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Where does your faith lie?
Ive always wanted to know how many of us in this world are aetheists, how many of us believe in God, but do not leave the result of our actions in His hands, and how many of us are complete devouts that beleive that he is the only to justify for all that happens in this world. Please answer with some thought between the second and third option.
Dave
Dave
my faith lies in my heart, I always follow my heart on tough decisions
I believe in God, but that we are responsible for our actions.
soulfire, when i said actions, i did not mean only OUR actions. I meant everyone's. Even if you get hurt because of something that has nothing to do with you.
I do believe in some surpreme power(s), of one or an other kind. And I think free will is a wonderful illution, which I would very much like to keep 
I ****** hate this poll. You left so many other things out. I am a Levayin Satanist. I do not fall under any of those options. This is a very very narrow view of religion.
Agree with iZen, bit of a monotheistic bias to this poll. Are they saying that roughly a sixth of the worlds population does not count as human, as their beliefs do not fit these three narrowed opinions? Personally, I'm mostly Buddhist, with a bit of Shinto thrown in for good measure.
I believe God is out there to guide and help us through life. However, one of the gifts we were given was the gift of free will. This means we are responsible for the choices we make. God can work through us to make the world a better place. God works though us when we help others.
I do believe in God, but I feel that each person is responsible for their own actions. I cannot claim responsiblity for anyone actions except my own. I can offer advice if asked, but in the end, the choice is theirs. I also think we have free will which is why I feel the way I do.
I do not believe in God. I just cannot believe all of them ridiculous bible stories and rising from the dead. Come on like its impossible. It's all a waste of time I think.
You're poll doesn't have enough options. I don't believe in the christian God. I try to follow the path of druidism which has many gods and goddesses. So, As such I guess I would choose the second answer. I believe, but I'm responsible for my actions.
I'll join the crowd of people you say they believe in God. Though my take on the matter of how much control does God have in my life depends on how much you are devoted to God. So the burning question to all of you God believing folks is simply why do you believe in the God you believe in? Second question is this, how far will your faith in God go? Will you be obediant to Him no matter the cost? Will you stand your ground in your beliefs no matter what the opposition says to you? Or you will your beliefs change like the shifting sand?
I think that there is a principle to learn here with such tough questions. Not just for the Christain or people of other faiths, but also for those who do not claim any faith.
I think the one of the differances between a skeptic and an athiest is that the athiest has already made up their mind to not believe in God. Though I think it would be smart of those people to leave some room for the unexplainable when no other explentation is available to harminize such occurances with their "lack of belief."
To the skeptic, there is a degree of wisdom to not believing in something without cause or understanding. At least the skeptic is able find reason to why they believe what they believe. By requiring such hard, visible evidence you have the ablity to base rational on something tangable. The weakness is that there is no room for faith, and I think that this is where a deeper understanding of things like life, happiness, the meaning of life fail.
Dear brother and sister in the faith of Jesus Christ our savior, it is not easy to stand up in a world caught up in the tangible knowledge which is limited by our understanding of what is seen or experiance by out physical bodies. I want to remind you of something that Jesus has said to to His disiple Thomas (referred to as doubting Thomas),
It took one who is skeptical of the One he followed put his fingers through the holes in Jesus hands to believe.
I would like to challange all you skeptics out there. Go out and personally investigate who Jesus was/is. This task must be on a personal level after all Christianity is a relationship with Christ, not a religion.
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I think that there is a principle to learn here with such tough questions. Not just for the Christain or people of other faiths, but also for those who do not claim any faith.
I think the one of the differances between a skeptic and an athiest is that the athiest has already made up their mind to not believe in God. Though I think it would be smart of those people to leave some room for the unexplainable when no other explentation is available to harminize such occurances with their "lack of belief."
To the skeptic, there is a degree of wisdom to not believing in something without cause or understanding. At least the skeptic is able find reason to why they believe what they believe. By requiring such hard, visible evidence you have the ablity to base rational on something tangable. The weakness is that there is no room for faith, and I think that this is where a deeper understanding of things like life, happiness, the meaning of life fail.
