Atheists, why not pick a Religion?

Maybe create your own religion that believes in every religion just incase ya know?cee1gee

Well well well Mr. Religion, seems like you forgot that what you're suggesting wouldn't work ;)

Most religions will say that you can only worship the one God(s) and no false Gods. You can't believe in more than one religion at once.

[QUOTE="cee1gee"]Maybe create your own religion that believes in every religion just incase ya know?Murj

Well well well Mr. Religion, seems like you forgot that what you're suggesting wouldn't work ;)

Most religions will say that you can only worship the one God(s) and no false Gods. You can't believe in more than one religion at once.

[QUOTE="Murj"]

[QUOTE="cee1gee"]Maybe create your own religion that believes in every religion just incase ya know?cee1gee

Well well well Mr. Religion, seems like you forgot that what you're suggesting wouldn't work ;)

Most religions will say that you can only worship the one God(s) and no false Gods. You can't believe in more than one religion at once.

[QUOTE="Murj"]

[QUOTE="cee1gee"]Maybe create your own religion that believes in every religion just incase ya know?cee1gee

Well well well Mr. Religion, seems like you forgot that what you're suggesting wouldn't work ;)

Most religions will say that you can only worship the one God(s) and no false Gods. You can't believe in more than one religion at once.

But god doesn't love every religion, at least not in the Christian faith.

[QUOTE="Silent-Hal"]I don't see why I should have to conform to what the majority thinks. I like the idealogies a lot of religions have, but I just don't like the idea behind it in general. cee1gee

The majority can be wrong quite easily (and frequently). At some time or other,the majority of people believed that global warming wasn't happening, that creationism was true, that fisheries could never be depleted, that we would all be driving flying cars in 1999, etc. My point is, just because many people believe something, doesn't make it anymore credible or true.

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Well well well Mr. Religion, seems like you forgot that what you're suggesting wouldn't work ;)

Most religions will say that you can only worship the one God(s) and no false Gods. You can't believe in more than one religion at once.

dog64

But god doesn't love every religion, at least not in the Christian faith.

Just incase your wrong and something DOES exist out there, they wouldnt be happy you dont believe in them lol

Maybe create your own religion that believes in every religion just incase ya know?

cee1gee

no religion is right.. human do not have the brain capacity to understand god...unless you do then you can tell us all, cause all religion do is guess(faith) what god is.

[QUOTE="duxup"]I don't think picking a religion "just in case" is in quite the spirit folks expect...cee1gee

whoever made up that god doesnt love every religion is just silly, he just wants people to love, and by loving everyone and their religions there would be no problem. and where does it say that? i thought god said to just have faith in him or it or whatevercee1gee

That's who I hope god would be like, but many say that he's not. God is love, but he is also justice. The belief is that if you do not accept Jesus as your savior and worship god, then you will spend all eternity being tortured in hell. Not very nice, but many say that it is just, because god hates sin.

No way, they are too cynical and hateful to start up something that involves brotherhood and general loving of ones neigbour..kulmiye

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[QUOTE="adv_tr00per"] most people who turn atheist were already baptised, probably got their communion and confirmation [QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"][QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]Gratz you just showed the best sign of lack of argument. When a person quotes someone else and picks out a word that is spelt incorrectly in order to make them look bad / stupid instead of actually arguing the statement. It's pretty much a tell tale sign. And oh wow sorry i accidently put a J in education, oh yeah that makes everything I said incorrect or of no value....cee1gee

I think you missed the point.

It's genius I say!

[QUOTE="kulmiye"]No way, they are too cynical and hateful to start up something that involves brotherhood and general loving of ones neigbour..needled24-7

No way, they are too cynical and hateful to start up something that involves brotherhood and general loving of ones neigbour..kulmiye

No way am I gonna waste a second of my time with religion, it's the single most ridiculous thing I've ever seen on this planet. All it is is to teach people good morals and manners, nothing else. No one has a clue what happens beyond life and those that think they do are blind.

[QUOTE="kulmiye"]No way, they are too cynical and hateful to start up something that involves brotherhood and general loving of ones neigbour..bluezy

I am an atheist! Growl! I don't like you because I'm amoral and evil!

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Just incase your wrong and something DOES exist out there, they wouldnt be happy you dont believe in them lol

Maybe create your own religion that believes in every religion just incase ya know?

cee1gee

Thats like people who do good things just to avoid going to hell....which in itself is a selfish thing to do....So nawh...im gonna go on beliving how i do and doing good things because i WANT to not because im afraid

So I say that even though believing in things that you can see and touch and prove logically with evidance and facts are good, people should go beyond that to think in ways that can't be proven. Why you may ask why should I do that when I can easily believe in something that I can prove with tangible evidence and facts, well I can not give you a reason why you should, thats the thing. We are only human and we cannot comprehend what it means to have faith in something that is totally unlike us. That is why so many refuse to believe because they cannot understand or refuse to because their is no "real" evidence GameGuy642003

What brand of nonsense is this?

