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nightowl Mon 25-Feb-13 15:20:11

Thank you for starting this thread Vampirequeen. I guess I would have to call myself an atheist if I were to call myself anything at all. I was brought up in the C of E, went to Sunday School, was baptised and later confirmed and then got married in church. For a long time after that I would have described myself as an atheist but I have always believed there is a spiritual dimension to this world that deserves further exploration. I agree this does not have to include a notion of a god, but I have not ruled it out. I occasionally attend church, at times that are important to me. I am very drawn to the ideas of the Quakers, which I believe recognise that everyone seeks for understanding in their own way.

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Barrow Mon 25-Feb-13 14:53:58

I believe in God, I believe that Jesus was the Son of God who died for our sins. I believe He made us and then said something along the lines of "OK here are 10 rules I would like you to live your lives by, but it is up to you whether you do or not". I also believe that when we fail to live by the rules and we ask Him to forgive us, He does so unconditionally, says "OK I forgive you now go and try again" and, when we fail again, forgives us again.

Although I know there are many GNs who don't have any belief at all and think it is all superstitious rubbish I gain a great deal of comfort from my faith.

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gillybob Mon 25-Feb-13 14:51:29

What a lovely refreshing thread VQ.

I am not sure what I am really. Maybe an atheist ??

I do not believe in "god" as I cannot see how something/someone can hold the power of life over all of us. Additionally if (and it is a big if) such a thing did exist how twisted would he/she/it have to be to dish out out cruel illnesses to little children, allowing murders, disease,tragedy etc.

My Gran at 97 is a devout catholic. She tells me god is responsible for all the good that is around us. My argument is that he or she cannot jut take credit for the good things but must take the blame for the bad things too. confused

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vampirequeen Mon 25-Feb-13 14:39:21

There seem to be assumptions being made about people's beliefs. So I decided to put the record straight on what I believe.

I'm technically a Roman Catholic but I don't believe the Church truly follows the simple messages given by Christ which was love God and love other people.

So what am I?

Well I believe that Christ was a good man who had suggested a way to live a good life but I have no idea whether or not the was the Son of God. It would be nice to think that there is a God who watches over us and cares about us but that's not in my life experience so if God does exist he's not the nice guy that I was taught he was.

God or the gods are much more fickle than that simplistic 'all loving' view. I'm more inclined to the ancient beliefs that God/the gods too have faults and sometimes play games with human lives for their own amusement or maybe that is the coincidences caused all the interactions that take place everyday between humans and the natural world.

I do believe there is more to existance than we can see. I believe in natural spirits (fairies and sprites if you want to give them a name). I believe that spirits can inhabit special places. I believe that after physical death the human spirit continues to exist in some form but I have no idea what that form is so maybe it's just wishful thinking.

I believe in ghosts either as a sort of spiritual recording (that a place can somehow absorb strong emotions and replay the images when somehow triggered) or as a trapped spirit that needs help to move on to wherever a spirit goes.

These are my basic beliefs. Feel free to discuss and debate them. I will not take offence if you don't agree with me or think I'm delusional. I will try to justify them but sometimes a belief can't be proved as no facts exist to provide concrete evidence.

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