Religion In what God(s) do you believe ?

In what God(s) do you believe ? (check all that apply)

  • I believe in one almighty God who created the Universe and judge our everyday life

    Votes: 26 15.5%
  • I believe in one God that created the Universe, but does not interefere with our lives or judge us

    Votes: 8 4.8%
  • I believe in the indivisible Trinity of God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost

    Votes: 22 13.1%
  • I believe in one Almighty God and saints or other lesser gods

    Votes: 5 3.0%
  • I believe in many Gods, each with a special attribute (god of love, god of luck, etc.)

    Votes: 10 6.0%
  • I am not sure whether God exist or not

    Votes: 34 20.2%
  • I am convinced that God does not exist or it is irrelvant for us humans to know

    Votes: 47 28.0%
  • I believe in God, but do not belong to any religion

    Votes: 15 8.9%
  • I believe in God and have a religion, but I do not practice it regularily

    Votes: 12 7.1%
  • I am God. (According to my philosophy.)

    Votes: 10 6.0%
  • God is everything that exist. We are part of it.

    Votes: 21 12.5%

  • Total voters
    168
JustJosh said:
I am a panthiest of sorts, and this option sums up my beleifs best; 'God is everything that exists. We are part of it.'

In keeping with the adage that "he who defends everything, defends nothing" and "when everyone is a hero, no one is a hero" I have to wonder if we should also include "if god is everything, then god is nothing."

I must admit that I have always regarded panthiests as people who are too lazy to inquire as to the meaning--if any at all--of God. But who am I to judge? If I knew the mind of God, I wouldn't be talking it over with you guys, now would I?

*sly grin*


Dei gratia
 
Foxtrot Uniform said:
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I 100% agree with what you said, except for this bit - there's a good amount of free porn on the net (and some of it is even quite good), if you just look right :D
Being an atheist and thus not having any sick moral inhibitions, I can use them as long and as much as I want to :D
 
Hi,

I define myself as "spiritual but not religious", meaning that I believe in one universal God but don't belong to any religious organization. But I do respect all religions and their believers.
 
Lina Inverse said:
I 100% agree with what you said, except for this bit - there's a good amount of free porn on the net (and some of it is even quite good), if you just look right :D
Being an atheist and thus not having any sick moral inhibitions, I can use them as long and as much as I want to :D

You said what I was afraid to say. Nice. :p
 
Shooter452 said:
In keeping with the adage that "he who defends everything, defends nothing" and "when everyone is a hero, no one is a hero" I have to wonder if we should also include "if god is everything, then god is nothing."

That is a good point. I would add though, when everyone is a hero, no one is a hero, and no heros are needed. You basicly reach a perfect state of humanity no? But, prehaps nature needs chaos and conflict. If god is everything, then god is nothing, and alot of people lose their jobs. ;)

I must admit that I have always regarded panthiests as people who are too lazy to inquire as to the meaning--if any at all--of God.

Well, I can't counter-argue for the sweeping genralisation of 'other panthiest people', because I don't personaly know any, but just for my own sake, I've read the bible, many works of many religious philosophers, ancient and recent, I lot a lot about Hinduism, Buddhism, polytheistic Greek mythology, I could write a book the size of that lot on my conclusions on God, and I'd probably be regarded as blasphemous, stupid, and generaly insane. The feeling mutual, a Christian feels complete because hes found the 'one true path'. I feel complete knowing I will never get there, not in this walking life, I regard that a privilage. My beleives are never stagnant, I can never be wrong as I never regard myself as truely 'right', I can learn more about my beleifs, every single day, in the little things, in other's opinions, everythng has a metaphor, I'm not interested in litaral fact, I think the idea of wanting such in matters of god and faith is absurd.

But who am I to judge?

Human. :)

If I knew the mind of God, I wouldn't be talking it over with you guys, now would I?

