religion poll

SLAM: debunk creationism, pseudoscience, and superstitions. Discuss logic and morality.

Moderator: Alyrium Denryle

What's your religion (or lack thereof)

Atheist
53
74%
Christian
18
25%
Jewish
0
No votes
Muslim
0
No votes
Buddhist
0
No votes
Hindu
0
No votes
Wiccan
1
1%
 
Total votes: 72

User avatar
ArthurDent
Youngling
Posts: 102
Joined: 2002-08-12 05:36pm
Location: Somewhere...

Post by ArthurDent »

I am a practicing Christian.
"To those who cite the First Amendment as reason for excluding God from more and more of our institutions every day, I say: The First Amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people of this country from religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government tyranny." --Ronald Reagan
User avatar
Captain Cyran
Psycho Mini-lop
Posts: 7037
Joined: 2002-07-05 11:00pm
Location: College... w00t?

Post by Captain Cyran »

ArthurDent wrote:I am a practicing Christian.
3 Christians.

Here's a first, Christians are in the minority. Go minority!
Justice League, Super-Villain Carnage "Carnage Rules!" Cult of the Kitten Mew... The Black Mage with The Knife SD.Net Chronicler of the Past Bun Bun is my hero. The Official Verilonitis Vaccinator
User avatar
Lagmonster
Master Control Program
Master Control Program
Posts: 7719
Joined: 2002-07-04 09:53am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Post by Lagmonster »

Yes, there are only three Christians on the poll. But I think you underestimate their influence. Put up a poll asking how many people here were indoctrinated by or were former Christians, and I bet the stats change DRASTICALLY.

A number of members have said as much that this forum has helped them come to terms with their irrational need for faith and declare themselve atheists. Heh. SD.net: Providing Flames of Support for Recovering Religionists.
Note: I'm semi-retired from the board, so if you need something, please be patient.
User avatar
Setzer
Requiescat in Pace
Posts: 3138
Joined: 2002-08-30 11:45am

Post by Setzer »

Darth Wong wrote:I think you all know my answer.
Hold on, Don't tell me... Umm? Buddhist? Hindu? I give up!

Just kidding! :lol:
Image
User avatar
Strafe
Youngling
Posts: 118
Joined: 2003-01-24 12:24pm

Post by Strafe »

Christian.

w00t minority! ;)
Plato's Beard. Dulling Occam's razor since...um...a long time ago.
User avatar
Captain Cyran
Psycho Mini-lop
Posts: 7037
Joined: 2002-07-05 11:00pm
Location: College... w00t?

Post by Captain Cyran »

Strafe wrote:Christian.

w00t minority! ;)
*Hi-five's the newbie....before promptly Hadokening him into oblivion*

Oops...Sorry, I just have these urges of mass destruction every once in awhile.
Justice League, Super-Villain Carnage "Carnage Rules!" Cult of the Kitten Mew... The Black Mage with The Knife SD.Net Chronicler of the Past Bun Bun is my hero. The Official Verilonitis Vaccinator
User avatar
Enricko
Padawan Learner
Posts: 197
Joined: 2003-01-21 09:29am
Location: Québec, Canada

Post by Enricko »

If there was an all mighty, all knowing, all caring, omnipotent, transcendant, [snip 45 lines of text] , all loving God, He commited suicide and exploded in the Big Bang...

That should make me an atheist (or the pope of a new religion)!
"We don't suspend disbelief, we hang it until it's dead!"
Major Cam Corder, Sevgates Cartoon Strip

MEMBER of the Anti-PETA Anti-Facist LEAGUE
User avatar
Sir Sirius
Sith Devotee
Posts: 2975
Joined: 2002-12-09 12:15pm
Location: 6 hr 45 min R.A. and -16 degrees 43 minutes declination

Post by Sir Sirius »

Enricko wrote:If there was an all mighty, all knowing, all caring, omnipotent, transcendant, [snip 45 lines of text] , all loving God, He commited suicide and exploded in the Big Bang...

