what is your faith (or lack of)? why?

[1337brian]

Originally Posted by MidianGTX

If it turned out I'm wrong and he does indeed exist, he wouldn't be anything like any religion has made him out to be.

I like this...

[Booch138]

Originally Posted by Cilo

If I had a religion, it would be music.

Same here man. Same here....

[Electric_Shaman]

Originally Posted by Vester

Well he's kinda got a point if you think about it. If God is able to prevent evil then why doesn't he?

That's kinda like saying "The teacher knows the answers to our homework, why doesn't she just tell us them?"

Or something like that

[StarCraftIsGreat]

Because someone killing someone else for no good reason is helping us, right?

[Electric_Shaman]

Originally Posted by StarCraftIsGreat

Because someone killing someone else for no good reason is helping us, right?

Well ya, more food for me

[csjones]

Science and technology are my faith because they have given me the ability to talk with many people from around the world, who share a similar interest of games and development.

Without science and technology, there would be no internet thus no touch arcade to make this forum post. There's also a lot more science and technology has provided for me (agriculture, transportation, media, etc) but that was just the first example that came to mind.

[Drexra]

Honestly, I let people believe what they want. Religion is a system of beliefs, and the wonderful part of believing is, you can believe what you want.

That being said, I could believe that one day listerine will rule the world with an iron cap, but that doesn't make it so :P

My own religion? I wouldn't really tie myself down to one, though currently I am atheistic/agnostic. I research religions and try to find one that suites me, none just seem to do with currently.

Oh, and to the people who were saying you are your own god, thats modern satanism

[kiranb28]

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That is my religion.

I've strongly believed for a long time that religion is nothing more than a way for a group of people to keep their lives 'in check' with the basic fundamentals of what it takes to become a good human being. Once the moral and ethical do's and do nots are laid down, what is good and what is bad (which is precisely what sets apart one religion from another) boils down to individuals' beliefs. God did not tailor religion; man did. In the Hindu religion, eating beef (cow) is frowned upon. If you're a Muslim, you're not supposed to eat pork.

What I don't understand is why people follow it blindly without questioning it. Seeing the bigger important IMO is more important than losing your identity to your religious group.

Most people who follow a religion, I feel, do it out of habit. Mind you, i've been exposed to Hindu culture and religion for a long time and it's amazing how many people don't eat non-vegetarian food here "because you're not supposed to".

Anywho; c'est la vie. Live your life, do what makes you happy (as long as you stay in line)... that's all

[MidianGTX]

Originally Posted by Drexra

Oh, and to the people who were saying you are your own god, thats modern satanism

That's true, but it's not such a bad thing. Their guidelines are mostly totally reasonable, with only a few suspect statements thrown in. I'm not a Satanist, but I'll admit that just like any other religion, some of what they say makes sense.

Look at the 9 Satanic sins for example:

1. Stupidity
2. Pretentiousness
3. Solipsism
4. Self-deceit
5. Herd Conformity
6. Lack of Perspective
8. Counterproductive Pride
9. Lack of Aesthetics

Many of those draw parallels with the views of an Athiest, self-deceit, herd conformity and lack of perspective in particular as they represent organized religion.

Oh, and I'm sure we all knew already, but before someone says something stupid, modern Satanism (or at least LaVey's CoS) is not devil worshiping

[sammysin]

The next person who says they don't believe in God is getting a beat down. Only messsssin'. I couldn't live peacefully without believing in a higher power.