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felixlynch777
Level 19
Gitaroo Man
Posts: 1819
Aug 2, 2008 11:07 pm PT

This is where you can post your religious beliefs and views as a reference for other members. I'll start first.

Hi, I'm Felix and I'm from the UK. For the first 18 years of my life I was a church-going Roman Catholic but I had a very important moment in my life that changed that. When I was living with my family (who are all atheists) I was kind of a individual one, considering I was God believing Christian conservative. But one day I was watching the TV news and there was a special report about clergyman's role in the Bosnian and Rwandan genocide's. As this report started, I found myself feeling uneasy, not just for my personal and deep-held views being challenged, but that one of my family members might come in and see the report themselves. I turned off the TV and then I realized. Religion had corrupted me. I was willing for my family to remain ignorant in order for my religion's integrity to be kept stable. This is when I decided that religion was not right for me and I've been and atheist ever since.

btaylor2404  
Level 44
Violence Fight
Posts: 12685
Aug 3, 2008 12:41 am PT

Hello, I am Bryan. 33 from Little Rock, Arkansas. I was rasied in a non-demonational church, but started questioning the Bible as soon as I could understand it. During the time I was 16-20 years old I questioned everything and tried to start forming my own beliefs that worked with the morals my parents instilled in me. At around 20 I made a decision to say that I believe there is no God, and have stayed there for 13 years. I read constantly on religion and anti-religion subjects, and still go to church with my wife and children, but have yet to see or find anything that could make me believe in God. I will always try to keep learning, even though I'm 99.99% sure I already have my answer.

McManus107
Level 26
Cyber-Lip
Posts: 6389
Aug 3, 2008 9:09 am PT
Hi,you guys can call me McManus as it is my surname,I am part of an non-practising family in Dublin,Ireland and became athiest as I have a lot of doubts about christiniaty which no one could answer.mainly that the fact that anyone who says they are the son of god is considered a nutcase or trying to scam people and yet people just seem to accept that what jesus said is true about him being the son of god.

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teeeooop43
Level 17
Minus World
Posts: 422
Aug 3, 2008 2:22 pm PT
Hello, I'm Mike and I live in the US and because religions have been used for people's own purposes and to dominate each other and that's why I'm an atheist.
SimpJee
Level 44
Violence Fight
Posts: 18383
Aug 5, 2008 10:19 am PT

Hey guys, my name is Dylan. I became an atheist when I learned to question my beliefs (I had been a Methodist in all of my previous years), which all started with reading a book by Ayn Rand. After reading all of her fiction books, it became clear to me that I had been believing in something that had no basis in reality. I relealized it's myself, not a god, that has control over my life and that I can change it for the better. From then on I've questioned every belief I have and have been much happier because of this, as it's allowed me to become more realistic and grounded. Also trying to get others to see this as well, yet it's not worked very well in my experiences heh.

I look forward to having much discussion with all of you.

JLCrogue
Level 44
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Posts: 6127
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Aug 6, 2008 12:46 am PT

I was raised and baptized by Ladder Day Saints (Mormon), which is one of the craziest forms of Christianity. I was never certain that God exists and I never really believed in the Book of Mormon, but I did believe in the Bible for too long. I'm very open-minded about religion, so I will pray to just about any God or Goddess. I've been somewhat agnostic for a long time, especially when I can't be sure about anything that can't be proven. Pantheism describes my personal beliefs well, because I believe that the universe is God and I'm a firm believer in natural law. Religious fundamentalists are annoyingly stupid and I even consider organized religion for the weak-minded. Anyone can come up with their own religion. If Joseph Smith and L. Ron Hubbard can convince so many people to follow them then I can get a bunch of idiots to worship me.

God told me that Bush is really getting his advice from the devil.

THUMPTABLE
Level 40
Abobo
Posts: 1760
Aug 7, 2008 11:10 pm PT

Hi, Im Kirk from Downunder. I don't think it's healthy being told what to think, hence religion being a controlling method and having bizarre dogma.

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts
GAMESPOT ATHEISM Union

Australian

felixlynch777
Level 19
Gitaroo Man
Posts: 1819
Aug 8, 2008 3:46 am PT
THUMPTABLE wrote:

Hi, Im Kirk from Downunder. I don't think it's healthy being told what to think, hence religion being a controlling method and having bizarre dogma.

