What's your religious affiliation?

deadwolfbones · 08-11-2010, 08:39 AM

Just a little informal poll to gauge opinion here on the P&R forum.

I've tried to include most of the relevant belief categories, I think. Sorry if I missed yours.

The "non-theistic religious" category is stretching it a bit because no one really agrees on whether these religions qualify as non-theistic, but there you go...

Last edited by deadwolfbones; 08-11-2010 at 08:44 AM.

Nesster · 08-11-2010, 08:47 AM

LOL depending on the day and context any of the last five would suit me

so I have to go with Syncretist (does that hurt my pancreas?)

causey · 08-11-2010, 08:53 AM

So far we Syncretists are many

audiobomber · 08-11-2010, 09:00 AM

I thought I was Agnostic, but your definition of Deist fits much better. Thanks for the insight.

deadwolfbones · 08-11-2010, 09:09 AM

Tried to change "he's" to "it's" in the deist description, but it seems I lack the capability. :P

**tranq78** · 08-11-2010, 09:28 AM

Jedi.

May the Force be with you.

deadwolfbones · 08-11-2010, 09:29 AM

Originally posted by tranq78

Jedi.

May the Force be with you.

That'd be the last option, I think.

MRRiley · 08-11-2010, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by deadwolfbones

Tried to change "he's" to "it's" in the deist description, but it seems I lack the capability. :P

I changed "he's" to "it's" in the poll for you...

Mike

deadwolfbones · 08-11-2010, 09:46 AM

Originally posted by MRRiley

I changed "he's" to "it's" in the poll for you...

Mike

Thanks!

gokenin · 08-11-2010, 11:25 AM

Thats a tough poll to be honest , I choose monotheist because thats what I practice but my thoughts and philosphy thinking tends to be more pluralist. I feel that all religions have at their core some sort of creation story and I think that one could say that all religions are simply based on an aspect of God that is comfortable for the person to follow since I think it unlikely that if there is a true God that our minds are currently incapable of perceiving it as it actually is.

audiobomber · 08-11-2010, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by MRRiley

I changed "he's" to "it's" in the poll for you...

Mike

I dont' know that that was progressive. "It" is not a usual pronoun replacing god. How about this instead: Deist (god exists but is not an active presence)

deadwolfbones · 08-11-2010, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by audiobomber

I dont' know that that was progressive. "It" is not a usual pronoun replacing god. How about this instead: Deist (god exists but is not an active presence)

I think the meaning gets across either way, but yours is certainly better written.

pickles · 08-11-2010, 05:44 PM - **1 Like**

I am a practising Anglican (Church Of England)..have been all my life.
Lots of people are sensitive about Religion...I'm not....I don't "preach" my beliefs to anyone else, and I'm happy to listen to everyone's point of view/belief.....as long as they don't try to "preach" their beliefs to me.
Cheers, Pickles.

deadwolfbones · 08-11-2010, 07:10 PM

Cake or death?

Wheatfield · 08-12-2010, 07:01 AM

It would be interesting to break it down by country as well...

View Poll Results: What is your belief system?
Atheist (no god)	69	39.20%
Agnostic (don't know, not ruling anything out)	31	17.61%
Monotheist and/or Christian Trinity (one god)	51	28.98%
Deist (god exists but it's not an active presence)	6	3.41%
Polytheist/Henotheist (many gods)	3	1.70%
Pluralist (all gods are one god)	3	1.70%
Pantheist (god is everything)	2	1.14%
Syncretist (all or many religions are correct in some fashion)	8	4.55%
Non-theistic religious (Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, Confucianism)	3	1.70%
Voters: 176. You may not vote on this poll

08-11-2010, 08:39 AM	#1
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450	What's your religious affiliation? Just a little informal poll to gauge opinion here on the P&R forum. I've tried to include most of the relevant belief categories, I think. Sorry if I missed yours. The "non-theistic religious" category is stretching it a bit because no one really agrees on whether these religions qualify as non-theistic, but there you go... Last edited by deadwolfbones; 08-11-2010 at 08:44 AM.

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08-11-2010, 08:47 AM	#2
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	LOL depending on the day and context any of the last five would suit me so I have to go with Syncretist (does that hurt my pancreas?)

08-11-2010, 08:53 AM	#3
causey Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Arlington, VA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,757	So far we Syncretists are many

08-11-2010, 09:00 AM	#4
audiobomber Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 6,806	I thought I was Agnostic, but your definition of Deist fits much better. Thanks for the insight.

08-11-2010, 09:09 AM	#5
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450 Original Poster	Tried to change "he's" to "it's" in the deist description, but it seems I lack the capability. :P

08-11-2010, 09:28 AM	#6
tranq78 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,005	Jedi. May the Force be with you.

08-11-2010, 09:29 AM	#7
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450 Original Poster	Originally posted by tranq78 Jedi. May the Force be with you. That'd be the last option, I think.

08-11-2010, 09:37 AM	#8
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Originally posted by deadwolfbones Tried to change "he's" to "it's" in the deist description, but it seems I lack the capability. :P I changed "he's" to "it's" in the poll for you... Mike

08-11-2010, 09:46 AM	#9
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450 Original Poster	Originally posted by MRRiley I changed "he's" to "it's" in the poll for you... Mike Thanks!

08-11-2010, 11:25 AM	#10
gokenin Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lowell,ma Posts: 1,899	Thats a tough poll to be honest , I choose monotheist because thats what I practice but my thoughts and philosphy thinking tends to be more pluralist. I feel that all religions have at their core some sort of creation story and I think that one could say that all religions are simply based on an aspect of God that is comfortable for the person to follow since I think it unlikely that if there is a true God that our minds are currently incapable of perceiving it as it actually is.

08-11-2010, 11:34 AM	#11
audiobomber Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 6,806	Originally posted by MRRiley I changed "he's" to "it's" in the poll for you... Mike I dont' know that that was progressive. "It" is not a usual pronoun replacing god. How about this instead: *Deist (god exists but is not an active presence)*

08-11-2010, 11:48 AM	#12
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450 Original Poster	Originally posted by audiobomber I dont' know that that was progressive. "It" is not a usual pronoun replacing god. How about this instead: *Deist (god exists but is not an active presence)* I think the meaning gets across either way, but yours is certainly better written.

08-11-2010, 05:44 PM - 1 Like	#13
pickles Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: melbourne Posts: 937	I am a practising Anglican (Church Of England)..have been all my life. Lots of people are sensitive about Religion...I'm not....I don't "preach" my beliefs to anyone else, and I'm happy to listen to everyone's point of view/belief.....as long as they don't try to "preach" their beliefs to me. Cheers, Pickles.

08-11-2010, 07:10 PM	#14
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450 Original Poster	Cake or death?

08-12-2010, 07:01 AM	#15
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,986	It would be interesting to break it down by country as well...