Are you religious?

[x]

I'm about as atheist as they come. I say if God exists, he has a very cruel sense of humor.

[x]

I was that way for awhile.. Atheism is just illogical, you don't even wanna get me started lol.. Many people are undecided/searching

That's what this thread is for, I mean I don't see how atheism is illogical but belief in a God is logical (though you haven't exactly expounded on how you view this 'God' of yours)

[jawless]

Agnosticism is the only logical belief system. It means you are not shutting yourself off to any possibility.

[x]

Agnosticism is the only logical belief system. It means you are not shutting yourself off to any possibility.

Not necessarily, skepticism isn't inherently wrong. I mean just because it's possible that the Earth is inhabited by invisible dinosaurs, or that Santa Clause exists, doesn't mean I'm going to go through life believing it, or even considering it a possibility.

[Heavyweight]

God, religion, spirituality, mysticism, astrology, etc. all fall under the same category to me: complete bulls**t.

[x]

God, religion, spirituality, mysticism, astrology, etc. all fall under the same category to me: complete bulls**t.

Yeah I've always looked at all of those things as humans having an inflated sense of self-importance in a vast Universe that doesn't give a s**t about them.

[Heavyweight]

Yeah I've always looked at all of those things as humans having an inflated sense of self-importance in a vast Universe that doesn't give a s**t about them.

I view them more as primitive explanations for life and the universe. It's no coincidence that religious and spiritual beliefs have steadily declined as we've accumulated more scientific knowledge.

[x]

I view them more as primitive explanations for life and the universe. It's no coincidence that religious and spiritual beliefs have steadily declined as we've accumulated more scientific knowledge.

Definitely. At the same time though I think a lot of people cling to these old beliefs out of fear of the mystery of death. It's hard to accept that you die and rot in the ground like every other animal, so they need a way to cope with it.

[tdawg]

Atheism in most cases is simply the lack of belief, not an active disbelief(making the claim that God does not exist with certainty). I do not believe in God because I dont have a reason to. I dont see how that is illogical.

[tdawg]

Definitely. At the same time though I think a lot of people cling to these old beliefs out of fear of the mystery of death. It's hard to accept that you die and rot in the ground like every other animal, so they need a way to cope with it.

It's deeper than that imo. I think people can accept that they will die. What they cannot accept is their lack of purpose while they are living. That is what imo makes them turn to religion.

[tdawg]

Science is simply a process of impartially testing hypothesis. It is flawed and not perfect but theories backed in science have a lot more depth to them than religious explanations. And I would not say that science and spirituality are mutually exclusive. Although Science imo does offer enough to refute some religious doctrines(for example the age of the planet). That doesnt mean that science is saying God cannot exist.