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Anto Kennedy Offline
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Hello
June 20, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Just dropping in to say hi.

I'm from Ireland, I study religion and religious belief specialising in cults. Currently writing a book on the subject. I'm a theist, non-denominational, seeking to tie in all religious systems into an aboriginal Urreligion and find out what started it all off. That should be interesting to theists and non-theists alike, so I'm sure you'll enjoy what I can offer to the discussion.

Well, I won't be on this forum much, maybe every now and then during a bout of procrastination, something that is related to the book I'm supposed to be writing, yet isn't actually writing the book.

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RE: Hello
June 20, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Welcome to the forums, looking forward to some interesting conversations. Smile
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RE: Hello
June 20, 2009 at 5:59 pm
"an aboriginal Urreligion"

A what??


"That should be interesting to theists and non-theists alike"

The market's quite flooded but good luck anyway!


Welcome! Smile
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RE: Hello
June 20, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Welcome to the site Anto Kennedy.
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RE: Hello
June 21, 2009 at 10:58 am
What the heck is a Catholic Omnifaith? Is that like a Catholic Universalist? Isn't that a bit like me claiming to be a Protestant Atheist? Kinda self contradictory?
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RE: Hello
June 21, 2009 at 11:07 am
(June 21, 2009 at 10:58 am)Dotard Wrote: What the heck is a Catholic Omnifaith? Is that like a Catholic Universalist? Isn't that a bit like me claiming to be a Protestant Atheist? Kinda self contradictory?

Probably means he's of Catholic upbringing but considers himself more universally Christian rather than any one specific Christian variant.

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RE: Hello
June 21, 2009 at 2:59 pm
(June 20, 2009 at 5:59 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: "an aboriginal Urreligion"

A what??


"That should be interesting to theists and non-theists alike"

The market's quite flooded but good luck anyway!


Welcome! Smile

An Urreligion is a hypotheitcal aboriginal religion that humanity shared c. 10,000 BC. All religions then would be variations of this primary source.

It's the same concept of an Urheimat applied to religious belief.

Quote:Probably means he's of Catholic upbringing but considers himself more universally Christian rather than any one specific Christian variant.

Yeh sort of. I was brought up Catholic, and still am. But professionally I do believe all religions are one. Although technically Catholicism isn't a religion, it's a church...if that makes sense.

So you could say I'm all of the above when it comes to religion, as I try to tie in all faiths and find the common themes that recur throughout their texts, rituals and traditions.
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RE: Hello
June 21, 2009 at 3:41 pm
So would it be fair to say you are a polytheist then, if you 'believe all religions are one'...? Or do you still believe in one God yet believe all religions are one, somehow?

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RE: Hello
June 21, 2009 at 9:04 pm
(June 21, 2009 at 3:41 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: So would it be fair to say you are a polytheist then, if you 'believe all religions are one'...? Or do you still believe in one God yet believe all religions are one, somehow?

EvF

Yeh you probably would call it polytheism. It's better not to categorize though.
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Edwardo Piet Away
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RE: Hello
June 21, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Why is it? Does the definition not suffice by your own standards? Or...?

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