Originally posted by Vystrix Nexoth

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Santa Claus is a story told to children to get them to behave. Behave in accordance with how the parents want you to behave and you get a present; don't and you get punishment.

I don't believe there is a higher intelligence/force that created our universe and us in it, for the same reason that I don't believe there is a fat man in a red felt suit lined with white fur, living at 90-degrees north latitude yearlong, keeping tabs on the behavioral habits and wish-lists of every child on earth, and with a team of elves to manufacture presents accordingly (for the ones that behave), then on the night prior to December 25th delivers those presents for every child in the world in one sack, on a sleigh pulled by a team of flying caribou/reindeer, drops down chimneys (even on modern homes that use central heating rather than chimneys)-- without getting himself or the presents covered in soot-- to leave them under a tree, stop and eat whatever milk and cookies were left, climb back up the chimney and proceed with his flying reindeer to the next child's house, all without being seen, and all in the timespan of about 24 hours (allowing for the earth's rotation).

If you believe in that, you just might be able to believe in God too.

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Originally posted by emcee

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Originally posted by The SomerZ

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Deist. I believe in a higher power that doesn't do nothing. I don't believe in miracles, I don't believe in divine intervention, I don't believe in the power of praying, I only believe that there is one (or more) higher power(s), and that it has no influence on our lives. I also believe in the undying soul, though I am undecided on what happens to it after death. I find the concept of non-existance (and I apologize to anyone I might offend now) utterly absurd. It's a concept that is foreign to me (and to all other living creatures), and I don't think anyone could really explain what non-existance is, or what it would be.

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Well of course its foreign to you, you've never experienced it. No one has so they can't describe it. As a matter of fact no one can experience it, since they wouldn't exist to experience it. But just because a concept is foreign and indescribable doesn't mean it's not real. Go describe blue to a blind person.

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Originally posted by Thayer

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If a concept is not possible to understand without experiencing it and no one can experience it, then how can you say something is real or not? Non-existance (where I assume you mean the soul ceases to exist) could only really be determined by whether or not the soul is real, if souls don't exist, then their non-existance isn't an issue. Why not focus on determining the existance of the soul first? Otherwise all other pursuits seem to be a waste of time.

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Originally posted by ||bass

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How does this poll manage to have seperate groups for 2 "new age" religions (Wiccan & Neopagan) and yet somehow manage to leave out a HUGE mainstream religion (Buddhism)?

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Originally posted by neotransotaku

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I don't have a religion, so technically I'm athiest. However, I'm starting to get more open to Christianity and trying to reconcile some things I do believe in to work in the framework of the religion. However, I haven't had that click yet and until I get that click, I not converting. I already live my life in a good manner by common sense standards so whether I pick up one or I don't is meeh.

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