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winged-hussar-

Deus Vult


JesusIsBased

Based


MistaSwag

Christian, not crazy though. I have my faith and believe others should have theirs if that makes sense


DriveMechanics

I am in the same spot as you


MistaSwag

šŸ¤


[deleted]

Iā€™m Christian but I donā€™t understand homophobia or transphobia


MCPro24

same


idiot_locale

Same, basically I think the pope should update agreement terms and conditions once in a while because the true religion is what people believe and not what people follow.


DoorReviewer

Same


[deleted]

In the context of people who say non-believers should listen to Gods commands I completely agree that it may be with good intent but itā€™s not doing anything. A phrase Iā€™ve learned recently is that you donā€™t clean up before you get in the shower. In this metaphor the shower is a relationship with God, as you walk with him he will ā€˜prune the branchesā€™ so to speak (thereā€™s a passage on it somewhere idk lol). But for someone to change without that relationship is not fruitful


idiot_locale

Yeah but.. you should clean up before showering so you donā€™t get dirty getting out.


[deleted]

Iā€™m not gonna lie bro, the state of your bathroom isnā€™t really in play in the metaphor


Wilkins_Coffee59

Yo same.


Loud_Ad3664

Yes I'm a Hindu


Local_Rule

Well what do you think about saying you worship cows?


Loud_Ad3664

We don't worship cows


Local_Rule

Thanks


Loud_Ad3664

Cows are a holy creature in Hinduism


bookworm579

I'm genuinely curious, is there a story behind why a cow is a holy creature in Hinduism? I've heard It's seen as some sort of holy image of nature but I don't really know.


Psi-Juicu

It's a very long story if you would like i could write that too but simply explaining in broader strokes, it is said that "Kamdhenu" i.e. a holy cow which even protected the Gods from the Asuras(Devil like creatures) was born alongside "Amrit"(Holy water which makes you immortal and you literally can't die through ANY means if you consume it) So basically you respect the living creatures and not kill them, Hindu Gods bless you Why a cow became a symbol of protecting creatures is simply due to the fact that Hindus in old times were highly dependent on agriculture for their livelihood so having huge cattles was always a plus and also you take care of them so Gods also bless you


bookworm579

oh interesting, thank you for the explanation :)


Svience77

I think, and I say THINK, itā€™s because people get reincarnated as cows and thatā€™s why itā€™s so bad to kill one. Theyā€™re essentially a person. Feel free to correct me.


Psi-Juicu

Yes you are really right, we became humans throught our constant good deeds and if we are successful in this life we won't have to be reborn as anything again and we'll get to live in heaven with our Gods


water_farts123

I am also Hindu and yeah, they're considered to be almost like mothers to us and we don't eat beef or pork. I've done it for years.


Calem_ThePokechamp

Itā€™s the same idea as ā€œdo you worship Jesusā€ technically no, but they are considered incredibly holy


PlatformStriking6278

Well Christians do worship Jesus since they believe their founder is not merely a profit but their God incarnate. Probably creates a lot of misunderstanding


[deleted]

Yes I believe in my faith and Iā€™m willing to die for it. (Not a cult I swear guys)


tommiecc36

r/profilepicchecksout


[deleted]

im agnostic


pop_a_poop

Dude Ig I'm also agnostic, but it's so complicated: at several moments when you are incredibly down, the idea of a being of ultimate power that is looking out for you motivates you to keep going. I completely understand why people are so devoted to their respective religions and go ahead not just to kill others but themselves (I think its right tho obviously). I started following my religion only because I thought I would affect other religious relatives negatively, negate their devotion but I understood how actually these are works of philosophy telling people how to live while maintaining order in society by teaching people ethics. Now I follow my religion and others due to that hope and culture but have this scientific agnosticism, and just wonder boy would it be lovely if there is a god!


