2007-04-12 05:46:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Lack thereof doesn't define me in any way. How can I be definited by something I don't believe exists?
2007-04-12 05:49:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The question is a little silly. The things that define me *are* a part of who I am, and things that are part of who I am *will* implicitly form my definition.
And anyway, there is no single trait or belief that can define someone. I am necessarily an alloy of quite different things, and one of these is my (temporary, I hope) lack of serious religious belief.
2007-04-12 13:06:50 · answer #2 · answered by Trillian, Moon Daisy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's more the other way around. Who I am (or were when I made my choice) defines my religion.
When I first moved to San Francisco in the 1970s, I went to metaphysical bookstore called the Mystic Eye. The second time I was there, the clerk at the counter asked me if I was a witch. I thought about it for a minute, then answered, "I don't know." She allowed as how that was a good answer, and gave me some advice on how to find out. The next time I was there while she was working, I answered her question: yes, I am.
2007-04-12 12:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My religious beliefs do not define me as who I am. But, I am who I am now because of my religious beliefs. There is more to me than just how I respond to God within the confines of a denominational Christian religion.
My religious beliefs define (or is defining and refining) an overwhelming majority of my personality traits and actions.
2007-04-12 12:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by Carol D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What I do defines me. My religion is a part of who I am.
2007-04-12 12:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by Maverick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They define how I ACT, both in a religious sense and in everyday activity.
2007-04-12 12:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They probably define me. They are certainly a huge part of who I am.
2007-04-12 12:50:11 · answer #7 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My lack of belief is just another piece of the puzzle.
2007-04-12 12:54:40 · answer #8 · answered by Sookie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My atheism is merely a part of my life - I do not base my life around it (I'm not sure atheism has anything for me to base my life around actually). I find it better to define myself in terms of who I am as a person, not who I am "spiritually".
2007-04-12 12:50:15 · answer #9 · answered by Tom A 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are a part of who I am...
2007-04-12 13:12:28 · answer #10 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