| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 4/16/2007 3:41:01 AM | | Why is it that so many people on here are non-religious? I'm not your avid church go-er or, even all that active with my religion but, I don't think that's somethin' U should feel you have to ommit just to satisfy somebody else. I'm not asking this to bash anybody or any type of faith. I'm honestly just curious about it. Are there truly that many people on here, or any where for that matter, with out a religion(whatever it may be) or is it more along the lines that they do not want to state what their religion is, for whatever reason(s) they have? | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 4/16/2007 4:09:29 AM | no think more and more ppl are realising that religion is for the emotional weak and churches are a comfort blanket for the living ... i respect ppl who have their own beliefs and if its a way of getting through this mad exsitance of ours then good on them... me? im a realist i believe in what i can see.. i help ppl along the way if i can. i have a good heart and thats all that matters... happy fishing  | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 4/16/2007 10:36:25 PM | How so Storm? I can understand what you're gettin' at by "emotional weakness" and so on but, I think it's more like Religion fills a void that can exist in anybody's life and answers so many, un-answered questions like where we come from, where we go ,+ more. I think are just as many people with emotional issues that follow a religion as those that don't. Where is the weakness in searching for or believing in something that you cant touch. I think it's great that You can help people along the way. Good morals are the basis to any "good" person but, isn't that also the basis of almost every faith. Do good and you'll feel good? I guess my next main question from this is how could that be considered weekness? What's life like over there where you're at? Completely off topic, I know. Just curious. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 4/17/2007 2:13:37 AM | i would say religion is a personally choice.. but sadly in most cases its not .. it was a way of life throughout of our childhoods. where ever you were born that was the religion you were taught. i was brought up irish cath. i rebelled when i started asking questions and got a wack from the nun when asking.. god fearing? no! but the nuns scared the crap out of me  when my children were born i never made them follow any religion.. they could decide when they were older. my two lads are in the army and my little girl is the light of my life.. couldnt ask for better. weakness?... its a scary thought that once you are dead thats it!... so lets get are comfort blanket out and make believe instead 
life over here is great!... i feel sorry for the guys in war zone countries.. sending my thoughts | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 4/28/2007 11:41:38 AM | I have to agree with Storm, and go a little further.
I don't want to start a religious fight, but to say religion fills a void is to say that 'belief without basis' fills a void. While it is true that it can, that doesn't make filling the void neccessarily desirable. Becoming wrapped up in conspiracy theories can fill a psychological need to understand the world. Believing in astrology does the same thing. Believing that we were put here by aliens, who periodically check up on how their experment is doing does too. Our societal acceptance of belief without basis has the effect of closing our minds to a carefull examination of what we want to believe in, and I don't think that is healthy. 'Faith' is the third rail of discourse - it is unacceptable to question it.
As for good morals, I don't think that is the providence of the religious. How is it that non-religious communities develop essentially the same morals as the religious? The only difference lies in the explanation as to *why* we should behave the way our instincts tell us.
As to why so many here are non-religious, I havn't really noticed. My feeling is that it is still unacceptable to say you are agnostic or an atheist on a dating site, but I don't know. It would be interesting to poll people to see if religion matters when somebody writes them. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 4/30/2007 6:14:49 PM | | It's funny you said that. Right after posting this I saw that someone had done a poll, if thats what you want to call it. More of a post with that very question. I'm not saying you have to be religious to have good morals. That's not it at all. I was more curious than anything. I guess that I never really thought about it myself. I always assumed that people, in general, were apart of some type of religion. Practiced or not. I just never imagined that there were so many people that didn't. It just came as a shock to me at first that that wasn't the case. I mean, I go on thinking for years that everybody has their own religion and, then I find out on a dating site (of all places) that's not true. Ya know? | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 4/30/2007 7:55:35 PM | | I got interested in the question because I just finished listening to an audio book, 'The God Delusion.' It's not as fiery as the title suggests, more of a scientific look at things like faith, the nature of evidence, the origins of morality, etc. But one of the underlying motives is to convince the reader that it is ok to be an atheist. And as I thought about it I agreed with one of the premises, that there is an unfair backlash against the idea of atheism. There are a lot of people who say they are religious just so that they don't alienate people. Much safer to say 'I'm spiritual' or 'agnostic' or whatever. Maybe the personals are a way of coming out, lol. There was an interesting poll recently which asked if you would vote for a presidential candidate who was female, black, hispanic, etc. Pretty much everything was in the 90%'s except Gay (~80%), Morman (~75%), and Atheist (~50%)! It's a very curious situation that not a single congressman identifies himself as non-religious, pretty unusual that in today's society 500+ members would all be active church-goers. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 5/11/2007 1:33:27 PM | "religion " is what you get when you take a truth and apply it so it becomes dogma.
