Are you nibbas religious?

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[–]OrionBlastar 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 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 -  (3 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'

[–]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.