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May 22, 2018 7:24 PM
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I've seen a few questions like this before, but they weren't polls, so it was hard to get an accurate picture. I feel kinda weird about asking this but I'm just really curious ha ha ha. What religion do you practice, if any? (And no, anime doesn't count, as this is a serious question. Even though I wish it counted.) Personally, I'm an atheist, but I used to be a christian. So what are yours? I promise I won't judge you lol I'm actually really interested to hear what you have to say.
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May 22, 2018 8:35 PM
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No, I am an atheist. I've never been to church, nor do I ever plan to go.
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I was indoctrinated by an inamorata rabbit,
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It was the verecund, dismissed creatures
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This rabbit I would nurture,
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May 22, 2018 8:59 PM
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Oraji said:
I was born in a christian religion but haven't baptized yet so probably I have a done a quite ton of sinful things, but I still respect God. Now I have a question, what makes you a atheist?


Mostly because it makes more logical and scientific sense. I have nothing against people with religious beliefs, like I said. I'm just insanely curious ha ha ha.
May 22, 2018 10:00 PM
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I was brought up in a Christian household but, upon having God as well as the Bible forced down my throat on a periodic basis, I said "Fuck it" and started following the path of Wicca/Paganism, so...
May 22, 2018 10:02 PM
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was born a Catholic but i dont feel like one, maybe i believe in God but not in religion

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May 22, 2018 10:15 PM
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i'm buddhist because i been goin to temples ever since i was a little kid and it's less culty than any other religions i done seen, except for probably rastafarianism and shintoism
May 22, 2018 10:19 PM
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im closer to being agnostic on that poll being agnostic theist to be exact because of the simulation argument that says the whole universe/multiverse/omniverse maybe one giant advance computer simulation so there might be super advance beings or gods doing this simulation

but i do know that my belief on that is base on god of the gaps argument too that if science cannot explain something then it must be gods or aliens lol
May 22, 2018 10:21 PM
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Religion as a whole has never really excited me. I prefer to define myself as agnostic just because it's nice to believe that there's something out there.
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If on Mount Inaba's peak
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I'll come back again to you.
May 22, 2018 10:27 PM
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I'm the holy goddess in the Church of Madoka, otherwise known as Madokaism.




May 22, 2018 10:28 PM
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I was brought up in the Christian faith, but have fallen short on the Biblical standards of God so many times that eventually I just grew a little cold toward the faith. It doesn't help that I don't feel close to God anymore either, but that came with the choices that I made.
May 22, 2018 10:40 PM

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My American Grandparents try get me into Christianity when was teenager but did not give any care about it.
I always been more mix of Shinto and Buddhism but that was out of place in the U.S why when came back to Japan...
Felt lot better that stuff is normal here why Christianity is not so much.


May 23, 2018 12:08 AM

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I agnostic since my parents were not that religious so it never really affected me. Kinda like ghosts, you cant really prove or disprove the existence of god.
May 23, 2018 12:25 AM
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Spiritualist agnostic. I see things as being figurative as supposed to literal. I don't know whether there's a deity or not, so in many ways I see he or she as being more of a concept rather than tangible.

I was forced into episcopal school at a young age. I became a much more vehement atheist in my early mid teens, and that faded and grew more into agnosticism and spirituality in recent years. Again, it's all more figurative as supposed to literal.

I don't like the idea of church, fuck that shit. Had to do that too often as a child, hate it so much. Most sermons are long, drawn out, and droning.
May 23, 2018 4:21 AM

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i think religion is bullshit and a waste of my time.
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May 23, 2018 4:23 AM

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I believe in God Emperor of mankind.
May 23, 2018 7:51 AM
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I've been following theistic Satanism for quite some time. It doesn't go against Spirituality or Science and doesn't tell us how to live our lives. Abrahamic religions care only about converting everyone, atheists go against any suprarational system.