Its what the pharisees were condemned for as they were more interested in the stupid little details and being so f**king anal about everything that they completely missed the bigger picture.
Religion is the man-made view of true spirituality , i.e , twisted and taken out of context.
People say " Go to church " , but is God confined to bricks and mortar etc.....etc...... ( just Dr. Zuess's view ) | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 5/15/2007 9:18:19 PM | | I, for myself, base my religion as other because, it was gained through, reading the Bible and reading history, and resonning. To me there are no mysterys in the Bible, I understand its complete meanning. I did not come to a conclution by the thoughts of other people, I did not take someone elses word. but learned it on my own, for men have been known to lie for thier own gain at the expence of others. It is written thas the masses, will be led into the wilderness to destrustion. I do not find many, that think as I do on this subject, but I do find them. (Seek and Yee Shall Find) | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 6/14/2007 9:36:37 AM | Just speculating:
1) divorcees and middle aged people not married are often judged "not up to snuff" by many churches.
2) Internet savy groups tend to be more educated and a higher percentage of well educated people are "not religious."
3) It could be your sampling technique. My own random survey noticed an unusual--I think--abundance of "Catholics."
4) Those with liberal theologies seeking a mate are more likely to be accepted by those from another theology if they are "not religious" than if they are "religious" in the wrong church.
I am sure there are other perspectives that I have not thought of and each of us who holds that identification are likely to have a variety of reasons.
Just another agnostic here. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 7/2/2007 10:23:58 PM | Just speculating:
1) divorcees and middle aged people not married are often judged "not up to snuff" by many churches.
That would be Catholic churches really think along those lines. To say many means actually one denomination. There is more than just Catholic.
2) Internet savy groups tend to be more educated and a higher percentage of well educated people are "not religious."
Education does not bring intelligence or wisdom. Higher education in this country, in fact, has done the opposite. It has taken any intelligence out of college kids and replaced it with secular socialism. Everyone must have a "god" of sorts. Therefore, they look to Hollywood as thier gods. Narcissism is the best way to describe those people. Their sense of entitlement is overwhelming. No one has to earn anything anymore. It should be freely given. And if it isn't, they will sue to make it so.
3) It could be your sampling technique. My own random survey noticed an unusual--I think--abundance of "Catholics." Catholics represents 1.1 billion people. Protestant 590 million. Eastern Orthodox 225 million. Anglicanism 77 million. Oriental Orthodoxy 72 million. Therefore Catholics represent over half of the Christians. Roman Catholic represents almost the entirety of Catholics. Thanks to wiki.
4) Those with liberal theologies seeking a mate are more likely to be accepted by those from another theology if they are "not religious" than if they are "religious" in the wrong church. True. But that is because non-religious have no belief system. Their religion is politics. They can sit around and agree all day long about liberalism.
I am sure there are other perspectives that I have not thought of and each of us who holds that identification are likely to have a variety of reasons.
Just another agnostic here. That is the shortcomings of non-religious. They don't have a common ground from which to start. There is no aim and no focus. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 7/10/2007 11:47:06 AM | non religious is the way to go, I personally have nothing wrong with religion, I'm just not gonna lie and say I believe in something mystical and invisible when I don't, but I have no problem going to church : )
And emotionally weak is a little harsh, some people just find comfort in the whole church thing, and everyone has different needs, let all just be happy we live in a country were we have a choice.
And really I think its becoming this way because our government has enough power that it doesn't need religion to keep people in line, in fact I think religion give people a since that Jail is not the finial step so it might have started to slope into the department of being a negative thing for society, other then its moral perspectives and teachings.  | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 7/15/2007 7:58:36 PM |
That would be Catholic churches really think along those lines. To say many means actually one denomination. There is more than just Catholic.
