My religious/spirituality has been a path. I was raised by my mother, who was raised by Methodists, but herself moved between churches until she found 7th Day Adventist as her best fit. Being surrounded by monotheists who confirmed the existence as a child, I never even thought to question the existence of "God", and it was just as real to me as Santa Claus. I only questioned the nature of God, was it like us? A human? A man, or a woman? I talked to God extensively on long walks.
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When I got older and went to college (you know, where ignorant people believe minds are poisoned with knowledge), I found out more about the different belief systems of the world. That Hindus and Muslims had comparable numbers of believers to Christianity, but entirely different beliefs about the very nature of reality. And that there were even more philosophies and religions yet. The interesting thing about all of them is that none of them can be proven or disproven. They are all valid working theories, all possible given what we knew about reality. This was totally wild to me, and as I wrapped my mind around the information, I became agnostic. Well, truth be told, at first I became atheist, then I realized that atheism was a similar belief to Christianity or Satanism, in that it held something to be true that was not provable/disprovable. It was just the belief that religions were all wrong, and my belief was that I didn't and couldn't really know. I think my atheism was a backlash from feeling betrayed about religion.As I progressed to gain more information and experience, including experience with psychedelics, I began to feel that there is something significant in the mutable nature of reality and perspective. Being exposed to my own mind working in a fantastic way that altered my perception of reality, was life changing. What we choose in our lives is a very powerful force and can make the difference between being happy or miserable. To that end, I have many thoughts that are in alignment with the philosophy of Buddhism, especially in the approach it has to the illusions of reality.
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I remain agnostic, as I believe it is arrogant and ignorant to think that we are wise and intelligent enough to comprehend more than a very insignificant amount of the information around us. We are like bacteria floating in a pond, with only a faint glimmer of understanding.Here's an interesting graphic on world religions throughout history, (I recommend watching on 2X speed):
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q-icxn8asI8And one more. I especially like this last one, because you can see how religion isn't just some objective truth about what is right, it spreads like an infection as people share ideas with each other, it is just an idea that is passed from one person to the next. So Christianity got spread more when it went to the Americas, Oceania, Micronesia, etc, by people who had guns and more advanced technology, so their religion and ideas took over the native folk religions.
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My religion is I believe in a higher power I believe that we are all here to experience Something Beautiful many people didn't get the memo so they decided to create something worse human drama pointing fingers I'll caught it up and everything except for what they were supposed to be caught up in and that is to experience the Beautiful like that we can all have on this planet together
I said it a million times when we were born we were all given a gift that gift is choice we get to choose who we want to be by the things that we say and do.
It is also my choice to either follow or lead I'm sure not going to follow
Following somebody it's like following somebody that is lost because they were following somebody that was lost and so on and so on
Experiencing life and choosing who you want to be in this one take all the beautiful things that you believe in get rid of all all the drama people try to suck you into or get we make a choice to get caught up into it because we believe in something but nobody wants to hear you so you you walk away
My religion tells me everything is connected everything on this planet even the planet has energy running through it around it all the way around it we walk through energy all day long because it's to put above the Earth ground all the way around protons electrons atoms we are also made of energy we are more connected than we ever thought we're so caught up in the human aspect and human drama I think we forgot everything we came here for
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My religion is to help anybody everybody that needs help to try to shine your light so we can see where they're going if you are in darkness you can't see negative is Darkness positive is the light we are all alike we are all energy
My religious belief help people see the light help people become the light be happy in this beautiful beautiful beautiful place we Earth
We Are All One when somebody's hungry feed them because that is part of us on both sides if somebody is down and out to help them because we are all one if somebody needs a helping hand pull them up because we are all one try to teach people that everything that you feel in life has nothing to do with anything you can either make that feeling that Happy Feeling all right. That feeling it's your choice right then and there you either hold onto it or you let it go you either become it or you let it go if you hold on to it you miss out a living life when you're collecting things that hold you back but some of us are here to experience that I guess I've done my fair share I look at this planet and the people on it and I shake my head WTF I watch greedy greedy people they're so happy because they take from other people and they call that happiness or meet you happy and happiness is not having anyting except for knowledge because you can take that with you energy Never Dies so
Now if you can understand what I've just said congratulations you're probably pretty happy person if you can't it's not meant for you no matter what you believe in no matter who you have chosen to be if you do not help somebody up if your eyes if your smile not speak to somebody as you pass them by if you're caught up in drama you're not experiencing life we are on this planet to experience life a beautiful life and peace we were kind of giving the rules of life we were given morals values and ethics you are given a choice you can be anybody that you want to be if you're going to follow follow your religious belief and hope that is the truth because my religious belief is who I am from day one to this day that's my belief my religious belief is who I chose to be and what I chose to say and what I chose to do it's either positive or negative we were all given the choice to believe in anything we want to but you have to believe in yourself before you completed anyting probably just a bunch of mumbo jumbo but that's my choice
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Maybe God has a creator
Maybe we are God's children
I believe in the christian God but just not that He is sending everyone to hell save a handful as many orthodox churches try to convince you.
