What are your religious views?

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I have none, I dont believe in mythology, and all religion is is mythology? Dont believe me?You don't have to, but there is Greek Mythology, Norse mythology and their gods as well. The Bible, Torah and Quoran are no different its all mythology!

I am an Advaita Vedantin - a branch of Hinduism. It is a form of solipsism (not nihilism), which sees the universe as an 'illusion' (Mithya) manifested through the duality of cause and effect.

We don't really believe in God, but some of us will use an idealised or stylised notion of a 'supreme being', as a stepping stone towards the final realisation of unity with an all-pervading consciousness (i.e using 'God' to experience 'God').

Whenever there is a belief in God, there exists the 'believer' and the 'believed'...which again, is duality (dvaita).

When the individual consciousness (soul/atman etc) loses any framework of self-identification, it becomes merged or immersed in an all-pervading consciousness (Mahadeva/Brahman)...this immersion is called non-duality (advaita).

The 'vedanta' part outlines the holy scriptures in which to find the knowledge about the process of achievement (e.g Upanishads).

So, yes, I 'sort of' believe in God...until such times as I become God.

Here is some more information about it (and I really need to start practicing again...because the internet is like an 'illusion within the illusion'):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta

I bet you guys didn't expect that from me huh? lol

Agnostic atheism seems the most logical to me.

I want to believe. Doesn't seem like I can though. Partly because of my own life. Where I can't connect with others or share my love. Instead caring about people hurts every time.

More than that though is the history of religion. I'm not an expert but I know enough to understand it. How religions steal from each other and then demonize the faith they took from. If the Bible was at least morally sound that might justify overlooking everything else. Yet it's full of misogyny, homophobia, religious intolerance, etc.

I miss being able to think of church people as family. But even if I do personally feel that way, I'd just be lying to say I believe the same as they do. So to them I'm not family. To them I'm a stranger just like I am to the rest of the world.

God might be real but, if that's the case, God seems very distant right now.

I've just begun converting to Judaism... I've FINALLY found meaning and truth....

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Or Mormon as is our nickname.

99.9% atheist. .1% agnostic. was a born again presbyterian for most of my young life. then while practicing proselytizing with friends, i took the role of non-believer so they could "save" me. i won all the arguments even though i didn't want to. started questioning, which finally culminated in the realization that i had worked with patients for years and seen not one miracle healing. i still enjoy church music and many of my christian friends don't know i've changed. they needn't worry over my non-existent immortal soul. my favorite atheist book is "why i am not a christian" by bertrand russell.

I had weird hobbies when I was little. I like reading Old English stuff. I eventually started reading the Bible, being the only one in my family who actually read it (My whole family's Roman Catholic). Then I came across some messed up stuff in it, like it's okay beating up your slaves as long as they don't die, for they are your money, people with tattoos won't be able to go to heaven, etc. The Bible also seem to degrade women. It eventually came to me that Christians don't actually read the Bible.

That aside, living with autism can lead to a very tough life. I (probably) have AS, but I still don't see the point of having special talents, but you can't actually make the best of it because your lack of social skills is holding you back.

Not to mention about how religion and science will never coexist.
I can safely say that I'm an atheist.

Agnostic/Jewish.