Well, you know, I have joined several churches in my youth, not one of them was Catholic. Are you speaking from experience or prejudice.
True. But that is because non-religious have no belief system. Their religion is politics. They can sit around and agree all day long about liberalism.
That is the shortcomings of non-religious. They don't have a common ground from which to start. There is no aim and no focus.
Hmm. Perhaps more than prejudice. A religious nut case. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 8/25/2007 5:31:22 PM | Mine says non religious because I don't believe in a god. Most of the people I know/hang out with in Waldorf, MD feel the same way. I missed out on a few worthwhile girls because of it, but oh well. I can't make myself believe in something that I don't already.
To answer the initial question, the reason that there are so many people who are non religious is because there are so many people who just don't believe in god. Accept it hoss.
I may not believe in god, but I do believe this: One day, maybe 100 years from now, maybe 500 years from now, noone will believe in a god.
Not a sermon, just a thought.
Kenny | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 8/26/2007 9:47:21 PM | To use myself as an example...
I'm Jewish, but I put myself as non-religious. I'd rather someone get to know me before gathering any preconceived notions. Like that I wouldn't get involved with someone outside my religion (would and have), or that I am "religious" (not especially).
To me, the question of one's religion is a bit too loaded for something to be labelled in a browsed profile. I'd like to think we're all more complicated than that. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 10/19/2007 5:05:28 PM | To answer the OP's question. It's very obvious.. Most people are athiestic these days, they will believe in some form of "higher power" but not Jesus specifically or any other deity. Either it's that or they simply put all their faith in science (which I believe is not wise considering science is a man made concept, and is nowhere near 'perfect/perfected')
Also a lot of people have a preconceived notion that "religion-goers" are "prudes" which is simply not the case, it's just a stereotype. Most people who have a fear of fitting in aka "the majority of people in society(I call them sheep)" will conform to the mainstream belief that since no proof exists that God does not exist.
A lot will argue that "if God is real then why does he let all these bad things in the world happen, bla bla bla bla bla-- SNORE"
Because of free will, it's not God's fault that all these things happen, its because of man kind. The world is corrupted because of the men in charge, not because of God. But regardless of what you tell an athiest person, they will never believe, I doubt even with proof they would believe because they would just find some "scientific" explanation to explain how it works and so on.
There is supposed to be a world wide "sign" from God very soon (google: medjugorje,garabandal, propecies to learn more) , So let's hope that stuff happens and unites man kind once and for all. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 10/20/2007 11:50:28 AM | | I can't tell you why other people are "loosing their religion" in modern society. Maybe folks just wanna sleep in on Sunday? I don't consider myself to be much different than other people, but I still go. I was lucky enough to find a church I feel comfortable in, though. One that focuses more on loving your neighbor & helping other people rather than focusing on childish things like people's sex lives. I get up & walk out of those places. Ok, that's my 2 cents. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 12/1/2007 6:03:42 PM | | i have wondered about this a lot myself. almost every time i look at a profile of someone who has posted in any forum, it almost always says "other" or "non-religious." how come so few religious people post? i wonder if some people read these forums then feel as if they need to take a shower to get the stink off. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 12/2/2007 10:48:03 PM |
I don't believe that most people are non-religious. I have seen that most people feel that listing a religious preference may limit the people that view their profile.
which i think is dishonest unless your hidden religion is disposable to you. | |
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 1/17/2008 10:03:55 AM | Relgion is just an opiate as much as money is, drugs, sex. The internet. Ect. Humans look for some kind of Identity throughout life. Yet are taught through the system their unconcious parents the corporations to find it in what is for sale.
Yet know one teaches you that paradise is as close to you as your heart is. Only a few have entered into the heart space and come back alive.
The scientists look for the God Particle, spend billions on machinery to find it. Yet its only as close to them a the heart space.
That talking serpent of old maybe be your own brain. Silence that and your on a journey that only a few masters know.
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| Why is it that so many people on here are Non-religious?
Posted: 1/28/2008 12:55:47 AM | it could be, in which case, the people who run the site should fix it and put an option for "no religion selected" among the choices.
at any rate, i still wonder why so few people that post in these forums have a religion listed. a vast majority i've seen are "non-religious" (which should be "not religious") or "other religion." | |
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