It is funny when I come on these type of questions because half of the comments I can't see as the religious zealots have all blocked me... lol
I don't hide what I believe while many christian fanatics watch porn and do all kinds of things behind everyone's back and then condemn you for doing the same things. It can be very sad :(
As Christians we are suppose to love and support each other... aren't we? ... just asking
I'm born in Islam Family and officially I'm Muslim now only. But my religious belief is not at all related to Islam. I don't believe in any religion but only in the power which created the world. The power maybe scientific or spiritual but it's a power nonetheless and I believe in that.
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Mine is pretty unique so feel free to ask me anything about it.
On an energy level i'd define god as the point of origin, the source of all good in the world. Evil has no direct origin, instead its people choosing to do the wrong thing on purpose that brought that into being.
But then you have the level i philosophise about most, which is on a more soul/earth level. I believe our kind is the creator of this reality. Collectively created as a learning experience where people of different personalities and levels of good and evil can interact in a more confined manner. After our lifetime we go back to the reality beyond this one, and the reality beyond that one i can't imagine. But i do believe our choice to be in a physical body was voluntary and that we had a say in what kind of experience we want.
But outside of our physical world are souls ensuring our experience goes well. Some would call them gods, others angels. Mine described herself as a "Co-pilot High Up". They seemingly have the power to manipulate chance but are very much laid back in interfering since its up to us to experience our life and the effects on the world we collectively created.
And our instinct to create experiences and worlds very much remains. You create dream worlds in your sleep, although of a lesser fidelity. But we also create worlds by physical means in art, movies, stories and games. We are actively as a species trying to build virtual worlds to life in once again. So to me its logical we already did.
As for morals and stuff i think everyone should be who they truly are. I have steps for that in my old but mostly accurate journey to the real you mytake. Your not supposed to blindly follow, and they won't give evidence that people would blindly follow. But if your ready and ask for evidence that could but is not likely to happen and they perform a miracle for you then you know there is something to it.I was raised Catholic by a converted Babtist mom who left it up to me. I had a Jewish friend and a Native American with whom I went to calibrations with on occasions. Its made me a very independent thinker and question everything. I reject most all religions as they are man made and used to control people. Native Americans and Buddhist are not religions and are a way of life. I do feel there must be some sort of a "creator" How else do we explain things such as our solar system and our planet being in perfect position not too cold not too hot and not collide. It just makes me think deeply there must be something!
I’ve been exposed to many religions meeting Shias Sunnis Sikhs Christian’s of all sorts Jews Sufis Hindus Vishnus Jains Buddhist from many different traditions.
I was raised in a black Catholic Church, nestled safely away from the world in the woods within walking distance to Lake Washington.
I would say my closest “religious” beliefs are to American Freemasonry, just because I think that’s what has influenced my world view the most. I don’t dwell on metaphysics and just try to be a good person by my own conscience.I was raised Catholic but went on to study the history or Christianity and Judaism, world religions, mythology, ancient history, cultural anthropology and some philosophy.
