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Question: Do you believe in God?
Yes, there is a God - 35 (47.3%)
No (atheist) - 30 (40.5%)
Unsure (agnostic) - 9 (12.2%)
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #120 on: August 09, 2007, 04:41 PM »
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Quote from: ljsmall on August 09, 2007, 04:32 PM
I think we can disclude the neutrals from this...   

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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #121 on: August 09, 2007, 04:44 PM »
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Just from the calculations, not the discussion! lol
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #122 on: August 09, 2007, 04:47 PM »
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Quote from: ljsmall on August 09, 2007, 04:38 PM
Now that I definately don't agree with. If you have a strong faith the hard times only make that faith stronger. And i could give you dozens of examples of that including one that is particularly close to my heart right now.

I've seen the contrary happing quite a few times too. I'm sure a strong faith helps many people, but it makes others collapse too. It's all about what you're willing to see.
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #123 on: August 09, 2007, 04:51 PM »
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I'm not completely blind to it. I've seen it happen too. It's just that I'm a member of a church and true to life people face really very difficult circumstances everyday and in my experience people are so much more often comforted and helped by their faith and the support of the church than disappointed with it. I'm willing to see it, and I have, I've just seen the oppisite happen so much more. My experience though. I'm perfectly willing to accept that yours is different.
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #124 on: August 09, 2007, 04:56 PM »
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Anyway, I'm off home. Thank you for a very interesting discussion this afternoon. i enjoyed it!
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #125 on: August 09, 2007, 05:06 PM »
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Always up for one... lol
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #126 on: August 09, 2007, 05:19 PM »
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Quote from: dentie on August 09, 2007, 04:47 PM
I've seen the contrary happing quite a few times too. I'm sure a strong faith helps many people, but it makes others collapse too. It's all about what you're willing to see.

You can say that about life anyway even if you do or don't have a religion.  I've had maybe ups and downs recently where I've gone from my usual nice self to a complete **** but I've managed to get myself back on track because I have a different way of dealing with it (compared to a religious person who would turn to their faith).  Its about what goes on in peoples own heads and the way their personality works.
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #127 on: August 09, 2007, 08:06 PM »
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Good posting!

Exactly right, everyone has different ways of getting through the hardships almost eveyone faces at somepoint. That's what I believe about Religion and faith in general, that it's there as a support. Glad smeone else brought it up before me.

Quote from: ljsmall on August 09, 2007, 02:06 PM
I get that, i do. And I don't have a problem with people who are genuinely interested in what I've got to say asking questions. Like on here, for example, I'm perfectly happy to have an open and honest discussion about it. But when people throw something like that at you when they don't actually care what your answer is and they're only doing it to trip you up because it's one of those mainstream arguments. that's what I'm talking about.

Glad you meant that cause I read the first bit and was about to have a go myself! lol Good reason for reading all the posts me thinks.  hug



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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #128 on: August 09, 2007, 08:20 PM »
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Quote from: nkp2 on August 09, 2007, 08:06 PM
Good posting!

Exactly right, everyone has different ways of getting through the hardships almost eveyone faces at somepoint. That's what I believe about Religion and faith in general, that it's there as a support. Glad smeone else brought it up before me.


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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #129 on: August 10, 2007, 12:19 AM »
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French Wars of Religion?

(Only winding you up guys....good discussion! But Neil, you didn't answer my question!)
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #130 on: August 10, 2007, 01:17 AM »
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'Mon the heathens!  cmon yeah
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #131 on: August 10, 2007, 11:23 AM »
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Quote from: eira_arian on August 10, 2007, 12:19 AM
French Wars of Religion?

(Only winding you up guys....good discussion! But Neil, you didn't answer my question!)

Just for the record I did know such wars existed, I just wanted to see if Dana could name any. However my point about them not living up to WW's, Gulfs, Faulklands, Vietnam etc still stands.

Glad you all enjoyed our discussion.
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #132 on: August 10, 2007, 04:17 PM »
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Quote from: eira_arian on August 10, 2007, 12:19 AM
But Neil, you didn't answer my question!)
Apologies, indeed I did not...


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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #133 on: August 10, 2007, 05:03 PM »
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Are you extracting the urine by any chance Mr Porter?
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Re: Religious Discussions « Reply #134 on: August 10, 2007, 05:08 PM »
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lol

To be honest I wasn't sure how to answer why that was my opinion. So I said that instead. (it's a valid reason!)




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