Pretty looking lady - and I love her belt.

But she's not carrying a bible, levitating, or miracle making (unless that's in respect of her having some success!!!). Disnae count.

Oh she does all that. You just have to BELIEVE. I think a skim through the shrine will convert you

I didn't say I was a Satan Worshipper - but you just did. I'd describe you suggesting such, as 'disturbing'.

You might want to think about lightening up just a wee bit.

If you wanted a very serious debate on God and his existence, perhaps you should have raised your thread in the Serious Debate side of the forum instead of General Chat.

Mmmmm......... would have to give that one some very serious thought.

Okay. I thought.

Nope, it didn't work. :bawling: Her mystical powers failed on me. :(

Heathen :bored:

Guily as charged M'Lud.

Guilty as charged M'Lud.

I didn't want a debate, I was just asking if other people were religious. That's why the title of this thread is 'Are you religious?'

And people are replying..... mostly with humour thrown in..... seeing as you didn't want a debate, serious or otherwise.

you make me want to scream

No I'm not religious but I would never judge any one who is.

I believe that it was created to try to control people, and once it dies out something else will take it's place.

Don't see why........ it's been a very humorous thread.

To an extent: me either thoug I can't abide those that would be termed 'bible thumpers' and want to ram their own religion/beliefs down others necks).

The only thing I always say to my mates who are religious, go to Chapel and do believe is that they have something I don't .... belief.

I kind of agree with this, the big bang theory and evolution just seem more logical to me, but to religious people it's probably the other way round.

I am not sure about it dying out soon though, people will always want to believe in a higher power /afterlife / karma etc, it helps a lot of people get through the daily grind.

I am not against religious people in general , but many wars have been fought in the name of religion which I don't understand

I see people voted for fruit_cake in most loved for her dazzling intellect and original topics

There is NO God - Utter Fact


There is no Satan


Although Sunday Night on Ch4HD 11:50PM
is the 1999 South Park Movie
which has a Satan who like it up the bum by Saddam.

hmph well are you religious Shaun?

it's not a fact, it's an opinion :hmph:

:o


:devil:

Not at all.

Scientific facts > bull**** stories.

I haven't a clue what to believe. I don't think I want to believe anything strictly. I'm quite open-minded with it, I'll hear one theory and think "oh yeah that's quite a good idea" but then hear another view which is very different and think about that too.

Yes, christian, but not strict

Yeah, this about sums it up for me too

I've got no religion, and I don't think of myself as religious at all. I don't pray for things or believe in any of the gods.

Having said that I do find religions and their rituals interesting. And for the most part I try not to offend others who worship stuff.

I guess I'm agnostic.

Hmm



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Good God (:hugesmile:)..... those are a blast from the past Sticks, loved both bands & songs.

I'm Jewish, my faith is inherent; although I am not devout and frequently do things that I know I'm not supposed to do. I don't have any interest in convincing people that my particular faith is right and they're wrong because what you believe is your own personal business. I'm also fascinated with science and don't believe that God and science are exclusive of one another.

This.

Am I religious? yes

REM one of the best bands ever Pyramid,imo of course.

After listening to that, I'll need to dig out my old REM CDs..... they are 'up there' Kaz, I agree.

Wish I still Had Monster & Automatic For the people, I lost all my REM cd's years ago but luckily they just bought out a best of one which i bought last week.. it takes me back

I was bought up in a religious family but always had doubts around age 11. My family don't actually know that I don't believe in God because it'd probably kill them. :\ I still think that a religious background (within reason) is good for upbringing of a child just through the (general) messages it gives.

There IS a GOD,I've seen him and he aint no Pixie!!!!:joker::joker::joker:
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There's a few things that have made me pretty sure that the Christian God doesn't exist:
- He supposedly gave us free will and yet also everything is preordained and God knows how our entire life will go.. those two things seem contradictory to me
- He allows atrocities to happen, fair enough you could use the free will argument and say he gives everyone a choice, but if he has the power to intervene to stop murders/genocide/etc. and refuses to, then what kind of a God is that?
- Natural disasters, I see no reason why a supposedly perfect being would create an imperfect world
- If we have to believe in God to go to heaven, then why did he not instil this knowledge of God into every human being, surely it's not fair to those who lived completely ignorant of Him to go to Hell because they didn't believe in something that was unknown to them..
- A lot of the Bible is just so contradictory
- Christians have had to constantly change their beliefs over time, as the more we understand about our existence the more it undermines what is written in the Bible. A few hundred years ago it was just fact that the World was made in 6 days, and everyone believed in Creationism, as it became clear this probably wasn't true then suddenly the Church no longer preaches these things, and instead completely changes their belief system and their teachings
- I just don't think it's fair that someone could be damned to eternal suffering just because they weren't sure of the existence of God, while someone who had lead a terrible life would go to Heaven simply if they told Jesus they were sorry
- So much of Christianity has just been borrowed from other faiths and religions


There are probably similar criticisms you can make of other Religions, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism etc. etc. but I don't really know those very well. I think that most evidence would point to there not being a God, and I think it's more likely we're just the result of a scientific accident or whatever, but then there's still so much we don't understand about the Universe and our existence so I wouldn't rule out the prospect of a higher being, but I don't think it is to be found in any of the conventional religions

I'm kinda religious. If I had to label what religion I am it'd probably be Catholic but since I disagree with so many key concepts of Catholicism I guess its better for me just to call myself a Christian.

I believe that there is a God and that after we die, there's a Heaven and a sort of extended purgatory instead of Hell (if a God is all-loving, why would he eternally damn his creations to suffer?). I don't believe in the whole creationism crap, but rather that God guided the whole evolution thing.

As for actually practising religion, I see no point in going to Church - why should I have to go to a special building once a week to see God, when he's supposedly everywhere? So I just pray and stuff when I feel like it or when I feel that I need to. Idk. I just think Church is a bit pointless and I've always found it incredibly dull..

I am Catholic but I don't go to Church every week. I've been a few times this year and make sure I go at least once a year but I don't feel the need to go every week. I used to go every Sunday when I was little but stopped going as regular as I got older. I do believe that there is some sort of God out there and that there is a Heaven. It's sort of comforting to think that there is a place we go to when we die. Don't believe there is a Hell and don't believe some of the bibles scripture i.e. world was made in 6 days by God, Noah's Ark, Jesus' miracles (walking on water, curing the leper)etc. I wouldn't say I was extremely religious, neither are my family but I do believe in God and am Catholic.

I keep an open mind on most things, I look around me and when I see life as it is, when you think of the planning you have to do for simple events then I do find it hard to believe all life is a pure accident.

My family are and we all were brought up Catholic, however I just don't know is the answer, I believe something started something,what all these somethings are is a mystery and even scientists cannot agree.

The Bible is a book written by men, much of it is likely their own interpetration of events for the time,however again likely not all is totally incorrect or without relevance.

From being 11 and I challenged a Nun on this one who was giving us a talk,as to if you are bad and offend God then you will go to hell to be tormented by the devil, now please, come on,if we take the Bible as right, the devil was thrown out of heaven, cast aside completely, if there was such a place as hell,then for goodness sake what on earth would the devil be tormenting anyone for if they had sinned against or offended God, such people would be heroes to the devil.

I feel elements of creation may be far more plausible if we didn't have these extreme religious slants made by all churches hierarchy and also the actions of instilling fear in followers rather than just 'being there' for people.

That's a good point, never thought of that before :laugh:

No, but I have my own personal beliefs