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Catholic.

I go to church on Christmas.
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None, although I believe in the possibility of divine creatures. I do not believe in divine intervention however. Sure, it seems pretty amazing that everything we know is a product of chanse, but in a universe that is beyond anything we can emagine, the odds, although bad, still have a decent chanse to come through. Hey, it might not even be a universe, it might be a multiverse (with different laws of physics etc in each part).
 
Athiest. I refuse to believe in some ridiculous story about how the earth was created by a man. I personally think religion was just made up get people to believe that if they're a good person, they'll go to heaven, or if they're bad, they'll go to hell, hence trying to create more of 'trouble free' society. Backing it up with a book about "laws" that will ensure you go to heaven.

I just believe in common knowledge, and that is evolution. We just evolved over time, like we have been doing the last 100+ years (somthing that we definatley know of).

As for the universe, well thats just too extreme to think of really.
 
Scientology..

Nah I'm pulling your leg. Actually I'm born a Catholic but I don't care much for it. I'm much more into discovering lost study rather than religion.
 
For those people who have religious beliefs, if you found out aliens exist would it effect your beliefs?

I ask because there's been a project called SETI which searches for signals in outer space using a grid and piggy backing off servers from all over the world. One of the biggest investors in the project is Paul Allen (Trailblazers owner.) Just recently they've been getting signals for two straight weeks coming from outer space. SETI wants Paul Allen to hold a press conference to announce the findings, but he's been hesistant to do it.

So if it comes to fact there is life outside of the planet earth does how will it alter your beliefs?
 
This is a good question, but I've found the majority of religous people to be skeptical over the subject of these discoveries and vast others. Such as space in particular, that God created the universe. I just can't believe that after advanced science. I wouldn't say there is no God, because we can't actually say that either as we don't really know. I would continue but then this subject would turn into science and that's not fair.
 
im coptic orthadox almost the same thing as catholics, i dont really know if im religious or not. i believe that there is a god and jesus, but i dont go to church, i dont really belive in priests, all i really do is pray and belive theres a god and jesus
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">For those people who have religious beliefs, if you found out aliens exist would it effect your beliefs?

I ask because there's been a project called SETI which searches for signals in outer space using a grid and piggy backing off servers from all over the world. One of the biggest investors in the project is Paul Allen (Trailblazers owner.) Just recently they've been getting signals for two straight weeks coming from outer space. SETI wants Paul Allen to hold a press conference to announce the findings, but he's been hesistant to do it.

So if it comes to fact there is life outside of the planet earth does how will it alter your beliefs?</div>
no it will not alter my beliefs because i believe everything was put some where by a higher figure so i would just believe god put them there. also what if there really are aliens and they come to earth and they belive in god, and lets say jesus or mohammed or any other prophets and god would athesists change their beliefs?
 
I cant believe a lotta people dont have religions and for those who are asking how earth was created.. I believe that Earth weas created by god and god made evrything on earth inlcuding us..and he created us so we can worship him..and the only reason he didn't make us perfect was because he wants us to make our own decisions in believing in him..
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Umair15:</div><div class="quote_post">I cant believe a lotta people dont have religions and for those who are asking how earth was created.. I believe that Earth weas created by god and god made evrything on earth inlcuding us..and he created us so we can worship him..and the only reason he didn't make us perfect was because he wants us to make our own decisions in believing in him..</div>

It's your belief the Earth was created by god, but there's no evidence to support your belief. There's scientific evidence to explain a lot more about Earth than the bible can.

Why is religion important to you and what are the benefits of it?

If you believe god created people to worship him, then why would you want to worship such a self-involved thing?
 
Luckily for me, my religion doesn't try to dwelve too much into scientific issues. It tends to stick to philosophical/societal problems, of which there are plenty. This allows me to accept any scientific discoveries that I find logical.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">If you believe god created people to worship him, then why would you want to worship such a self-involved thing?</div>
I've always believed that God wants us to worship him for the opposite of what you're saying. I think God loves all humans equally and religion/faith is not meant to please Him/Her. Rather, it is a gift that provides us with spiritual strength and an escape from the material.

I know it sounds kind of preachy. But, I've come across that question a lot of times over the years and I've found that's the only answer that both makes sense to me and doesn't contradict the fundamental belief that all humans are equal in the eyes of God.
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">It's your belief the Earth was created by god, but there's no evidence to support your belief. There's scientific evidence to explain a lot more about Earth than the bible can.

Why is religion important to you and what are the benefits of it?

If you believe god created people to worship him, then why would you want to worship such a self-involved thing?</div>

I dont want to argue..But i believe in my religion and i believe everything about it.. Im just posting what i believe in and what things i believ...im not telling you guys to believe in that..just posting my religion's beliefs..
 
