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Jopsy Pendragon
Perpetual Outsider
Join date: 15 Jan 2004
Posts: 1,906
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07-12-2006 00:57
Did I omit yours? Post it! =)
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Siobhan Taylor
Nemesis
Join date: 13 Aug 2003
Posts: 5,476
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07-12-2006 01:34
Surely, you missed out Philipism and Aimeeism...
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Michael Seraph
Second Life Resident
Join date: 9 Nov 2004
Posts: 849
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07-12-2006 01:53
Muslim and Hindu together? Why?
Buddhist and Shinto together? Christianity, Judaism and Islam have more in common than Islam and Hinduism, or Buddhism and Shintoism. And you forgot Baha'i, Taoism, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism and countless other lesser known religions. |
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Devlin Gallant
Thought Police
Join date: 18 Jun 2003
Posts: 5,948
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07-12-2006 02:09
Whadaya MEAN Christians AND Mormons? Mormons ARE Christians. The real name of their church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
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Warda Kawabata
Amityville Horror
Join date: 4 Nov 2005
Posts: 1,300
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07-12-2006 02:13
Um, you do realise scientologists are technically (ie they claim to be) Christians? And teh Church of the Subgenius was created as a direct parody of them, so the two could be considered polar opposites in many ways?
Your classification system needs work. fwiw, I started my own religion. And no, you can't join |
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Selador Cellardoor
Registered User
Join date: 16 Nov 2003
Posts: 3,082
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07-12-2006 02:39
Atheism isn't a belief system.
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Billybob Goodliffe
NINJA WIZARDS!
Join date: 22 Dec 2005
Posts: 4,036
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07-12-2006 04:48
what about Scientology?
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If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade and try and find someone who's life has given them vodka and have a party!
I asked God directly, and he says you're a douchebag.  Commander of the Militant Wing of the Salvation Army http://e-pec.info/forum/blog/billybob_goodliffe |
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Aleister DaSilva
insert witty phrase here
Join date: 19 May 2005
Posts: 168
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07-12-2006 05:00
Pagan Evolutionary Creationist
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Ghoti Nyak
καλλιστι
Join date: 7 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,078
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07-12-2006 05:32
You need to split out many (most??) of the groupings you arbitrarily placed these faiths into. I'm sure any Subgenius worth their frop would cringe at your grouping them with Scientologists. Scientologists are Pinkboys and definately do not have Slack.
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"Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
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Richie Waves
Predictable
Join date: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1,424
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07-12-2006 05:41
Surely, you missed out Philipism and Aimeeism... heh.. or not o.O _____________________
no u!
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Bill Diamond
when all else fails...x=8
Join date: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 98
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07-12-2006 05:48
lol
The people on these forums can't even agree on the nature of a poll about religion. |
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Siobhan Taylor
Nemesis
Join date: 13 Aug 2003
Posts: 5,476
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07-12-2006 05:51
All must worship the devine Willow and her holy inventory!
Otherwise she just might transfer some of it to you... _____________________
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Cliffy Palmerstone
Manc in Geordieland
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 255
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07-12-2006 06:04
I'm agnostic. Roughly translated = I haven't got a clue and don't care.
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Siobhan Taylor
Nemesis
Join date: 13 Aug 2003
Posts: 5,476
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07-12-2006 06:16
How do I make a signature? How do you make a signature what? Dance, sing, make L$? _____________________
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Reitsuki Kojima
Witchhunter
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 5,328
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07-12-2006 06:35
Atheism isn't a belief system. For a lot of people it is. _____________________
I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.
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Mocc Spatula
Death to all fanatics!
Join date: 6 Apr 2006
Posts: 303
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Obey your Noodly Master
07-12-2006 07:07
I am outraged and offended by your lumping together of Pastafarianism with those heretical unbelievers who subscribe to the "so-called" Church of Pie.
There can be absolutely no relation between these two belief systems, and your sloppy decision to bundle them together into one category shows an egregious and arrogant disrespect for the followers of the one true faith. The existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is verifiable, documented fact. We have incontrovertible evidence that a Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. None of his living believers were actually around to see it, of course, but that's entirely beside the point. We have written accounts of it, so it must be true. Pieists, on the other hand, are clearly deluded individuals with an entirely warped and unhealthy world view - subscribing to ridiculous dictums such as "Eating pie is sacrilegious", ffs. The FSM would never require his beloved people to refrain from munching on delicious pasta, for he is benevolent and loves us all. Join me now, raise your pasta forks in praise: All hail the FSM, for verily He is the creator of all things, including (but not limited to) a mountain, trees, and a midgit. Observe ye, always, the Eight I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts, honour thy pirate, and and may all feel the divine touch of His noodly appendage. RAmen. |
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Olympia Rebus
Muse of Chaos
Join date: 22 Feb 2004
Posts: 1,831
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07-12-2006 08:30
I am outraged and offended by your lumping together of Pastafarianism with those heretical unbelievers who subscribe to the "so-called" Church of Pie. There can be absolutely no relation between these two belief systems, and your sloppy decision to bundle them together into one category shows an egregious and arrogant disrespect for the followers of the one true faith. The existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is verifiable, documented fact. We have incontrovertible evidence that a Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. None of his living believers were actually around to see it, of course, but that's entirely beside the point. We have written accounts of it, so it must be true. Pieists, on the other hand, are clearly deluded individuals with an entirely warped and unhealthy world view - subscribing to ridiculous dictums such as "Eating pie is sacrilegious", ffs. The FSM would never require his beloved people to refrain from munching on delicious pasta, for he is benevolent and loves us all. Join me now, raise your pasta forks in praise: All hail the FSM, for verily He is the creator of all things, including (but not limited to) a mountain, trees, and a midgit. Observe ye, always, the Eight I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts, honour thy pirate, and and may all feel the divine touch of His noodly appendage. RAmen. RAmen, my brother!  |
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Dismay Wilde
Bleed Designs Owner
Join date: 12 Aug 2004
Posts: 1,771
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07-12-2006 08:35
<- was born into a Catholic Family,however doesnt go to church at all
(only at Christmas time when her hubby's family made her go) >_< _____________________
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Mocc Spatula
Death to all fanatics!
