I respect that you see it as a way of life and a practice, It is also by definition a faith though.
I understand that you wish to answer the big questions of life, but can I ask why you choose religion as your main way of doing so, rather than maybe science?
Hi,
Simple question:
Why are you religious?
I am an atheist/agnostic and although I was bought up as a very liberal Christian, I denounced the faith in my adolescence. I am just curious as to what religion you believe in (if any), and why? Have you always been of that faith? Or is it a...
Sex is any type of sexual intercourse, regardless of gender
There can be homosexuality
it is sex
it can be sex
current natural procreation is between man and woman, sexual intercourse is between man and women, women and women, man and man
under British law, marriage can be between man and...
Nobody knows, and no scientist claims to have the definitive answer. The Big Bang theory as it stands only has hypothesises at best at the moment as to what started it all. The theory actually tells us what happened after the big bang. It's like the theory of evolution, it isn't the theory of...
I suppose people use their free-will to pray to God, hoping for a reaction/answers from their God, (which I'm aware isn't very logical, if God has a plan, why pray to God to change it?).
However my problem is; if you truly believed in a good God, surely you would have the faith that regardless...
Could a religious person denouncing any scientific theory be considered as a heretic?
To explain my logic, let me explain a little further; if a God exists that is believed to have created the universe and everything within it (including us lovely humans); surely logic dictates that that God...
No. No they are not. I pay tax but I'm not part of the government am I? My mothers company pays tax but isn't part of the government.
Taxing somebody or something doesn't mean they are actually part of the government and can pass laws.
Yes, but look at it this way.
There are two businesses, one deals in terms of thousands of pounds, one deals in terms of millions of pounds. Both get taxed by government. The company who deals in thousands of pounds gets slightly more exemptions to make it fair, but both have to submit a...
I live in the UK and the question on whether gay marriage should be legalised is a hot topic at the moment.
One of the major hurdles it's having on getting passed as a law is many of the religious institutions saying that they would not allow gay marriages to happen in their place of worship...
Taxing them will not take the shelters, food banks, soup kitchen away. They receive millions (billions in some cases) in donations, and taking tax from them will not effect the soup kitchens etc...in fact taxing them may even take away the need for soup kitchen etc...
I have been at the...
No, my logic says, if they want a say on politics and policies, they should give something back to the country that benefits everybody. You shouldn't get something for nothing.
As we all know, many religions exert huge power over the majority of countries in the world. They like to have their say on homosexuality and gay marriage legislations, abortion laws, what should and shouldnt be taught in school (to mention just a few examples), but why do we allow them to...
I've started to look in to Roman/Greek/Egyptian mythology and the possibility of how Mediterranean religions that pre-date Christianity may have influenced the writing of the bible.
This is a link to just one example of where Christianity may have borrowed ideas from...
If we're talking metaphorically...
1: I think our existence is our awareness of the universe through our senses.
2: I believe our existence ends when our senses cease to function anymore. We may still be alive, but our existence would be diminished to the point whereby we wouldn't be aware...
E=MC2 - Energy=mass-chargex2...???
Yeah, this person clearly has phenomenal absorption skills. Incredible. Where the hell do I buy some skills like that? Just amazing...
I agree, to people who have lost loved ones (and lets face it, who hasn't) the idea that they still exist in some manner of speaking and are being looked after, can bring immense comfort, and I cannot deny that from anybody.
As an atheist, I believe that everything has it's time. Every galaxy...
I've understood you completely, just asked you to elaborate slightly, then when I asked you to elaborate, gave a nonsensical sarcastic reply...
So...If you've got the time and inclination to give a proper reply to my original question, oh mighty one;
What in particular would make you change...
That's really interesting, because for me, I find my lack of belief to give me a greater sense of urgency with life. I cherish every day more on the belief that this is the one and only chance I will get to experience life. It also fascinates me that everything that we see around us is (I...