Which religion? (con't)

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:41 am

Someone posted a thread a while back about the different religions and finding faith etc, and I enjoyed reading some really considered and open minded (not to mention kind and thoughtful) responses.

My question today is this....

1 What is your religion (should you have one)

2 If you had to choose another religion (can't have the one you've got), what would it be and why?

I have had exposure to a number of religions through my life, from childhood sunday school, to 'Cult' organisations. I don't follow a specific or 'organised' religion, I simply have my own set of beliefs which work very well for me, giving me room to grow, leaving me challenged still and supporting me when I need it. I guess I've done a bit of a pick and mix to suit myself....

I'm very interested in 'Zen' simply because it questions everything. I find it difficult to accept what I'm told without questioning it. I also like 'religions' that are less religion and more codes of social conduct. I believe that all 'religions' both henotheistic and polytheistic have thier purposes, and it's up to people to decide for themselves what fulfills their thpiwitual :wah: needs. After an involvement at a young age with a cult religion, I can look back and find that after all the heartache, I still managed to learn a lot about myself.

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chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:45 am

Well, I can't answer #2, since I wouldn't change my religious beliefs.

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:47 am

what a briliant post i look forward to reading your replys

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:49 am

chonsigirl wrote: Well, I can't answer #2, since I wouldn't change my religious beliefs.

Of course you can't change your beliefs, this is a very hypothetical question. let me put it a different way. What is important to you in your religion - can you find this in any others? I promise I won't hold you to your answer!

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:50 am

jimbo wrote: what a briliant post i look forward to reading your replys

Why thank you kind sir! Not going to add one of your own??? :-2

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:53 am

Supersilly@rse wrote: Of course you can't change your beliefs, this is a very hypothetical question. let me put it a different way. What is important to you in your religion - can you find this in any others? I promise I won't hold you to your answer!

Ha!

No, I think I do better off the religion threads, they become volatile here.

I wish you good luck on your search, I have found mine.

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:58 am

Pinky wrote: Hiya silly@rse, (I love your name!:D )

I've been a pagan for a few years now, but if I had to change, say if they brought the witchcraft act back then I'd probably go for buddhism, as that seems like a lovely way to live, with principles similar to those I practice now.

I spent some time with the Wicca and Druids back in the early 90's as part of a tour I was doing in the UK. Very enlightening indeed. I was lucky enough to be allowed to one of the sunrise ceremonies and the energy I felt moved me to tears.

I've kinda found my own way now - and as I said it's a bit of a pick and mix of many.

weber · Post by **weber** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:05 am

I am the dreaded Roman Catholic

and if I can tell so can the rest of you. Religion need not be an argument.

I have attended many different churches and have found that all churches/religions have their own bad points so I didn't change from Catholic cuz all I'd be doing is switching problems.

At present I don't go to any church. My bedroom is my church, my bed....my pew, and God is there very present with me, thank God:-6

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:18 am

weber wrote: I am the dreaded Roman Catholic

and if I can tell so can the rest of you. Religion need not be an argument.

I totally agree! Religion need not be an argument at all. My post was one of interest and respect and was in no way meant to be challenging.

I am secure enough in my own religion to be able to ask and answer questions openly, without being defensive or causing upset. (I hope)

weber · Post by **weber** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:22 am

Supersilly@rse wrote: I totally agree! Religion need not be an argument at all. My post was one of interest and respect and was in no way meant to be challenging.

I am secure enough in my own religion to be able to ask and answer questions openly, without being defensive or causing upset. (I hope)

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cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:24 am

Hello Super Silly

I am Jewish.

If I had to choose a religion that intrigues and interests me, I would also choose Buddhism. It seems to be a faith of peace.

I like that :-6

And I like your question, by the way. Very thought provoking :guitarist

weber · Post by **weber** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:35 am

Pinky wrote: Most people here are very understanding and tolerant, even when we don't agree! In my experience, probs only occur when you get some nutter or another saying that what they believe is the only way and the rest of us are all going straight to hell. They are few and far between here these days, I'm glad to say!:-6

Muz be another one of my buddies:-3

Hey Pinky

rhymes with Zinky, my oser bud

I like U Pinks:-6 :-4

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:39 am

weber wrote: ?????????????

???????????????? I'm not a parrot, I'm lost!

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:42 am

Pinky wrote: Most people here are very understanding and tolerant, even when we don't agree! In my experience, probs only occur when you get some nutter or another saying that what they believe is the only way and the rest of us are all going straight to hell. They are few and far between here these days, I'm glad to say!:-6

Hhhmmmm....I've certainly been called a nutter, but not in this context. It's uplifting to hear that there seems to be a forum that hasn't been tainted by 'the spitefuls'

I'm going to go out on a limb though, and say that Chocolate IS the only way, and the rest of you can eat ryvita!

