I don't believe.

Do and believe whatever you want as long as it doesnt negatively affect other people.

^T hats my philosophy on life. Simple but effective.
 
semi-pro waster said:
I'm slightly curious in what way you'd consider yourself Catholic? I guess you'd be a lapsed Catholic unless you explicitly renounce the religion or similar?
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hmm I don't know tbh

I only consider myself Catholic as far as if anyone asked what religion I was I would answer Catholic but that is only because of my upbringing, kind of a nostalgic thing

But i'm in no way relgious and I don't believe in God although I have never renounced being a Catholic (if theres some official way??)

strangely enough though I do believe there was Jesus and he did claim to be the son of god

who knows maybe in another 2000 years David Icke will be integrated into some kind of futuriastic bible :p
 
I'm a 'proper' catholic.. Use to be in church like twice a week+.. Only reason I stopped was because we moved to a different area which meant I wasn't in a catholic school :p

Now I view the bible as lord of the rings 200AD :D
 
Brought up as a Catholic, went to Catholic School, felt no connection. My father is pretty irate at this. He and his parents were persecuted and eventually kicked out of Ireland just for being Catholics (it's not like that anymore - I hope not anyway), but I only say to him that's precisely why he should be ditching that stupid voodoo magic Jesus Christ mumbo jumbo. He just doesn't get it. I'm aware it runs much deeper than that, but honestly it's really not worth it anymore. Why insist on following a useless faith that eventually got you chucked out, never allowed to return for another 56 years? I treat the whole Catholic/Protestant situation with utter contempt, and it's probably where my general anti-religious stance stems from. I know the Islamic Shia/Shiite/Sunni factions have it far far worse.

I DO believe in something, but I just think the existing religions are utterly retarded as ways of portraying a belief in a higher existence. Less infighting and bickering, and more appreciation for the mysterious thing that sparked the existence of everything as we know it in the first place please. (oh, and less of the fancy dresses and downright ridiculous rules and laws)
 
It's not nice relgion being forced on yourself, i remember in school we had to sing hymns every assembly. Im pretty sure every school still does this but i never used to sing. I'd sit at the back quiet not saying a word and most of the time i'd get told off/detention and this is in primary school.

Most people dont even beleive anymore it's just nice having a beleif. I used to go to church also and it wasn't that bad but thats because my mates used to go as well (Sunday school).

As soon as i turned about 9-10 i stopped going.
 
Same as you bought up as a Seventh day adventist. But nope, don't think about religion other than in religion threads on here.
it was never forced on my mum made me go until I was about 14/15ish. But she always taught me religion was personal choice and that I must decide. I'm very grateful she made me go, I'm a more rounded person for it and it just shows how "racist"(phobia of religion) and stupid many atheists are.
 
Neither of my parents are particularly religious but my primary school was and I attended a cub scout group that forced us to go to church.

School and church never affected me much though. I don't think I ever believed any of the stories were true - certainly not for longer than I thought that Santa Claus existed.

I'm sure things would have been different if my parents had indoctrinated me from a young age though. Thankfully I was given the opportunity to decide for myself.
 
Shoseki said:
Lots would argue on your second point... something about mystic plan...
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Yes they would, and I've had that very argument with ex-partners and friends before, but what's the point of an omnipotent god that allows pain and suffering just for ****s and giggles, I wonder?
 
msm722 said:
Now that I'm older I don't feel any connection my religion, and don't practice. It's strange that even though I was bought up as a catholic that I can't see any reason to attend mass. In fact, I'd go as far as to say I don't believe in god. Does anyone have a similar upbringing who still believes/practices or are you the same as me?
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You grew up and realised having an imaginary friend is silly:p
 
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My mother is protestant and my father is catholic, i along with the rest of my family was baptised catholic, attended catholic primary school and secondary school where a large proportion of the teachers were nuns. Sort of lost interest in the whole religion thing in my teens. Havent attended mass in years and cant really see me ever doing so again. My father never really had much to say about it, but my mother on the other hand, isnt that impressed with my attitude towards religion.
 
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