I was raised a Quaker (yes, I like oatmeal, no, I never made my own clothes), for a year and a half I studied Wicca (from 5th to 6th grade), and since 7th grade I have been an atheist.
On my mom's side I'm Scots-Irish, on my Dad's side Scandinavian.
I was raised a Quaker (yes, I like oatmeal, no, I never made my own clothes), for a year and a half I studied Wicca (from 5th to 6th grade), and since 7th grade I have been an atheist.
On my mom's side I'm Scots-Irish, on my Dad's side Scandinavian.
Then she would run until morning to ease the ache; swifter than rain, swift as loss, racing to catch up with the time when she had known nothing at all but the sweetness of being herself.
-- Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn
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I'll stick to "What's your birth religion and current religious status?"
I was raised as an atheist.
After that, I stumbled on the bible. Got at awe with Solomon. Began believing in Jacob's god, was taught in the teaching of his son, and baptized. Until this day, I'm part of a flock in the Carioca* church.
librarius
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*"Carioca" is the name of people who were born or consider themselves from Rio de Janeiro, for living here awhile
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(... before I forget I answered this.)
Let me say it again, in other words ..
even considering that it has nothing to do with literature as this forum would supposedly be...
I was born an atheist, then I confirmed it, when I was a young guy. Then I stumbled on(to) a god, and, I've spoken about this, already.
lq~
Tim to the friends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ijCS...eature=relatedOriginally Posted by backline
Far out.
I must be channeling Bruce Lee.
Or maybe it's Gary Larson's 33,000 year old gibbon ape named Gus.
I was and I am a baptist man.
I worship Zeus.
I was born Catholic and am now not quite agnostic, but more ambiguous... Its so hard to make up my mind with so many options and not enough proof... Though I'd like to just forget about proofs but its difficult to stray from science.
I am open minded to anything, I just want a form of faith that suits me... any suggestions?
I A Lonely Warrior...
Searching around for some kind of faith is self-mutilating. Study the universe and the spirit of man and philosophy. You won't even need faith in order to believe what you learn.
Thats a good point. But I find its often hard to believe things that are always contradicted... I suppose thats a big part of the self-mutilating process :P its almost as if theres no real point if you can never trust anything to be true or not. I suppose perhaps we could all live for ourselves and do what our guts tell us... ah the identity search is often something we all never really come to an agreement upon, even with ourselves. I had an English professor once that claimed that all fiction surrounded an identity search of some sort. Do people agree?
And Zeus is pretty badass
I A Lonely Warrior...
What contradictions are you speaking of?
Well if I try to put my faith in science, its only theories that are consistently being changed or even contradicted, and there are many faiths that are contradictory, however, I do admit that most contradictions are due to the faults of man. That and knowledge is consistently contradicting itself, even different Christian denominations claim Jesus to be one way and another denomination will claim that he is something else (for example: I believe one denomination claims that Jesus is from space). And although some seem more far fetched than some, it is still difficult to wholly put my faith under one system of doctrine because I could turn around and get a completely different response that seems just as valid as the first...
Frustration? yes.
I A Lonely Warrior...
Roman Catholic.There will never be proof. It is faith and the power of the sacrements, especially holy communion, is what makes Catholicism (or Eastern Orthodox, philosophically they are the same) special. It is a path that doesn't lead one astray, if you ask me.
[I'm not getting into a theological discussion with anyone. ]
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Let's compare the records of Science and Religion.
Science: started from nothing, we continually learned more and more, always willing to admit that there is more to learn and that science is imperfect but yet always getting better and better at explaining the world we live in.
Religion (Judeo-Christian): always claims to have the absolute truth, at times claiming that the earth is flat, everything revolves around the earth, that earth was created 10,000? years ago (i forget the number), that evolution never happened. Only admit they are wrong after first trying their hardest to defame anyone supporting the scientific theories that contradict what they say, and only give in after every idiot can see that they are wrong. Still claim to have the absolute truth in matters which they can't possibly know.
Which one is more honest? more curious? more interested in truth? more productive for the advancement of mankind?
You make very good points, and I do believe it is science that has me doubting any faith in the first place. I think, however, that I'll always feel as if I'm betraying that part of me (as childish and needy as it seems at times) that has the hope for a life beyond mortality if I were to put my whole proverbial heart into science.
I know that in University I've come across professors and students that will laugh arrogantly at you if you claim to believe in a higher power than man, but I think people should believe whatever gets them through the day when times are rough, and often science does not do that for me although it does make me calmer about everyday living and thriving.
But again, I'm still ambiguous and it really just has to do with a certain ambivalence as well. I don't think I should decide where I should put my faith until I decide my own identity as a human first... and I don't think science or religion will deny me that quest.
But I agree that science has done so much for mankind today and I hope it continues to thrive and does not become a scarce resource
I A Lonely Warrior...
It's professors like that that should be kicked out on their keyster. How dare they laugh at other's religious beliefs. It makes my blood boil.
Science does not violate religion unless you believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible. I don't. The Bible is a work that reveals our relationship to God. It is humanly written but Godly inspired. Science is God's handiwork and what science reveals is God in His manifestation. God is science. [Of course these are my beliefs.]
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
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