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2011-03-19, 22:05 | Link #3143 |
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Oh, gosh, what's that term for what I am again. . . oh, yeah, an omnist. That's right, I believe/accept all religions.
I don't like picking on religion to follow. I think ever since I saw the beginning of the movie Baraka, which showcases different rituals used in a variety of religions, I've had this obsession with learning about the stuff. Where they came from, the rituals, nuances, beliefs, how they have developed across time, etc, is all of interest to me. So, because of my interest in the topic, I don't want to follow just one. I feel that by picking a specific religion to follow, such as catholicism, buddism, hinduism, etc, I'm blocking out other ideas. So, I pretty much believe/accept all forms of religion (and/or the ideas of atheism, agnosticism, and related beliefs). I don't know many other people with this approach, though, just one person in real life.
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2011-03-19, 22:34 | Link #3144 | |
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2011-03-19, 23:03 | Link #3145 | |
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Haha, I'm happy someone finds it interesting. Usually people tell me to shut up about my hippy beliefs
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2011-03-19, 23:42 | Link #3146 | |
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It's nice to see a person who wants to learn about all religious systems rather than being anchored to any one. I myself study everything I can on various religions to try and compare and contrast the belief systems. I've found that not all religions are what they appear to be.
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2011-03-21, 05:12 | Link #3151 |
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Well, I was talking about mustache style since it'd be natural to avoid "he totally ripped me off" , but sure.
But in the philosophical sense, hating people who are different from you has led to much tragedy. It happens with religions (even within the same religion) but can happen with anything else involving human interaction.
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2011-03-21, 07:17 | Link #3152 | |
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And in my own experience, believing in a "theistic creation religion" has nothing to do with whether or not your brain is "lazy." There is still some thinking involved in having a religion. Believing in creation simply means that you reject one explanation (or more) that some scientists propose about the distant past. |
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2011-03-21, 10:39 | Link #3153 | |||
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Most of my friends are atheist, so I don't hold anything against them. I just find that view of the world to be limited. Quote:
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2011-03-21, 18:26 | Link #3154 |
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I believe in the human unconsciousness. The concept of a God really confuses and irritates me at times. I'm not so naive as to wonder why there are such atrocities in the world if such a being existed, and most religious folks would babble on about free will, but I still don't accept any religion. Sure, it's much more comforting than thinking everything that I am ceases to be when my body dies, but it's not that far fetched. I also believe that humanity will one day create it's own after life by storing the core of what we are in a virtual reality. That is so far off though! It makes me sad..
I don't want oblivion, but what can I do about that? Delude myself? I cannot do that to myself. I'll live a good life and hopefully my good deeds will overrule my lack of faith in God and I'll get to hangout in Limbo, if God does exist. At least I wouldn't cease to be. |
2011-03-25, 09:33 | Link #3155 |
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I'm an agnostic. I believe there may be some being out there that may or may not posses god like powers. I'm sure that there are things out there that we don't know anything about. When it comes to religion though I believe that all religions claim that their way is the path to god but there are to many religions in this world to simply choose one over another. Thinking about this though gives me a sense of fear because what is there something after death or is it just the end.
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2011-06-25, 22:10 | Link #3157 |
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Atheist. Though I find religion to be immensely interesting. However I find that pagan religions are the most enjoyable. Mythology is just inherently more interesting then the bland philosophizing you get in christianity (or any other abrahamic religion). The paganistic polytheism, combined with stories of gods clashing, and monsters, is much more compelling, and naturalistic. It's a more comprehensible explanation for the chaotic nature of the world then Christianity or Islam. It's easy to imagine all the natural forces being driven by the divine power and will of many competing gods who are not necessarily benevolent. I can read about Greek, Roman, Norse or even Aztec theology for quite a while. Each are interesting, in their way.
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2011-06-25, 22:35 | Link #3158 |
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I'm a spiritual person, but I find pagan mythologies interesting, too. Also, while I'm pretty much a Christian, I take great interest in Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism, and I like to read up on them.
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2011-06-25, 22:45 | Link #3159 | |
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For instance, the greeks really cared about being a good host. Being a bad host was far worse then killing someone (Killing a guest, now that was really bad). The interesting thing, is that at heart pretty much all the religions and belief systems are "good". Even the Aztecs. Unfortunately, none of them can agree on the precise definition of it... |
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2011-06-25, 23:19 | Link #3160 |
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As one who dabbles in science and engineering, the realization that we humans are even less than a microdust in the face of the universe actually turned me towards religion in the search of some meanings in life, because I just couldn't accept that we humans are so irrelevant. We and our planet didn't even make up 0.05% of our own solar system.
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