Dear brother and sister in the faith of Jesus Christ our savior, it is not easy to stand up in a world caught up in the tangible knowledge which is limited by our understanding of what is seen or experiance by out physical bodies. I want to remind you of something that Jesus has said to to His disiple Thomas (referred to as doubting Thomas),
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| Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believe. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believed. |
I would like to challange all you skeptics out there. Go out and personally investigate who Jesus was/is. This task must be on a personal level after all Christianity is a relationship with Christ, not a religion.
Love God, love people drink coffee
www.socialoutcast.co.nr
wikipedia is not research.
I have a very, interesting outlook on religion.
I think that the bible can be viewed as a sort of grown up Fairy Tale.
The lessons taught are good ones to follow. The ten commandments are excellent rules to live your life by. But as for there actually being a god, I think not. I respect those who decide to follow a religion, it is better than drugs or other less desirable activities, but they can be very closed minded. Whenever someone finds out I am atheist, they flame me and scorn me. The pure spite I sometimes receive is unbearable.
I just cannot see how people who believe in "tolerance" can so strongly feel that I will go to Hell and all other bad places. I have some Jewish and Asian friends who are much more open to my belief (or, as some say, lack thereof). SO I ask you to be much more accepting to others around you. And please don't flame me! 
I think that the bible can be viewed as a sort of grown up Fairy Tale.
The lessons taught are good ones to follow. The ten commandments are excellent rules to live your life by. But as for there actually being a god, I think not. I respect those who decide to follow a religion, it is better than drugs or other less desirable activities, but they can be very closed minded. Whenever someone finds out I am atheist, they flame me and scorn me. The pure spite I sometimes receive is unbearable.
I just cannot see how people who believe in "tolerance" can so strongly feel that I will go to Hell and all other bad places. I have some Jewish and Asian friends who are much more open to my belief (or, as some say, lack thereof). SO I ask you to be much more accepting to others around you. And please don't flame me! We say that God is uncomprehendable, beyond time, beyond space, and beyond logic.
But for me, it is much more difficult for me to comprehend the world without a God.
But for me, it is much more difficult for me to comprehend the world without a God.
I agree with Soulfire. God is incomprehensible to the human mind, especially at this point in our current evolution. We are getting closer, though!
I'm a freethinker(though deism is what I can identify most with). God to me is the deity that created the Universe, but only to the extent of it existing(i.e. the point before the big bang) and it does not interfere with it. It merely observes the Universe, a sort of automated entertainment for eternity.
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| soulfire, when i said actions, i did not mean only OUR actions. I meant everyone's. Even if you get hurt because of something that has nothing to do with you. |
In that case, your poll is hopelessly out of touch. Most Christians believe that everyone is responsible for their own actions, something that is in common with most religions (the whole "Free Will" thing). Even people that believe in predestination or fate hardly think that God is in charge.
Confusing the issue is that some religions have both a monotheistic aspect as well as atheistic aspect; Deists, for example, believe in the Christian philosophy, and give only lip service (at best) to the religion.
For what it's worth...
HM
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| I'm a freethinker(though deism is what I can identify most with). God to me is the deity that created the Universe, but only to the extent of it existing(i.e. the point before the big bang) and it does not interfere with it. It merely observes the Universe, a sort of automated entertainment for eternity. |
Your definition of God seems to match my definition of Consciousness.
God is the conscious universe, you are part of God in your own consciousness.
Heh heh, even an atheist like iZen is disgusted by this pathetic poll.
No opinion provided, other than abstinence. Just say no! To pathetic bull crap.
No opinion provided, other than abstinence. Just say no! To pathetic bull crap.
My faith is born within me. It does not comes from god. God is only a spiritual guide. It makes us think straight.
We are responsible for our own actions. Everything we say or do can build bridges or tear them down.
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