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If You Were A Theist
#11
RE: If You Were A Theist
I cannot imagine what it would be like to be a theist. the concept is alien to me.



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#12
RE: If You Were A Theist
(August 27, 2015 at 5:49 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: If you were a theist tomorrow, how would you change the rest of your life? Personality, morals, etc.

Not at all. I think, the question is a moot one, since what I consider to be good and right wouldn't, couldn't, change based on the belief in god. I would consider my life worthless and a lie if I deviated from my values.

Btw, I also considered the original thread useless and never even looked at it. For the above reasons.
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#13
RE: If You Were A Theist
Are you asking me if my life would change if I woke up and believed that the christian god existed...or if I woke up and accepted christ as my personal saviour?

To the former, no, not a bit.  To the latter....I don;t know that it would be an issue of my life changing from that point on so much as what weird ass thing happened to me in my sleep that I became a scapegoater while snoring.
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#14
RE: If You Were A Theist
(August 27, 2015 at 6:01 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:
(August 27, 2015 at 5:51 pm)Jenny A Wrote: You'll have to pick a religion, cause they're all too different.

Without getting too specific, would it be ok if I said any of the Abrahamic religions, since they are the most common? Or do I have to pick a particular one?

Well there is tremendous difference, since Judaism doesn't come with a belief in hell. I mean I don't think that Theism is at all specific enough. Is there an afterlife? For me that's the more important hypothetical anyway.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
(August 27, 2015 at 6:15 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:
(August 27, 2015 at 6:01 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Without getting too specific, would it be ok if I said any of the Abrahamic religions, since they are the most common? Or do I have to pick a particular one?

Well there is tremendous difference, since Judaism doesn't come with a belief in hell. I mean I don't think that Theism is at all specific enough. Is there an afterlife? For me that's the more important hypothetical anyway.

All 3 Abrahamic religions have an afterlife, right?
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#16
RE: If You Were A Theist
Hard to say.

Depends on the type of theist I became.

If I became a Muslim I would likely at least start wearing a headscarf, possibly the black bodyrag the women "choose" to wear if I became fanatical enough.

Would it change my personality? Possibly. I likely wouldn't be the outrageous flirt that I am now.

Morality? Hard to judge. I think I'm generally a pretty good person now and, again dependant on the religion I adopted, that could change dramatically. As a devout Muslim woman, could I work on male patients?

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#17
RE: If You Were A Theist
(August 27, 2015 at 6:33 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: All 3 Abrahamic religions have an afterlife, right?

And so have most other religions - existing ones and no longer existing ones.

But why should that change anything?
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#18
RE: If You Were A Theist
Jedi or GTFO.

I would probably become more passive, encouraging peace and diplomacy as the best options for situations and using violence as an absolute last resort.

Pretty much the same as I am now, basically, except I'd have a fuckmothering lightsaber.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
(August 27, 2015 at 6:39 pm)Iroscato Wrote: Jedi or GTFO.

I would probably become more passive, encouraging peace and diplomacy as the best options for situations and using violence as an absolute last resort.

Pretty much the same as I am now, basically, except I'd have a fuckmothering lightsaber.

Jedi is not a religion.  It's a personal relationship with The Force.

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#20
RE: If You Were A Theist
Or at least you'd -believe- you had a lightsaber......
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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