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*Originally posted by spoke- *
**I’m confused. Does the Unitarian faith necessarily imply even a belief in God? How about an afterlife?
My answer to that life after death question varies from “Do you believe in life before birth?” to “I’ll wait and see.”
Regarding belief in God, a few UUs are full out atheists. Anyone with a grasp of the golden rule or Kant’s categorical imperative can construct a solid ethical system without invoking a deity. But that discussion would belong to a “Ask the Unitarian Universalist” thread.
As to whether we’re more of a philosopher’s convention than a religion I won’t comment. Historically many of our ministers have come from Harvard Divinity School. I recall a bulletin recently that tracked UU youth SAT scores and found them about 140 points above the national average.