View Poll Results: Which Is Your Favorite Religion?
Catholicism 10 8.00%
Protestantism 13 10.40%
Judaism 9 7.20%
Islamism 5 4.00%
Buddism 19 15.20%
Shintoism 8 6.40%
Hinduism 8 6.40%
Communism 6 4.80%
Greek Orthodoxism 6 4.80%
Atheism 21 16.80%
Bananaism 12 9.60%
Otherism 8 6.40%
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Old November 12, 2003, 04:24   #1
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What's Your Favorite Religion
Regardless of which one you actually believe, which do you like the most or find the most intriguing?
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Communism is a religion? Atheism is a religion?

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yep

so is patriotism for some people

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Old November 12, 2003, 04:39   #4
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If communism is included, one must also include capitalism.

And atheism is a lack of religion.
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if it is in place of a 'standard' religion than it is a religion

and I agree that capitalism is for some people

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There is an 'otherism" option.
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if it is in place of a 'standard' religion than it is a religion


That makes no sense at all.
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It seems that you're going to have to simplify, JM.
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ok

if it replaces a religion, like christianity, than it is a religion

because it fills the same spot

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as always my answer is that same.

whatever native american religion that uses peyote in their religous ceremonies.
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I prefer Armenian orthodox to the Greek variety and am dismayed that it is not included
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I apologize. I was not aware of Armenian Orthodox. In truth, I just chose 12 as my number of poll options and filled in the first ones that came to mind leaving the last two for bananaism for tradition and otherism for, well, other.
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Don't worry I was being a sarcastic bastard, I think Orthodox chuches are all pretty similar.
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If communism is included, one must also include capitalism.
This is like Christians insisting that there is a religion called Satanism, when in reality it's just another part of Christianity. Communists created a straw man and called it Capitalism, and used it much as the Christians use Satan, in order to scare people into their flock. Deal with it, your government is based on sh!t.
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Oh, and I chose Bhuddism as my favorite. It's interesting, and a lot of cool people practice it around here.
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Buddhism is cool - if I were even faintly religious I would be a Buddhist.

The rest are just a bunch of made up crap designed to reel in and control the gullible...
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In China it's called Buddaism.
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Communists created a straw man and called it Capitalism, and used it much as the Christians use Satan, in order to scare people into their flock.


I can't tell if you are really this ignorant or merely is incapable of making good flame-baits.
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if it replaces a religion, like christianity, than it is a religion
My point is atheism does not replace religion. It is a lack of religion.
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I can't tell if you are really this ignorant or merely is incapable of making good flame-baits.
Please don't insult people in my thread.
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in the haste to put in everything as -ism...

islamism is more often used to refer to radical muslim elements that hate our american guts and will use islam as dressing to their murder...
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You will find nuts in every religion. I certainly find many parts of Buddhisma attractive but the idolotry is a little much. I don't think that Buddha ever taught much of what is now practiced in his name. The same could be said about the teachings of Jesus and the idolotry practiced in his name. For some the idolotry is the almighty dollar.
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can oyu be christian and atheist?

no

think about it like this

there is a space of all people

if you don't include atheism as a religion

you don't span the space of all people

and in this argument I am ignoring all the religious aspects of atheism

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How about Onanism?
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if it replaces a religion, like christianity, than it is a religion

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How can a person living in China leave Daoism out of a religion poll?
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Orthodoxy, not orthodoxism. And yes, it's all the same religion, armenian, greek, russian, or whatever.
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