ignostic is a word...
a friend and i were talking about the whole god thing. saying i am an atheist just doesn't feel right. so i did some research and i think this describes my beliefs:"Ignosticism is the view that the question of whether or not deities exist is inherently meaningless. It is a popular view among many logical positivists such as Rudolph Carnap and A. J. Ayer, who hold that talk of gods is literally nonsense. According to ignostics, "Does a god exist?" has the same logical status as "What color is Saturday?"; they are both nonsensical, and thus have no meaningful answers."
hey, i'm ignostic!
i am respect of others religous and spiritual beliefs. i just don't like "bossy religon". like people knocking on my door to save my soul. or god references on money or the pledge of allegience. even as a kid i wouldn't say the "under god" part! when i had surgery at st. vincent's, a priest came over and offered to pray with me. i said, "no thanks!" and giggled, and the poor guy looked so confused!
ok, now for a new survey: what are your religous/ spiritual beliefs or non-beliefs? you can post anonymus if you feel it's too private. i know for me, it's been a little scary at times telling people i am an atheist/agnostic (now an ignostic!) people are pretty judgemental about that kind of thing in the country. the media always portrays atheists as goofy or somehow dangerous.... well, i am out of the god closet!
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I used to be down with Jesus but never again. I work with and know a lot of fundies.
So I am an atheist. I like being Elaine to their Puddy, but I don't care if they care if I go to hell.
I do have a question or two for atheist/ignostic/pagans/heathens. If you believe there is nothing after death, are you fighting to stay alive? Are you very healthy so you can stick around as long as possible, before you are worm food, and null? And, if religious morals do not contain you, do you sleep around a lot (using safe sex of course, see above), go door to door and try to convert people (No ma'am, no services and it's free!).
What is the difference between society's expectations, and most religions?
society does base its expectations on religous values. i don't. my values are simple: be kind, try my best to never cause pain, make things better for others whenever possible, and have fun.
my friend eva is a born-again, and we have very similar values. "jesus is just alright with me....."
The lady who has to spend the night in the Metroparks is supposed to spend it tonight. I wonder if they will make her, since it's supposed to have snow squalls all evening. Goes back to the right of killing animals.
No harm in liberating a few cats.
you're right about me being a complete hypocrite for eating meat. i am slowly trying to stop, and when i do, i will be lecturing you about animals rights!!! but for now i am craving a filet-o-fish.
my sis and i were talking about the abortion debate and bossy religous folks, and how they say they will pray for you. next time someone says that i am going to say, "and i will have an abortion for you."
I always honk and flip off the protesting pro-lifers. Hopefully that adds to their rotten day.