What’s your religion?

[walkingdead2023]

What's your religion and how it's effecting your CTB decision?

 

[Silent Raindrops]

Atheist.

At this point, I don't think had I been religious, if it would have made a difference in my decision to ctb.

 

[dinosavr]

I was raised in a veeeery catholic family and it was all I knew throughout most of my life. As soon as I moved out I started to realize that I'm much closer to atheism.
It makes me a little scared that my parents might see me after I'm dead as someone sinful, not someone who was in pain.
In order to make it easier for for them, I'm going to lie on my goodbye letter and tell them that I'm hoping to see them again in my afterlife, which right now I completely don't believe in. I'm not sure it's a good idea though.

 

[walkingdead2023]

Atheist.

At this point, I don't think had I been religious, if it would have made a difference in my decision to ctb.

I agree! I'm Christian but I don't read the Bible or go to church so it's really not affecting mine either

I was raised in a veeeery catholic family and it was all I knew throughout most of my life. As soon as I moved out I started to realize that I'm much closer to atheism.
It makes me a little scared that my parents might see me after I'm dead as someone sinful, not someone who was in pain.
In order to make it easier for for them, I'm going to lie on my goodbye letter and tell them that I'm hoping to see them again in my afterlife, which right now I completely don't believe in. I'm not sure it's a good idea though.

It's a great idea! If it will make them feel better why not? I was hoping to die by accident so my family won't be a shamed in the community but who cares I'm the one who struggles every night to sleep not them…

 

[chaoticdevil]

I guess you can consider me christian. However I was more a person/kid that didn't just believe in one religion. I looked at all of them and always thought "this can't be 100% and the other is completely wrong". I believe that there was a good up there, but I never worshipped him or prayed to him. I always that of them as someone who just did something whenever they wanted without consequence. Like how in the Bible it says that suicide is a sin and what not, but yet he doesn't help this suffering or torture feel better.
I guess you can consider me christian. However I was more a person/kid that didn't just believe in one religion. I looked at all of them and always thought "this can't be 100% and the other is completely wrong". I believe that there was a good up there, but I never worshipped him or prayed to him. I always that of them as someone who just did something whenever they wanted without consequence. Like how in the Bible it says that suicide is a sin and what not, but yet he doesn't help this suffering or torture feel better.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

I used to be religious but I left the religion after realising just how bullshit it is

 

[chaoticdevil]

I used to be religious but I left the religion after realising just how bullshit it is

Yeah exactly. They talked about how religion is an amazing thing, and how it'll help you in life but I always questioned that, because that same book would always contradict itself and make no sense.

 

[walkingdead2023]

I guess you can consider me christian. However I was more a person/kid that didn't just believe in one religion. I looked at all of them and always thought "this can't be 100% and the other is completely wrong". I believe that there was a good up there, but I never worshipped him or prayed to him. I always that of them as someone who just did something whenever they wanted without consequence. Like how in the Bible it says that suicide is a sin and what not, but yet he doesn't help this suffering or torture feel better.
I guess you can consider me christian. However I was more a person/kid that didn't just believe in one religion. I looked at all of them and always thought "this can't be 100% and the other is completely wrong". I believe that there was a good up there, but I never worshipped him or prayed to him. I always that of them as someone who just did something whenever they wanted without consequence. Like how in the Bible it says that suicide is a sin and what not, but yet he doesn't help this suffering or torture feel better.

I disagree about suicide being "sin" too! I think we should be able to decide our ending so it's confusing to me but it's not affecting me in terms of my suicide planning! If I'm going to be punished after life then " it's what it's"

 

[silent.desperation]

I was born into a family of Jehovah's Witnesses. I'm now atheist, thankfully.

 

[walkingdead2023]

I used to be religious but I left the religion after realising just how bullshit it is

lol it's funny the way you put it and you're right! I feel like the whole life routines and existing is " bullshit"

I was born into a family of Jehovah's Witnesses. I'm now atheist, thankfully.

I don't blame you! I don't think belonging to a religious group but not following is different maybe Iam too

 

[ijustwishtodie]

Yeah exactly. They talked about how religion is an amazing thing, and how it'll help you in life but I always questioned that, because that same book would always contradict itself and make no sense.

Exactly. Not to mention that, if you are religious, you have to perpetually worry about hell and worry about if your actions are good enough to avoid hell. If religion were true, I don't think that it would help people as the majority of people are destined to go to hell for simply not believing. Even under religion, it makes sense to not start life in the first place as, by giving birth to a child, you create a soul which has a chance of going to hell for eternity

 

[MyChoiceAlone]

bottle of spirits

 

[walkingdead2023]

Agreed!

bottle of spirits

lol ikr?

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

Atheist. I'll never believe in any religion.

Evolution is true.

Chemical reactions formed DNA. Then a Simple cell evolved . All life evolved from that first cell those chemical reactions. Every human and other animal is that cell evolved , things added on to that first cell.