I'm a Christian and I believe that God created the Earth and the universe around us. It would probably take more faith for me to believe the big bang theory or that the Earth has simply always existed. The world has so many things in it that I just can't believe "developed over time." For example the Earth is placed just close enough too the sun that it doesn't freeze and just far away that we don't burn up. I doubt it was just a coincidence that the big bang theory occurred in that exact location. In another instance if Earth were smaller it wouldn't be able to support an atmosphere, like on Mercury. If it were larger, like Jupiter, the atmosphere would contain free hydrogen, which is poisonous to humans.

Religion is very important to me and I don't see how I could live without it. I have heard many stories of depressed people because they feel that their life has no purpose. I'm not saying that Christians never get depressed because that would just be flat out lying. But my point is that without religion what would be the purpose in my life I would my life, I would die, and that would be it.

BTW One more thing I would rather live a Christian life and die and find out there’s no God, than live an atheist life and find out there is one.
 
both science and religion make no sence in one way or another if you really think about. religion says there is one god(well most) and that he created everything well fi you think about it where dide god come from. also science says that there was a big boom that created everything how would a big boom happen if theres nothing there. if you really think and go back nothing makes sence
 
Science never determined a "Big Bang" created the Earth, its all a theory, hence the name, "Big Bang Theory", meaning it <u>could</u> be a possibility as to how the Earth came about.

Now, I have a simple question I would like to see answered by everyone in this topic who believes in god. That question is, what is God?
 
All those are theories..But god made everything! Is what i believe..as simple as that
 
Well thats fine, but what is god? How did god create the earth?
 
He created everything. How do i know god and how he created everything. I am suppose to believe in that. Thats what my religion says and thats what i believe.
 
Right, so you admit to not knowing what it is you're worshipping?

Also did I see you refer to God as "he", please explain to me how its possible for a single man to create an entire universe by himself. I'm interested to hear how "he" did it.
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">For those people who have religious beliefs, if you found out aliens exist would it effect your beliefs?

I ask because there's been a project called SETI which searches for signals in outer space using a grid and piggy backing off servers from all over the world. One of the biggest investors in the project is Paul Allen (Trailblazers owner.) Just recently they've been getting signals for two straight weeks coming from outer space. SETI wants Paul Allen to hold a press conference to announce the findings, but he's been hesistant to do it.

So if it comes to fact there is life outside of the planet earth does how will it alter your beliefs?</div>


Although I'm not religious, I would be glad as heck if they discovered signals from another planet. Just emagine how it would stirr up trouble among the religious people
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<div class="quote_poster">Quoting NTC187:</div><div class="quote_post">Right, so you admit to not knowing what it is you're worshipping?

Also did I see you refer to God as "he", please explain to me how its possible for a single man to create an entire universe by himself. I'm interested to hear how "he" did it.</div>
ok i didnt say i didnt know what i was worshipping i said i didnt know how "good" created the universe. i say what i believe..ok?? i worship god.i belive there is only one god..u said i referred to god as he..look at urself..ur referring to god as a single man..do u feel stupid now?? god is everything..he is our master..he created everything..god is mighty..god created everything for us..he created everything on earth including us..i dont know how he really did it..i wasnt there at the time..so what i believe is that god is mighty and he is our master..he created us and put us here so we can worship him..do you understand my point now??
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Umair15:</div><div class="quote_post">do you understand my point now??</div>

No, no I dont. I dont even think you understand your point.

How am I an idiot for refering to god as a single person? You've been doing it yourself all along, "he" refers to one.

You keep going on about how you "say what you believe", but you've yet to say what it is exactly that you worship, you dont even seem to know! You know if God isnt a person, what is God? You said it yourself, you cant say, that you dont know, well then how can you believe in somthing that you know nothing about? How can you worship somthing so highly when you cant even explain to me what it is you worship?
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If God created everything that we know (as you claim), who/what created God?
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If God created everything that we know (as you claim), who/what created God?</div>
We're talking about a God!, Gods aren't "Created".

If your Atheius then....what is your purpose of life........??

For me, as MiamiBalla12 said I would rather live a Christian life and die and find out theres no God, then live an atheist life and find out there is one.
 
i was thinking about it last nite and this is what i came up with,

God was always there, what it is is that we see everything in time but how do we know that in heaven or where God was before, there was time. God is a higher being, he is refered to as a male because back when the male was dominate so i guess that just stuck to God that God is a he. In most religious books it says God made humans in a similar mold to how he is. There have also been a lot of things that happened that you just have to be like wow thats amazing and there must be a God, such as the mountain moving, Virgin Mary appearing in Egypt (http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/vmary.htm), a few years back and i saw them there were pictures of Jesus and Virgin Mary on a ordinary basketball hoop at someone's house and there have also been people who have been cured from dieses. I am not trying to make atheists into believes i am just showing why so many poeple believe there is a God, it's not just because a priest or our parents told us one, its because we see many things that make us believe there is a God,
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">Luckily for me, my religion doesn't try to dwelve too much into scientific issues. It tends to stick to philosophical/societal problems, of which there are plenty. This allows me to accept any scientific discoveries that I find logical.


