Religious Poll

I chose atheist, but I’m also Hindu, agnostic, and other (antitheist).

You sure you aren’t a practitioner of voodoo?

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Pagan here…

Catholic agnostic.

Yes, that describes me perfectly. I didn’t vote because neither describes me exactly.

Apathetically agnostic atheist pagan.

I don’t believe in the divine, though I’m not entirely willing to say ‘it’s not possible’. ‘Pagan’ better refers to what I believe any divine entit(y/ies) would be like, and my moral/ethical underpinnings than any other. But, I really don’t care, one way or the other.

Zen Agnostic

I waver between apathetically undecided and agnostic. A belief in atheism seems just as arrogant as a certainty in theism.

A belief in atheism needn’t be arrogant. In fact, it’s rather more of a kind of knowledge than it is a kind of belief. It’s just a conclusion that the evidence supports the atheistic view. Like any other scientific knowledge, it’s provisional. Given actual evidence that atheism is incorrect, I don’t think most atheists would continue to hold to it.

Is it arrogant to believe that water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea level?

Undecided and/or apathetic

Undecided because apathetic.

Let me ask you this: Are you undecided if the theory gravity is true, or if it’s just invisible space gremlins holding everything down?

Is it arrogant to believe it’s not space gremlins?

Islam what you people call “muslim” brings peace to my soul so I am a muslim and Islam is my religion I can only reach God with Islam.

No, the arrogance comes from saying “It’s gravity.” as if that explains everything, when scientists still don’t completely understand it.

I’m bumping this thread to see if new members/voters end up changing the poll significantly. I don’t really expect them to. For the record, I’m another atheist Hindu.

I’m reasonably certain that he was Christian.

I’m a new-ish member - I voted “Atheist,” though technically I’m more of a nonpracticing Jew/hesitant atheist/apatheist/whatever else you care to throw in there. I used to identify as agnostic, but then I realized basically the only reason I did was so if I turned out to be completely off the mark and showed up at St. Pete’s desk, I could argue my way into Heaven. If I’m wrong, at least I’m being firm about it! :smiley:

Do you think Heaven is something people can argue their way into?

No - if we’re accepting the Christian god as the one who exists, he’d be omniscient, so hiding one’s true beliefs and intentions is futile. That’s why I realized being an agnostic for that reason was stupid. Sure, if you honestly believe there is no way of knowing whether there is a God or not, being agnostic is fine, but the view that it’s a safer alternative to atheism doesn’t make sense. (Plus, in most forms of Christianity you have to accept Jesus as you savior, aka be Christian, to be granted eternal salvation, so it wouldn’t really matter if you called yourself an atheist or an agnostic anyway).

My wife is very similar to this. She self-identifies as Jewish (and is ethnically so), puts mezuzot on the doors, keeps holidays, keeps kosher (pretty strictly for a Reform), but does not believe in a personal god. She says the customary prayers without believing, or feeling the need to believe, that there’s anyone listening on the other end. For her, Judaism gives her a sense of belonging with a very long tradition, not necessarily any personal relationship with deity.

You may enjoy this quote from Jerry DeWitt. It covers how I feel pretty well. I’ve bolded the most pertinent part:

“Skepticism is my nature. Freethought is my methodology. Agnosticism is my conclusion. Atheism is my opinion. Humanitarianism is my motivation.”

I chose other because I believe in God, but not the Trinity.