onlooking eternal

Yeah, I just found this forum and decided to join.

I guess Agnostic is the best way to describe me. Then again, maybe it's best that I don't try so hard to label myself. I used to be very religious. This was back when I was in high school. I was a pretty strong Evangelical Christian at the time. I agreed with most of the things that my church preached, though I did have the gumption to differ with some things. For instance, my youth group leaders liked to preach that it was wrong to listen to any music that wasn't Christian music. However, I did take the Bible quite literally, and yes, I was a Creationist at the time (I don't like admitting that). I was one of those Creationists that believed that the Earth is thousands of years old rather than millions

Since then, I have been challenged to think about my beliefs, and have arrived at the position that I am hold today. I don't think that religion is necessarily bad. In fact, I still consider myself quite spiritual. And I still think that there may be a higher power out there somewhere. I just don't think that any higher power that exists would fret over people not doing the right rituals during their lives or not belonging to the correct religions.

Well, that's all I have to say right now.

WilliamBlue

Welcome, you are the first person I have met that has done what you have done. I am impressed, welcome to the forum.

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romansh

Welcome eternal..

look forward to hearing your views on life, the universe and everything.
all the best

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PixieGoon

Welcome! I hope you enjoy yourself, I know I will! (Once I have time to reply with more than a welcome or goodbye- I am also new)

I can't wait to read more about your beliefs. I have also been raised a strict Christian but I've been toying with other beliefs since a young age.

Have fun!

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-Dr. Seuss

Buddha

Welcome to the forum!

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Jodou1

Welcome to the forums!

I think it is awesome that you allowed yourself to take a look at your beliefs and decided to follow what you believed for yourself.

Hope you have good time on the forums.

shadowind

welcome, its fun here

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remember "for mere impulse of appetite is slavery, while obedience to a law which we prescirbe to oursleves is liberty"-rousseau: the concept of the general will "if we can not reconcile all opions, then let us endeavour to unite all hearts."-?"to be is to be perceived"-? "‘We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know’-Robert G. Ingersoll