Are you nibbas religious?

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[–]Jackalope 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

I am certainly not

[–]fschmidt 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (11 children)

Certainly, without any doubt? That would make you a fundamentalist atheist, right?

[–]Jackalope 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

Perhaps a bit of hyperbole I'll admit...I am certain that calling me religious would be inaccurate. I personally do not believe in any Gods, but that is based on skepticism rather than any certainty that Gods do not exist. Fundamentalist atheism I agree is 'religious' in its own right, because it is making a certainty argument based on 'faith' that Gods do not exist.

[–]OrionBlastar 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Buddhists, Confucious, Taoists, and other religions don't believe in a God.

Religion is made out of two Latin words, Re = again and lig = connect. You connect to nature instead of God. That is a relgion.

[–]Jackalope 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

I meant this mainly in the colloquial sense I assumed the OP intended, although I have similar feelings about these other religions. I don't have any faith based beliefs. Buddhism has reincarnation, Taoism has throwing sticks that can read the future. I would not consider myself religious in the sense that most people would use that word, nor am I associated with any practice of 'ism'

[–]OrionBlastar 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

So are you an agnostic not into atheism?

[–]Jackalope 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I would call myself an agnostic atheist

Wikipedia

Agnostic atheism is a philosophical position that encompasses both atheism and agnosticism. Agnostic atheists are atheistic because they do not hold a belief in the existence of any deity, and are agnostic because they claim that the existence of a demiurgic entity or entities is either unknowable in principle or currently unknown in fact.

[–]OrionBlastar 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They are both isms, don't you know?

[–]Jackalope 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They are both isms, don't you know?

Now you are just being obtuse. What I actually said was "nor am I associated with any practice of 'ism'", and these so-called 'isms' are not associated with any practices at all. It is merely a statement of non-acceptance of any theology and an unwillingness to base my beliefs upon religious faith.

[–]OrionBlastar 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sounds like Scientology.

[–]fschmidt 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I am religious and I don't have any faith based beliefs either. A religion is just a coherent system to support a set of values. I personally follow the Old Testament. You can read more here.

[–]Jackalope 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I am not opposed to a metaphorical interpretation of the Old Testament in the way the author of that article advocates. This may be semantics, but how would you differentiate between a philosophy and a religion, or wouldn't you?

[–]fschmidt 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am the author of that article. Philosophy is only about ideas. Religion is a complete system that includes ideas, a shared narrative, and rituals that combine to support a value system.