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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: WiseKran on September 01, 2004, 02:08:23 pm

Title: How many people here beleive in God?
Post by: WiseKran on September 01, 2004, 02:08:23 pm: Please answer with a simple yes or no, if you beleive in one God

after hearing some people who didn\'t, i had to know how man people here actually have faith.
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Post by: RussianVodka on September 01, 2004, 02:19:59 pm: Yes and No, I dont believe in the Christian gods, i believe in the Pagan gods of Russia.

Edit: Half-Pint is right... I edited the \"Offencive\" stuff out.
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Post by: Half_Pint on September 01, 2004, 02:42:49 pm: This is a very sensitive subject for some people, so perhaps you should stick with WiseKran\'s suggestion of giving a simple \"Yes\" or \"No.\" Anything else could be found very offensive, and we don\'t want to offend peoples\' beliefs. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

I sort of fail to see the point of this thread, though.. Does it really matter how many people have faith? This is a very contentious subject that could turn into a very personal, very hurtful flamewar incredibly quickly. Keep it nice, people.

And my answer... Lol, here I am recommending \"yes\" or \"no,\" and I can\'t answer either of those.. My answer is, \"Sometimes.\"
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Post by: Draklar on September 01, 2004, 03:01:13 pm: Quote
Originally posted by RussianVodka
Yes and No, I dont believe in the Christian gods

Christianity has only one god :|
and when you talk about christian god, you capitalize the \'g\'
so \"one God\" would be pointed at christian god only.

And this topic is stupid to say the least. These are \"discussion boards\". Yes - No isn\'t a discussion and discussing religions will most likely turn into flamewar.

Myself, I stopped believing in chrystian god few months ago... Christianity is full of nonsense if you start pondering about it :O
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Post by: RussianVodka on September 01, 2004, 03:16:00 pm: Christian Gods, as in two gods... Dong forget, Jesus was god, and he was also the son of god.
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Post by: Draklar on September 01, 2004, 03:22:02 pm: actually three... it\'s the trinity, Father God, Jesus Son and Holy Ghost thingy
but it\'s one god as all three are somewhat same being
and don\'t argue... I\'ve been christian for 18 years -_-
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Post by: Xalthar on September 01, 2004, 03:27:23 pm: No.. Never did, never will...

Paganism forever!
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Post by: WiseKran on September 01, 2004, 03:28:37 pm: not askin for a flame war.. lol and im not trying to convince anyone God is here. but i am just curious how many people actually, truly beleive in ONE god not a Pagan religion.

anyways try to keep it to yes and no, if you have no answer then dont say anything.
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Post by: steuben on September 01, 2004, 03:39:49 pm: i\'m mystic agnostic.

i\'m not sure if there is. but if there are the forms and methods that it/they act through are mystery. while now not currently knowable some day they will be.
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Post by: Psycon on September 01, 2004, 04:14:21 pm: Yes, I am a beliver :). But not a good one.
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Post by: Draageos on September 01, 2004, 04:26:39 pm: No.. I have faith - but not in God
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Post by: Joeyguy on September 01, 2004, 06:03:26 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Draklar
Myself, I stopped believing in chrystian god few months ago... Christianity is full of nonsense if you start pondering about it :O

Christianity always struck me as Judaism lost in translation with some weird stuff added on to the end. Don\'t mean to offend anybody, but that\'s just my perception.

I\'m Jewish and do believe in God.
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Post by: TheRedMonk on September 01, 2004, 06:08:25 pm: No, but Im happy that some people believe in it as it seems to give them hope.
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Post by: Elegrand on September 01, 2004, 06:16:19 pm: I am a christian. I was just raised in that manner. Although I know scince disproves a bunch of stuff.
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Post by: Watcher on September 01, 2004, 06:42:07 pm: I am a Atheist though if the world does end with apocoliptical riders I am willing to change my mind :D.
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Post by: Caldazar on September 01, 2004, 06:55:35 pm: I believe in God, one higher being that is, or atleast close too, allknowing. However, I\'m not a firm believer of the Christian-way. Too much bullshit has happened over the past centuries :(
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Post by: sashok on September 01, 2004, 07:51:08 pm: I believe in Evil Order and Holy Order. The orders don\'t have race or religions. Religions were created by them to confuse people. The Orders reside in the universe and have many agents on earth. The agents are born into the world not knowing they are agents. They are the shadows of societies and can influence great leaders, good or bad, to act the ways agents want.