I've always believed that God wants us to worship him for the opposite of what you're saying. I think God loves all humans equally and religion/faith is not meant to please Him/Her. Rather, it is a gift that provides us with spiritual strength and an escape from the material.

I know it sounds kind of preachy. But, I've come across that question a lot of times over the years and I've found that's the only answer that both makes sense to me and doesn't contradict the fundamental belief that all humans are equal in the eyes of God.</div>

I can respect this attitude towards religion. It's a philosphy on how to live your life and attempts to be fair in resolving issues and serves an escape from the material. If it takes the belief in a god to anchor this then so be it.

I wish this was the underlying message of churches, temples, and synagogues because it's an open minded approach to elements outside of your religion.
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting NTC187:</div><div class="quote_post">Science never determined a "Big Bang" created the Earth, its all a theory, hence the name, "Big Bang Theory", meaning it <u>could</u> be a possibility as to how the Earth came about.

Now, I have a simple question I would like to see answered by everyone in this topic who believes in god. That question is, what is God?</div>

NTC, just wondering, but how do you believe the Earth was created?
 
How cant you believe in god and science. Science has proven many things form the bible to be true. Like how there was life in the seas first. Also, why cant religious people believe that god caused the big bang to make the earth and the rest of the universe?
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">Power is the root of all evil. Seriously, I know people like to point to all of the violence that has resulted from religious differences, but that has come from either the exploitation of religious devotion or the misplacement of priorities. Religion, like anything else, has been a tool for the selfish.</div>

It is that tool which you speak of that's brought the most terror in the history of this world. The selfishness and pure exploitation in order to reach higher levels of whatever it is exactly that religion is preaching about today is what's wrong with it in fact. That religious power has killed the innocent and does so today, and if nothing worse has wiped clean the authority we have over ourselves. Because of it, we bow down to each others reasoning bodies and disillusion ourselves from ourselves. We forget to think for ourselves, the purity that is the human mind, once shun away from the blockade of religion and other oppressive forces.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">I personally see a difference between the basic doctrine of my religion and my own sense of spirituality. In that sense, religion should be a personal experience. I tend to emphasize the equality that Sikhism treats other faiths and religions with, while downplaying the link that it has developed with culture and nationality. I can definitely see why you have a problem with people trying to force their own perspective onto others.</div>

I respect the religious way, in its pure form. In its devout form that it was formed to be. With that I mean, the outlook of one Christ, or of Buddha but with their principles of reason, not some abridged literature and ten-step plan for eternal life. What I have a huge problem with is the organization of religion, the mass pruning of our minds and forming them into some robotic state into which we are to adhere to a book of laws about our own spirituality. So, in a way I concur with your reasoning on religion and the way you follow it aside from any material structure as how to "follow" it.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">But I have to question you about following and forming a life by rules set out by mankind. I mean, doesn't everyone conform to rules set out by society, before we even understand them? I'll provide an example that's nasty, but it proves a point nonetheless. Incest is a taboo in modern society. Do we ever question it? Obviously it occurred in the past. And while we think it leads to genetic defects, its not a documented fact yet. Now, I'm not supporting incest: I think it's disgusting. But doesn't my own reaction speak volumes? Clearly we conform to certain customs/rules set out by mankind without even realizing it. Not saying that this proves that religion is superior, but it does show that hating religion because it espouses certain beliefs and rules is naive. Freud talks a lot about this.</div>

Thus, we must liberate ourselves from that type of thinking. Society no doubt is a great feature that we as humans adhere to because without the laws and regulations of such a structure, chaos on a much larger scale than it is showcased now would prevail. In that same context, I always thought an anarchist way of running your life was pure rubbish. It holds no ground, it has no unity with the rest of the world, which is the central building block of our lives. So, in that sense I don't want you to confuse me for such a person. So, we must "Think for our[selves], and question authority." With that meaning, even if we are brought up under some ludacrious authority we must resist it if it is not beneficial to us.
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Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are, or where we are going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities — the political, the religious, the educational authorities — who attempted to comfort us by giving us order, rules, regulations, informing — forming in our minds — their view of reality. To think for yourself you must question authority and learn how to put yourself in a state of vulnerable open-mindedness, chaotic, confused vulnerability to inform yourself.</font>

I don't think I should have used the word "hate" to say what I believe. There's a fine line in which we are to inform ourselves about our playing field that is the world, and in which we take action to better ourselves in it and others around us respectively. We must understand what is at fault in today's world, whether it be on smaller scale or something as grand as a religious one. However, we shouldn't step out into some void and feel enlightened because we've welcomed some kind of change unto ourselves and become disconnected from our fellow bretheren.
 
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