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| Do You Worship? If so, who or what? |
| There is no-one and nothing deserving of my worship. |
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24% |
[ 10 ] |
| I worship a single supernatural being. |
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17% |
[ 7 ] |
| I worship a multitude of supernatural beings. |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| I worship the universe, and/or its spirit. |
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12% |
[ 5 ] |
| I worship the natural, living environment, and/or its spirit. |
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7% |
[ 3 ] |
| I worship science, mathematics, logic, and/or philosophy. |
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4% |
[ 2 ] |
| I worship organized sports, a sports team, or a sports star. |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| I worship my country and/or its leadership. |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| I worship pornography and/or the people it displays. |
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2% |
[ 1 ] |
| I worship the entertainment industry, it's media, or it's celebrities. |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| I worship a particular person. |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| I worship the Internet. |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| I worship a species of plant or animal. |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| I worship only myself. |
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7% |
[ 3 ] |
| Other: ________________________. |
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14% |
[ 6 ] |
| Just show me the results. |
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9% |
[ 4 ] |
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Fnord
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 Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:24 pm Post subject: Do You Worship? |
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I'm curious ... there is such a variety of belief on WP that I wonder who or what someone might worship, and if they worship at all.
You do not have to comment, but feel free to do so, especially if I've left out your category.
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hester386
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I voted for the universe, and/or its spirit option, even though I really wouldn't say I go as for to worship the universe as in the same sense as a religious person would worship a deity or deities. I only care about the future of the cosmos, and the future of this planet despite the fact that it seems like we as people do everything we possibly can to destroy it. |
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Shadowgirl
Phoenix
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Age: 21
Posts: 500
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ruveyn
Phoenix
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Age: 73
Posts: 5925
Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: Do You Worship? |
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| Fnord wrote: | I'm curious ... there is such a variety of belief on WP that I wonder who or what someone might worship, and if they worship at all.
You do not have to comment, but feel free to do so, especially if I've left out your category.
Thank you. |
Worship is an extreme notion. I -admire- science, mathematics, abstract intelligence and flying. I think flying and proving theorems are the most exciting thing one can do with his/her clothes on.
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claire-333
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| If I recall correctly, you once accused me of worshiping maniacs, due to my interest in criminal psychology. But anyway...nah...I cannot say I really worship anything at all. |
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ruveyn
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Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Which one?
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Awesomelyglorious
Destroyer of worlds, reaver of souls
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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I worship myself, just like everyone else.
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Averick
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Joined: Mar 06, 2007
Posts: 2844
Location: My tower upon the crag. Yes, mwahahaha!
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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The universe and all it's attributes.
Good and bad. |
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MissConstrue
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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This question in the way it's asked is confusing.
I just said other on the polls because I'm confused as to the difference of worshipping something you believe and then something you just enjoy doing.
For me, spirituality would just be in the hope that people are doing well even though there's no well defined logic to it. So I'm not sure what worship means in this context.
I still struggle with grief and loss. So this issue is a bit perplexing to me as I don't believe in god or religion. I do however ponder about life and some of its unanswered and unresolved issues as well as it's scenic beauty and natural resources.
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phil777
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Age: 23
Posts: 2500
Location: Montreal, Québec
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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| None deserves my worshipness ~.~ |
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makuranososhi
Purple Monkey Dishwasher
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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I do not worship, per se - I am in awe and respect the expanse of existence, of which I am a part. I do not believe in a godhead or figural representation. I don't think that religion, science or philosophy have unto themselves all the answers. I think Heinlein captured the sentiment best in "Stranger In A Strange Land" when Michael Valentine says "Thou art God." That we exist at all is remarkable, what more inspiration does one need?
M.
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Sand
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Posts: 7952
Location: Finland
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Like many terms in this area "worship" is very vague. What does it mean? Does it mean a suspension of all analysis? Does it mean doing strange and cruel things like killing an animal as a sort of payment? Does it mean crawling around on hands and knees and cowering in fear? Does it mean merely great admiration? I don't know. |
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DentArthurDent
Evolve Ye Christians & Dozers
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Age: 45
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| makuranososhi wrote: | | I do not worship, per se - I am in awe and respect the expanse of existence |
This pretty much takes the words out of my mouth. I am in awe of many things but I don't believe awe = worship. Although one could mount an argument using some definitions that I am incorrect but I think this would be stretching the definitions a bit far.
BTW makuransoshi in awe and respect is a tautology. Awe means to greatly respect (sometimes with a mixture of fear or surprise.)
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makuranososhi
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:49 am Post subject: |
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I meant awe in terms of reverential wonder, not respect; while they can be used synonymously, that was not my intent. I agree fully that awe and worship are two entirely different concepts, but it's a semantic argument at best.
M.
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Henriksson
Procrastination Embodied
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Nothing and noone. And I can't say I've got much respect for anything either.
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