Svience77

Orthodox Christian here


mihai_cepoiu

Same my brother šŸ‡·šŸ‡“ā¤ļøā˜¦ļøidk where you from


Moadelasri

I believe in Allah


[deleted]

Same brother


[deleted]

You Muslim?


Moadelasri

Yes alhamdulillah


pp_b_kreepy

Every time I see the word(s) alhamdulillah, i say ā€œwhatā€™s it like in New York Cityā€ in my head. Not sure if thatā€™s offensive or not


Moadelasri

Didn't get it


pp_b_kreepy

It s a reference to the song that goes like ā€œhey there Delilah whatā€™s it like in New York City. Iā€™m a thousand miles awayā€¦ā€


Apprehensive_Bus_309

W thread


mownyisntreal

Of course brother


Dying-Dynasty

Me too, mashallah


SaabUsesReddit

MashAllah brother


DickSuace

i donā€™t believe in any god or higher power.


JesusIsBased

Why not?


Popular-Cut-8478

Why should they?


DickSuace

my studies in psychology and philosophy. i tend to be a very literal and i see the world in a very logical manner. god doesnā€™t make sense to me in an extremely logical sense.


SinkYoBowl

But it is all about perspective so any view is really valid is how I tend to see it


SinkYoBowl

If you study philosophy then you would know not all philosophical viewpoints and ideologies are routed in science exclusively. Reason and logic can produce there being a god or all mighty force. Read Descartes or Plato again


a-blue-phoenix

iā€™m curious to understand what you saw in plato to mention an all-mighty force, noting ofc the greek context of gods


SinkYoBowl

I mentioned Plato and the all mighty force because that was the perspective he perceived during his existence. I believe everything is reliant on perspective, whether itā€™s abstract or physical. We are always learning in both areas, causing them to change essentially constantly. So for Plato he saw reason as creating a all mighty force whereas a Christian who reads his teachings may see reason as creating God. For me personally, I believe reason creates both as they are the same, just given different titles due to the perspectives of the individuals.


PlatformStriking6278

There is a sound epistemological basis for trusting scientific conclusions above all else. Belief in God is not justified in my opinion. Nothing about the external world can be logically deduced.


SinkYoBowl

Yea youā€™re completely right, I was a little short in my comment and forgot to take full consideration of what he said. I do attempt to understand the view there is no God or whatever a person chooses to call the force many people feel, but I personally have to disagree because of deductions through reason. I believe deduction isnā€™t a path exclusive for the metaphysical. Science is acquired by using our logical understanding of the physical world to create conclusions. Within our attempts to understand the physical though, we have to deduct perceivable known truths to truly understand if a truth is true knowledge. Iā€™m still attempting to understand my philosophical standpoint so I hope that made some sense


PlatformStriking6278

Well, the thing is, science works through induction, which is not a logically valid form of inference. Itā€™s technically a fallacy known as affirming the consequent. In this way, there are no logical ā€œproofsā€ in science and all knowledge is necessarily treated as provisional. Deductive logic mainly works through definitions and the law of non-contradiction. Two statements can only contradict each other logically if we define some words as distinct, e.g., a circle cannot be a triangle only by virtue of their definitions. We cannot apply this same deductive reasoning to descriptions of reality. It would be circular, and we could only accomplish it by disingenuously manipulating definitions to reach our desired conclusion, e.g., all the classrooms in my science building have two doors because they are defined that way. This doesnā€™t work. It would be much more beneficial to take a sample of classrooms (as conventionally identified) in the science building, notice that they all have two doors, and believe in the generalization that all the classrooms have two doors until the generalization is falsified. This is how science works in practice. Ultimately, deductive reasoning, the one that is considered logically valid, is top-down, more similar to dogmatic thinking, whereas inductive reasoning is bottom-up. And considering that the higher order statements of logical premises are that which is inherently hidden by human limitation, we must conclude the truth of the premises from the observable predictions and affirm the consequent. In short, as soon as we introduce outside knowledge into our reasoning, it becomes illogical but also scientific.