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:49 am

Supersilly@rse wrote: ???????????????? I'm not a parrot, I'm lost!

you can say that again:wah:

whats orange and sounds like a parrot

a carrot

sorry s a i you think the forum as a village then i'm its idiot

i posted a similar thread a while ago me being an atheist most of my life and then after the deaths of some family members strange things happened which i cant explain and i just wanted to understand why people worshiped their god and why

but i don't have your word skills to get across what i was trying to say

watch out for the if i don't kill an atheist i wont go to heaven group they get quite heated :wah:

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:56 am

jimbo wrote:

i posted a similar thread a while ago me being an atheist most of my life and then after the deaths of some family members strange things happened which i cant explain and i just wanted to understand why people worshiped their god and why

but i don't have your word skills to get across what i was trying to say

watch out for the if i don't kill an atheist i wont go to heaven group they get quite heated :wah:

It often takes a big event (good or bad) to make us reflect upon ourselves and examine how we feel/ what is important to us. A bereavement can often leave you feeling anger and putting up more barriers, or feeling like there is a hole in your life that needs to be filled somehow.

If you've been an atheist most of your life, then perhaps an 'organised' religion may be a bit difficult and structured for you, however this doesn't mean that there is nothing out there for you. There is support available in many forms, you just need to be open to it.

Keep an open heart and an open mind, and you can't go wrong.

ps - if you really don't believe in religion, then the Astronomers are saying that 2007 is doing to be a better year for everyone!

Cheer up, there are those around you that care about you, and wish you much love and happiness.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:47 pm

supersilly:-6

An interesting and thought provoking post at the beginning.

I class myself as a Christian pluralist. In that I am a Christian but do recognize the validity in all of the great faiths of the world. I am a member of the Anglican Church of Canada and such a position is recognized as acceptable.

As to the question of why; I accept Jesus as the messiah, recognizing that this is a metaphorical designation for something that is beyond human language as is the Holy Trinity. At the centre of all the great faiths are the same set of goals. In addition to that I greatly appreciate the value of my local church commuynity which I believes comes close to the kingdom of God here on earth. This does not mean there is no room for impprovement, there is.

I guess if I had to change my faith, which I have absolutely no desire to do, I would probably become a Buddhist.

Shalom

Ted:-6

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:03 pm

I was brought up a Methodist and would currently describe myself as an agnostic.

Budhism? Maybe but I'm not totally convinced that it *is* a religion.

Paganism - lots going for it but I've not been won over.

If I had to chose it would probably have to be Wesleyanism - or, at a push, Baptist.

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:26 am

i was just wondering how would the discovery of alien life affect your beliefs

anyone ?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:31 am

jimbo wrote: i was just wondering how would the discovery of alien life affect your beliefs

anyone ?

Well for a starter I would then believe in UFO's.:-3

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:32 am

YZGI wrote: Well for a starter I would then believe in UFO's.:-3

Good one! :guitarist

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:43 am

YZGI wrote: Well for a starter I would then believe in UFO's.:-3

:wah: :wah: :wah:

when the mother ship comes i'll be ready and waiting

does alien life affect your belief in your god if there was life say every other galexy does that mean we are not special at all or does that mean that god made loads of edens

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:54 am

jimbo wrote: :wah: :wah: :wah:

when the mother ship comes i'll be ready and waiting

does alien life affect your belief in your god if there was life say every other galexy does that mean we are not special at all or does that mean that god made loads of edens

Nah it would'nt change. It would probably make me even more religous. I would be asking God to save me from the big ugly aliens. I don't want to go through one of those probe ordeals.:-2

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:01 am

YZGI wrote: Nah it would'nt change. It would probably make me even more religous. I would be asking God to save me from the big ugly aliens. I don't want to go through one of those probe ordeals.:-2

buddy you've seen them too and i know what you mean those probes are bloody cold

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:03 am

jimbo wrote: buddy you've seen them too and i know what you mean those probes are bloody cold

And big.

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:10 am

YZGI wrote: And big.

you would of thought these aliens can invent space ships travel millions of light years across the universe ,yet they failed to invent ky jelly

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:29 am

jimbo wrote: i was just wondering how would the discovery of alien life affect your beliefs?

I think if you look up at the sky, and see all the millions of stars (suns, galaxies..mmm chocolate) and consider that our planet is a mere pinprick in the grand scheme of things... wouldn't it be a little naive, or almost arrogant to think that we are the only form of intelligent life?

