Which religion do you follow?

[ThePresence]

Judaism.

 

[Janet Reno]

The original meaning of the word atheism is "negative God" from Greek. It is an affirmation of the non-existence of God.

I believe this is a religion as it takes faith to know this.

 

[EatSpam]

Where's the option for Pastafarian? Those of us who worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster have been left out!

 

[Schadenfroh]

The amount of Mormons here has increased after that video was posted.

 

[Forsythe]

Originally posted by: Janet Reno
The original meaning of the word atheism is "negative God" from Greek. It is an affirmation of the non-existence of God.

I believe this is a religion as it takes faith to know this.

Theist is a believer. An atheist is a non-believer.
And that's nonscence, it doesn't take faith not to believe in things that take faith. Just takes common sense.
How can believing in nothing take faith?

 

[kmrivers]

Originally posted by: Forsythe

Originally posted by: Janet Reno
The original meaning of the word atheism is "negative God" from Greek. It is an affirmation of the non-existence of God.

I believe this is a religion as it takes faith to know this.

Theist is a believer. An atheist is a non-believer.
And that's nonscence, it doesn't take faith not to believe in things that take faith. Just takes common sense.
How can believing in nothing take faith?

It is the same as believing in something

 

[Forsythe]

Originally posted by: kmrivers

Originally posted by: Forsythe

Originally posted by: Janet Reno
The original meaning of the word atheism is "negative God" from Greek. It is an affirmation of the non-existence of God.

I believe this is a religion as it takes faith to know this.

Theist is a believer. An atheist is a non-believer.
And that's nonscence, it doesn't take faith not to believe in things that take faith. Just takes common sense.
How can believing in nothing take faith?

It is the same as believing in something

So because i don't believe in Santa Claus i'm labeled asantclausian?

 

[kmrivers]

Originally posted by: Forsythe

Originally posted by: kmrivers

Originally posted by: Forsythe

Originally posted by: Janet Reno
The original meaning of the word atheism is "negative God" from Greek. It is an affirmation of the non-existence of God.

I believe this is a religion as it takes faith to know this.

Theist is a believer. An atheist is a non-believer.
And that's nonscence, it doesn't take faith not to believe in things that take faith. Just takes common sense.
How can believing in nothing take faith?

It is the same as believing in something

So because i don't believe in Santa Claus i'm labeled asantclausian?

Sure. You should start a club.

Believing in "nothing" takes just as much faith as it takes to believe in "something".

 

[Brainonska511]

I used to follow Roman Catholicism, but lately, I've been feeling more atheist.

 

[thebigdude]

Originally posted by: EatSpam
Where's the option for Pastafarian? Those of us who worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster have been left out!

I second the need for a Pastafarian option!

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: kmrivers

Originally posted by: Forsythe

Originally posted by: kmrivers

Originally posted by: Forsythe

Originally posted by: Janet Reno
The original meaning of the word atheism is "negative God" from Greek. It is an affirmation of the non-existence of God.

I believe this is a religion as it takes faith to know this.

Theist is a believer. An atheist is a non-believer.
And that's nonscence, it doesn't take faith not to believe in things that take faith. Just takes common sense.
How can believing in nothing take faith?

It is the same as believing in something

So because i don't believe in Santa Claus i'm labeled asantclausian?

Sure. You should start a club.

Believing in "nothing" takes just as much faith as it takes to believe in "something".

It's not "believing in nothing". Saying that presumes that the theists are correct. "Oh well you have to believe in something if I do!" It's extremely faulty logic. There is no belief involved in saying there is no god.

 

[RCN]

agnostic
if I had to pick a "religion" that was closest to my beliefs it would probably be taoism..............

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
It's not "believing in nothing". Saying that presumes that the theists are correct. "Oh well you have to believe in something if I do!" It's extremely faulty logic. There is no belief involved in saying there is no god.

Okay, prove to me there's no God. If you can't, but still say there is none, you have faith.

 

[KarenMarie]

none of the above.

i believe in God, I believe in Jesus, and I believe in doing the right thing.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Protestant

 

[Squisher]

Agnostics, how does that fence feel stuck in the crack of your ass? Grow a pair.

<--atheist

 

[MiniDoom]

I?m more spiritual than religious, but Judaism. I respect a lot of Hindu and Rastafarian beliefs also.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Agnostics, how does that fence feel stuck in the crack of your ass? Grow a pair.

<--atheist

I'm not sitting on any fence, I openly acknowledge and stand by the belief I have that not everything is knowable, and the fact that you can't prove a negative.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: kmrivers

Originally posted by: Schadenfreude

Originally posted by: fitzov
You left out Taoism. Yes, it is still practiced, mostly in China.

But many of the oriental practices are more philosophies than religion - and Taoism is by design a philosophy - on this I'd have to agree with the OP's decision to exclude it from the poll.

edit: boo-urns to you, OP for adding it to the poll! :thumbsdown:

Buddhism is also considered more a philosophy.

I've been a practicing Buddhist (albeit poorly practicing) for approx. six years. Buddhism is essentially an atheistic practice and could be considered a philosophy, but just for the sake of easy discussion, not to mention the battle of semantics, I think it is appropriate to consider it a religion. However, it is outright silly and ignorant of the OP to consider Buddhism a religion as well as consideringr atheism and being agnostic a "religion" yet at the same time disregard Taoism.

 

[MBrown]

Christianity. I think all of the denominations get so caught up in there little thing that they all forget they we are all one church.

 

[RCN]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Agnostics, how does that fence feel stuck in the crack of your ass? Grow a pair.

<--atheist

and how does the arrogance that you think you know what you can't possibly know feel?

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Originally posted by: Janet Reno
The original meaning of the word atheism is "negative God" from Greek. It is an affirmation of the non-existence of God.

This is absolutely false. "Atheism," rather, means "without theism," or "without belief in a god." It says nothing about any affirmative belief. Where in the world did you get the silly idea that it did?

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
I?m more spiritual than religious, but Judaism. I respect a lot of Hindu and Rastafarian beliefs also.

Okay, so you're an AI Jew. I see why you support Israel so vigorously now.

 

[chambersc]

atheism is a non prophet organization not a religion.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Agnostics, how does that fence feel stuck in the crack of your ass? Grow a pair.

<--atheist

Further evidence in that I seem to find that self-proclaimed atheists are amongst the most closed-minded people I have met.