Why are you religious?

[Ignorant Philosopher]

a second part? ok...

Religion
1)the opposite of Ignorant Philosopher's list

Okay

Then religion is:

1) Not believing that certain objects are sacred and some are profane with a logical basis.

2) Not believing in a superhuman controlling power with a logical basis.

3) Not believing that certain rituals produce specific results with a logical basis.

4) Not believing that unobservable begins exists with a logical basis.

5) A system of logic surrounding no person or persons.

6) Not believing in a form of persistence for the human conciseness past biological death with a logical basis.

7) Not believing in pseudo-science on the basis of logic.

8) Not believing that humans can accomplish certain results by following any ideology with a logical basis.

 

[Ignorant Philosopher]

Having stated

you promptly do just what you tell the rest of us not to do!

My religion has little to do with belief and a lot to do with knowledge. It is certainly not without logical basis. The statements that the human soul is immortal and that the universe is best explained as a creation are based on philosophical arguments. The statement supernatural beings exist and interact with humans is based on experience. Etc, etc.

*staff edit*

Someone asked me how I define religion and I provided it.

Also Ad Homienim and reported.

I have a master's degree in philosophy and just because I do not share in your ideas of it does not mean I do not use Philosophy.

 

[Ignorant Philosopher]

First of all, the assumption that religion is entirely or primarily about belief is incorrect for many if not most non-Abrahamic religions, and certainly while I do hold beliefs, the beliefs I hold are secondary to the experiences and practices I have as my religion.

Second, the repeated insertion of the prejudicial phrase "without a logical basis" automatically removes me from your construction of what is religious. I have a logical basis for my beliefs, experiences and practices--therefore I am not religious under your construction. That you may not accept my logical bases has nothing to do with me, or with religion in general, but with your own limits of understanding about religion.

Making a thread in the debate section.

 

[Ignorant Philosopher]

If you want to debate my definition here is the thread for that:

http://www.religiousforums.com/threads/my-defination-of-relgion-and-faith.188091/

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Making a thread in the debate section.

Perhaps, but I had responded to your vague opening post in what I thought was an appropriate way...only to have you post your list, which changes my understanding of what you were asking. Had you been clear from the start, I would not have bothered to respond in the first place. I believe your action is called "trolling."

That said, I'm done.

 

[Ignorant Philosopher]

Perhaps, but I had responded to your vague opening post in what I thought was an appropriate way...only to have you post your list, which changes my understanding of what you were asking. Had you been clear from the start, I would not have bothered to respond in the first place. I believe you action is called "trolling."

That said, I'm done. *staff edit*

Logical Fallacy

Appeal to Motive

You are trying to attack my motive instead of my ideas.

Also, if I am asked how I define religion, would you rather me lie to make you feel better?

 

[syo]

Okay

Then religion is:

1) Not believing that certain objects are sacred and some are profane with a logical basis.

2) Not believing in a superhuman controlling power with a logical basis.

3) Not believing that certain rituals produce specific results with a logical basis.

4) Not believing that unobservable begins exists with a logical basis.

5) A system of logic surrounding no person or persons.

6) Not believing in a form of persistence for the human conciseness past biological death with a logical basis.

7) Not believing in pseudo-science on the basis of logic.

8) Not believing that humans can accomplish certain results by following any ideology with a logical basis.

you got it all wrong LOL

 

[Ignorant Philosopher]

you got it all wrong LOL

Care to explain how or are you going to make an unsupported statement?

 

[Guy Threepwood]

Before continuing I would like everyone to take note that as per the rules for the interfaith discussion section, no religious debate can take place here.

Moving on, I would like to politely ask for religious people to explain why they currently are religious and how they came to be religious as well as the religion they follow.

This is NOT for debating whether or not it is a good reason, this is for gaining insight into other people's choices in the matter.

This is also not for theist that are not religious, like most deist and pantheist.

That aside, I look forward to your responses.

Personally I was raised with a set of beliefs, which perhaps had no real logical basis, but attempted to answer the big questions we all ask, explain, life, the universe, in an easily digestible, comfortable, simple, way

I was satisfied with this for many decades, even fairly outward and vocal, tried to convert people to what I thought was truth. But as I got more interested in science, specifically astronomy, biology, I began to question the atheism I was raised with.

To me being religious is at it's root, about being skeptical, of the belief that the world that spontaneously created itself for no particular reason, and operates on pure chance. I think the rest of religion is just a logical extension of this skepticism.

 

[whirlingmerc]

It's a bit semantical what being 'reliogus' means since man is by nature 'an idol factory' making things to worship whether it be sports, good looks, intelligence, money, prestige or designer godz of his imagination. He are delight driven spiritual people and even atheists can be as dogmatic as other relious folk when theirfree thinking idols are challenged.

But why would one place their delights in the God of the Bible? One reason is because 'God poured out the love of God in their hearts' through the new birth
In ourselves we tend to love the gutter water of the world rather than te living water from God's throne but he can open our eyes to the delights in Him and we can treasure Him