All Species Evolved From Single Cell, Study Finds

Creationism is "an absolutely horrible hypothesis," says the author of a new study of the statistical probability of a universal common ancestor.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Does a cell or chemical reactions have a soul? Imo no

Then that cell added functionality and became a neuron a nerve cell . This allowed the horror of sentience. Neurons communicate with others to generate the feeling that the organism is feeling extreme pain . A brain that can suffer unbearable constant long lasting extreme pain. Religions and other societal ideologies paint this horror as a beautiful gift as something important.

Visualized: The 4 Billion Year Path of Human Evolution

From single cells to bipedalism, humans have come a long way. Explore the fascinating journey of human evolution in this infographic.

www.visualcapitalist.com

 

[ThymeToLeave]

I don't know. I guess I must be agnostic because I can't say whether I really believe or don't believe.

Also, why is Catholic a separate choice from Christian but not other types of Christian?

 

[walkingdead2023]

Atheist.

Evolution is true.

Chemical reactions formed DNA. Then a Simple cell evolved . All life evolved from that first cell those chemical reactions. Every human and other animal is that cell evolved things added on.

All Species Evolved From Single Cell, Study Finds

Creationism is "an absolutely horrible hypothesis," says the author of a new study of the statistical probability of a universal common ancestor.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Does a cell or chemical reactions have a soul? Imo no

And what I noticed most of educated scientists and doctors are Athiests!

 

[kermudgeon]

Raised evangelical christian - stopped going to church when I was a teenager but the harmful ideals stuck with me for a long time. Veeeeery cult-y.

Atheist, but I respect the Flying Spaghetti Monster and the Invisible Pink Unicorn ;)

 

[walkingdead2023]

I don't know. I guess I must be agnostic because I can't say whether I really believe or don't believe.

Also, why is Catholic a separate choice from Christian but not other types of Christian?

Because I don't really have enough knowledge about different types of Christian! I just listed the basics..

Raised evangelical christian - stopped going to church when I was a teenager but the harmful ideals stuck with me for a long time. Veeeeery cult-y.

Atheist, but I respect the Flying Spaghetti Monster and the Invisible Pink Unicorn ;)

I can't even remember last time I went to church! To my family, money is their God

 

[FuneralCry]

None, I believe anything associated with religion as being fictional invented by humans who were unable to accept how truly meaningless existence is, I believe religion was invented as humans have the ability to be conscious and aware unlike other animals. In my case I see existence as nothing more than a cycle of endless suffering that so tragically continues to repeat once new life is forced here. There's no purpose to existence, it's useless, senseless and causes nothing but harm, I find it very tragic how life even evolved in the first place.

 

[walkingdead2023]

I don't know. I guess I must be agnostic because I can't say whether I really believe or don't believe.

Also, why is Catholic a separate choice from Christian but not other types of Christian?

I get like that too. Even tho I labelled myself with Christianity I guess I had no other choice it's written in my birth certificate but sometimes I think " if there is a God, why people gets hurt?" So honestly im like you

None, I believe anything associated with religion as being fictional invented by humans who were unable to accept how truly meaningless existence is, I believe religion was invented as humans have the ability to be conscious and aware unlike other animals. In my case I see existence as nothing more than a cycle of endless suffering that so tragically continues to repeat once new life is forced here. There's no purpose to existence, it's useless, senseless and causes nothing but harm, I find it very tragic how life even evolved in the first place.

I agree with you! I do pretend I believe around my family but deep inside me I share your beliefs

 

[sserafim]

Atheist, born and raised

 

[walkingdead2023]

Atheist, born and raised

I think I'm becoming one too!

 

[Seiko]

There was a point when I sought to return to Catholicism after some apophenia in my own lived experiences, but I couldn't remain in "His Church" for a variety of reasons: no empirical proof that a higher being exists, "fine-tuning" and cosmological arguments having plausible secular rebuttals, and certain off-putting attitudes (i.e., preaching and hateful conduct) by other Christians. There was definitely a sense of community and belonging while I was a practicing Christian, but it was ultimately short-lived as not even the most well-regarded apologists could empirically prove the existence of any God (which is quite fundamental to being religious). And honestly, I kept falling back into sin, and there's no way my confession attendance could be sustainable in the long term. I'm more accurately an agnostic now.

And obviously, I believe in pro-choice euthanasia, so us being made in "His image and likeness" and thus not allowed to make sovereign choices within our own self-determination and free will is a difference that alienates me from the faith. Many other of my political beliefs are also at odds with traditional Christianity, and while I appreciate Pope Francis for some of his more inclusive and tolerant decisions regarding the Catholic Church (and even some of the social welfare contributions that some religious institutions deliver to historically underprivileged communities), religion is not something I can see myself returning to.

I think what brings most people to religion, particularly that of Abrahamic ones, is the concept of eternal life (whether granted through faith or works, another big theological argument in Christianity). No one knows conclusively, but I find peace in the secular explanation: we just cease to exist. To me, that seems most reasonable.

I still find myself interested in theology from a scholarly perspective. It can be pretty interesting if you're into it.

Also, why is Catholic a separate choice from Christian but not other types of Christian?

