I live in a country full of superstitious twits

You are a Self-Discoverer

You're not religious, but you've created your own kind of spirituality.
Introspective and thoughtful, you tend to look inward for the divine.
You are distrusting of all forms of organized religion.
You especially dislike religious gurus and leaders, who you feel are charlatans.


...it put a few words in my mouth, but I'm down with the results...

You are an Atheist



When it comes to religion, you're a non-believer (simple as that).
You prefer to think about what's known and proven.
You don't need religion to solve life's problems.
Instead, you tend to work things out with logic and philosophy.

What's Your Religious Philosophy?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyourreligiousphilosophyquiz/

Damn those atheists who insist on freedom from religon, and what a government and governmental bodies to operate on a secular rather than religous adgenda. Damn them all to heck.

If atheists would just admit it's a form of religion, as the Supreme Court has done, we could tell these religious people to stop being religious bigots.

Good grief, Kevn. How many times does it need to be explained to you? The courts held that atheism is equal to religion in cases where atheists were being denied rights that were granted to religious people. What part of that do you not grasp? Stop being a troll.

My brother was nearly beaten to death by a group of young men once and it was because of their belief in "God". (My brother is gay).

So you see why I would appeal to the atheist first. At least I could be assured he would see a human being and not a sinner who deserved to be beaten or die by "God's hand".

You know - exploding abortion clinics and all.

God is dead, and no one cares...If there is a hell, I'll see you there. -NiN

Briana Dawson

***You are a Believer***


You believe in God and your chosen religion.
Whether you're Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or Hindu..
Your convictions are strong and unwavering.
You think your religion is the one true way, for everyone. (I'm not sure how I feel about this phrase, I don't necessarily think MY religion is the one true way for everyone.)


What's Your Religious Philosophy?
http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyourreligiousphilosophyquiz/

I'm disturbed that people equate belief in God with strong moral values. Some of the worst hypocrites I've ever met have been bible thumpers. My basic philosophy is live and let live. I don't try to convert my athiest friends to Catholicsm, just as I expect them to respect my religious beliefs.

Ack that is horrible But this is one reason why I view most Christians as I do.

I do know that book called the bible fairly well, and for those that exact ANY judgement in any form, those that shun the "sinners" are just going against the religion the so fiercly claim to follow.

So yes I would also trust an athiest over most Christians I have met in person.

Thats not saying I wouldn't trust a Christian at all, just not the ones that overly emphasize that they are, to me that is scarey.

You are an Atheist

When it comes to religion, you're a non-believer (simple as that).
You prefer to think about what's known and proven.
You don't need religion to solve life's problems.
Instead, you tend to work things out with logic and philosophy.


As for Kevn's assumption about which criminal I would appeal to.. I would appeal to the one most likely to listen to logic and reason, the Atheist. Not to say that all religious people are unreasonable, or that all non-religious people are reasonable, but the former's fundamental beliefs are based on smoke, shadow and emotion. Not the veil I would try to break through first, since it's far less knowable than simple logic.

Ideally, though, I would just shoot them both in the face, equally.

My guess is an atheist wrote the program.

Most crimes in the United States are committed by Christians.

Most abortions in the United States are performed on Christians.

Most child molestors are Christians.

Welcome to the majority.

I'm shaking too badly to even type at this moment. HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY BELIEFS?

If possible, I will be ARing your post.

Shows how poorly you know Sio, Kevn, just ,cause shes not an evangelising fundamentalist doesn't mean she can't have religious beliefs. And you know what Kevn, its precisely because she doesnt push those beliefs that I respect her.

If atheists only represent 3% of the country, yet represent 5% of the crime commited, that would make atheists most likely to commit a crime.

The way she says the atheist is logical etc etc makes it clear she is biased. A Christian won't suggest an atheist is logical, because the basis of logic is to know there is a God to them.

The questions were strange, without much choice. In most cases believers only had one possible choice. That way she could single them out as people who think their religion is the only truth. Biased is a kind word for what it was.

No it doesn't.

95% of crimes would be committed by non-athiests. Your chances of being the victim of an athiest crime is much less than that of being a victim of a non-athiest crime.

Most murders in the US are committed by Christians. FACT.

The conflict between reason and faith may be viewed as a struggle to control spheres of influence. Since reason and faith cannot simultaneously reside over any given sphere, the dominance of one requires the exclusion of the other. Once we see that a sphere for faith can be manufacture only at the expense of reason, we can appreciate why the "unkowable" is a central tenet of theism and why Christianity has found it necessary to declare war on reason.

All arguments for faith follow the same basic pattern, which may be divided into 3 stages: (1) we are presented with an alleged need of man, something his nature requires (such as knowledge of ultimate truths). (2) We are told that reason cannot fulfill this need (hence the notion of the "unkowable". (3) We are introduced to the concept of faith, which we are assured will accomplish the desired task. Faith comes to the rescue, as it were, saving mankind from the strictures of reason.

"Have Faith" in the Christian sense, means "make yourself believe that there is a god without regard to evidence." CHristian faith is a habit of flouting reason in forming and maintaining one's answer to the question whether there is a god.

Briana Dawson

The way *who* wrote the test? I didn't write it, I only posted my own results. Sheesh, get a life!

If you are accosted by an atheist, the chances of him being an atheist is 100%. If atheists commit crime at almost twice their percentage in the population makes them much more dangerous.

While it's true you are less likely to find an atheist criminal, it's only because there are so few atheists in the population.

Thank you for defending my religious honor, Lucifer. You're a true friend

I never said you wrote it.

Actually Sio says science is logical. Just because she is able to reconcile her religious beliefs with science, doesn't make her less religious.
Oh, and Kevn, dont bother with your science is a religion line, its utter bullshit, and holds no water.
Also, ive yet to see a definition of the word logic that requires the presence of a divine being, as logic requires proofs, something religion doesn't as its based on faith.

Spend some time with a three-year-old, and see if you cling to a predeterminist belief that 'good people are naturally good'. Morality is a learned thing, not inborn.

Your apparent belief that human life has less meaning to an athiest (and I would assume you lump agnostics in as well) than to a theist is flat-out bigotry, Kevn. 'A cat is as valuable as a human in many cases'. Okay, which cases? Give me some examples. Links would be nice.

I'm an agnostic, and I assure you that I value a human being's life more than a cat's. It is possible to lack faith in some supernatural force that will thwack me with the Hell-stick if I misbehave, and still act in a manner that is supportive of my fellow man. I can fail to believe that Jesus died for my sins, and still give to charity, work in a soup-kitchen, and listen when someone needs an ear. Being religious does not make you a good person. Caring about other people does. Implying (damned near flat-out saying) that lack of religious faith renders someone less capable of giving human life the import it deserves is bigotry. Believing that religious faith makes one more understanding of his fellow man and less likely to harm, enslave, torture, rape, or murder flies in the face of recorded history. Less likely to harm those who share the same beliefs, yes, but that only backs up the OP's point.