Join date: 6 Apr 2006
Posts: 303
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And for those of ye who still lack faith...
07-12-2006 08:41
...let the all-knowing Oracle of Google be your guide.
Search for "creator of the universe" and lo! the truth shall be reveal-ed unto thee. |
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Joy Honey
Not just another dumass
Join date: 17 Jun 2005
Posts: 3,751
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07-12-2006 08:46
...let the all-knowing Oracle of Google be your guide. Search for "creator of the universe" and lo! the truth shall be reveal-ed unto thee. You should see what you get when you search for "master of the universe" ALL HAIL HE-MAN! _____________________
Reality continues to ruin my life. - Calvin
You have delighted us long enough. - Jane Austen Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence. - Ashleigh Brilliant |
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Jopsy Pendragon
Perpetual Outsider
Join date: 15 Jan 2004
Posts: 1,906
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07-12-2006 09:11
Michael Seraph Muslim and Hindu together? Why? Buddhist and Shinto together? Baha'i, Taoism, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism and countless other lesser known religions. I did think that Judaism would have a higher count by now though. Devlin Gallant Whadaya MEAN Christians AND Mormons? Mormons ARE Christians. The real name of their church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I agree... though I know some that wouldn't. (spelling out "including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" didn't fit. Warda Kawabata Um, you do realise scientologists are technically (ie they claim to be) Christians? And teh Church of the Subgenius was created as a direct parody of them, so the two could be considered polar opposites in many ways? =) I was really tempted to include satanism under Christianity as well, but figured an 'evil' side could probably be a category of it's own.... And yes, I'm aware that Scientologists would take offense at being lumped in with anyone. but I doubt there are enough present in the forums to deserve one of the ten options all to themselves. =) (No I'm not comparing scientology to satanism!)Cliffy Palmerstone I'm agnostic. Roughly translated = I haven't got a clue and don't care. And I'm agnostic, but not apathetic. Mocc Spatula I am outraged and offended by your lumping together of Pastafarianism with those heretical unbelievers who subscribe to the "so-called" Church of Pie. I love that "no one has ever been killed in the name of Pastafarianism". This is the tasty food religion category though, sorry, they had to be together. Top 3 respondants so far: Secular/athiest: 14, Christian(+): 8, Theist(+): 5 |
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Rick Deckard
Cogito, ergo doleo.
Join date: 1 Apr 2005
Posts: 159
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07-12-2006 09:29
I had liked this poll better. The categorization looked ok, you could make multiple choices (so I was able to choose both buddhist and atheist), it was public, and quite a few people participated in it. Perhaps someone might like to bump it. I'd be curious to see whether the 24% that the atheists had scored still holds today, given that SL (and the SL forums) have doubled or tripled in population since then. If I had to guess, I'd say that the percentage has gone down a bit. SL is beginning to resemble RL more and more, so I see no reason why these numbers should not reflect RL numbers (24% for atheists seems quite high to me).
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Johnny Jedburgh
Registered User
Join date: 12 Jun 2006
Posts: 13
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Another subdivision
07-12-2006 09:32
Hmmm, I'd like to see the atheist category split into:
(1) Real atheists, unafraid to live with the consequences (ethical/epistemic etc) of their world view. (2) Woolly atheists who prefer to sneak in metaphysics via the back door to keep the universals they'd really like to hang onto. Most of us who've ticked the atheist box fall, I suspect, into (2). |
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Ravenous Dingo
Registered User
Join date: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 78
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07-12-2006 09:33
agnostic.
which is different than atheism in that we say we dont know because the question of gods existance or lack thereof can't be answered, since there is no scientific way to do so. atheists believe it can be answered and the answer is no. |
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David Valentino
Nicely Wicked
Join date: 1 Jan 2004
Posts: 2,941
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07-12-2006 09:41
I belong to the religion of "Wait and See", since no one on earth really has a clue to the afterlife, and we will all find out if there is one soon enough, and what it will be like.
I just try and lead a relatively good life, and do more good than harm. _____________________
David Lamoreaux
Owner - Perilous Pleasures and Extreme Erotica Gallery |