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Religious Beliefs
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Fearthecuteness
Oh hai mark
You're right. We all know what he's like. Lol
please don't insinuate that my religious beliefs are bull****. thanks!
Fearthecuteness
Oh hai mark
I didn't say that. The other guy said you're probably just goofing off and I was meant to say "you're probably right" because I was agreeing.
lets see..
As much as I want to convince myself there is a god, or some divine anything for that matter, I can't. Looking at the world, yeah, its not hard to think it over and go with it. But then I think about everything else outside our world. When I start to think about all the stars we can never reach and the countless galaxies that are all retreating from that one single point. Thats when i start to stray away from any religion.
And after that I start thinking about where it ends. Not just after I die, but what happens to the world and then, by extension, the entire universe. Does it all just go on forever or is one of those theories true. Is the universe going to keep expanding so much that one day everything just starts to tear apart? What if one day the entire universe just runs out of energy. All the stars that ever burned start going out and everything goes black forever. Where will I be then if there is no life or plain outside the cosmos. Am I just nothing like everything else that ever was? All the energy that ever was me has been used up so how could I still exist. This is another case were I cant convince myself that it will or wont happen. Then again, this is all just based on what others have said about the universe.
There is too many things we don't know, yet still enough there to convince myself that none of the worlds collective beliefs are right for me. The ideals they stand for are fine enough reason for anyone to take them upon themselves, but for now I will just stick with the values that are moral or fair in my eyes. Im not here to judge by any stretch.
Simply put - I don't know what I am, what I should be or what i believe. There might even be more than one of me outside this universe wondering the same thing.
As much as I want to convince myself there is a god, or some divine anything for that matter, I can't. Looking at the world, yeah, its not hard to think it over and go with it. But then I think about everything else outside our world. When I start to think about all the stars we can never reach and the countless galaxies that are all retreating from that one single point. Thats when i start to stray away from any religion.
And after that I start thinking about where it ends. Not just after I die, but what happens to the world and then, by extension, the entire universe. Does it all just go on forever or is one of those theories true. Is the universe going to keep expanding so much that one day everything just starts to tear apart? What if one day the entire universe just runs out of energy. All the stars that ever burned start going out and everything goes black forever. Where will I be then if there is no life or plain outside the cosmos. Am I just nothing like everything else that ever was? All the energy that ever was me has been used up so how could I still exist. This is another case were I cant convince myself that it will or wont happen. Then again, this is all just based on what others have said about the universe.
There is too many things we don't know, yet still enough there to convince myself that none of the worlds collective beliefs are right for me. The ideals they stand for are fine enough reason for anyone to take them upon themselves, but for now I will just stick with the values that are moral or fair in my eyes. Im not here to judge by any stretch.
Simply put - I don't know what I am, what I should be or what i believe. There might even be more than one of me outside this universe wondering the same thing.
PlasticPinkPiggy
Gala <3
I was raised christian but always have second thoughts about god every now and then. Doesn't everyone?
My best friend is going through a hard time with religion because she was raised christian but wants to practice Muslim religion.
My best friend is going through a hard time with religion because she was raised christian but wants to practice Muslim religion.
that's what happened to me and now i practice both
Superpenguin
Penguins! <3
I don't find myself believing in any religion at all. Regardless, I was raised in a Christian family, but my parents weren't exactly strict in teaching Christian beliefs or even bringing me to church, so I sort of developed my own beliefs as I got older. I just see religion as a way to provide comfort for fears and uncertainty, mainly relating to death. Where do you go after death? Religious beliefs create an answer to comfort you, in my eyes.
The concept of a divine being isn't anything new, either. Since the start of human life, people have believed in these divine gods with powerful abilities. And in all honesty, it was really their way of providing an explanation for something that couldn't be explained logically at the time, and that's what religion still is.
I'm not going to criticize you for your beliefs or anything like that. I think it's great that you follow a religion if you do.
The concept of a divine being isn't anything new, either. Since the start of human life, people have believed in these divine gods with powerful abilities. And in all honesty, it was really their way of providing an explanation for something that couldn't be explained logically at the time, and that's what religion still is.
I'm not going to criticize you for your beliefs or anything like that. I think it's great that you follow a religion if you do.
TheCreeperHugz
Boop
Pastafarianism
(And no, I haven't just made that up in my head.)
(And no, I haven't just made that up in my head.)
Fearthecuteness
Oh hai mark
I agree with you. The thing is we don't know what happens after we die, then it's too late anyway because we're dead. Haha
Twisted Circuits
Senior Member
Anyone else find it really surprising that athiests represent more than half of this survey?
Suave_Spencer
Gallifrey falls no more.
Not really, but then again most people I know also are.
I actually am ^^. Where I live most people are Catholic, and my family is a very small minority hahaha.
oath2order
#Porygon2024
Atheist/Agnostic, to be precise.
I mean, it is a little interesting that a majority of the people do not believe in the major religions.
I'm not surprised that there are a large amount of people who fall under the branches of Christianity. The lack of Jews is a little surprising, I thought there'd be at least one.
BungoTheElf
Senior Member
Christian sort of.. I used to go to church but I don't go anymore s:
Sometimes I doubt too though idk
Sometimes I doubt too though idk
Annemalcrossing
LF: Bunnie and Flora!
I am a non denominational Christian.
Also, it's interesting seeing what everyone believes!
Also, it's interesting seeing what everyone believes!
Agnostic.
I don't feel theres proof to prove or disprove, so i cant really choose
I've studied religion for ages though.. did it at school and got an A+ studying Islam, Christianity & Judaism
and now doing it as an A-Level at College.. its fascinating
Also i'd find it hard to be religious in the first place, as a lot of who i am goes against religion oops
My parents raised me and my siblings to not have a religion, as i do know a lot of families practically force their children to be religious and dont really allow them the choice of self expression and to choose their own path of religion
None of my family is religious though, apart from 1 grandparent
I don't feel theres proof to prove or disprove, so i cant really choose
I've studied religion for ages though.. did it at school and got an A+ studying Islam, Christianity & Judaism
and now doing it as an A-Level at College.. its fascinatingAlso i'd find it hard to be religious in the first place, as a lot of who i am goes against religion oops
My parents raised me and my siblings to not have a religion, as i do know a lot of families practically force their children to be religious and dont really allow them the choice of self expression and to choose their own path of religion
None of my family is religious though, apart from 1 grandparent
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Sad Professor
Member
I consider myself an Agnostic Athiest, in that I currently don't believe that there is a god, but I'm willing to accept that there is one if someone persuades me.
Often I find the power of human morals and deep love much more powerful that attributing that to a higher entity, but it's great that religion is able to bring so many people together, and has built some of the best communities and charities in the world. Mad respect for all the good religion has done, however it'd be wrong to ignore all the conflict it's caused along the way.
Often I find the power of human morals and deep love much more powerful that attributing that to a higher entity, but it's great that religion is able to bring so many people together, and has built some of the best communities and charities in the world. Mad respect for all the good religion has done, however it'd be wrong to ignore all the conflict it's caused along the way.
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