I guessed you were an Aussie from your signature. Your reason is spot on. It's not healthy being told what to do, espicially by 2000 year old bronze age tribesman.

STWELCH
Level 32
Snake Eater
Posts: 4820
Aug 9, 2008 1:18 pm PT

Hello, I'm possibly the only religious person in this Union!

I've always been a skeptical person, and underwent what can best be described as an existential crisis that lasted two years, which had changed my entire view on life. As of right now, I am a Christian (Not those one's that you fellows have problems with, mind you) and I hope to provide my own input on this board.

So, I know what it's like to walk a life of doubt; I still do.

THUMPTABLE
Level 40
Abobo
Posts: 1760
Aug 10, 2008 8:10 pm PT
STWELCH wrote:

Hello, I'm possibly the only religious person in this Union!

I've always been a skeptical person, and underwent what can best be described as an existential crisis that lasted two years, which had changed my entire view on life. As of right now, I am a Christian (Not those one's that you fellows have problems with, mind you) and I hope to provide my own input on this board.

So, I know what it's like to walk a life of doubt; I still do.


No worries mate.

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts
GAMESPOT ATHEISM Union

Australian

JLCrogue
Level 44
Violence Fight
Posts: 6127
User is Online
Aug 13, 2008 12:26 am PT
felixlynch777 wrote:
THUMPTABLE wrote:

Hi, Im Kirk from Downunder. I don't think it's healthy being told what to think, hence religion being a controlling method and having bizarre dogma.

I guessed you were an Aussie from your signature. Your reason is spot on. It's not healthy being told what to do, espicially by 2000 year old bronze age tribesman.

Especially when you know they've been drinking and likely using other drugs. Oh look, Jesus turned water into wine... wooooo, let's party!!

SimpJee
Level 44
Violence Fight
Posts: 18383
Aug 13, 2008 1:26 am PT
STWELCH wrote:

Hello, I'm possibly the only religious person in this Union!

I've always been a skeptical person, and underwent what can best be described as an existential crisis that lasted two years, which had changed my entire view on life. As of right now, I am a Christian (Not those one's that you fellows have problems with, mind you) and I hope to provide my own input on this board.

So, I know what it's like to walk a life of doubt; I still do.

Sure, we need people who have different views. What has kept you a Christian through your doubt if I may ask? I doubt it's the "logic will try to lead you astray! It's a test!" kind of deal... so I'm wondering.

STWELCH
Level 32
Snake Eater
Posts: 4820
Aug 13, 2008 10:46 am PT
SimpJee wrote:
STWELCH wrote:

Hello, I'm possibly the only religious person in this Union!

I've always been a skeptical person, and underwent what can best be described as an existential crisis that lasted two years, which had changed my entire view on life. As of right now, I am a Christian (Not those one's that you fellows have problems with, mind you) and I hope to provide my own input on this board.

So, I know what it's like to walk a life of doubt; I still do.

Sure, we need people who have different views. What has kept you a Christian through your doubt if I may ask? I doubt it's the "logic will try to lead you astray! It's a test!" kind of deal... so I'm wondering.

I can sum it up with a quote:

"Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith." - Paul Tillich

My doubt is, paradoxically, why I have faith. It is the overcoming of this doubt that fuels me. It is me refusing to surrender, so to speak, to existential despair. It is the reason why I can empathize with unbelievers of any sort, rather than what others, say in the OT section, who just flame you for having the hard duty of actually thinking, unlike them.

Nothing makes me more angrier than those Christians who ask you to surrender your critical thinking in order to live by their own version of a "Gospel" which has no correlation to the human situation. The real Gospel is one that both shows the greatness of man and the despair of man; they remove both.

sleepychicken5
Level 19
Gitaroo Man
Posts: 1226
Aug 14, 2008 12:25 am PT

Hey, I'm 19 and from Seattle. My background is somewhat religious, with my Mom being a very devoted Christian and my Dad following my Mom to church, and as such until around 8th grade I was very religious. For some reason however at the beginning of high school I began to have serious doubts about my faith, and the only explanation I can come up with is that pure faith could not go hand in hand with my growing reliance on reason to tell me what was true and what wasn't. So by the time I was a freshman I was a deist, and by sophmore year I considered myself an agnostic. Naturally I should have continued on to become atheistic, but to this day I am still searching for religion and consider myself an agnostic favouring the existance of a higher power. The reason for this is, as i found out, if you try to reason your perception of the world, the reductionist ideal, then you come to some disturbing and depressing results. So rather than go that path I decided to keep my mind open to religion. Unfortunately however the only "godly" moments I've experianced probably had a lot more to do with a lot of alcohol and a severe lack of faith in my college's football team than anything truly religious.