What a silly thing to say. I do not believe there is a god, so if I were to go around saying I did it would be dishonest of me, plus, if there were a god that would punish me for simply not believing then they could see through my charade and know I truly do not believe in him/her/it/them. So, I would much rather just be honest with people.

It's genius I say!

metroidfood

Oooh I like trader joes. They've got good cheesy poofs.

duxup

Yeah, TJs is awesome. I love their Pita Chips.

Actually, you've got a point. I hereby pledge my allegiance to the Norse god Odin, just in case they were really onto something in Scandanavia way back when.Engrish_Major

cee1gee ...do you spend all your time thinking of terrible, badly thought out ideas, that will instantly be seen as almost completely false and either based on lies or just bad ideas? also why do you just seem to only make these posts about religion/atheism? there are other people who actually know what their talking about who can create decent questions, just stop.

Hmmm… I choose Hinduism. Now my knowledge of this religion is pretty poor, however I think (although could be wrong) that if I don't live my life as the Hindu deities intend and simply continue with my hedonistic lifestyle, my punishment is to return to earth as another human being once I die.

That's not too bad a punishment I say. I could live with that.

I never knew Pascal's Wager could be applied in such a broad sense... :|

Religion (or its constituent parts) isn't (aren't) a fruit(s) that can be "plucked" from a tree. It varies from person to person and "picking one just in case" is the absolute worst reason to be part of a religion.

i think there may or may not be a god but i still won't pick a religon they are all crap like what jesus said on family guy

Atheism is a religion tho.

>_>

Atheism is a religion tho.

>_>

battlefront23

[QUOTE="battlefront23"]

Atheism is a religion tho.

>_>

foxhound_fox

Nope.

battlefront23

Unfortunate for you then.

Atheism is not a religion. A religion involves usually these three things: 1) a dogma, 2) ritual and 3) a supportive and usually hierarchical community that shares beliefs and participates in ritual together. Atheism does not have a defined dogma (or set of holy books), does not have any rituals associated with its membership and there is no real community to even speak of... besides some casual meeting groups that get together to talk and drink some beers.

If you wish to define why you think atheism is a religion, and not the lack thereof, feel free to do so, because I'll be glad to refute you. Atheism is a belief about God, gods and/or the supernatural, it is not an organized set of beliefs about morality, law or society. There are atheistic religions, but atheism is not a religion within itself.

foxhound_fox

cee1gee ...do you spend all your time thinking of terrible, badly thought out ideas, that will instantly be seen as almost completely false and either based on lies or just bad ideas? also why do you just seem to only make these posts about religion/atheism? there are other people who actually know what their talking about who can create decent questions, just stop.

Dr_Manfattan

The rejection of a belief or absence of an opinion regarding a deity is still a religion, at least to me it is, because there is effort from someone to literally claim there is no God or to be completely apathetic and have no say on it. You make claims about something with no complete certainty regarding a deity, hence in my opinion slapping the religion tag on to Atheism.

battlefront23

be⋅lief [bi-leef]

–noun

1. something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat.

2. confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof: a statement unworthy of belief.

3. confidence; faith; trust: a child's belief in his parents.

4. a religious tenet or tenets; religious creed or faith: the Christian belief.

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Atheism is a belief, not a religion.

Well - I used to be Agnostic and my decision to join a religion really had nothing to do with 'Maybe I'm wrong' or 'I need to cover my bases', etc. I decided to get baptized because this was really what I wanted to do and how I wanted to live my life.

but you know, you will still go to hell, if you picked up a religion which you dun believe in............i feel atheists are right when they dun believe in the unknown, it's what a sane person would do, but on the other hand WHAT IF there is truely a god, so basically you are dead in both cases, you should prepare for hell rightnow.

:lol:

this bomb shelter knowledge, is exactly why I don't believe in anything as of current.

the day a god actually shows up I will pick a religion, I don't believe miracles are a prove of a god because they happen with every religion, also if there's a god why are there so many bad people who have really good lifes and really good people that have horrible lifes, that's what makes me doubt the most of a god

if people could be trusted maybe I'd have a religion and I wouldn't doubt that most religious guys have good intentions but who knows maybe the guys who made religions just wanted to make money

what I belive is there's something superior to us but he/she/it is not a god, it's something like we are for brain cells or germs

Atheism is a religion tho.

>_>

battlefront23

[QUOTE="Dr_Manfattan"]

cee1gee ...do you spend all your time thinking of terrible, badly thought out ideas, that will instantly be seen as almost completely false and either based on lies or just bad ideas? also why do you just seem to only make these posts about religion/atheism? there are other people who actually know what their talking about who can create decent questions, just stop.

cee1gee

That's 3 too many.

I don't know if God would like that. Besides, why pick one if you don't really believe it's true? Slightly counter-productive if you ask me. It's like asking a Christian to pick Islam.

In my opinion Religion loses its meaning when a person just chooses it as a backup.

Oh and I don't think that Atheism is a Religion.

a- no, none

theism- the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation

Religion- Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.