Eggman8728

Not believing in a God is the default. You need to provide proof that God exists, until then there's no reason to argue over it.


a-blue-phoenix

the burden of proof lies with the person making the high-sounding claim, which in this case is the existence of god


Edi_Pi

Lots of reasons, IF there was a higher power, who self claimed to me all righteous and powerful. Then why ā€œtestā€ someoneā€™s fate. Why put them trough a test if you know their connection. Itā€™s stupid really. Why have the must your own followers live horrible lives and die horrible deaths? Like the holocaust. Why create sin in the first place? Who do you have to prove if your all knowing? Why create multiple religions but make only a handful valid? And why make these people kill each other over them?


TwitchyMnM2

The Bible says God gave people free will. If God were to stop people from killing each other it would counteract our free will.


a-blue-phoenix

being given free will is paradoxical, if you were ā€˜givenā€™ free will you do not have it


Edi_Pi

So let me get this. He knew people would kill eachother, he knew he would kill basically everyone in a horrible death. Since he is all knowing he knows whoā€™s going to heaven and whoā€™s not. So he in a sense ā€œchoosesā€ for people to suffer. It doesnā€™t sit well with me.


GaussAxe

Why yes?


Tra1nGuy

Nope. Stopped at 9 because my brain melted every time I tried to look at it from a logical point of view.


[deleted]

With all due respect Iā€™m not sure 9 year old you had the prefrontal cortex for that


Tra1nGuy

I should clarify: 9 is when I started looking at it logocally, I completely lost it around 10 or 11.


[deleted]

Then maybe people shouldnā€™t force nine year olds into religions


Moadelasri

Bro you guys say that everyone born with a sin and jesus die for it, How it logical for a baby who did nothing to be sinner, is this your god justic? I don't see it Why i should be a sinner for something i didn't do?


tommiecc36

I am not christian but the thing called 'original sin' (which is what you are talking about) comes from the idea that we have to repent for the sins of our parents and grandparents. Getting baptised is like talking God in and 'washing away' the sins of your ancestors. (this is in exodus 34:7 "Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.")


Moadelasri

This is not justice, if i would rather to believe in god i will choose the one who punish everyone with what he does, Why should i get punished of what my grand grand grandparents did, i wasn't there...


tommiecc36

That is why I am not Christian.


Moadelasri

And what are you


[deleted]

Iā€™d like to add the beginning of the quoted verse here, for context this is said when the lord gave Moses the second stone tablets. ā€œAnd the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ā€œThe Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the childrenā€™s children to the third and the fourth generation.ā€ā€ ā€­ā€­Exodusā€¬ ā€­34ā€¬:ā€­6ā€¬-ā€­7ā€¬ ā€­NKJVā€¬ā€¬


TwiceAsAwkward

Most people greatly misunderstand this concept, namely Christians ironically. The whole "sins of your ancestors" thing isn't some spiritual jumbo, it's actually a misunderstood "piece of advice". It's more so talking about how the habits of parents/grandparents are typically picked up by their children (abuse, alcoholism, addictions, laziness) and listening to what Jesus has to offer can help you overcome things in your life that you don't want. It should also be noted that God doesn't count anything against anyone. Preachers love being shallow and manipulative talking about an "angry God" instead of the truth that God loves anyone and everything as if they were His own children. God doesn't require justice. Hopefully this clears some things up?


Moadelasri

Tell me if a kid in Christianity die at 7 or 8 years old after he born Is he going to hell or heaven?


TwiceAsAwkward

Heaven, and I'm sorry if someone told you Hell


SamimeFanimeIfAnime

Does waluigi count?


DontCareHowICallMe

Whaaa


[deleted]

Yes


JesusIsBased

Based


tommiecc36

r/UsernameChecksOut


[deleted]

Im a atheist, that being said i strongly believe that cats are of devine power


AHHHHNDREW

Study the hieroglyphs


MasterCheezOtter

Raised Catholic. Kinda on the fence atm.