You are the mind of god, and you are talking to god, remember? :D
 
I personally do not believe in the existance of God as exposed by various religious organisations. As I have an interest in religion and myths you can see how stories have been amended and changed through time to come up with the various religious myths we have now. The best example of this is Noah. The origin of this myth can be traced in to Assryian stories that have influened the jewish faith and eventually into christianity. I have no objections of people believing in God. If it gives them hope and happiness, who am I to say its wrong. Just don't push it on me.
A good site to see religious views on is www.religioustolerance.org

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None.

But I like the Greek gods and goddesses. For me, they are the most fascinating deities man has ever created.
 
Seems like to me that the people who say that they are their own gods and the atheists are all pretty much the same group.
 
That's an interesting point of view Pararousia! I suppose for an atheist to be his own god, he would have to think of himself as the most superior being that exists, right? But I suspect that many atheists reject a belief in god because they deny that any being is inherently superior - indeed, that's at the root of my not believing in an omnipotent creator (not that I claim to be an atheist). But you're probably right that there are some atheists (a small minority I suspect) who are convinced of their own superiority.
 
Tsuyoiko said:
That's an interesting point of view Pararousia! I suppose for an atheist to be his own god, he would have to think of himself as the most superior being that exists, right? But I suspect that many atheists reject a belief in god because they deny that any being is inherently superior - indeed, that's at the root of my not believing in an omnipotent creator (not that I claim to be an atheist). But you're probably right that there are some atheists (a small minority I suspect) who are convinced of their own superiority.

I wasn't really thinking superior as much as them thinking themselves more self-sufficient than they really are...goes back to the idea of the created (the pot) complaining to the Creator (the potter) about how it was made...*rambling here* Reminds me of a joke: Mankind and God got into a contest to see who could make a better man. So God stoops down to scoop up a handfull of dirt to begin. Then the committee members of mankind did the same thing. "Whoaaaa," says God, "make your own dirt."
 
Pararousia said:
Seems like to me that the people who say that they are their own gods and the atheists are all pretty much the same group.

Yes, and people who don't believe in the Loch Ness Monster and those who say they are the Loch Ness Monster are all pretty much the same group.
*ends sarcasm*

You might want to take a look at logical fallacies . :eek:kashii:
 
I'm starting to think that the question or whether a God or gods exist is irrelevant.

In some ways, they just seem avatars of our wonder, awe, feelings of peace, etc.
 
Pararousia said:
I wasn't really thinking superior as much as them thinking themselves more self-sufficient than they really are...goes back to the idea of the created (the pot) complaining to the Creator (the potter) about how it was made...*rambling here* Reminds me of a joke: Mankind and God got into a contest to see who could make a better man. So God stoops down to scoop up a handfull of dirt to begin. Then the committee members of mankind did the same thing. "Whoaaaa," says God, "make your own dirt."
Actually, that's one of the reasons I don't believe god created us. Sometimes when I feel crappy I just can't accept that I could have been designed this way. But I can easily see the evolutionary advantages for those crappy feelings!
 
Pararousia said:
I wasn't really thinking superior as much as them thinking themselves more self-sufficient than they really are...goes back to the idea of the created (the pot) complaining to the Creator (the potter) about how it was made...

Could you please explain how could someone possibly complain about something they don't believe to exist in the first place?
 
Tsuyoiko said:
Actually, that's one of the reasons I don't believe god created us. Sometimes when I feel crappy I just can't accept that I could have been designed this way. But I can easily see the evolutionary advantages for those crappy feelings!

Well...Adam and Eve were made perfect and since then there's been a whole lot of corruption that has entered into our gene pool. Hence, crappyness.
 
Pararousia, how is it that you know that Adam and Eve were made perfect, much more, were even real, single individuals? :eek:kashii:

I had 'posted' here yesterday, but it seems not to have made it; anyway my vote was in the 'I don't know, can't say at the moment' area.
 
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Pararousia said:
Well...Adam and Eve were made perfect and since then there's been a whole lot of corruption that has entered into our gene pool. Hence, crappyness.
Where did that corruption come from? How could a perfect designer make anything corruptible?
 

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