Religion Poll (Please take a second to take!)

[Jaxx]

deism in the roots of the founding fathers, the clockmaker seems the only conceivable, as of yet, way that existence could come about and still exist. we'll probably make further discovery and innovation, but until then, clockmaker.

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[Reficul]

Other. Santeria.

[Mr Man]

Christian

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Dragons

[Isaac Fox]

Atheist means no religion, right?

[devildogelite]

Agnostic isn't a religious view. Agnostic means you aren't sure, there are both agnostic atheists and theists. There are also gnostic atheists and theists which believe they are completely right.

Here's a neat chart.

[-Blok-]

Well, according to that^ I guess I am an agnostic atheist. That sounds right.

[devildogelite]

Well, according to that^ I guess I am an agnostic atheist. That sounds right.

Most atheists would identify as that, unless they're huge douches.

[Blooker]

Even though I don't believe in Christianity (or any religion for that matter), I think it's acceptable to let people believe what they want to believe. There's no way that any Christian could prove that god exists, but a counter argument to that is that if they did know he existed, there would be nothing to believe in and there would be no point to the religion. One thing I don't stand for is richards telling a religious person/people that they shouldn't have a religion and that they are stupid for having one. It's their choice, not yours, and if you think that believing in a god is ridiculous, surely the fact that they believe in god is punishment to themselves, and not something you should have to bring up?
It's totally stuffty.

[devildogelite]

Even though I don't believe in Christianity (or any religion for that matter), I think it's acceptable to let people believe what they want to believe. There's no way that any Christian could prove that god exists, but a counter argument to that is that if they did know he existed, there would be nothing to believe in and there would be no point to the religion. One thing I don't stand for is richards telling a religious person/people that they shouldn't have a religion and that they are stupid for having one. It's their choice, not yours, and if you think that believing in a god is ridiculous, surely the fact that they believe in god is punishment to themselves, and not something you should have to bring up?
It's totally stuffty.

People can believe whatever they want, but what about when they try to force it on the public? Because atheism isn't really the one pushing it's views on public policy.

[Blooker]

People can believe whatever they want, but what about when they try to force it on the public? Because atheism isn't really the one pushing it's views on public policy.

Have you ever been on r/atheism? It's loving handicapped, most of them act like atheism is master race and should be the only religion, but yeah; cramming a religion down people's throats is something Christians do as well. My ex-gf goes to this Christian group which I also went to. The people were nice, but I stopped going because it felt like they were trying to convert most of us to Christianity and it made me feel uncomfortable.

Also regarding what you said about atheism not pushing it's policies on religion, there are people like Richard Dawkins who basically make a career out of pushing atheism's policies on people; they write whole books and make TV programs about the subject, so some atheists are equally as bad as Christians when it comes to cramming the policy rooster down people's throats.

[SonicTH]

who were the two people who voted satanism

i know you are lying

[devildogelite]

Have you ever been on r/atheism? It's loving handicapped, most of them act like atheism is master race and should be the only religion, but yeah; cramming a religion down people's throats is something Christians do as well. My ex-gf goes to this Christian group which I also went to. The people were nice, but I stopped going because it felt like they were trying to convert most of us to Christianity and it made me feel uncomfortable.

What does r/atheism have to do with anything I just said. I'm not saying people that do that aren't douches. Just that anyone who is religious and is trying to act like they're being persecuted for their beliefs are full of stuff. Religious people are able to push what they think is morally right on everyone no problem.

[WALK2222]

I really don't "have a religion" I just honestly don't care.  I don't care if god exists or if he doesn't.  I don't want to be trying to understand if there is or there isn't a god and getting caught up with that.  I think its better to just live in the moment if that makes sense to anyone.

[Blooker]

What does r/atheism have to do with anything I just said. I'm not saying people that do that aren't douches. Just that anyone who is religious and is trying to act like they're being persecuted for their beliefs are full of stuff. Religious people are able to push what they think is morally right on everyone no problem.

There are equally as many atheists who push policies as there are Christians. My point about r/atheism is that there are many people like them who get all high and mighty about how religion is such bullstuff and that religious people are ignorant and idiotic. I know plenty of people in real life who are like this and they are very unlikeable people, as the irony is that they too are insanely ignorant, and I don't just mean ignorance when it comes to religion. I'm talking ignorance in the way that if I were to say that I like something which they don't like, they would say it was completeley stuffty and give me stuff for liking to too. You are ignorant in the fact that you think that Christians are the only people who force themselves on others, whereas atheists are equally bad at cramming their policies down people's throats. I'm not saying it's all of us, but some.