Polls: Religion & Spirituality

I've heard Muslims view themselves as "slaves of God", conceptually. Christians on other hand view themselves as "Children of God". That is a substantial difference, although similarties.

I wonder how you conceptualize your children...

Empiricism: Knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience

Rationalism: Knowledge comes through reason, i. e., reason is the source of knowledge and justification

İn terms of its orders, rules, traditions, practices and everything

Please be objective don't pick your religion

My unpopular opinion is that fate dictates our lives. Since birth, we're wired to react to certain scenarios in our unique way. The way we learn, process information and form our views... it's all predetermined. Think of life as one big explosion. Ever since the big bang, atoms and molecules had their paths set and all of the ways they react with each other could also be calculated. Even when life is formed, the reaction of all of the biology in every organism and their electromagnetic waves could also be predetermined. Of course the math is too complicated for humans to calculate, but it's still very logical.

I know some people may hate me for saying that none of their choices are their own. But I genuinely believe that free will is an illusion.

I’ve heard this argument a lot.

Do you believe we only live once and are judged by God after death... or do you believe in past lives and the living of multiple/many lives?

I don't recall being a "sinner" as a child. I do recall being corrupted and becomming one.

you can define sin how you want based upon what you know.

I won't criticize your opinion...

For those of you who believe in heaven and god, this is something I’ve always wondered. I’ve heard many different answers ranging from all being saved, to basically nobody getting into heaven. Each idea having its own group of verses and scholars to support it. So what do you guys think?

I personally think that god, being perfect, would presumably be reasonable, and understanding, and would therefore understand that human beings are never perfect. He would not put before us a challenge he knew we stood no chance of overcoming, at least not in this case. Especially since, being omnibenevolent, he presumably hopes for all of us to go to heaven. I also reckon that heaven does have some standards. So he probably does demand that we be overall good, or at least have a root of goodness in us.