'Nones' Now as Big as Evangelicals & Catholics in the US

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Patient_Leech Perfect Organism

If Unitarian Universalists count as Mainline, then you're Mainline, DMB. Because UU aren't even strictly Christian.

Robtard Senor Member
Originally posted by Emperordmb
IIRC you're something of a deist right? I think I remember having a short convo with you about it.

Yeah, guess that term fits for me mostly.

I also accept that I don't know what God exactly is and/if God wants anything from us, is involved or how far that involvement extends if so and that I'll likely never know for sure.

IMO, religion is 100% man-made , as means to explain the explainable and a means to keep people in line and I don't believe God personally spoke with anyone directing them, be it Noah, Moses, Mohammad, Trump voters etc.

But the "it's all just random" belief doesn't make sense to me, there seems to be some logic behind the universe. But I also accept that could be wrong, but I highly doubt it.

Robtard Senor Member

To be on topic, am glad in this trend, religious groups like the Evangelicals/Religious Right have way too much political pull, if this trend helps even that out some, the better.

mike brown Senior Member

I don't think people are becoming more rational, I think religion is falling out of fashion a bit and more importantly the stigma around not being religious is fading. But in general I think people are more driven by identity than rationality.

Surtur Restricted

and baby jesus just slowly fades away...

mike brown Senior Member

I tend to wonder if this shift is more due to the people who were born into Christianity but didn't practice it extensively coming to terms with their own secular nature. I.e. I wonder how many actual"Bible thumpers" are being converted.

ares834 Senior Member
Originally posted by Surtur
and baby jesus just slowly fades away...

Good riddance. You may as well worship Zeus. At least he is a badass and has good stories.

Emperordmb LSDMB

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
If Unitarian Universalists count as Mainline, then you're Mainline, DMB. Because UU aren't even strictly Christian.

I'm not Unitarian though I'm Trinitarian.

Edit: Ah wait, misunderstood that post.

Putinbot1 Restricted

I think the UK is still top for atheists.

Eon Blue Restricted

I’m tired of all these hip and edgy atheists. There’s nothing worse than someone who doesn’t believe in the wrath of God.

Surtur Restricted
Originally posted by ares834
Good riddance. You may as well worship Zeus. At least he is a badass and has good stories.

Yeah but there's like a 1 in 4 chance he'll rape you.

Putinbot1 Restricted

Originally posted by ares834
Good riddance. You may as well worship Zeus. At least he is a badass and has good stories.
The God of the Old Testament would kick the shit out of Zeus. He's not a wimp turn the another cheek guy. He flew through Egypt like an angel of death, and as for the flood, he made it rain and rain and rain, for 40 days and 40 nights because he was sorry he said "let there be light", he made it rain and rain and rain and rain again! He committed almost genocide of his creation. Pfft Zeus, Odin, Crom all pussies next to Yahweh/Allah! Now there's a truly psychotic, narcissistic, supreme being, Sacrifice your sons for him! By the way Islam accepts the old testament.

Robtard Senor Member
Originally posted by Putinbot1
I think the UK is still top for atheists.

Thank god for that.

Surtur Restricted

Dude legit had someone give birth to another version of him just to get props for "dying".

Lame.

Putinbot1 Restricted

Originally posted by Robtard
Thank god for that.
Praise be...

Eon Blue Restricted

God is real.

Flashing Blade Junior Member

Originally posted by Eon Blue
God is real.
No he isn't.

Eon Blue Restricted

Originally posted by Flashing Blade
No he isn't.
shut up lame sock.

Flashing Blade Junior Member

Originally posted by Eon Blue
shut up lame sock.
I'm not a sock, but I bet you are and I bet everyone knows it.

Premolar Member

People say he's a sock of someone called Quan.