Are you a believer?
 

Do you believe in God? How confident are you in your view? Let’s put your belief (or lack of it) to the test.

Read aloud the following statements. Don’t just think about them or mutter them to yourself – shout them out:
I dare God to make my life miserable.
I dare God to make my home catch fire.
I dare God to turn all of my friends against me.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...quiz?CMP=fb_gu

Yes I'm a believer, I wouldn't even whisper it.

I don't think the Guardian understands the concept of most religions tbh. :umm2:

lol I'm still not a believer, I would shout that but everyone is in bed

Niamh fearing the wrath of the Gav over the wrath of God.

he does have to get up really early tomorrow :hehe:

So belief is fear?

And i just thought it was ignorance and laziness

:rolleyes:

Science makes more sense to me sorry.

I just wouldn't put that into the universe about my home and such maybe?

I'm not a believer, but I don't tempt fate

I'm agnostic. I don't think you can prove or disprove God and I'm not going to be forced to make a choice out of the two.

It mentions god not religion in the quote, people have for millenia debated the complexities and waged wars over the meaning and definitions so I'm not surprised tbh :umm2:

And you feel the same about invisible 6 breasted mermaids the size of planets?

Ie cant be proved ir disproved

Well, lumping the entire concept of "belief" into that question is bizarre to say the least. :umm2:

No the concept of there being a god has always felt a little silly to me, I've never believed or been religious. :shrug:

Well, I cannot say that it 100% does not exist so I won't. That doesn't mean it automatically exists though.

I don't think it is, it asks a specific question answer it or don't... what's the issue? :umm2:

"If you're scared of saying this out loud you're a believer, if you're not, you're an atheist" Kind of simplistic really, isn't it? :umm2:

Is it?... If that's your interpretation you're welcome to it.
As I my interpretation is I didn't want to verbalise anything happening to my home, so it's not that simplistic. :umm2:

So essentially your are agnostic about anything that can be invented by man. Like say Harry Potter?

This ^

Would you smash a mirror if I gave you a fiver?

Do you think it's 50/50?

Agnostic: A person who holds neither of two opposing positions on a topic:

I don't know!!

Do you not think you should?

That has nothing to do with the scenario I posted though :/

I was referring to the article on the Guardian website .

What you personally would and wouldn't verbalise and what that means for you is besides my point.

Not wanting to say those things doesn't make a person a believer and saying those things doesn't make a person an atheist.

So, yeah, it's a silly simplistic article.

I'm agnostic.

The Guardian didn't do the study... they just reported on it you understand? :umm2:

Yes I believe in God. No, I wouldn't shout those things out, not because of fear but out of reverence. If someone else doesn't believe and wants to shout them? Knock yourself out.

So?

I'm still commenting on an article from the Guardian website?

Should I list the names of the people who carried out this "study" instead?

Yes you are, I'm not sure why you're so affronted by the study as reported in the Guardian.
If you think the study simplifies the concept of belief say so.

I have done. :umm2:

Lord knows why you have to make conversation in these threads so difficult.

Good for you, I'm not finding it difficult :umm2:
It's fascinating.

So why are you requesting that I say something I've already said?

You said the Guardian simplified belief, really you feel the study does, you never really clarified that... but I think I know where you're coming from now.

I believe in God but not the religion

Yes, the ARTICLE.

The article is about the study so the connection there is obvious. I haven't read the study itself so only have the article as a reference.

Most great scientists are religious, the 2 are NOT mutually exclusive. That's like saying do you believe in God or baking cakes? bizarre predictable, liberal illogical attention seeking nonsense. no offence...PS Jesus rocks!