Are you religious?

[Kate]

Yep, thanks that's the one.

"Gravity—which is taught to our children as a law—is founded on great gaps in understanding. The laws predict the mutual force between all bodies of mass, but they cannot explain that force. Isaac Newton himself said, 'I suspect that my theories may all depend upon a force for which philosophers have searched all of nature in vain.' Of course, he is alluding to a higher power."

Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

 

[Kate]

John 6:44 "No one can come to me (Jesus) unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Sorry Follower, I didn't mean to ignore you.

I'm not sure what your post means, are you saying that your faith is in a 'Father' god?

 

[Bertrand]

Not a great definition from Wikipedia there. Humanists are just people who think that values and ethics are created by people rather than magical spirits or superstitious "spirituality". It was a response to the nihilism of "But if there is no God, there cannot be Good and Evil".

There are a few varieties. Thus Spake Zarathustra - Google Book Search has an interesting take on it, though misanthropic, elitist and incredibly sexist in places. (Better than Ayn Rand, though. )

 

[follower]

Sorry Follower, I didn't mean to ignore you.

I'm not sure what your post means, are you saying that your faith is in a 'Father' god?

christianity which consits of the Holy trinity.The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.

F.Y.I. Superstition is also defined as a form of Religion. I was Raised Superstious.

 

[Shining Wit]

Seems like us members of the Divine Light Mission are banned from voting!
Is that a religious war I hear approaching?!
John.

 

[igetcha]

i used to be fairly religious but then something very bad and upsetting happened in my life that changed my perception (i lost my unborn child). its not that i dont believe in god, im just not sure if he believes in me.

i am definitely more of a spiritual person now and believe strongly in karma. do good things for others and good things will come to you. i think that is a good approach to life.

 

[Kate]

christianity which consits of the Holy trinity.The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.

F.Y.I. Superstition is also defined as a form of Religion. I was Raised Superstious.

That Christian trinity business can get a bit confusing sometimes. It's said that St Patrick used to explain the trinity using shamrock, each leaf representing an aspect of the deity.

I didn't know that superstition could be defined as a religion. Does that mean that old wives tales and astrology are religious too?

i used to be fairly religious but then something very bad and upsetting happened in my life that changed my perception (i lost my unborn child). its not that i dont believe in god, im just not sure if he believes in me.

i am definitely more of a spiritual person now and believe strongly in karma. do good things for others and good things will come to you. i think that is a good approach to life.

I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience and crisis of faith, that must have been quite traumatic for you and your family.

I agree about karma, I think that if you live well and be the best person you can be then good usually comes back to you. People with that philosophy seem to be happier in general I find.

Reincarnation, which is key to the karma idea, is a tricky one though, do we have multiple lives and do we carry karma? Nobody knows I suppose, it's an interesting theory.

 

[Bertrand]

I didn't know that superstition could be defined as a religion. Does that mean that old wives tales and astrology are religious too?

Back to front. All religions are superstitions, but not all superstitions are religions.

 

[Reign]

Back to front. All religions are superstitions, but not all superstitions are religions.

I cant start a religion based on wearing the same dirty underwear to every baseball game until we lose?

 

[leaford]

Me, religious? God, no.

 

[Shining Wit]

Reincarnation, which is key to the karma idea, is a tricky one though, do we have multiple lives and do we carry karma? Nobody knows I suppose, it's an interesting theory.

I don't believe in reincarnation, I didn't believe in it when I was a dog!;-)
John.

 

[Kate]

No, I didn't believe in it the last time either.

 

[jimmy2pax]

Does "spiritual" mean that you believe someone or something intelligent created the universe? It sounds very vague to me.

 

[Kate]

It is pretty vague I suppose, it's just a description some people use to define themselves.

To me it means that one believes in a soul or spirit that exists beyond the physical reality we can observe and measure. It may sometimes be considered to be an indestructible essence.

I don't think it requires the existence of a detached being, intelligence or entity necessarily and might be consistent with a view of collective consciousness or interconnection of all things.

It could be used to argue that we are all god.

 

[Kate]

 

[Bertrand]

Does "spiritual" mean that you believe someone or something intelligent created the universe? It sounds very vague to me.

I think it is now used as a nicer word than superstitious.

It came into English pretty early to mean 'to do with the spirit', in reference to the Christian "Holy Spirit." People who now call themselves this rarely want to associate with the Christian churches though.

 

[follower]

I didn't know that superstition could be defined as a religion. Does that mean that old wives tales and astrology are religious too?

Superstition is based on the ignorant faith of an object having magical powers. Another word for superstition is idolatry. The Bible does not support the idea of things occurring by chance, but nothing is done outside of God’s sovereign control. Either He causes or allows everything in keeping with His divine plan (ACTS 4:28,Ephesians 1:10)

There are many types of superstitions in the world, ranging from the benign—such as not walking under a ladder—to the occult practices of astrology, black magic, divination, voodoo and sorcery. Scripture condemns those who practice astrology (Deuteronomy 4:19), magic, divination and sorcery (2 Kings 21:6,Isaiah 2:6. Idolatry is also forbidden, and no one who practices it will enter the Kingdom of God (Revelation 21:27. These types of practices are extremely dangerous because they open the minds of the practitioners to the influence of the devil. First Peter 5:8 warns us to “be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

 

[Kate]

I hope I don't offend anyone here, I'm genuinely puzzled about Abrahamic idolatry teachings.

Some Christians worship effigies of saints and apostles, is that idolatry? What about the worship of a cross or crucifix?

 

[nakli_dhumrapan]

I hope I don't offend anyone here, I'm genuinely puzzled about Abrahamic idolatry teachings.

Some Christians worship effigies of saints and apostles, is that idolatry? What about the worship of a cross or crucifix?

Thus the various protestant sects which don't use images (or at least use crosses rather than crucifixes).

 

[cucurucho]

I'm discordian, therefore have no religion.