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View Poll Results: I believe in (check all that apply)
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Theistic God as described in a specific religion
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51 |
19.54% |
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Theistic God according to my own unique definition
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28 |
10.73% |
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Diestic God
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10 |
3.83% |
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Satan (evil opposer to God, or comparable figure)
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50 |
19.16% |
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Angels (supernatural agents serving God)
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45 |
17.24% |
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Demons (supernatural agents serving Satan)
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42 |
16.09% |
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Universe/Nature as God
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54 |
20.69% |
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Atheist
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114 |
43.68% |
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15 |
5.75% |
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Heaven (or similar place of eternal reward for actions/beliefs)
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61 |
23.37% |
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Hell (or similar place of eternal punishment for actions/beliefs)
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45 |
17.24% |
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No eternal destination
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94 |
36.02% |
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Nirvana and cycle of suffering/rebirth
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20 |
7.66% |
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12 |
4.60% |
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Organized religion necessary for belief in God
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19 |
7.28% |
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Organized religion unecessary for belief in God
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113 |
43.30% |
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Organized religion destructive to belief in God
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25 |
9.58% |
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15 |
5.75% |
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Single path to the good end (heaven, Nirvana, whatever)
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23 |
8.81% |
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Multiple paths to the good end
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84 |
32.18% |
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12 |
4.60% |
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Goblins, or something else not close to the options
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23 |
8.81% |
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07-09-2009, 08:34 AM
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Often Thinks About Pickles
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How many people here believe in God, Heaven and angels, Hell and Satan and his demons
Lets have a poll.
o Yes I believe
o No I don't believe
o I'm not sure
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07-09-2009, 08:34 AM
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Why, did Satan low-ball you on the CRV as well?
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07-09-2009, 08:36 AM
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Uncle Chester
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Why Rerun, why?
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07-09-2009, 08:42 AM
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Can we please close this thread before it turns into a giant pissing match.
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07-09-2009, 08:43 AM
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^ No.
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07-09-2009, 08:44 AM
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a little simplistic, no? How many assumptions would be made based on a yes or a no?
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07-09-2009, 08:48 AM
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I'm with Trad, this is going to be great.
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07-09-2009, 08:49 AM
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Often Thinks About Pickles
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I started this thread because there apparently are a lot of lapsed Catholics here (myself included) as illustrated by the Communion Wafer thread.
I'm just curious to see if people don't attend church because they don't believe or other reasons. Apparently church attendence in most of the major religions in North America is quite low.
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07-09-2009, 08:51 AM
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^ Religion is the greatest cancer of humanity.
So there...lynch me if you want I guess. God wants you to.
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07-09-2009, 08:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Why, did Satan low-ball you on the CRV as well?
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Give me a break... this is getting old. 
I'm trying to have a decent discussion about people's beliefs in this day and age.... particularly the belief about God, Heaven, and Hell.
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07-09-2009, 08:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rerun
I started this thread because there apparently are a lot of lapsed Catholics here (myself included) as illustrated by the Communion Wafer thread.
I'm just curious to see if people don't attend church because they don't believe or other reasons. Apparently church attendence in most of the major religions in North America is quite low.
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I think Thor posted an interesting study from Stats Can, showing many religious people don't attend church, but worship privately.
Last edited by troutman; 07-09-2009 at 08:55 AM.
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07-09-2009, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Rerun
Give me a break... this is getting old.
I'm trying to have a decent discussion about people's beliefs in this day and age.... particularly the belief about God, Heaven, and Hell. |
Okay, okay, I'll play serious here for a second.
I think Religion is the most obsolete and terrible form of social programming/control. I hope that one day humanity is free of its petty BS and the endless death, carnage, hate, and bigotry it has plagued us with for thousands of years.
God is only words.
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07-09-2009, 08:54 AM
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As long as people continue to use Internet Explorer 6, Arrested Develop remains cancelled and Vanilla Coke is not stocked on Canadian shelves there is obviously no god.
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07-09-2009, 08:55 AM
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^Vanilla coke? Really? Eeewww...
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07-09-2009, 08:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
I think Thor posted an interesting study from Stats Can, showing many religious people don't attend church, but worship privately.
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Thats totally opposite to my personal experience.... as in, yes they don't attend church, but no, they don't worship privately either.
I think Stats Can might be a little off the mark on this one.
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07-09-2009, 09:05 AM
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If you are going to have a poll it should be more specific.
Not everyone who believes in God believes in the Pope or the institution of Church (communion etc). Also different races have different beliefs but essentially believe in the same thing - examples Muslims believe in God.
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07-09-2009, 09:05 AM
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Often Thinks About Pickles
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Okay, okay, I'll play serious here for a second.
I think Religion is the most obsolete and terrible form of social programming/control. I hope that one day humanity is free of its petty BS and the endless death, carnage, hate, and bigotry it has plagued us with for thousands of years.
God is only words.
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In most ways, I agree with you. However religion, in many instances has been a force for good, but I tend to think that the bad out weighs the good.
People tend to take the spoken/written word too litterally sometimes, instead of looking for the deeper meaning and intent.
My personal belief, even though I have been baptized a Catholic, is that when you die, you die. There is no after life. You're just a corpse rotting in the ground .... unless you've been turned into a vampire of course. 
So the answer to my own question is NO.
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07-09-2009, 09:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rerun
Thats totally opposite to my personal experience.... as in, yes they don't attend church, but no, they don't worship privately either.
I think Stats Can might be a little off the mark on this one.
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Most likely people lie. They likely own a bible but have never opened it.
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07-09-2009, 09:07 AM
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Anyone one sentence answers concerning religion are absolutely meaningless.
That said... It's humanity's oldest and greatest social institution and cognitive map, anything we try to replace it with only morphs into something similar.
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07-09-2009, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
If you are going to have a poll it should be more specific.
Not everyone who believes in God believes in the Pope or the institution of Church (communion etc). Also different races have different beliefs but essentially believe in the same thing - examples Muslims believe in God.
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My question had nothing to do with the Pope or the institution of church...
It is: How many people here believe in God, Heaven and angels, Hell and Satan and his demons
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