That should make me an atheist (or the pope of a new religion)!
Actualy I think that it would make you a deist.
There is a god, but he no longer interferes in worldly affairs, cuz he's dead, but he did create the universe by offing himself and causing the Big Bang. Yeap, that's a deist, one weird deist, but a deist non the less.
Image
Enforcer Talen
Warlock
Posts: 10285
Joined: 2002-07-05 02:28am
Location: Boston
Contact:

Post by Enforcer Talen »

christian *maltheist*. very key point there.
Image
This day is Fantastic!
Myers Briggs: ENTJ
Political Compass: -3/-6
DOOMer WoW
"I really hate it when the guy you were pegging as Mr. Worst Case starts saying, "Oh, I was wrong, it's going to be much worse." " - Adrian Laguna
HemlockGrey
Fucking Awesome
Posts: 13834
Joined: 2002-07-04 03:21pm

Post by HemlockGrey »

Practicing Christian.
The End of Suburbia
"If more cars are inevitable, must there not be roads for them to run on?"
-Robert Moses

"The Wire" is the best show in the history of television. Watch it today.
User avatar
Lord Pounder
Pretty Hate Machine
Posts: 9695
Joined: 2002-11-19 04:40pm
Location: Belfast, unfortunately
Contact:

Post by Lord Pounder »

None of the above. I am not quite Athiest and certainly not christian. I have a weird mix of my own beliefs and theories. I may be wrong but if i am who have i harmed
RIP Yosemite Bear
Gone, Never Forgotten
User avatar
Exonerate
Sith Marauder
Posts: 4454
Joined: 2002-10-29 07:19pm
Location: DC Metro Area

Post by Exonerate »

I wonder how long it is before some sheltered person stumbles upon this thread, and dies of a heart attack resulting from the shock of seeing so many godless infidels who refuse the bask in the glory of God.

BoTM, MM, HAB, JL
User avatar
Lagmonster
Master Control Program
Master Control Program
Posts: 7719
Joined: 2002-07-04 09:53am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Post by Lagmonster »

Exonerate wrote:I wonder how long it is before some sheltered person stumbles upon this thread, and dies of a heart attack resulting from the shock of seeing so many godless infidels who refuse the bask in the glory of God.
Actually, I pointed it out to a sheltered person who was subsequently depressed that there are so many godless infidels who refuse to bask in the glory of God. Their reaction: "It's still only a handful of people, you know. You won't be missed when you're not in Heaven."
Note: I'm semi-retired from the board, so if you need something, please be patient.
HemlockGrey
Fucking Awesome
Posts: 13834
Joined: 2002-07-04 03:21pm

Post by HemlockGrey »

w00t! Twenty-two percent!
The End of Suburbia
"If more cars are inevitable, must there not be roads for them to run on?"
-Robert Moses

"The Wire" is the best show in the history of television. Watch it today.
User avatar
Larz
Rabid Monkey
Posts: 1638
Joined: 2002-09-11 04:28pm
Location: A superimposed state between home and work.

Post by Larz »

I like my odd beliefs that, by all things told and said, points to being an athiest.
"Once again we wanted our heroes to be simple, grizzled everymen with nothing to lose; one foot in the grave, the other wrapped in an American flag and lodged firmly in a terrorist's asshole."


Brotherhood of the Monkey: Nonchalant Disgruntled Monkey
Justice League
User avatar
Alyrium Denryle
Minister of Sin
Posts: 22224
Joined: 2002-07-11 08:34pm
Location: The Deep Desert
Contact:

Post by Alyrium Denryle »

Atheist.
GALE Force Biological Agent/
BOTM/Great Dolphin Conspiracy/
Entomology and Evolutionary Biology Subdirector:SD.net Dept. of Biological Sciences


There is Grandeur in the View of Life; it fills me with a Deep Wonder, and Intense Cynicism.

Factio republicanum delenda est
Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi
What Kind of Username is That?
Posts: 9254
Joined: 2002-07-10 08:53pm
Location: Back in PA

Post by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi »

I'd say I'm Aganostic, but since that wasn't one of the options, I put "Christian", since I'm being raised in a Christian household.
BotM: Just another monkey|HAB
User avatar
Alyrium Denryle
Minister of Sin
Posts: 22224
Joined: 2002-07-11 08:34pm
Location: The Deep Desert
Contact:

Post by Alyrium Denryle »

Atheist.
GALE Force Biological Agent/
BOTM/Great Dolphin Conspiracy/
Entomology and Evolutionary Biology Subdirector:SD.net Dept. of Biological Sciences


There is Grandeur in the View of Life; it fills me with a Deep Wonder, and Intense Cynicism.

