how many people are religious?

[quakefiend420]

no flaming...dont even respond in the thread which you are...i dont care on an individual basis...just curious how it breaks down on ATOT

so whether, you're muslim, buddhist, christian, or worship a big chicken, or whatever...mark yes...if you believe in absolutely nothing, mark no

pretty simple...please lets not get a flamewar going

EDIT: i'll bump every now and again

 

[Malak]

I want to qualify "religious". If you do not actively pursue your belief, you aren't really religious. But that also means atheists can be religious too.

 

[quakefiend420]

well...i mean believing in something, basically...thats why i added spiritual in there as well...so if you havent been to church in 30 years but still believe in a higher power, you can mark yes

 

[maddogchen]

Everyone should believe in something. Religion gives us hope.

 

[KarenMarie]

I a very spiritual.
I believe there is a higher power... call it God, Buddha, Allah, or even Nature... don't care, but I think there is a higher powewr than mankind.

 

[WiseOldDude]

I know a great many people that go to church...... I know only 1 or 2 that could be considered religious or spiritual.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Please do not confuse religious with spiritual. There's a HUGE difference. They're WORLDS apart. I dunno about religious, but I am quite spiritual.

 

[quakefiend420]

well...i'm about to hafta leave...would you guys mind bumping this every once in a while...try to keep it on the front page, if you dont mind

thx

cya

 

[artikk]

I'm a Christian

 

[PingSpike]

I believe in a higher power.

 

[teh 3v1L]

Originally posted by: malak
I want to qualify "religious". If you do not actively pursue your belief, you aren't really religious. But that also means atheists can be religious too.

wait...how is that? belief in nothing is still belief, therefore religious? not trying to flame, just curious..

 

[callmesteve]

Religious

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
Everyone should believe in something. Religion gives us hope.

No, it gives you hope. That's all well and good, but please realize & respect the fact that not everyone is just like you.

Originally posted by: malak
I want to qualify "religious". If you do not actively pursue your belief, you aren't really religious. But that also means atheists can be religious too.

"religious" can have a few meanings. It's up to the OP to quantify it for his poll.

At any rate, it seems from the OP's second post that he's asking not whether we're religious or spiritual, but rather whether we believe in a deity or not. The poll & OP should be edited for clarity.

 

[TallBill]

lol, how can you be undecided.. your either religious or your not religious.. this has nothing to do with your actual beliefs.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: teh 3v1L

Originally posted by: malak
I want to qualify "religious". If you do not actively pursue your belief, you aren't really religious. But that also means atheists can be religious too.

wait...how is that? belief in nothing is still belief, therefore religious? not trying to flame, just curious..

Religions can be defined as a belief in an ultimate existence. Atheists do not believe in any deity, but that in itself is an existence. Therefore it's still a religion. And some atheists actually attempt to convert others, sometimes more aggressively than mormons.

 

[maddogchen]

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: maddogchen
Everyone should believe in something. Religion gives us hope.

No, it gives you hope. That's all well and good, but please realize & respect the fact that not everyone is just like you.

Yeah there's no hope for you Gurck.

 

[KingPhil]

I'm not personally religious (ya ya ya, All the religious nuts think I'm going to hell, BLAH)

I frankly could care less who beleives in what, just as long as you don't try and force your beliefs on me

I'm surprised that there were more NOs than YES answers to this poll

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: maddogchen

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: maddogchen
Everyone should believe in something. Religion gives us hope.

No, it gives you hope. That's all well and good, but please realize & respect the fact that not everyone is just like you.

Yeah there's no hope for you Gurck.

Bah!

 

[meltdown75]

Damn qf420... you woke up Gurck!! ;P :beer:

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: malak
Religions can be defined as a belief in an ultimate existence. Atheists do not believe in any deity, but that in itself is an existence. Therefore it's still a religion. And some atheists actually attempt to convert others, sometimes more aggressively than mormons.

Pretty shaky logic. Whether atheism is a religion depends on the context of the word. No definition is right or wrong. If "religion" is a belief system, atheists are religious. If "religion" is belief in a deity, atheists are not religious. If "religion" is a way of living according to belief/unbelief in a deity, some atheists are religious while others aren't. Again, it's up to the OP to define "religious" for his post.

 

[Brutuskend]

I believe in the here after.

Every woman I talk to knows what I'm here after!

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
I believe in the here after.

Every woman I talk to knows what I'm here after!

 

[nageov3t]

I don't go to church or anything, but my moral foundation is pretty well grounded in the teachings of Jesus.

 

[dfinder]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
I a very spiritual.
I believe there is a higher power... call it God, Buddha, Allah, or even Nature... don't care, but I think there is a higher powewr than mankind.

I too strongly believe that there is one POWER that is beyond human... WE must atleast be disciplined to HIM. It is something that gives a natural way to strive and be caring and be kind..

 

[quakefiend420]

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