If an Athiest was forced to choose a religion, What would it be?

[pro4life]

Actually I was raised Christian, its just I find many aspects of it unbelievable, and aspects of Judaism not quite so hard to believe. Plus I'd see Judaism as an adventure simply because I'd love to explore my ancestral heritage more. There's one obvious problem though

Whats your reason for leaving Christianity in that manner?

 

[pro4life]

Yes I would. I think freedom of religion is a cause worth dying for.

How about you, what would you do if you were forced to choose a religion that you did not believe in?

And did you mean "freedom from religion"

 

[LuisDantas]

Aren't you the extreme one. So you have faith that your way of life is superior then embracing any of these 3 religions.

Come to think of it, that is something to seriously consider. Except that a dead man exerts no revenge.

 

[Gnostic Seeker]

Whats your reason for leaving Christianity in that manner?

When I left Christianity I doubted all of it: virgin birth, atonement, resurrection, etc. Now I doubt god belief period.

 

[psychoslice]

Gosh, how I hate hearing that nonsense.

Incidentally, I was checking which area this thread is in. Evo vs Creo? Really?

Don't knock what you know nothing about !.

 

[LuisDantas]

Don't knock what you know nothing about !.

That is my line.

 

[fantome profane]

And did you mean "freedom from religion"

Can't have one without the other.

 

[LuisDantas]

And did you mean "freedom from religion"

Maybe he did, but then again your premise melds the two. Having to choose among the Abrahamic Faiths means having lost nearly all of one's freedom of religion.

 

[pro4life]

When I left Christianity I doubted all of it: virgin birth, atonement, resurrection, etc. Now I doubt god belief period.

So let me get this straight. So at first you doubted the tenants of Christianity and decided that they were not sensible and truthful. Did you then doubt the God belief right away or did you study other beliefs before you reached your conclusion.

 

[Desert Snake]

When I left Christianity I doubted all of it: virgin birth, atonement, resurrection, etc. Now I doubt god belief period.

'doubt' isn't atheism.

 

[Willamena]

If you are an Athiest and you were forced to choose a Monothiestic religion i.e Christianity, Judiasm, Islam.
Which of these three would you chose and why.

Judaism: it's image of "g-d" is closest to my own.

Word of words
Measure of measures
Blessed is the Name
The Name be blessed
It's written on my heart
in burning letters
That's all I know--
I cannot read the rest.
(Leonard Cohen, Born in Chains)

 

[pro4life]

Maybe he did, but then again your premise melds the two. Having to choose among the Abrahamic Faiths means having lost nearly all of one's freedom of religion.

I'll have to say..
His premise "freedom from religion" is somewhat a strong belief that he holds in which death is a choice he will make instead of choosing another way of life. Can his "freedom from religion" be a religion itself?

 

[LuisDantas]

'doubt' isn't atheism.

Says who?

Doubting the existence of god is one of the classic definitions of atheism.

 

[pro4life]

Judaism: it's image of "g-d" is closest to my own.

Can you extend your answer into a clarification.

 

[Desert Snake]

Says who?

Doubting the existence of god is one of the classic definitions of atheism.

The dictionary? I'm agnostic, far beyond mere 'doubt', and I'm still theistic.

 

[pro4life]

Says who?

Doubting the existence of god is one of the classic definitions of atheism.

Can "doubt of God" be a tenant of athiesm?

 

[LuisDantas]

I'll have to say..
His premise "freedom from religion" is somewhat a strong belief that he holds in which death is a choice he will make instead of choosing another way of life.

"Choosing another way of life", in this case, is an euphemism for "submitting to a strongly oppressive society", you realize.

Can his "freedom from religion" be a religion itself?

Not by itself, but I am worried about your unspoken assumptions. Whatever concept of religion you are using, I don't think I would advise keeping it.

 

[Gnostic Seeker]

So let me get this straight. So at first you doubted the tenants of Christianity and decided that they were not sensible and truthful. Did you then doubt the God belief right away or did you study other beliefs before you reached your conclusion.

Then I studied Judaism awhile, strongly considered conversion to Reform Judaism (they usually require conversion if you've been raised secular or other), then decided to call myself Gnostic as a way of stating I believed in God like a force within people without limiting myself to any single religion. Of course I still backed up much of my position with the Gnostic texts.

 

[LuisDantas]

The dictionary? I'm agnostic, far beyond mere 'doubt', and I'm still theistic.

Those are unrelated matters. Agnosticism is, in essence, doubt. Doubt about the possibility of knowing whether there is a god, which is far more timid than doubt about the existence of god itself.

 

[Gnostic Seeker]

'doubt' isn't atheism.

It is doubt to the degree I don't currently believe in a god.