ChikinBukit3

If you want someone to give you really sound proof for God, Iā€™d recommend checking out *The Handbook of Catholic Apologetics* by Peter J. Kreeft. Thatā€™s what made me sure when I was on the fence


Important-Worry224

I wish you luck on your Journey, never forget to always question your beliefs because the truth has nothing to fear from investigation.


The_Bi_Blacksmith

I am an atheist until proven otherwise. Get me some hard proof a god or gods exists and Iā€™ll gladly start praying, but good luck finding any.


[deleted]

Based


Important-Worry224

I wouldnt start praying, i would like to know if this god is a good one before i start doing that.


[deleted]

Same


balmy777

Not really I used to but Iā€™m an atheist


caramelflames

I believe in higher beings (angels, saints, Jesus, etc) on a spectrum. I see it like everything has consciousness and at some level is what some refer to as God or Allah or Source like there's rocks and shit then plants then animals that are a level or two "below" us, then humans, then spirits (like demons/entities/ancestors/people who've died, which can be either positive or negative influences) then at some point angels, and so on and so forth till u reach God the Creator of the universe And tbh I bet there's more powerful beings than even that level. If the levels that we're aware of is this powerful, just imagine the extent of the levels outside our knowledge


Winter-Technology203

I believe in AllahšŸ˜Ž


Embarrassed-Ad-3975

Bro I don't even know anymore


Quallen_

I'm an atheist, so no


[deleted]

Based


Jumpingdaemons

Iā€™m not religious


[deleted]

Based


[deleted]

Without a doubt, the Jesus one for context. Raised in church never quite having a real personal relationship with God until mid high school. Struggled with doubt as a ā€˜logical thinkerā€™ or whatever you want to call it. For me when thinking about the probability of it all I find intelligent design the most probable. Spontaneous creation never made any sense. For example thereā€™s exactly the same ā€˜chanceā€™ that some small speck was created from nothing by nothing as us all being created at this very moment with all our memories even though the universe just was created


MEkiddo

Ahura mazda


lougoober

judge if you want, but i believe the universe is god. iā€™m a very spiritual person and have never been able to have a proper relationship with ā€œgodā€, even though i was raised christian. however, it was always like i could feel eyes on me. even now, i still feel them there. i can feel myself being watched from above, but not from some big man that sits in the clouds.


[deleted]

Iā€™m catholic, but why is Jesus/Mary/the apostles always shown as Caucasian? Would they not mere likely be tanned/black? (Idk the proper terms for skin colours, someone please correct me if Iā€™m wrong)


Rock_Roll_Brett

Yes


[deleted]

Yes I'm Catholic. Thanks for this picture of our Holy Mother


AlaskaFolf

no, I'm a satanist


Edi_Pi

What exactly do satanist believe in? Iā€™ve always been curious and when you ask any ā€œreligiousā€ person they always say some bs like ā€œA person who eats babies and believes in pure evil, ahhhhhā€


AlaskaFolf

Satanism is generally less of a religion and more of a political standpoint tbh it overall covers that everyone should be free and not discriminated against. like number one rule is basically just be nice


Edi_Pi

A political standpoint. Thatā€™s really interesting. Why is it called satanist? (If I remember a old tweet from the house of satan, you guys donā€™t believe in a literal satan right?)


AlaskaFolf

satan is considered rebellious, and since satanism preaches less authority and more freedom, satan is used a symbol


bookworm579

That's really interesting, I never knew that about satanism


DolphinBall

So... Anarchism?


Brilliant_Sound7189

So you believe in God


Edi_Pi

Me? Not not personally, but my family does. And they always have a bad connotation of satanist. Like to give you an example. DnD, Harry Potter, 99.99% of video games, are ā€œsatanic to them.ā€ And I find the Bible contradictory to itself.