Also in terms of discrimination based on sex, sexuality, race, etc. it's non-existent. Yet we often take the blame because of how a religion that does pretty much all of the above said that the Gods we worship are the devil and his demons. So ironic
May 23, 2018 8:02 AM

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I had a Christian childhood until I was like eleven. Then my parents let me stop attending church if I wanted. Which was cool cuz it was very boring and there was like one other dude and myself who was children. Thankfully it wasn't a Catholic Church though.
May 23, 2018 8:06 AM

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I have personal beliefs but I'd never follow an organized religion.
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May 23, 2018 8:26 AM

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Oraji said:
Now I have a question, what makes you a atheist?


Nothing is needed to make people atheists, it's the default. You can only become a not-atheist by being exposed to religious ideas and finding them convincing, or at least plausible.

Never happened to me. For me, religion is a psychological and sociological phenomenon which is easily explained entirely by those things, and requires no supernatural input.
May 23, 2018 8:29 AM

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logopolis said:
Oraji said:
Now I have a question, what makes you a atheist?


Nothing is needed to make people atheists, it's the default. You can only become a not-atheist by being exposed to religious ideas and finding them convincing, or at least plausible.
Er
Wouldn't the default be not knowing or caring?

May 23, 2018 8:34 AM

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I am an atheist, I was born an atheist and I will die an atheist
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May 23, 2018 8:34 AM

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code said:
logopolis said:


Nothing is needed to make people atheists, it's the default. You can only become a not-atheist by being exposed to religious ideas and finding them convincing, or at least plausible.
Er
Wouldn't the default be not knowing or caring?


There's a plurality when it comes to defining atheism. Lack of belief in god due to lack of exposure (man raised in the wild or newborn) or lack of belief through conscious effort both fit in the broader definitions of atheism. Obviously though, both categories are clearly not the same and it's quite obvious "Oraji" is asking us why we make the conscious decision to be atheists.

May 23, 2018 8:38 AM

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code said:
Er
Wouldn't the default be not knowing or caring?


Yes. If you don't know or care about theism, then you are certainly without it.
May 23, 2018 8:39 AM

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NudeBear said:
code said:
Er
Wouldn't the default be not knowing or caring?


There's a plurality when it comes to defining atheism. Lack of belief in god due to lack of exposure (man raised in the wild or newborn) or lack of belief through conscious effort both fit in the broader definitions of atheism. Obviously though, both categories are clearly not the same and it's quite obvious "Oraji" is asking us why we make the conscious decision to be atheists.

But if men created the concept of gods, the default wouldn't be lack of belief in man-made creations. You can't "lack belief" in something that isn't even on your radar. Right?
I'm just arguing against the word default, not the reasoning.

May 23, 2018 8:40 AM

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NudeBear said:
There's a plurality when it comes to defining atheism. Lack of belief in god due to lack of exposure (man raised in the wild or newborn) or lack of belief through conscious effort both fit in the broader definitions of atheism. Obviously though, both categories are clearly not the same and it's quite obvious "Oraji" is asking us why we make the conscious decision to be atheists.


I mean, I've had plenty of exposure to various religions and thought about them quite a bit. But I've still never made a conscious decision to be an atheist. I've just never made a conscious decision to stop being an atheist.
May 23, 2018 8:46 AM

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Why is there no "other" option? I'm a Germanic Pagan and I know of at least one Wiccan (two counting RedKitten13) on here and there's also Seiya who follows his own called "Dragonitsu".
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Lost_Viking said:
Why is there no "other" option? I'm a Germanic Pagan and I know of at least one Wiccan on here and there's also Seiya who follows his own called "Dragonitsu".

Wait what in the shit is "Dragonitsu" ?

nevermind, i just found it ... what in the hell.
May 23, 2018 8:49 AM

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Swagernator said:
Lost_Viking said:
Why is there no "other" option? I'm a Germanic Pagan and I know of at least one Wiccan on here and there's also Seiya who follows his own called "Dragonitsu".

Wait what in the shit is "Dragonitsu" ?

nevermind, i just found it ... what in the hell.
To be fair, I was once a disciple of dragonitsu before I had to distance myself from it.
The dragons were too visually pleasing.

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code said:
Swagernator said:

Wait what in the shit is "Dragonitsu" ?

nevermind, i just found it ... what in the hell.
To be fair, I was once a disciple of dragonitsu before I had to distance myself from it.
The dragons were too visually pleasing.

