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It's a cliche of sites like this apparently that everyone on them is a godless atheist or agnostic or something like that. I was just curious if that's whether the case. I'm not trying to start a furious debate and won't be critiquing anybody whatever their answer, but I wondered what sort of make-up we have here?
I'm a confirmed atheist myself.
waylandsmithy
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Pagan.
Gerontius
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Keep an open mind.
Both arguments are completely bonkers and yet one of them has to be true. On the other hand it could be a combination of the two.
I think the biblical interpretation of creation (big, white beardy man in sky) has done much to ridicule and harm the religious case. But replace big beardy man with intelligent life force from a distant galaxy...well, why not. Even we (man) can create life, just think what somebody with a brain could do.
The other argument that creation/evolution happened simply by chance is equally potty. But then you can’t dismiss the fact that Alan Carr has his own chat show.
I don’t see how you can be absolutely convinced by either argument but of the two I would much prefer the God one to be true. Some of the movies have been fantastic - better than watching two microbes pleasuring each other.
Just because it sounds utterly ridiculous doesn’t mean to say it didn’t happen.
If you are absolutely convinced there is a God then how can you explain the existence of people like Simon Cowbell or Piers Moron.
There again, they do give support to the theory we evolved from the bottom of a swamp.
At this point in time everything is conjecture and opinion – and pretty much worthless as evidence.
I want to be an atheist but something in the back of my mind is holding me back.
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Sinnick
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Atheist - not agnostic, non-practicing Christian, pagan or undecided, or any other variant. But I do hold with the commandments as a sensible idea, and the various bibles as interesting records of history. Religion is a necessary evil, though, but maybe in 500 years time we'll get over it (1000 years in certain cultures).
I don't impose my simple belief on others, and I'm very intolerant of others imposing on me. I have enormous respect for others that hold different views, but no respect for the organisations that claim to represent them.
Insha'Allah
The All New Jeni B
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Atheist with Pagan/Buddhist leanings. Oh, and have suspicions that the outer-space thing may be most accurate.
I have a Catholic father and Protestant mother, so you can imagine what an oasis of peaceful co-existence my childhood was.
Firmly believe that we are all entitled to believe what we want to believe, but equally object vehemently to having others' religious views thrust upon me.
As Sinnick says, the principles of the Commandments are a great idea, and sadly, often ignored these days.
I actually think that the whole Bible thing came about as a means for ancient people to try to make sense of some weird shit that was going down.
I agree with what Jeni (kind of) says – people attempting to impose their beliefs on others is the main problem for me. If you can't separate your opinion from fact, and you try to force that opinion on somebody else, be that religious, political, musical, sporting or whatever, then you’re being a dick.
Hold on, that’s just my opinion isn’t it? Bollocks.
The All New Jeni B
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And you're entitled to it...
charlies_hat
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I like the Dawkins view - 'I am an a-theist and you are as well, I've just dismissed one more god than you....'
So, I fit the cliche I suppose, but I'm also a bit envious of the 'community spirit' that people get from a shared belief in a god, that is pretty difficult to replicate for the non-religious.
ianslat
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Also an atheist.
I try not to impose my views on my kids, because I think everyone should make their own mind up (although tell that to almost all religious parents), but I was pleased when my 5 year old, having just been told in school about Adam and Eve, told her teacher 'I thought everything started with the Big Bang'.
The All New Jeni B
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Ianslat, agree completely re kids.
I've made a point of allowing the YM to make up his own mind, and have answered his (many) questions about different beliefs to the best of my ability.
Still doesn't stop the majority of schools from attempting to impose views upon kids though.
beau-jolly
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Atheist; although I do like our vicar and wish I could be more than just a friend of the family. I quite like Seikism as I understand it is a system of rules in which to live your life and has no supreme being requiring genuflections. On the other hand the turban and is a bit of a deal breaker for me.
beau-jolly
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Quivering brethren. Where was that from?
Mandy Lifeboat
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Baptised methodist, fundamentalist atheist, Bhuddist leanings, Quaker sympathiser - I try and cover a few bases. Quick aside - work have just put in an ablution facility for Muslims, tickled by the idea of Catholics requesting an absolution facility...
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