This schism largely stems from American Protestants for many reasons (i.e., refuting Catholic dogmas like purgatory or transubstantiation, rejecting the Second Vatican Council for their left-leaning political stances, or not wanting to be under the discretion of the papacy). It's now somewhat common to separate the two — I'm sure OP was just listing what they thought were different religions. However, the constant theological infighting is pretty telling: not even two different denominations/sects within the same organized religion can agree with each other. I think it's a smart approach to take the atheist/agnostic route and be a secular skeptic.

Evolution is true.

Completely agree — and Young Earth Creationism is typically associated with evangelical groups who believe in the doctrine of "sola scripture"; it's my understanding that Catholic institutions do teach evolution and the Big Bang Theory, the latter discovered by a Belgian priest. The religious community has made some scientific contributions to the world, and it's something I do tend to recognize even though I'm not personally religious. I don't think science and religion have to be mutually exclusive, but there are definitely certain doctrines and biblical events that are at odds with empirical science (i.e., YEC, as previously mentioned, flood geology, The Resurrection, etc).

 

[walkingdead2023]

There was a point when I sought to return to Catholicism after some apophenia in my own lived experiences, but I couldn't remain in "His Church" for a variety of reasons: no empirical proof that a higher being exists, "fine-tuning" and cosmological arguments having plausible secular rebuttals, and certain off-putting attitudes (i.e., preaching and hateful conduct) by other Christians. There was definitely a sense of community and belonging while I was a practicing Christian, but it was ultimately short-lived as not even the most well-regarded apologists could empirically prove the existence of any God (which is quite fundamental to being religious). And honestly, I kept falling back into sin, and there's no way my confession attendance could be sustainable in the long term. I'm more accurately an agnostic now.

And obviously, I believe in pro-choice euthanasia, so us being made in "His image and likeness" and thus not allowed to make sovereign choices within our own self-determination and free will is a difference that alienates me from the faith. Many other of my political beliefs are also at odds with traditional Christianity, and while I appreciate Pope Francis for some of his more inclusive and tolerant decisions regarding the Catholic Church (and even some of the social welfare contributions that some religious institutions deliver to historically underprivileged communities), religion is not something I can see myself returning to.

I think what brings most people to religion, particularly that of Abrahamic ones, is the concept of eternal life (whether granted through faith or works, another big theological argument in Christianity). No one knows conclusively, but I find peace in the secular explanation: we just cease to exist. To me, that seems most reasonable.

I still find myself interested in theology from a scholarly perspective. It can be pretty interesting if you're into it.



This schism largely stems from American Protestants for many reasons (i.e., refuting Catholic dogmas like purgatory or transubstantiation, rejecting the Second Vatican Council for their left-leaning political stances, or not wanting to be under the discretion of the papacy). It's now somewhat common to separate the two — I'm sure OP was just listing what they thought were different religions. However, the constant theological infighting is pretty telling: not even two different denominations/sects within the same organized religion can agree with each other. I think it's a smart approach to take the atheist/agnostic route and be a secular skeptic.



Completely agree — and Young Earth Creationism is typically associated with evangelical groups who believe in the doctrine of "sola scripture"; it's my understanding that Catholic institutions do teach evolution and the Big Bang Theory, the latter discovered by a Belgian priest. The religious community has made some scientific contributions to the world, and it's something I do tend to recognize even though I'm not personally religious. I don't think science and religion have to be mutually exclusive, but there are definitely certain doctrines and biblical events that are at odds with empirical science (i.e., YEC, as previously mentioned, flood geology, The Resurrection, etc).

Interesting! Thank you so much for sharing! I have zero knowledge about faith I'm a follower but as I get older I'm questioning a lot of things one of them " why I'm here"

 

[Tokugawa_Yoshinobu]

I'm not religious but was into (neo-)Paganism for a while. It wasn't really my thing. Well, the idea of multiple gods in a chaotic universe seems more likely than a singular one who intend to create it with order in mind. But I'm so jaded and cynical that I can't bring myself to believe any of that.

 

[walkingdead2023]

I'm not religious but was into (neo-)Paganism for a while. It wasn't really my thing. Well, the idea of multiple gods in a chaotic universe seems more likely than a singular one who intend to create it with order in mind. But I'm so jaded and cynical that I can't bring myself to believe any of that.

It's ok we all follow religion but realize it's not satisfying I'm actually in this confusion state now, I don't know what to believe anymore

 

[leavingthesoultrap]

The poll is lacking variety...
I don't follow any religion but I would describe myself as mystic.
I take something from Buddhism other things from gnosticism and so on

 

[walkingdead2023]

The poll is lacking variety...
I don't follow any religion but I would describe myself as mystic.
I take something from Buddhism other things from gnosticism and so on

I know but I can't possibly list all religions! That's why we have "others" thank you for sharing..

 

[divinemistress36]

I'm not religious but was into (neo-)Paganism for a while. It wasn't really my thing. Well, the idea of multiple gods in a chaotic universe seems more likely than a singular one who intend to create it with order in mind. But I'm so jaded and cynical that I can't bring myself to believe any of that.

I tried Paganism for a minute I wanted so badly to believe there were different Gods/Goddesses out there looking out for me

 

[Unknown21]

Ex - Muslim, atheist now.