I've come to understand that I am the only form of intelligent life in my company.. but the WHOLE UNIVERSE?? C'mon!

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:37 am

Supersilly@rse wrote: I think if you look up at the sky, and see all the millions of stars (suns, galaxies..mmm chocolate) and consider that our planet is a mere pinprick in the grand scheme of things... wouldn't it be a little naive, or almost arrogant to think that we are the only form of intelligent life?

I've come to understand that I am the only form of intelligent life in my company.. but the WHOLE UNIVERSE?? C'mon!

i read there are 10 000 billion estimated planets that are in the exactly the right orbit for the conditions for there to be life are perfect

the chances of there bieng life are 1 in 1 there fore it is considered there is life

that is by experts in the field not jimbo

so i agree with you silly ass now some one answer my question :wah: :wah:

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:47 am

jimbo wrote: now some one answer my question :wah: :wah:

WELL!!! If I discovered for SURE that intelligent life existed - and I'm not sure I didn't when I was out in the US, then it wouldn't affect my beliefs at all, because I'd be proved right... again?? Blimey! :wah:

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:57 am

Supersilly@rse wrote: WELL!!! If I discovered for SURE that intelligent life existed - and I'm not sure I didn't when I was out in the US, then it wouldn't affect my beliefs at all, because I'd be proved right... again?? Blimey! :wah:

thats really funny a bit harsh on our american friends i feel:wah:

ok E T has landed what do you think would happen next before some wise guy says some thing like i'd buy him a beer (yzgi) i'm on to you:wah:

do you think they would annihalate us , enslave us , or what

i think we would be pushed aside ,think what human biengs did to each other red indians ,incas,africans (slavery)

every road every house every field of crops is the result of us forcing a lesser spiecies off of the land

another question is should we really be sending messages out into space for if i'm right we could be invaded

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:05 pm

Yeah if they have us take them to our leaders and we show em GWB we are finished for sure.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:08 pm

YZGI wrote: Yeah if they have us take them to our leaders and we show em GWB we are finished for sure.

what is GWB?

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:09 pm

YZGI wrote: Yeah if they have us take them to our leaders and we show em GWB we are finished for sure.

this smacks of the film independance day George W the fighter pilot :wah: :wah: :wah:

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:09 pm

guppy wrote: what is GWB?

I'm guessing George W. Bush

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:09 pm

guppy wrote: what is GWB?

George W. Bush our President.

Supersilly@rse · Post by **Supersilly@rse** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:18 pm

jimbo wrote: thats really funny a bit harsh on our american friends i feel:wah:

do you think they would annihalate us , enslave us , or what

:

Seriously, I had some really bizarre experiences when out in Quemado, New Mexico!

I don't think they'd do anything. I believe they have the technology to do whatever they want, and would have done it by now. Maybe we're just a science lesson?

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:29 pm

Supersilly@rse wrote: Seriously, I had some really bizarre experiences when out in Quemado, New Mexico!

I don't think they'd do anything. I believe they have the technology to do whatever they want, and would have done it by now. Maybe we're just a

science lesson?

please please please spill the beans :yh_alien :yh_alien :yh_alien

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:34 pm

Supersilly@rse wrote: Seriously, I had some really bizarre experiences when out in Quemado, New Mexico!

I don't think they'd do anything. I believe they have the technology to do whatever they want, and would have done it by now. Maybe we're just a science lesson?

maybe they dont know we are here yet and we keep sending out messages like we are doing believe me the mothership will arrive

and will smith is married now we are ********d:wah:

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:28 pm

Pinky wrote: Oh great, I knew I shouldn't have carried on reading. I've got to go to bed soon and aliens really scare me:(

Sleep, peace, breath deeply, relax .....

Time for my beddy byes too - I've to be up for 06:30.

Goodnight.

rainbowsmiles · Post by **rainbowsmiles** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:28 pm

My question today is this....

1 What is your religion (should you have one)

2 If you had to choose another religion (can't have the one you've got), what would it be and why?

Fun question.

No religion for me. They all have beautiful aspects to them but I stay miles from organized religion. I was raised Catholic (mostly kicking and screaming :wah: ) - but who knows, I may change my mind about all that some day.

weber · Post by **weber** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:24 pm

My question today is this....

1 What is your religion (should you have one)

2 If you had to choose another religion (can't have the one you've got), what would it be and why?

yes....fun question

I have already stated my religion and at present do not go to church because there is no religion without bad stuff so if I go to church I would go to my own.

I think I just said I would not change religions:D