Oh, so it is basically a cult you saying ? Right ? Shieet.
May 23, 2018 8:52 AM

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Swagernator said:
code said:
To be fair, I was once a disciple of dragonitsu before I had to distance myself from it.
The dragons were too visually pleasing.

Oh, so it is basically a cult you saying ? Right ? Shieet.


St. George did nothing wrong.



Just stay the hell away from my Dragon Pup waifu though.
May 23, 2018 8:53 AM

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I am an atheist but I wish there was a god or believe in one. Materialist reality is pretty depressing.
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Seiya said:
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Oh, so it is basically a cult you saying ? Right ? Shieet.


Dragonitsu is not a cult. It allows you to be yourself, and doesn't conflict with science.


lol what if being yourself conflicts with science? What if you believe you are a wolf?
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lol what if being yourself conflicts with science? What if you believe you are a wolf?


You can believe whatever you want to believe. I'm not forcing my views/beliefs on anyone.


But that contradicts what you said earlier. I think it would be better if we established what you mean by "doesn't conflict with science."
May 23, 2018 9:35 AM

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I believe that religions are based upon a certain fear of reality if that counts.
May 23, 2018 9:39 AM
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I do believe in God so I suppose that'd make me a Christian.
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I was born in a 'relaxed' christian family and culture. They make fun of me, like: "Oh, you don't believe in god until you're in a serious life/death situation and you need him", but 'kind of' accept it.

I believe life is what you make of it, not what "god wants". Ours and other's actions determine what happens. Some things are out of our control obviously, like nature. Even so, there's a reason why it happened.

I'm also disgusted by the fatalism of religions. How people complain instead of sorting s#!t out. I asserted that I'm going to be strong and decide my own fate instead of working for the man.

Atheism made me realize how capable an individual is, what he can achieve, and gives me the 'hope' and 'faith' I need, not on a divine entity, but on myself.
May 23, 2018 10:21 AM

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I've been a Christian for 7+ years now
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Catholic. My father did a poor job leading by example, though, so it wasn't until I turned 18 when I made the conscious decision to be Catholic and never turn back.
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I worship either the Sun, or @SadMadoka depending on the day.

However...

*See's poll options*
Why does Agnostic and Atheist keep getting confused? ;A;

May 24, 2018 6:08 AM

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LaVeyan Satanism. It's basically fancy Atheism with magic and rules.

May 24, 2018 6:11 AM

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Like most of the nepali. Hindu+Buddhist
May 24, 2018 6:34 AM

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Muslim but never cared enough to practice the religion. Consumed too much haram things anyways for any chance of redemption lmao.
May 24, 2018 7:10 AM

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Swagernator said:
I believe in God Emperor of mankind.




On a serious note agnostic was a pretty devote catholic before :P but yeah still faithful to the picture above ofc
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Haisha said:
Swagernator said:
I believe in God Emperor of mankind.




On a serious note agnostic was a pretty devote catholic before :P but yeah still faithful to the picture above ofc


Should of used the true God Emperor. :P

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On a serious note agnostic was a pretty devote catholic before :P but yeah still faithful to the picture above ofc


Should of used the true God Emperor. :P



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RNJesus(for games of w/ luck, Talking about you pubg & fortnite & the crits on mobas) are my holy trinity now
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Haisha said:
Lord Gaben, God of the sales and
RNJesus(for games of w/ luck, Talking about you pubg & fortnite & the crits on mobas) are my holy trinity now


Praise be to our Lord Gaben.
I empty my wallet before him.
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Sacrifices must be made for our lord and savior so he may grace us with his gifts(sales) and hopefully for his 3rd coming(bad reference for hl3)
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Haisha said:
@GwaziMagnum
Sacrifices must be made for our lord and savior so he may grace us with his gifts(sales) and hopefully for his 3rd coming(bad reference for hl3)


3 is the unholy number.
Gaben can never dare speak it.

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there is this swedish food cart outside my school that is said to be offered to god or something first so it has magical properties to help students pass finals. what is it called again, hallall?
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