For me, there are only two religions I have respect for. Atheism, and Devil worship.
Is It Important To You To Have A Religion or A Certain Belief System?
by minimus 25 Replies latest jw friends
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Quirky1
My current belief is no belief..
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OUTLAW
I believe in Beer..
It should be cold..
There should be plenty of it..
And..
You should always have it Stock Piled..
In case of Nucular Attack..
............................. ...OUTLAW
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villabolo
Minimus, a matter of semantics. Religion is different than "belief system" in my view, though with some people they may be the same or overlap. I take belief system" to be the same as "world view". Everyone has a world view whether they realize it or not. It doesn't have to incorporate god(s) or any form of metaphysics just an explanation, subjective as it may be, of the world around them. Evolutionary Psychologists and many Neuroscientists say that having a world view is an intrinsic part of our brain.
villabolo
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Kudra
daniel-p check your messages
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villabolo
WTWizard: For me, there are only two religions I have respect for. Atheism, and Devil worship.
Where did the Devil come from if I may ask?
villabolo
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minimus
Values IS most important!
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Mall Cop
No. It is important for me to have hope. I hope that there is life after death. I hope that some unknowable person ( God / Creator ) at this side of death will become knowable on the otherside.
I hope to have a one on one sitdown discussion.
If hope fails me on the other side I won't know it. That would be very sad that after this life there is nothing just like before I was born.
65 years old and closing in on the finish line.
Blueblades
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Lady Lee
I doubt I could ever join a religion or a prescribed set of values. I suppose what I believe is more Judeo-Christain than anything else buttend to lean more towards a humanist perspective than anything else.
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frankiespeakin
Values:
As far as the term "values" are concerned I think mine are fluid and subject to change. I never make a list of them because a list takes away from being free to think and act according to circumstances. Once you have a list you're more or less limiting yourself unnecessarily as to choices.
I much rather leave off from any listing of values to live by, and make them up when the time comes according to what is best for any given set of circumstances at the time and maybe after in hind sight look back and muse on what were my values at that time to better understand myself and not limiting myself latter by declaring my values are set in stone and so I can respond to each new set of circumstances fresh and unchained to the past.
I'm not saying "values" are unworthy to govern one's life by, some are very noble and good. I'm saying that that pre canned values limit responses to life's challenges that may need some tweaking to better deal with things.
