(July 8, 2013 at 12:18 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote:

(July 8, 2013 at 12:15 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: By that definition I'm still a Mormon.

Only if you self identify as one.
Do you?

In heritage only, which is what I'm guessing Summer does with her Jewish descent.

(July 8, 2013 at 12:26 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote:

(July 8, 2013 at 12:18 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Only if you self identify as one.
Do you?

In heritage only, which is what I'm guessing Summer does with her Jewish descent.

I guess she'd have to define how she feels about it herself.

Right. So...anyway.

(July 8, 2013 at 10:46 am)DeistPaladin Wrote:

(July 8, 2013 at 9:28 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: viocjit, if you don't mind my asking you, how is an Agnostic also a Christian?

Based on what "agnostic" means, most Christians would be.

"Agnosticism" is a lack of knowledge of spiritual matters. Most Christians would claim that their beliefs are a matter of "faith" and not knowledge. They don't know that their religion is true but choose to take a leap of faith and therefore believe without knowledge.

In fact, I'm not sure how faith would work without agnosticism. If you knew something to be true, you wouldn't need faith at all.

Vio, feel free to correct me if I'm not understanding you.

You're near I don't believe in God but I'm not sure to 100% that there are no creator and that is not super. I'm like a man in a car who don't know what is the right path to go at his destination. Some people can label me like a weak atheist.

I guess then the next part of my question would be: why Christianity? Couldn't a creator, if there is/was one, be any number of things? Your definition fits more with Agnosticism than anything else, I think.

I consider myself a cultural Christian, but Agostic Atheist by my beliefs.

(July 3, 2013 at 10:14 pm)Godschild Wrote: I just watched that tonight, they still call it a fox and say it's still of the specie Canine

"Canine" (more properly, Canidae) is not a species. It's a family.

Biology knowledge fail.

(July 9, 2013 at 3:04 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: I guess then the next part of my question would be: why Christianity? Couldn't a creator, if there is/was one, be any number of things? Your definition fits more with Agnosticism than anything else, I think.

Yes this is that I'm in a state of Agnosticism (I say in a state of agnosticism because I don't want to be Agnostic all my life , this is not a situation who please to me). We say that there are a creator but how a creator can does exist so then that the universe still existed. (Many physicians think that).

If the universe still existed there are not creation therefore God is a scam.

(July 10, 2013 at 6:22 pm)Rahul Wrote: I consider myself a cultural Christian, but Agostic Atheist by my beliefs.

Not me. Liking the motifs and rituals only means you like the motifs and rituals. I also like the Pyramids too so would that make me a "Cultural polytheist"?

Humans socialize, that is going to happen. But to me you can find that companionship without buying into a label or joining a club. I've gone to atheist meetings. I've also been to NFL games. I also socialize at work and with my family and friends.

But I won't coddle their rituals simply because they find comfort in them. I do not think it is logical in the least to watch others pretend to talk to themselves and falsely believe in virgin births and zombie gods, because of the pageantry or sense of belonging. Or any religion for that matter.

When I visited Japan I found Japan beautiful and the religious artwork such as Shinto and Buddhist very ornate, with all their traditions and "cultural" leanings. But a superstition is still a superstition no matter the culture. Finding beauty and comfort in it does not make it credible or needed for that matter.

Calling yourself "cultural" this or that, is simply saying "Yea, I know it is bullshit, but I find it pretty".

Here is an good one:

Are Militant Atheists Using Chemtrails to Poison the Angels in Heaven?