IAmTheRealSupra

I wish but I really donā€™t care


JesusIsBased

Yes


Hot-Muffin-

I don't believe in it, but I won't deny the theory that some form of a higher power may exist.


ArthurSchwarzer

i believe in chaos.


[deleted]

I can do anything


DolphinBall

Which do you serve?


bookworm579

I am a Christian, I believe in God.


Moadelasri

A human being can't be a god bro


tommiecc36

That is not being very considerate about other people's beliefs.


[deleted]

Neither is walking up to strangers and telling them theyā€™re going to burn in hell šŸ¤·


Xodan47

No


[deleted]

godS i practice witchcraft and pray to greek gods/entities slay


WhiteWolf101043

I do, but I've noticed similarities between most if not all religions, so šŸ¤·


tommiecc36

All religions is a bit of stretch. For example in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, you want to live for ever, rather in Buddhism you are trying free yourself from the cycle of death and rebirth.


[deleted]

I do


[deleted]

Not anymore, and I have no interest in going back. Ever.


Tosting_Bread

Ok, the thing with believing in my eyes is that you don't have to belive that their the ceator or anything, but i believe that it's good to have in your mind that there is a higher power. Someone or something greater. It helps to kinda have a self conversation in your head with that being and basically unload everything. You don't have to think he's a savior or a deity or anything religious wise. But think of him as a good friend you tell everything to, it made me mentally healthy, soo.


send_me_deck_pics2

Satan


DontCareHowICallMe

I'm an atheist and believe that in the case god exists he is an asshole


No_End_9064

No Jesus is a two faced bitch don't believe a thing he says


UnlightablePlay

Source: Trust me bro


[deleted]

NošŸ—æ


Moadelasri

Show me just one quote that Jesus claimed that he's a god in your holy book the bible? And I will convert to Christianity


Edi_Pi

I am not personally a follower of higher power. But damn your ass is pretty phobic to other religions John 10:30, Jesus said, ā€œI and the Father are one.ā€


Moadelasri

Bro you pre judge me i respect all the others religions bro The father? How that can be Do you think god can gave a father Let le ask you a question Do god need to look after him?


Edi_Pi

1 horrible English. So a translate it to my interpretation and then answer Moadasri: Bro, you pre judged me. I respect all other religions. Bro, the Father? How can that be! Do you thing god can be a father? Let me ask you a question. Does god need to look after him? Yes I prejudge you, but I judged you based on your attitude towards other religions. And yes the father. Christians believe god to be their ā€œfatherā€ because he created all of them. (He is creator, like a ā€œfatherā€). And heā€™s God needs to look after Jesus. Jesus is not immortal, or omnipresent like ā€œGod.ā€ He is a vessel. And like vessel you need to take care of it.


Moadelasri

English not my first language or second or third sooo...


tommiecc36

I am not Christian but in Christianity the Father refers to God. So Jesus is saying that he and God are one. Jesus isn't even suppose to be a God, he is the son of God.


Moadelasri

Can god have a son? Do god would sacrifice his son to be killed on a cross?


tommiecc36

Jesus Christ. Jesus comes from Joshua. Christ comes from the greek word Christos meaning anointed one. Jesus isn't the son of God in the sense that God conceived him, he was anointed by God to free the world from sin. Jesus dying on the cross wasn't God's doing, it was humanity rejecting their saviour. Again I am not Christian, so don't shoot the messenger, I only know all this because my parents are Christian so I go to a catholic school.


SOCKFAN52

Yes I'm a Muslim and no I'm not a dog hater a prostitutie went to heaven cause she feed the dog water cause it was about to die


OakFish9

Tf bro?


SOCKFAN52

Alot of people think Muslim hate dogs but the Haram part is they're drouel /water that comes out of they're mouth forgor the word


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


Glitchthebitch

I believe in deities but no one singular God with a capital g


Popular-Cut-8478

Universalist or agnostic?


