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Post by President Ackbar™ on Mar 15, 2017 17:05:08 GMT
These five major religions have 400 million followers or more.
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Post by 🌵 on Mar 15, 2017 17:07:55 GMT
The only religion that I'm all that interested in is Zen Buddhism, and that's only because of the fact that Zen had a big influence on John Cage, who is my favourite artist.
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Post by The Lost One on Mar 15, 2017 17:15:33 GMT
Hinduism, the most philosophically and spiritually satisfying in my opinion.
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Post by 🌵 on Mar 15, 2017 17:18:11 GMT
Hinduism, the most philosophically and spiritually satisfying in my opinion. Why do you find Hinduism to be philosophically and spiritually satisfying?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 17:24:44 GMT
I don't really have a "favorite." I'm interested in learning more about Zoroastrianism though.
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Post by Sulla on Mar 15, 2017 17:46:44 GMT
I'd probably choose the one which has the most sects.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 15, 2017 17:51:44 GMT
My favorite is the one I adhere to.
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Post by Marv on Mar 15, 2017 17:59:43 GMT
To be honest...aside from Christianity I don't know the ins and outs of the major religions.
I always preferred the Old ones with Zeus and Hades and Odin. Crap like that.
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Post by clusium on Mar 15, 2017 19:25:18 GMT
These five major religions have 400 million followers or more. Your poll left out Judaism, Sikhism, & Confucianism.
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Post by blade on Mar 15, 2017 19:38:37 GMT
Why is there no option to choose atheism?
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Mar 15, 2017 19:44:49 GMT
These five major religions have 400 million followers or more. Your poll left out Judaism, Sikhism, & Confucianism. No, it did not: "These five major religions have 400 million followers or more."
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Mar 15, 2017 19:46:20 GMT
Why is there no option to choose atheism? In terms of numbers ( 400 million plus ) it does fit. It was a tough call, but, in the end, I decided that it was not actually a "religion"
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Post by The Lost One on Mar 15, 2017 22:57:51 GMT
Hinduism, the most philosophically and spiritually satisfying in my opinion. Why do you find Hinduism to be philosophically and spiritually satisfying? A few reasons: I like the centrality it puts on consciousness. Whatever you think of the mind-body problem, there's no denying that consciousness is the most fundamental aspect of the human experience. The idea of consciousness at the centre of reality and as the uniting factor for all of humanity appeals to me greatly. I like that it is deterministic in nature, unlike other religions that argue for an incoherent libertarian free will. The pantheistic nature of Brahman strikes me more as what God would be like if there were such a thing than the Abrahamic concept of God. The idea of a never-ending cycle of creation-maintenance-destruction of the universe has an interesting parallel with the Big Bang and Big Crunch theory. It seems to be far less prescriptive than Western religions with some Hindus viewing God as something spiritual but impersonal, others having time for a personal God and others believing this personal God sometimes walks among us as various avatars. Ethically, it is not about the avoidance of sinful deeds but acting out of duty, which appeals to my Kantian sensibilities. I like that rather than deny the self as Buddhism does, it acknowledges its centrality and asks that we broaden our concept of the self rather than dismiss it as a fiction. It seems egalitarian at heart (though I accept historically it was often far from it) - everyone is Brahman though we all have different journeys to realise this. I see parallels between Maya and Brahman and the phenomenal and noumenal worlds - again this appeals to the Kantian in me. And it seems at heart much more gender and sex positive than the Abrahamic religions. Your mileage of course may vary, I'm not trying to convince anyone else here.
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Post by OpiateOfTheMasses on Mar 15, 2017 23:00:48 GMT
After all these years of theists telling us that atheism is a religion, and it doesn't get a listing... I wish they'd make their minds up. [none]
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Post by 🌵 on Mar 15, 2017 23:09:32 GMT
Why do you find Hinduism to be philosophically and spiritually satisfying? A few reasons: ... Interesting, thanks for explaining.
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Post by awhina on Mar 16, 2017 3:53:03 GMT
Why is there no option to choose atheism? In terms of numbers ( 400 million plus ) it does fit. It was a tough call, but, in the end, I decided that it was not actually a "religion" It is for some atheists!
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Post by koskiewicz on Mar 16, 2017 16:25:45 GMT
"Knights Champions of the Domestic Dog"
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Post by RedRuth1966 on Mar 16, 2017 18:03:53 GMT
living in the South West of England has made me quite fond of pagans so I vote 'other'
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Mar 16, 2017 18:26:48 GMT
living in the South West of England has made me quite fond of pagans so I vote 'other' Just don't go to Summerisle!
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Post by phludowin on Mar 16, 2017 19:34:56 GMT
I voted for the perceived lesser evil : Christianity.
I am not really familiar with the other religions; but from what I see the best places to live on Earth have a mostly Christian tradition. Western Europe, Northern America, Australia...
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