I am no longer religious and doubt if there are gods or an afterlife. I don't think anything is watching over humanity. From a religious point of view, I guess that makes me agnostic.
I have my own spiritual beliefs that include awe, wonder, respect and gratitude for all creation and for my ability to perceive it.Each set of religious beliefs holds but a PIECE of the greater truth...
the metaphor I was taught is:
"Three blind wise men happened upon an elephant...
the first encountered its trunk an proclaimed: "It is much like a sake!"
the second happened upon its ear and proclaimed: "No! Its much like a large leaf!"
and the last happened upon its tail, "No! its is more like a fuzzy rope..."
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And, within the scope of each's SUBJECTIVE perception, EACH spoke truthfully...
but what the elephant TRULY was, ... was FAR greater!"
SPEAK the truth fom YOUR experience, but be humble enough to ACCEPT there exists FAR more---I'm mostly atheist, however I like to keep an open mind. They only thing I'm sure of is that nobody really knows wtf is actually going on, we're all just insignificant ants floating on a spec of dust in an ocean of nothing. May as well enjoy the time we are here and try to help others out as well.
Part of me likes to consider the idea that we're all living in the Matrix tho, lol.I'm pagan. I believe in the norse gods, the harmony of nature and in the life of individuals. I believe in living in harmony with my surroundings with respect for others and our earth. I believe in self responsibility, peace and equality.
Christian, mainly because only God can judge and it's the only religion out of the three Abrahamic ones that supports social freedom (at least in today's world). Jews and Muslims have a lot of restrictions according to their books and churches. (I don't have anything against J&M)
Im agnostic. I definitely believe in a god and that we all have it in us which manifest itself as the little voice that tells us right from wrong to bring us closer to our higher self... can you tell I'm a yogi yet? NAMISTE MOTHALUVVAAAASSSS
We all have a religion as all are Intelligently Designed to worship.. Some worship Self, creature rather than Creator (Environmentalism, Buddhism, Secular Humanism (Self), Sex-Sexual Expressions, Islam, Hinduism etc).
-We all seek something greater than ourselves…to self-preserve, Eternally. I hold to Jesus the Christ is the only Saving means to God and a Living Eternality.Belief is trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something.
When it comes to religion, it’s all about faith. Hoping that what you are told will be true.
Having trust and confidence in an unverifiable thing. Which in any other situation would be insane.
If I jump off a sky scraper and trust that I will fly, confidence will allow me to jump, faith can give me hope as I fall, but the facts rest in science, I will splat on the ground below.
The science of the human existence is that we exist as signals from neurons transforming and relaying the electrical signals in the brain.
When our heart stops beating, our blood stops pumping, we stop existing. This does not require faith or belief. It is fundamental science.I am a Christian born and raised. I believe God is good and that we should live in his example. He is the one that put us here, is that not enough for us to appreciate him, respect him, and worship him?
I believe in GOD.
I believe GOD Is The Creator of the universe.
I believe GOD Is The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.
I believe all people need is to obey the Ten Commandments.
I don't believe in religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Shintoism, etc. and all the bullshit branches of those religions.
Just keep it simple.GOD CHRIST ABOVE THE DOME
https://www.youtube.com/embed/LMr6Qb0_5kMeveryone who does not believe in CHRIST
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will go inside the snake to be torturedMy belief is to stay out of religious discussions, and I practice it religiously. 😀
I were raised a traditional Muslim, eventually became a Quranist and then an agnostic.
I grew up as a Jew then i was practically forced to become a Christian
None. I find it all rather silly. When I was single, I would not date believers in any religion or other pseudo-scientific nonsense like "alternative medicine".
It's ALL A BIG LIE made to control you and keep you stupid!!
I don't have any, beliefs are worthless, and most can be proven wrong using logic and evidence, with the rest being unverifiable.
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