:D no seriously, I don\'t believe in God
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Post by: RussianVodka on September 01, 2004, 07:54:57 pm: Hey Caldazar, might you explain the kitten killing supream being in your sig? Who is he and/or she?
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Post by: Kiern on September 01, 2004, 08:27:40 pm: Yep, though I don\'t believe in the people who believe that they do.
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Post by: dfryer on September 01, 2004, 08:27:50 pm: I rarely \"get religious\" on forums, but this was too inviting :)

I believe in the all-powerful, all-knowing and perfect God who created the universe. I also believe that a man by the name of Jesus of Nazareth was the incarnation of the \"Son of God\", a part of God which had existed for eternity past.

I know the original question was \"yes or no\", but two people can \"believe in God\" and mean two totally different things :)

EDIT: looks like Kiern doesn\'t believe in me :)

Probably for the better... religion has been used as a trump-card excuse to act for selfish or lunatic gain for, oh, a million years or so.
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Post by: Draageos on September 01, 2004, 08:31:57 pm: Quote
Originally posted by RussianVodka
Hey Caldazar, might you explain the kitten killing supream being in your sig? Who is he and/or she?

I believe it has something to do with this?..

http://www.hosstyle.com/Goofy%20shit/images/godkillssmall.jpg
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Post by: XpYtZ on September 01, 2004, 09:15:59 pm: Ok, I\'ll cave.
Yes, just check my sig to know that. [Luke 12:5 Hebrew names Version]

So far so good on the number of flames.
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Post by: DepthBlade on September 01, 2004, 09:16:37 pm: I was brought up in a Catholic Elementary School, rather strict upon the faith. Through the years I did all the things you have to do like first communion, reconcilation, confirmation etc.. All that time though I never really believed in it all, just something I was forced into doing by my parents.

I believe in no God, but I do believe in good <--Serious)
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Post by: RussianVodka on September 01, 2004, 09:31:21 pm: Quote
Originally posted by DepthBlade
but I do believe in good <--Serious)

/me GASP!
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Post by: Monketh on September 01, 2004, 10:13:51 pm: Eh, I think they call my type \"agnostic\".

That is, not anti-religion nor pro-religion, just confused.
If some holy entity wants me to worship the just, and \"true\" religion, I\'ll do that when I see for myself.
Otherwise, I have limited time on this earth, time which going to church takes away.
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Post by: Keldrena on September 01, 2004, 10:40:07 pm: I also have to say yes and no. I belive in Pagan Gods.
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Post by: Xordan on September 01, 2004, 10:41:23 pm: Yes and No.
If the Gods as are written in religion exist, then they\'re all very sadistic, as they seem to enjoy watching us blowing each other up.

If you say that a \'God\' is someone that can both give and take life, create life from scratch even, then I believe that somewhere a God or Gods exist, as science will progress to a stage where we can create life from molecules. In fact, some guy did actually make a single celled organism out of carbon I believe, and it counted as living. So technically our race are already Gods. Of course, that guy was hunted by religious fanatics who thought that creating life from nothing was trying to take the place of God etc. A bit like abortian and cloning scientists are stalked :P
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Post by: Draklar on September 01, 2004, 10:51:50 pm: meh, if you believe in pagan gods ;) just say no. He\'s asking if you believe in the one God so christian, jewish, whatever, not pagan.

Actually if you don\'t believe in the one God, then you\'re a pagan. It\'s simple yes - no question. It isn\'t possible to be both christian/jewish and pagan so stop saying \"yes and no\" -_-

and yes, I won\'t stop bolding it untill you people understand that God is somewhat the name of christian god.

christian god - God
norse god - Odin
Yliakum god - Talad

it\'s simple, really ;)
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Post by: Xordan on September 01, 2004, 10:54:33 pm: Then No. :D
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Post by: Keldrena on September 01, 2004, 11:18:46 pm: I\'m sorry if I offended you. I just saw that other people were doing it and I thought it was ok.
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Post by: RussianVodka on September 01, 2004, 11:18:59 pm: Nope, no God for me.
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Post by: Moogie on September 02, 2004, 12:13:42 am: Threads like this can only ultimately end in flame wars. Seeing as the point of the topic seems rather insignificant (who cares who believes what? In a gaming forum no less?) then it\'s probably better to let it sink.