any of the world's religions and is also not an atheist, which seems to have become a religion itself as the religious either call them scientists or evolution Darwinists....please don't tell me I need to be saved or that the world came from the "big bang". Thanks. Just like to think of myself as a human without baggage
2007-12-17 05:45:13 · 12 answers · asked by boxjellÿ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Baggage was not used in a negative connotation here...
2007-12-17 05:52:12 · update #1
Azure, I don't think it would be agnosticism since I'm not seeking a religion to believe in
2007-12-17 05:59:28 · update #2
Well from the looks of it you'd simply be irreligious. An atheist spends time thinking about religion so they are not entirely irreligious because they spend time debating it, etc. But irreligious emphasizes that you simply do not really care about religion. In other words atheists tend to me more anti-religious than irreligious.
Another popular term is secular humanist, but I don't like this because many things religious people do are secular. Their jobs are often secular, they play sports that carry no religious significance, they often dress in secular clothing instead of religious garb, they may listen to secular music and watch secular movies.
So I'd just say irreligious.
IF you think there may be a God but that no religion really has it right you are simply theistic. Not deistic. Deistic is more pronounced in the rejection of divine revelation and a providential God.
But yeah. Irreligious.
2007-12-17 06:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Deism is a religious philosophy and movement that derives the existence and nature of God from reason and personal experience. This is in contrast to fideism which is found in religions like Judaism and many forms of Christianity[1]. Muslim and Catholic teachings both hold that religion relies on revelation in sacred scriptures or the testimony of other people as well as reasoning.
Deists typically reject supernatural events (prophecy, miracles) and tend to assert that God does not interfere with human life and the laws of the universe. What organized religions see as divine revelation and holy books, most Deists see as interpretations made by other humans, rather than as authoritative sources
2007-12-17 13:51:09 · answer #2 · answered by blah 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It really all depends on what you believe about the metaphysical universe. If you believe that some sort of deity exists, but can't find any particular dogma to agree with, then you are a deist or a theist
If you believe that absolutely NO deity exists, nor demon nor angel, then you are an athiest.
Athiesm is not technically a religion. Religions follow some sort of teaching about a particular deity: god, goddess, or any combination therof. Adherants are expected to order their lives in respect to the teachings of their deity, and worship the deity in any number of pre-accepted ways. Athiests, or humanists, hold that no deity or unbodied spiritual beings (greater than humans) exist. They have no set communal dogma or teaching, other than "no gods exist", and do not engage in any kind of worship. There is no code of conduct beyond "play nice with the other children, as long as it is convienent for you", "morality, shmorality, who needs rules", and (of course) accepting Darwinism as the basis for life on Earth.
Only you can decide where you truely fit in, and what your description should be.
Best of luck.
2007-12-17 13:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you are an atheist if you do not believe in a supreme being or beings.
you are a deist if you believe in a non-defined being (you could even call it nature)
you are a nihilist if you don't believe in anything.
atheism is not a religion. Not all scientists are atheist and not all atheists are scientists. not all atheists are evolutionists and not all evolutionists are atheists.
2007-12-17 13:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by heidavey 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes; The "Fool" has said in His Heart there is no God;Say No to God and You are open season to Satan;A wasted Life;You have Shakels,I call that
worse than bagage;You can"t take this "Trip" of Life without aquiring some baggage; You just don"t want to Claim it,but it has Your name all over it;
2007-12-17 14:15:43 · answer #5 · answered by section hand 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Agnostic, deist, pantheist, uncommitted, confused? Atheism not religion, lack of religion.
2007-12-17 13:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Atheism is not a religion. Its a declaration. If your an atheist then deal with it.
2007-12-17 13:48:39 · answer #7 · answered by Menon R 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Probably agnostic would be the best fit. It basically means you haven't decided what religion you believe in.
2007-12-17 13:54:29 · answer #8 · answered by Azure Z 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
And what baggage makes you think these other labels are not acceptable?
2007-12-17 13:49:04 · answer #9 · answered by neil s 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you don't believe in any god you are an atheist rather you want to call yourself that or not.
2007-12-17 13:50:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