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THUMPTABLE
Level 40
Abobo
Posts: 1760
Aug 14, 2008 9:33 pm PT
sleepychicken5 wrote:

Hey, I'm 19 and from Seattle. My background is somewhat religious, with my Mom being a very devoted Christian and my Dad following my Mom to church, and as such until around 8th grade I was very religious. For some reason however at the beginning of high school I began to have serious doubts about my faith, and the only explanation I can come up with is that pure faith could not go hand in hand with my growing reliance on reason to tell me what was true and what wasn't. So by the time I was a freshman I was a deist, and by sophmore year I considered myself an agnostic. Naturally I should have continued on to become atheistic, but to this day I am still searching for religion and consider myself an agnostic favouring the existance of a higher power. The reason for this is, as i found out, if you try to reason your perception of the world, the reductionist ideal, then you come to some disturbing and depressing results. So rather than go that path I decided to keep my mind open to religion. Unfortunately however the only "godly" moments I've experianced probably had a lot more to do with a lot of alcohol and a severe lack of faith in my college's football team than anything truly religious.


How was your trip to downunder a while ago?

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts
GAMESPOT ATHEISM Union

Australian

sleepychicken5
Level 19
Gitaroo Man
Posts: 1226
Aug 15, 2008 5:42 pm PT
THUMPTABLE wrote:


How was your trip to downunder a while ago?

It was great, although I wish I had gotten to see more of Australia while I lived there. Unfortunately there's that bit about Perth being the most isolated city in the world, so I only got to experiance the rest of Australia during vacations (after being in the Northern territories, I'll never complain about flies again).

Oh, and the sports. I had just gotten to liking the Freo Dockers then all of a sudden I was back in the States, wtf?

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domatron23  
Level 37
Heiankyo Alien
Posts: 6387
Aug 19, 2008 11:18 pm PT
My name is Dominic and I hail from New Zealand. I was the kind of kid who never fell for the Santa claus story and always knew that it was my parents sneaking money under my pillow case at night after I had lost a tooth. That same nature has made me an atheist now and I find it to be a fascinating topic to debate. I came here to Gamespot in the first place becase of the religion threads and that's what has kept me here. I'm taking a philosophy and english degree at university right now so I often bring what I learn directly to Gamespot.
THUMPTABLE
Level 40
Abobo
Posts: 1760
Aug 19, 2008 11:50 pm PT
domatron23 wrote:
My name is Dominic and I hail from New Zealand. I was the kind of kid who never fell for the Santa claus story and always knew that it was my parents sneaking money under my pillow case at night after I had lost a tooth. That same nature has made me an atheist now and I find it to be a fascinating topic to debate. I came here to Gamespot in the first place becase of the religion threads and that's what has kept me here. I'm taking a philosophy and english degree at university right now so I often bring what I learn directly to Gamespot.

How's the sheep?!

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts
GAMESPOT ATHEISM Union

Australian

felixlynch777
Level 19
Gitaroo Man
Posts: 1819
Aug 20, 2008 12:01 am PT

THUMPTABLE wrote:
domatron23 wrote:
My name is Dominic and I hail from New Zealand. I was the kind of kid who never fell for the Santa claus story and always knew that it was my parents sneaking money under my pillow case at night after I had lost a tooth. That same nature has made me an atheist now and I find it to be a fascinating topic to debate. I came here to Gamespot in the first place becase of the religion threads and that's what has kept me here. I'm taking a philosophy and english degree at university right now so I often bring what I learn directly to Gamespot.

How's the sheep?!

Oh no, we're going to have a Australia Vs New Zealand rivalry!

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