I am an atheist/agnostic, a little of both. I was born that way obviously, and always have been that way, even though i tried to dabble in christianity just because the community is oppressively christian, but found it too ridiculous to ever even start to believe. I found it like the story parents tell little kids about santa and the north pole, except i never even found about it in the first place to find out it wasn't true.
Last edited by jakobmuller; 04-09-2009 at 07:53 PM. Reason: typo
I'm a Catholic by birth though I'm not entirely devoted to the Catholics church.
I'm 75% Chinese and 25% Filipino.
Vanitas vanitatum, dixit Ecclesiastes, vanitas vanitatum, et omnia vanitas.
Yo sé quién soy, y sé que puedo ser no sólo los que he dicho. - Don Quixote
So your parents didn't really say anything about who Jesus was?Originally Posted by jakobmuller
Born into a catholic house hold, did what I was supposed to do until I was 15.
I am no longer dominated by a denomination or a member to any dogma.
I have no label, I like it there.
Yes, and i have come to appreciate it since it let me form my own opinion.
Yea, in a society where people have lost the ability/guts to think for themselves, i find it pretty cool of my parents to let me believe what i wanted. Not what all the "Cool" kids were believing. Because now as my time with those "Christians" dwindle down in high school i realized who had the better morals. Not the kids who went to church on Sunday and were also having pre-marital sex, doing drugs, and judging others But the kid who never believed in such a foolish thing as religion.....
Last edited by Rorshach69; 04-08-2009 at 08:21 AM.
That is sad when the "church" kids (or grown-ups, for that matter), don't show true faith in their lives. Jesus said, "By this all men shall know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." Instead people see immoral behavior!
Raised non-Conformist Baptist. Now committed atheist.
I've never really understood why people try to keep their children away from beliefs other than their own. I make sure my children get a solid and systemic religious education, on the basis that they need to know what they're talking about in order to make a decision. Just as I find it hard to take seriously a close-minded believer, I'm unconvinced by ill-informed atheists.
I'm unconvinced by ill-informed Christians!
Well, yeah - but as I have no investment in their views, I don't mind so much.
Whereas ill-informed atheists just make life difficult for the more intellectually rigorous of us.
My parents are Christian, but we never went to church and religion was never really an issue. Currently, I draw from a lot of Eastern influences (Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, etc), but mostly I'm just agnostic (and a bit apathetic).
I do have an investment in their views. This is due to the fact that I am a Christian, and, as has been brought out in this thread, some ill-informed people calling themselves "Christians" can make us all look bad!
Ill-informed atheists don't bother me a bit. I know that, once they decide to become informed, they will investigate and see that the Bible really is true. The ones who refuse to investigate are the only ill-informed ones.
I hate to disappoint you, but it didn't work for me, and I know the Bible better than most Christians.
Last edited by MarkBastable; 04-10-2009 at 06:33 AM.
Have you ever read Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell? It has some interesting historical truths about the Bible. This investigation would have to entail more than just reading the Bible, not to say I don't read the Bible...
thread's for stating our current religion and birth status. lets not forget
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