Do you have a religion?

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01 Aug 2012, 6:42 pm

I'm a Catholic. I love religion and the ritual of it; I don't know why, but I do. I see no reason to subscribe to anything more logical or evidential because I feel knowledge about most things is irrelivant anyway, so I might as well stick with what I find most comforting.

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01 Aug 2012, 7:18 pm

Yes, I consider myself to belong to a religion but I don't actively follow it.
Meaning I'm not a church-goer or Bible thumper.

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01 Aug 2012, 7:24 pm

Agnostic. Wish I could convince myself any religion had any truth in it, but that's not happening.

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01 Aug 2012, 7:26 pm

Not really religious but believe in God.

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01 Aug 2012, 7:51 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_naturalism

Wikipedia wrote:

Metaphysical naturalism, also called ontological naturalism and philosophical naturalism is a strong belief in naturalism, a worldview with a philosophical aspect which holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences, i.e., those required to understand our physical environment by mathematical modeling.

Metaphysical naturalism holds that all properties related to consciousness and the mind are reducible to, or supervene upon, nature. Broadly, the corresponding theological perspective is religious naturalism or spiritual naturalism. More specifically, it rejects the supernatural concepts and explanations that are part of many religions.

This is the closest thing I have to a religion.

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01 Aug 2012, 8:00 pm

no I just have a group of people that meet at my house once a week and follow my every whim.

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01 Aug 2012, 8:25 pm

I identify myself as being a deist. I don't need the comfort blanket of a religion in my life.

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01 Aug 2012, 9:24 pm

Atheist.

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02 Aug 2012, 7:08 am

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I kind of like Buddhism as a guide to a way of living(undecided on Reincarnation though it's a fascinating idea).

I like Buddhism too. If everyone lived this way, the world would be a much better place. However, I see no conclusive evidence that any god exists. Could someone who believes in a religion please tell me why they think their god exists? This is not an attack on anyone's beliefs, I'm just curious.

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05 Aug 2012, 8:27 am

I have a religion that I am leaning towards and I am slowly beginning to practise it correctly if unofficially due to personal circumstances.

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05 Aug 2012, 1:13 pm

I attend a Unitarian Universalist church, so I would have to say none of the above.

My beliefs lean toward Buddhism, but I draw value from various systems of spirituality. I am agnostic. While some see no difference between agnostic and atheist views, I definitely do.

I would go with following a religion, but what does that mean for a church with no specific doctrine?

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05 Aug 2012, 1:43 pm

I am an atheist, therefore the worship of Satan and the Old Gods is part of my religious rituals

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05 Aug 2012, 2:19 pm

I'm not sure anymore.

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05 Aug 2012, 4:29 pm

I have no religion but I am not an atheist.
What does that make me?

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05 Aug 2012, 4:40 pm

A believer? Christian?

A Christian, is a follower of Jesus. Not a religion.

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