<p>Apostolic (Protestant).</p>
<p>Raised Roman Catholic.</p>
<p>I’m now an athiest, although I sometimes pray to the Flying Spaghetti Monster</p>
<p>I’m Quaker, but I whole-heartedly believe in fate.</p>
<p>Atheism has two main definitions, but the most common is the weak or negative position which defines atheism as simply a lack of any sort of god-belief. The positive, or strong, atheist is the only one who actually denies the existence of a God. Since that is a logical fallacy, the definition used tends to be the negative position. </p>
<p>There are also, of course, many other categories of non-theism, such as agnosticism and ignosticism.</p>
<p>raised roman catholic- took a step back from my faith for a couple years so that I could determine my beliefs for myself and not simply follow church doctrine. Right now, I’m just confused, but I’m attracted to both Buddhism and Kant----kind of a strange combination.</p>
<p>I’m an agnostic.</p>
<p>I’ll say deist (or agnostic, depending on how I feel on a particular day)</p>
<p>Raised Roman Catholic – and still a Roman Catholic</p>
<p>I think that, at my age, I have grown a little distant from the Church, but I am now trying to become a better Catholic.</p>
<p>athiest, but being reborn sounds fun.</p>
<p>Considering there is ample scientific (read: natural) evidence for our origins, the belief in the supernatural simply isn’t necessary. To me, in a way, belief in God signifies intellectual laziness. Is it reasonable to reach a conclusion with absolutely no supporting evidence?</p>
<p>agnostic…</p>
<p>Debaser:
It’s called “faith.”</p>
<p>Right. Completely unreasonable. And intellectually lazy.</p>
<p>Debaser - Let’s not start an argument over religion. “The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.” And if the eye of reason is closed all arguments are futile - it’s like arguing with a brick wall. Your energies are better spent elswhere.</p>
<p>Debaser-
Myself put it well. Let’s not argue. There are many intellectuals out there who are religious, by the way. You have chosen your path and I mine.</p>
<p>Myself did say it well. If faith is a valid way of knowing, then anyone could say that anything is true, because he or she has faith that it is true. There is absolutely no point in arguing with people who don’t believe in reality.</p>
<p>raised catholic…now agnostic</p>
<p>Christian! (Presbyterian church)
a jesus freak, too!</p>
<p>Debaser – You over-simplify it. It is intellectually lazy to jump to the conclusion that religious faith comes purely from laziness. I think it is you who needs to think for himself. Religious faith comes from many sources, some negative (ignorance and a “follower mentality” sometimes play a part) and some positive (belief in respecting other people and humanity in general etc.). </p>
<p>I hope you know that it is just as bad to claim to be religious while only mindlessly follow traditions (without harboring any true belief) than it is to claim to not be religious because faith in God/religious values are “useless” or “easy” – it is not so simple… </p>
<p>Most of the social values and morality by which we live today comes essentially from religion. Do not dismiss it so quickly.</p>
<p>However, I have often had the feeling that people who I have talked to who believe in God have convinced themselves of this belief rather than truly believing in it. </p>
<p>But I have to agree that it is so much easier to believe than it is to face a world in which no Creator or reason exists. For me, it came naturally not to believe, and it is therefore easier – as in more logical – for me to NOT believe in God. It would be almost impossible… even impossible, maybe, to convince me that anything supernatural and omnipotent ever existed or exists. Intellectual laziness in my case is my not being able to consider God a reality.</p>
<p>well said!</p>
<p>of course, leave it to Jack Bauer to explain it best and set it straight</p>