not majority.

If 'God' isn't part of reality, he doesn't exist.

When I say he transcends reality, I mean he is above it. In a sense he is more real than our reality. He is part of reality in the sense that he is real, but he is not part of the reality he created except to the extent he has inserted himself there.

The way I view it, God transcends created reality. He is not part of it. The Universe is a story he has created. He has inserted himself into the story in some places. One example would be Jesus who is like an author writing a character who is themselves into the story. All pain and suffering then exists to serve the story in the same way it does when an author includes pain and suffering in a book.

As for the second question. I don't think God punishes people with eternal suffering. He gives a one time punishment and then they are destroyed forever.

According to the poll, you are wrong. They have plurality but not majority.

If god is omnipresent, he is everywhere, including reality.

Did I say he is omnipresent?

[Othelos]

If 'God' isn't part of reality, he doesn't exist.

When I say he transcends reality, I mean he is above it. In a sense he is more real than our reality. He is part of reality in the sense that he is real, but he is not part of the reality he created except to the extent he has inserted himself there.

If god is omnipresent, he is everywhere, including reality.

Did I say he is omnipresent?

Are you Christian?

[West Tristania]

When I say he transcends reality, I mean he is above it. In a sense he is more real than our reality. He is part of reality in the sense that he is real, but he is not part of the reality he created except to the extent he has inserted himself there.

Did I say he is omnipresent?

Are you Christian?

Yeah.