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What Religion Do You Follow?

Islam 15 7.89%
 
Christianity 50 26.32%
 
Hinduism 2 1.05%
 
Sikhism 1 0.53%
 
Buddhism 2 1.05%
 
I don't follow a religion 120 63.16%
 
Total:190
ManusJustus said:
Dr.Grass said:

Woah, long read. Yeah, I never meant to equate Noah's ark and Special Relativity! It is my belief that the Noah's ark story isn't the fact.

I've heard a lot of Christians say that they don't believe in the Flood and many other stories in the Bible.  I ask, if you don't believe many of the Bible's stories and teachings, where do you draw the line?  Isn't it just you following whatever you like in the Bible and ignoring things you don't agree with, de facto creating your own religious worldview that was not presented to you by your religion in the first place?

Also, from statistics I've seen, 95% of physicists are atheist, the highest concentration of atheists for any occupation.

Just so you know, I would definitely not be classified as a Christian by any Christian's standards today. I do believe however that Jesus wouldn't disagree with what I have to say (mostly).



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Dr.Grass said:
Intendo21 said:

Religion is just a corrupt system that impedes progress. Watch Religulous. I like Budhism though even though it is more of a philosophy.


Yes and happiness is just a chemical reaction in the brain.

True, but with which one would you rather live without?



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

Dr.Grass said:
ManusJustus said:
Dr.Grass said:

Woah, long read. Yeah, I never meant to equate Noah's ark and Special Relativity! It is my belief that the Noah's ark story isn't the fact.

I've heard a lot of Christians say that they don't believe in the Flood and many other stories in the Bible.  I ask, if you don't believe many of the Bible's stories and teachings, where do you draw the line?  Isn't it just you following whatever you like in the Bible and ignoring things you don't agree with, de facto creating your own religious worldview that was not presented to you by your religion in the first place?

Also, from statistics I've seen, 95% of physicists are atheist, the highest concentration of atheists for any occupation.

Just so you know, I would definitely not be classified as a Christian by any Christian's standards today. I do believe however that Jesus wouldn't disagree with what I have to say (mostly).

What do you have to say?



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

sapphi_snake said:
Dr.Grass said:
Intendo21 said:

Religion is just a corrupt system that impedes progress. Watch Religulous. I like Budhism though even though it is more of a philosophy.


Yes and happiness is just a chemical reaction in the brain.

True, but with which one would you rather live without?


THAT WAS SARCASM.

To believe that would equate to not believing that there is any existence after death since consciousness is just due to the complex interactions of the brain.



Kasz216 said:

A) You do realize that believing in god =/= atheism.   So you were wrong.

B)  The problem you have listed in that study is it's "Personal belief"  "Personal Disbelief" or Agnostic. 

Which as more recent polls have found skews towards disbelief because...

"A primary complaint of scientists who answered the earlier polls was that the concept of God was limited to a "personal God." Leuba considered an impersonal God as equivalent to pure naturalism and classified advocates of deism as nonbelievers. We designed the current study to distinguish theism from deism—that is to day a "personal God" (theism) versus an "impersonal God" who created the universe, all forces and matter, but does not intervene in daily events (deism). An evolutionist can be considered religious, in our poll, if he calls himself a deist. ..."

In otherwords, Deists were classfied as atheits.

Which was actually largely my point.   I mean, that should of been obvious based on the fact that more people believed in Immortality then god.  I mean that didn't stand out and make you go... "huh?"  You've got to have a more scientific thought process when reading this stuff.  Note the 78% as Naturalists (about 80%) and the rest leaving at least some room for theism and/or deism.

http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/06/evolutionary-biologists-flunk-religion.html

(Note that the URL is saying that scientists are flunking religion, not that scientists have flunked on the case of religion.)

It's funny that the study you quoted ended up being the exact study that was cited by the articles I found as one that was primarily flawed and needed reworking.

When asked if they believed in immortality, the percentages only went up by one point.

I reference a scientific study and you reference the opinion of a blogger.

And what are you really arguing anyway?  "Only 85 percent of evolutionary biologists are athiest, not 94 percent like you said, you are so silly and wrong."  You remind me of people who can't stand to be wrong.  You'd think these people would have enough pride to give up, or enough sense to stop talking.



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FaRmLaNd said:

I think it may be a bit over the top to say that 90% scientists in certain scientific fields are atheists.

I'm just quoting studies I've come across.  Its not that suprising that fields like biology and physics would produce such high numbers of people with disbelief in God, since everything you know runs contrary to what the world's view of religion is.  Remember that what many of these studies mean by 'scientist' is someone who conducts scientific studies and submits to journals, whereas you can technically consider anyone with a Bachelor's of Science degree a scientist, and if that was the case then the numbers would come way down from 90%.



Dr.Grass said:
sapphi_snake said:
Dr.Grass said:
Intendo21 said:

Religion is just a corrupt system that impedes progress. Watch Religulous. I like Budhism though even though it is more of a philosophy.


Yes and happiness is just a chemical reaction in the brain.

True, but with which one would you rather live without?


THAT WAS SARCASM.

To believe that would equate to not believing that there is any existence after death since consciousness is just due to the complex interactions of the brain.

But isn't that true?



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

ManusJustus said:
FaRmLaNd said:

I think it may be a bit over the top to say that 90% scientists in certain scientific fields are atheists.

I'm just quoting studies I've come across.  Its not that suprising that fields like biology and physics would produce such high numbers of people with disbelief in God, since everything you know runs contrary to what the world's view of religion is.

Oh, I certainly agree. The same applies to what I've read about philosophers aswell. Its not just the sciences. I wonder what the rate would be in historians? I could see how a historian could easily become non-religious aswell considering the lack of reputable sources for most religions and outright contradictions with what secular sources say in many cases.



sapphi_snake said:
Dr.Grass said:
sapphi_snake said:
Dr.Grass said:
Intendo21 said:

Religion is just a corrupt system that impedes progress. Watch Religulous. I like Budhism though even though it is more of a philosophy.


Yes and happiness is just a chemical reaction in the brain.

True, but with which one would you rather live without?


THAT WAS SARCASM.

To believe that would equate to not believing that there is any existence after death since consciousness is just due to the complex interactions of the brain.

But isn't that true?


Do you think scientists know anything about consciousness at all? 

There is almost nothing, and a little self-reflection on your part will clearly reveal why.



Dr.Grass said:
sapphi_snake said:
Dr.Grass said:
sapphi_snake said:
Dr.Grass said:
Intendo21 said:

Religion is just a corrupt system that impedes progress. Watch Religulous. I like Budhism though even though it is more of a philosophy.


Yes and happiness is just a chemical reaction in the brain.

True, but with which one would you rather live without?


THAT WAS SARCASM.

To believe that would equate to not believing that there is any existence after death since consciousness is just due to the complex interactions of the brain.

But isn't that true?


Do you think scientists know anything about consciousness at all? 

There is almost nothing, and a little self-reflection on your part will clearly reveal why.

Why can't you just ever say out loud what you think?



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)