Just out of curiousity, what are everyones religious beliefs? Personally, I don't believe in a higher power or whatever, but that's just me. I very much believe that there's no master plan for all of this, and that we're merely here due evolution. Not to say that I wouldn't be pleasantly suprised if there was an "afterlife" of any sort. Note: I DO NOT want this to turn into a who's right/who's wrong thread because that's just a stupid discussion to have. I am merely curious of what variety of religious beliefs we have here.
My family is Muslim, however: Da's an atheist, and Maman and I are agnostics. I think my views on life tie in with my views on religion (I'm too cynical to be an optimist, too hopeful to be a pessimist), so I'd like to believe that there is some greater power, that we're not just left to our own devices, although really, judging by the way humanity has a tendency of absolutely fucking things up...
I definitely think I am going to be in the minority here, but I was raised Roman Catholic, and while I have questioned my faith and my belief in God at times, I do believe that there's a higher power at work. As I grew older, I researched other religions, and now I still practice Catholicism but I incorporate other religious beliefs as well, such as some Buddhist principles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatheist Put simply I still haven't figured out what exactly I believe on a personal level, and as things stand I don't really care. I feel kind of disillusioned towards both sides of the argument.
I'm catholic. I went to a catholic school from kindergarten through eighth grade and had a strict religious upbringing because of that. I am religious to an extent, but I'm not a hardcore catholic like my mom is. *shudders* I don't know if there is a higher power or not but if people choose to believe or not believe, then that's their own personal beliefs. You can believe in whatever you want. It's not like it affects me, lol.
I want to believe! I believe in god 100% and i feel like there's definitely a higher power watching us, don't care if you don't believe, i won't treat or see people different if they don't believe.
I believe in God and Jesus but I keep it strictly personal, and I stay the hell away from religious institutions. ^This.
I'm Catholic. I was enrolled in a Catholic school since elementary to college and that fact, makes you hard to forget the teachings and beliefs you are used to. I'm happy with it although me and my brother Ryan embrace Asian philosophies like Buddhism and Taoism but we're still full pledged catholics.
http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/ I SEE WUT U DID THAR! Honestly, I Don't even know, but I'll sit happily in the Agnostic. Though, Buddhist beliefs/principles are really inspiring. And to those Atheists here, would you ever say something like "Wow, this guy is Really good at fixing cars!" or "Oh my! Whoever made this apple-cinnimon pie must be an amazing chef!"?
I'm an atheist. I've long held the belief that the answer to the eternal question (why are we here?) is likely more complex than any of us could possibly fathom. The idea of a divine being setting everything into motion, obviously, doesn't gel with that notion. @Robert: I don't follow. . . .
I'm not sure I get what you meant about the two not gelling, unless you mean that saying that God or whoever did everything is a cop-out.
I wouldn't say I think it's a cop-out, but I do think deism is a simple way of assuaging peoples fears. Now that I think about it, that is just a nice way of saying it's a cop-out.