Factio republicanum delenda est
User avatar
Darth Wong
Sith Lord
Sith Lord
Posts: 70028
Joined: 2002-07-03 12:25am
Location: Toronto, Canada
Contact:

Post by Darth Wong »

Lagmonster wrote:Actually, I pointed it out to a sheltered person who was subsequently depressed that there are so many godless infidels who refuse to bask in the glory of God. Their reaction: "It's still only a handful of people, you know. You won't be missed when you're not in Heaven."
Millions of people are a "handful?" I see she went for the smug "you'll all burn in Hell" response. Typical.
Image
"It's not evil for God to do it. Or for someone to do it at God's command."- Jonathan Boyd on baby-killing

"you guys are fascinated with the use of those "rules of logic" to the extent that you don't really want to discussus anything."- GC

"I do not believe Russian Roulette is a stupid act" - Embracer of Darkness

"Viagra commercials appear to save lives" - tharkûn on US health care.

http://www.stardestroyer.net/Mike/RantMode/Blurbs.html
User avatar
The Dark
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 7378
Joined: 2002-10-31 10:28pm
Location: Promoting ornithological awareness

Post by The Dark »

Frank Hipper wrote:
The Dark wrote:ROFLMAO...I think you pull that off far to well, Hipper. What ain'tcha tellin' us'ns? (Besides, we think they're just as wrong as they think we're wrong...we're just willing to accept that people can be wrong and still be good :wink:).
I used to post at the Landover Baptist message boards like that all the time. And the fact that the United Methodists draw the ire of the Southern Baptitsts should be a point of pride on your part, don't you think?
Well...we don't let the local Southern Baptist church forget that we own their land :twisted:. One of the advantages to being the oldest church in a small town. We used to own nearly 70% of the land (IIRC), and still hold a fairly good portion, most of which we use for community projects (such as the local Little League fields that are on our land, which we rent to the city for $1/year).
Stanley Hauerwas wrote:[W]hy is it that no one is angry at the inequality of income in this country? I mean, the inequality of income is unbelievable. Unbelievable. Why isn’t that ever an issue of politics? Because you don’t live in a democracy. You live in a plutocracy. Money rules.
BattleTech for SilCore
User avatar
XPViking
Jedi Knight
Posts: 733
Joined: 2002-07-03 07:48pm
Location: Back in Canada

Post by XPViking »

Christian.

XPViking
8)
If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might if they screamed all the time for no good reason.
User avatar
Captain tycho
Has Elected to Receive
Posts: 5039
Joined: 2002-12-04 06:35pm
Location: Jewy McJew Land

Post by Captain tycho »

Captain_Cyran wrote:Well, one of the very few around here. I am Christian.
Me too.
I'm not anywhere near fundie level, though. ( Thank goodness.)
I'm just a (very) mild one.
Captain Tycho!
The worst fucker ever!
The Best reciever ever!
User avatar
GrandMasterTerwynn
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 6787
Joined: 2002-07-29 06:14pm
Location: Somewhere on Earth.

Re: religion poll

Post by GrandMasterTerwynn »

Shrykull wrote:just want to see what most people are here, not sure I understand the term agnostic, I talked to someone who said that he is an agnostic atheist and that it can be theistic or atheistic, that an agnostic is someone who thinks it can't be proven either way, but that they can still believe it one way or the other,

the example he used was "For example is there a giant invisible green banana orbiting the planet Venus, I can prove there is or isn't (Agnostic) but I don't believe there is (Atheist)"
Reformed Christian. So reformed, that I no longer accept the tenants of God, The Son, or The Holy Spirit.

In short, I am an atheist.
User avatar
SWPIGWANG
Jedi Council Member
Posts: 1693
Joined: 2002-09-24 05:00pm
Location: Commence Primary Ignorance

Post by SWPIGWANG »

I'm a JEDI DAMN IT
User avatar
salm
Rabid Monkey
Posts: 10296
Joined: 2002-09-09 08:25pm

Post by salm »

i´m not sure what i am.
i dont believe that there´s a god, but there´s still hope that there is one. not a christian type god, but a cool god who gives us a cool afterlife in some place with lots of fun, permanent sex and loads of techinical gadgets like jetpacks.
Post Reply