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Jun 8, 2008 11:25:15 GMT -5
Post by xx.Surreal.xx on Jun 8, 2008 11:25:15 GMT -5
This is not to get nasty.... Just a friendly debate of the athiests and the followers!
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Jun 13, 2008 21:03:50 GMT -5
Post by Menehune™ on Jun 13, 2008 21:03:50 GMT -5
Well, I do have a religion, though, it's more forced on to me then anything. Anyway, what I 'believe' in is called Sukyo Mahikari, a quite 'new' religion, to me, it's a mix of many different religions. There is the belief in god, but no Jesus. They do believe in heaven and hell, but it's different from the way Christians thing of it. I'm not sure, I always think about what happens to us after we die...so eh.
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Jun 13, 2008 21:06:07 GMT -5
Post by xx.Surreal.xx on Jun 13, 2008 21:06:07 GMT -5
I am agnostic, I think there may be a god but I can't make up my mind. I used to be athiest, but now I'm not so positive. I do believe that humans, animals, and all other living things have a soul.
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Jun 14, 2008 12:14:30 GMT -5
Post by I.fell.for.a.DJ on Jun 14, 2008 12:14:30 GMT -5
Well, I'm a muslim. I won't much debate on this as I don't wanna offend people. I think there is a god, coz if there isn't, how are we created? True. From our mum's tummy. But think about it. Adam's the first man to be created in my religion. And god gave him life. It kind of makes sense since Adam has no mother and he can't just 'coincidentally' pop out of thin air. So there has to be a creator and there has to be a some sort of obstacle to overcome, so that we would believe in the existence of god. Known as the 'satan' (: Sorry if it offends anyone.
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Ink
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Jun 14, 2008 13:07:54 GMT -5
Post by Ink on Jun 14, 2008 13:07:54 GMT -5
I'm agnostic, it could go either way...
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Jun 21, 2008 4:40:52 GMT -5
Post by Cassy on Jun 21, 2008 4:40:52 GMT -5
There's no way to really tell, which is why it's called a Belief. x)
I, for one, believe in God and the creation of the Earth and it's inhabitants, but I have my doubts about some things, as I mentioned in the "The Chicken or the Egg?" thread.
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Jun 21, 2008 12:26:38 GMT -5
Post by PhoenixRaven on Jun 21, 2008 12:26:38 GMT -5
Well, again I mean not to offend anyone (however if I ever say it, it tends to offend people, which is rude on their part), but what I believe is not a religion based upon, the god as a creator, but two gods, a man and a woman of equal power and status, called The Lord and the Lady. It seems to make more sense to me that the whole world is being watched by both a male and a female. This ties together with the whole Father Time and Mother Nature, as they are so often called.
Anyway in my religion, everything has its own magical qualities. For example the magical power of nature is very substantial and important. The gods do not as so much as create these things, as watch over them and observe them. Now many people who follow the same religion as I do differ on this quite a lot. It is, although, the soul person's final decision on what they believe is true. The religion I am talking about is Wicca.
Now upon saying the world wicca, most people call me a witch and leave it at that. Of course this is an insult. Most Wiccans do not even spend a quarter of their time 'casting spells' to put it in laments terms. These 'spells' are to praise the lord and the lady and feel the power and magic of nature and all those things around it.
I have found it quite difficult to describe a whole religion in one small post, so there are many places you can go if you would like to learn more. I have mentioned some of the more important things to myself personally, but there are of course many more things involved in the belief and practice of Wicca.
I have been a Wiccan for sometime now, and there are many people who claim they are only because they think it is 'cool or dark'. I like to call these people conformist posers. It offends me to see people pretending to believe in something they do not understand at all. It is terrible.
So I hope I have told you all somewhat about my beliefs. Trust me, I've heard all the bashing it can take. One of my greatest adult friends is Wiccan and she says to just hold my head high and proud, as I have done. I've been made fun of, hurt, betrayed and insulted because of what I believe in, and I find it horrific. It is sad, and it does still happen to people of every belief. However I have always stood firmly behind my belief. I just don't see things as a 'great creator'. Wicca embraces science, not toss it away. Now that everything can create itself, the gods watch over it, trying to keep things in order. As to where I go when I die, well I'll just have to wait and see.
This is why I didn't vote in the poll. My religion is not widely practiced, so I believe that it does not fit into any of the 3 options given. My apolagies.
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