question for atheists and believers alike...?

Question

were you raised relegiously, an atheist, or presented with both options and given the option to chose where your faith lies (god vs science)?

thanks, just a poll. :)

Answer 1

Hi crazeh lil redneck (teehee I love saying that to you Rachel :P)

I was given the option to choose between faith and science. I chose science much like yourself (I think?)

Talk to ya tomorrow

Answer 2

I was raised not to believe that God vs. Science.

Science is the undersanding of the world and the rules by which it works.

God is the person who created the world and dictated the rules by which it works.

Saying God vrs. Science is like saying "Law vrs. the Supreme Court, which one do you believe in?" It is a silly question, you can 't have one without the other.

My parents were both mature and educated people, so they could understand this. They went to Mass every day, and sent me to Catholic school but they were both college educated and highly intelligent people. I got into MENSA with little trouble, and I have no doubt that both my parents could have done the same had they wanted to.

Atheists are, in my experience, poorly educated psuedointelectuals who don't understand either science or religion, and have a sophomoric need to act out and get attention.... so I guess in that sense I wasn't given a "choice", between faith and atheisim...in the sense that I wouldn't choose to adopt the false belief system of a poorly educated immature fool.

Answer 3

I was raised in a Christian environment, attended services at several different churches, gave considerable thought to the doctrine of those churches, and decided that churches are good. Which church was the predominate question on my mind until I found one that seemed to give more logical answers than all the rest. I joined this church. Since I know I couldn't have made myself and my mother and father couldn't have done it, I decided to think outside the box. There I found comfort in the belief in a higher power.
Realizing that my life is only a whisper in time and nobody lives forever, I decided there must be a grand plan for all of us. No entity could display all this complex intelligence but one we call God. I don't know all of His plan, but the part that is entrusted to me,I will cherish. He will lead and I will follow.
Science, on the other hand, is only beginning to uncover some of the secrets of God (because He allows it to happen). Modern technology is scratching the surface of what God created billions of lifetimes ago. Meanwhile, some of us scoff at even the idea of Him. This is the same time that He supplies the very air we breathe, the water we use to quench our thirst and the food we eat.

Answer 4

Religion was not stressed in my family. They were all Catholic, but as Mexican-American's it's sort of expected...lol..I was never pushed in one direction or another and allowed to make my own decisions regarding my belief system. I've never really doubted that a Higher Power existed though. It's always seemed more logical to me that some specific source had to have created life, including all that's in nature. It's too perfectly done to just be an "accident". I just don't believe God sent rules to follow, i.e. religion. Your conscience tells you what to do or not do, free-will lets you choose. To me, your conscience is your connection to God and I don't need a guy in a robe making that connection for me. I know when I'm messing up! lol.

Answer 5

I was raised in a Southern Baptist church in the Deep South.

I have also attended Penecostal and non-denominational churches as a member and have attended Catholic, LDS, Church of God, and some others as a visitor.

I was a strong believer for 20 years, up until a little over a year ago.

Answer 6

Raised atheist, sent to church for a short time with neighbor kids (atheists too) who were sent with their aunt and cousin (believers) so I could get the opportunity to see what other people believe and to be better able to make my own choice. Also did vacation bible school two different summers.

Although, after all that, still an atheist. The neighbor "kids" still too.

Answer 7

I was raised both Christian and Native American (Cherokee) religion. Later I explored Satanism, various Christian religions, various Native American religions, and various other Pagan religions. I finally settled on a mixture of religions, minus the Satanism. I claim no particular religion per say, I believe what I believe and noone can change my mind. I believe in God, not science. I believe in Goddess, not science. I believe that there IS a higher being whom created us and this world and universe and He/She is our ruler and helps us with our fate and life and that we answer to that in the end and that we are ALL trying to get back to that supreme deity in the end whether you call that Heaven/ Sumerland/or whatever.

Answer 8

i was taken to sunday school. went to church a bit, had religion taught in school. I also did science in school.

I DO believe in God/Higher Power, but I DON'T believe in organised religion. I find that they are too self-contradictory, and are focused mostly on making money, or proving themselves to be right and everyone else wrong.
I DO believe in the Big Band theory and evolution, I don't see why the two theories can exist side by side, with some minor modifications. it's not all this way, or all that way.

Answer 9

I was given the option between cake and ice cream. I chose ice cream. And here I am today a couch potato making minimum wage at McDonald's and riding a bike to work. I havent had a girlfriend in 9 years. So my point is, choose cake.

Answer 10

raised religious...my parents would have frowned on it, but they couldn't stop me if i believed something else. Just a comment. I don't think science and God conflict...it might be that different interpretations of different religions conflict with science though.