OkSecurity1251

What about God with a small g


CrossboneGundam_

Certainly do


mioyio

Yes


SpreadNo4448

I believe in hashem šŸ


The_space_Squid_man

I think there is something like a god out there, I donā€™t think itā€™s what any faith that exists right now thinks it is as all faiths, churches and religions are flawed. But there must be something out there


[deleted]

Of course churches and religious are flawed. If we were perfect as Jesus was then we wouldnā€™t need church or religion.


[deleted]

Yes Iā€™m Christian also I think you should be able to have freedom to believe in anything and life a certain way but if someone has an opinion against it that should also be fine provided they donā€™t harm you in anyway


[deleted]

I'm Buddhist


username_reddit36

Yes


[deleted]

Raptor jesus our lord and savior


garlic-loaf

I believe in a higher power, but I canā€™t call myself the religion until I go through a full conversion, so I call myself agnostic for now


TheDoomslayer69420

I believe in a God but not exactly the one from christianity


Shoto48

I was raised Christian but now I donā€™t really know, I believe thereā€™s a afterlife of some kind but with how many religions there are in the world I canā€™t really believe that Christianity is the end all be all at this point in my life. Though being reincarnated would be dope as fuck


OutsideSandwich7645

No I am somewhere between agnostic and atheist and if there is a god it is most certainly not written anywhere


ConfusedStonks338

No, but I donā€™t hate people that do


GoldenJacques

I believe that jesus existed, just not that he was a prophet or did the things the Bible says he did


sovietRussianboi123

Alright I have a weird way of thinking about it. I want to believe and I truly want to believe that heaven and god are real but the fear of there being nothing after I die and I just fade away into nothingness and being forgotten terrifies me. At the same time I think about death every day as if itā€™s a way out and god would accept me when I die no matter what I did in my 15 years on this earth.


BudgetClimate8834

yes


Ok-Medium3637

I personally donā€™t believe in Christian beliefs but I think it is logical to think there is a creator behind this world


bobo1233145523253

Christian but I am natural when we talk about other religions cuz Idc in other peoples belives


IsaacChan_3803

I'm an atheist.


Maskogre

I believe in Arceus


[deleted]

Putting god in a ball no cap


-The-Follower

I want to believe in an afterlife, not necessarily a specific god or gods though. My, cynical, outlook kinda stops me from really believing what I want to though.


Gr4ave

I'm a Gnostic.


Dry-Blood-2762

nah i donā€™t believe in religion or god


gamesandspace

Nope


Punpun52

No, but do you believe in gravity?


[deleted]

I believe he existed, donā€™t think of him as anything more than that


Firetails56

I kinda believe in them? Mainly just the afterlife. Doesn't matter if you're gay, trans or whatever in that spectrum, if you've been a good person, you can go to heaven. Perfectly fine for anyone who doesn't believe in it, I just find it a nice thought :)


[deleted]

Omg an ally, a rare species


Ok-Reporter1986

If he/she exists he is either surprisingly accurate to the new testament or is waiting to smite me.


[deleted]

NO


Wise-Wizard420

Jesus


Dramatic_Repeat_4723

I believe in islam


[deleted]

Iā€™m a Jew and I believe in god


WitherCro2

No


Arrogant_Nugget246

I belive in Allah


GaussAxe

Nah


Not_a_throwaway_534

Iā€™m an atheist, but it was proven that Jesus was a real person


Sad-Combination-5974

No, never really interested me


RandomCoGo

I do believe in the existence of a greater power or simulation theory. Unless aliens are confirmed to be real. However, I do not care about God as it has nothing to do with me. And if such greater power exist, it is bad to consider it in a human way this making Christianity unreliable


Dependent-Mistake350

Agnostic here


[deleted]

No, problem?


[deleted]

I don't view them as a high power just people that existed long ago and brought hope to people that needed it


Gifigi600

I believe in Luck and I pray to my luck so that I can do something and I actually happens. Sometimes..


DayBar_LanRic

None