what is your religion if any

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None.

Atheist, an extreme one to the point where even if there was concrete proof in gods existence I would still defy it as I don't see why I should worship a fickle narcissist whose teachings are responsible for so much conflict. Genuinely think religion is the worst thing humans have ever come up with.

I think all religions are just a mere cargo cult But I think reincarnation exists and what if we chose being like that before we were born and we don't remember this? What do you think? LOL, I think it's such a weird thing that so many people follow instructions of the book of laws and customs of ancient nomadic tribes that have NOTHING in common with our life in modern times. Anyway, Jews borrowed most of their stories from Egyptians and those - from Sumers Holy cow, so many people got deluded All those priests, churches - normally like those primitive folks believing in John Frum.

I'm a Christian and a believer in God.

Raised a catholic, leans agnostic. I left church because too many of it's followers have been all down about humanity lately and want to see God flood the world.

Progressive Protestant. Specifically, UCC.

I was raised Lutheran but felt agnostic (insufficient data) for many years. I started to read the Bible and found that it slowly made more sense, especially when you took it out of denominational packaging.

I looked at reincarnation religions, but my main objection was that they seemed a little logically flawed. The system of reincarnation (things getting better) was supposed to work in conjunction with a system (karma) that kept everything the same.

I was in Japan years ago on business and asked a woman there what thoughts she had about religion. She said that she had felt bad a couple of times in her life, but never bad enough to consider religion. This was the first time I had really considered religion as therapeutic.

I then considered various reasons people might have for adherence to a religion;

1. Palliative or soporific
2. Connect with previous generations
3. Obtain a better future condition
4. Gain wisdom or understanding
5. Obtain a better present condition
6. Assuage guilt
7. Justify or endorse some questionable action
8. Gain social acceptance
9. Gain parental approval
10. Therapeutic or remedial
11. Cultural or ethnic identity

There are a variety of reasons people can have for their religious views. For me, I was interested in truth. This has led me to consider Christianity of the Bible instead of Christianity of churches. I do not want to suggest that anyone give up their religion, just for me the search for truth has led me away from religion.

Eric Hoffer once said that every great movement eventually becomes a business and then a racket. I think every religion has suffered from the fact that the concentration of popular interest in something usually leads to the centralization of money and influence. This often attracts the baser sort of person who seeks to work his way into a position of control and advantage.

If anyone is interested in this perspective, feel free to PM me.

I was raised evangelical lutheran. I still want to believe in some kind of higher power, but I don't go to any church nowadays.

I'm agnostic, but I respect that someone would be religious or atheist.

I just don't like people that take it too far and claim things like homosexuality is a sin etc. I hate those people.

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I'm agnostic, with an atheistic bent.

The most I will go as far as the possibility of the existence of a "supreme being" is concerned:

The possible existence of a "superior force," not conscious of its own existence, which propels (and, to some extent steers) all the mechanisms of the universe or universes.

The closest religion I could "claim" would be Zen-- but that's not really a religion. Therefore, I would say that I try to practice mindfulness but as for an afterlife.. I will believe it when I see it.

I'm a Buddhist, but agnostic on the woo topics like rebirth.

I gave up on religion because it was smaller than love.

I'm a raised Catholic and believer of God.

Agnostic leaning more towards atheism.