• Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Access to private conversations with other members.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Search results

  1. xir

    How much faith do you have in science?

    While I have to agree that 1/20 is quite a lot, I see some issues using a much lower p-value as the cut-off. Selecting a significance level as high as 5% has to do with the power of the test. The lower the significance level used, the lower the chance is to identify an effect that does exist...
  2. xir

    What made you convert?

    Would you elaborate? I'd be really curious to hear more!
  3. xir

    Mocking in debates

    I think it depends on the context, really. From my perspective as an ex-atheist, I'd say that most of the instances where I've seen this is when people use whatever religious text to support their ideological or political belief, rather than take responsibility for their own stance. Which makes...
  4. xir

    Homosexuality... is sorta allowed in Islam but not really

    I'd interpret that as if a man has sex with a boy, he can't marry his mother. Do you have a reason to interpret this differently? Seem pretty straightforward to me. I'm confused by this passage. Some questions: 1. Do you see sexuality as a hobby, or do you see your own studies of religious...
  5. xir

    What made you convert?

    Why did you choose the religion you decided to join? What do you see in your religion that you do not see in other religions? (regardless of whether you used to belong to another religion or be an atheist) Bonus question: what prejudices do you meet because of your religion?
  6. xir

    Are you a better person now due to your faith?

    Outwards, I'm mostly the same person. I study the same thing, I plan on having a similar career. I eat the same things. I occasionally **** up in the same spectacular ways (and try fix things in the same way). There is only one major difference - now I try to treat everyone I meet with love...
  7. xir

    How do You Feel about Nudity in Art?

    How do I feel about it? I consider it beautiful in its rawness/realness. Is it appropriate/moral? Yes, as long as everyone involved and pictured is a consenting adult. Would I pose? Yes, and I have posed for non-pornographic photography shots. My reservations about starring in pornographic...
  8. xir

    First post

    Heya RF! I was raised without religion. For a few years I referred to myself as a "wannabe-Buddhist" (I meditated a few times a week at best, still drank alcohol, etc), but ultimately found Ram Dass to be the spiritual teacher that I felt really spoke to me. I had a spontaneous kundalini...
Top