Whats your religion?

[Bergonbelson]

Fuck, there are so many..whats yours?

[thatoneguyfromDD]

I have no idea, really.

[Thracian]

Eastern Orthodox

[DocSprite]

I'm probably the only Catholic on NG, because everybody else has converted to Atheism.

[oldbinny]

fuck religion i dont need someone to worship

WORSHIP MY COCK

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[JustsTrollingAlong]

hinduism

[Medetrate]

Sikhism.

Damn watch how I get attacked by the atheists now.

[Sheizenhammer]

Is "I don't give a fuck" an option here?

No? Okay, then....

I'm gonna say 'Science'. No, not scientology, real science.
Why? Because it solves the age-old science vs religion thing (saying "science IS my religion" will shut up even the most stubborn religious nutjobs).

[JohnnyWang]

At 2/22/09 12:07 PM, DocSprite wrote: I'm probably the only Catholic on NG,

Nope, there's a bunch.

because everybody else has converted to Atheism.

Actually, about half of NG are religious, 25% atheists, 25% agnostic, there's a big cesus thread about it.

Anyway, none, I'm an atheist.

[xports]

Sigh...here we go again.

Southern Baptist.

[Tahnok]

At 2/22/09 12:12 PM, JohnnyWang wrote: 25% atheists

That's a damn noisy quarter of NG we have there then.

Anyway, Lutheran Christian.

[Killing-joke]

Hentaism - yes you guessed what it is didn't you?

dirty boy!

[andhination]

I've grown up as a Catholic, but I don't believe any one religion could be entirely accurate. I kind of have this theory that all the major religions are partially right, and all the gods or deities are just in competition to see who can get the most followers.

[JohnnyWang]

At 2/22/09 12:12 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: (saying "science IS my religion" will shut up even the most stubborn religious nutjobs).

No, no it won't.

And science isn't a religion, science doesn't have rituals or a set hierarchy, which are the requirements of a religion. Also, while one could say the laws of physics are the dogma of a scince religion, they're in the end, all subject to debate.

[Deadly-Shadow]

Atheist, although it technically isn't a religion.

Also, you're practically begging for a flame war to start.

[JohnnyWang]

At 2/22/09 12:15 PM, Tahnok wrote:
That's a damn noisy quarter of NG we have there then.

And the religious aren't noisy, ever?

But I agree, some of the younger ones can be a bit obnoxious, mostly becuase they're fresh converts, which in every system of beliefs, are the noisiest ones.

[JustsTrollingAlong]

At 2/22/09 12:16 PM, JohnnyWang wrote: And science isn't a religion, science doesn't have rituals or a set hierarchy, which are the requirements of a religion.

I wouldn't call science a religion but... there are some very close similarities there dude... especially when you start throwing the belief in evolution BS in there.
Umm... Science does have rituals... ever heard of the scientific method?
Also.. your definition of a religion is wrong... according to both dictionary.com and my sister who has her masters in systematic theology.

[dkwrtw]

I'm agnostic.

[Tahnok]

At 2/22/09 12:18 PM, JohnnyWang wrote: And the religious aren't noisy, ever?

NG-wise, I've found the atheists to generally be a lot more nosy, arrogant and just act like a plain asshole whenever it comes to anything related to religion. No offense anyone, that's just what I've noticed.

[CuteAndFuzzy]

fuck god bush did 9/11 im an athiest dont fuck with me i'm a rebel fight the system

[PandaPorn]

Church of Scotland Protestant

[Higgy531]

My religion
:or lack thereof
is atheism

:Yes, i just wanted a chance to type "or lack thereof", I've never typed that before. But I am an Atheist.

[Higgy531]

At 2/22/09 12:24 PM, Higgy531 wrote: My religion

or lack thereof

is atheism

Yes, i just wanted a chance to type "or lack thereof", I've never typed that before. But I am an Atheist.

I really need to learn how to type better

The space bar is your friend!

[JohnnyWang]

At 2/22/09 12:20 PM, JustsTrollingAlong wrote: evolution BS

With the risk of ad hominem, you just discredited yourself pretty hard.

Also.. your definition of a religion is wrong... according to both dictionary.com and my sister who has her masters in systematic theology.

Lets consult wikipedia:
"A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of sacred narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendent quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power or truth."

The operative part would be the last phrase; "that give meaning...". That is something that is not in science's realm in any way.

[Daddy-L-Jackson]

Nihilism.

Although it's a philosophy, not a religion.

[PandaPorn]

At 2/22/09 12:26 PM, Daddy-L-Jackson wrote: Nihilism.

Although it's a philosophy, not a religion.

It's a paradox due the fact it's an anti-philosophy philosophy

[SteveGuzzi]

Religion: unaffiliated

General Philosophy: panentheist

[richler]

buddhism

[Sheizenhammer]

At 2/22/09 12:16 PM, JohnnyWang wrote: No, no it won't.

Hey, I can dream, can't I?

And science isn't a religion, science doesn't have rituals or a set hierarchy, which are the requirements of a religion. Also, while one could say the laws of physics are the dogma of a science religion, they're in the end, all subject to debate.

For most practical purposes, it can be practised and followed in similar ways.
True, it desn't have all-encompassing versions of either, but the same could be said for some recognised religions (Islam, for instance, has little real hierarchy). And there are paralogues between the structure of a stereotypical religious institution and, say, a research institution in terms of 'rituals' (~the scientific method) and 'hierarchy' (~peer review groups etc.).
The main difference - the fact that exactly what it teaches you is always changing - just makes for a nice bonus too (so it never gets boring).

[JustsTrollingAlong]

At 2/22/09 12:25 PM, JohnnyWang wrote: Lets consult wikipedia:
"A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of sacred narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendent quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power or truth."

The operative part would be the last phrase; "that give meaning...". That is something that is not in science's realm in any way.

Wikipedia is written by mere humans, anyone can edit it... along with the fact that the definition is still not what you said earlier. Contrary to the belief that, you don't understand what I'm saying; a true scientist would not look on wikipedia for others opinions, he would go out and study religion himself through the scientific method and come up with his own conclusions and you're still just not quite getting it but I'm pretty sure you were getting the idea because you caught what I said about the evolution and I bet there are probably about 3 people who would bother to read my whole post and you're just part of one of them because you're trying to understand what I'm saying here but it really just doesn't quite make sense because you're just missing a little fucking piece man, isn't that fucking infuriating? You should go read this even though I know you didn't really read through all that and just clicked the link anyway... not much of a scientist :P