If you're thinking of joking/putting down JEDI in the 2011 census, don't. Here's why...

Castiel · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:09

bhavv said:
Secular would have been a better word to use in this case than Atheist.

No it wouldnt, as that implies a very specific agenda that people may not have. Not being a member of a religion doesnt mean you are a secularist either.

You can see why I ignored the question.

rypt · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:12

I'm officially down as a Jedi \o/

bhavv · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:24

Castiel said:
No it wouldnt, as that implies a very specific agenda that people may not have. Not being a member of a religion doesnt mean you are a secularist either.

You can see why I ignored the question.

So what exactly are secular atheists meant to fill in?

:confused:

If you dont follow a religion, then you select no religion. That makes sense to me.

Castiel · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:31

bhavv said:
So what exactly are secular atheists meant to fill in?

If you dont follow a religion, then you select no religion. That makes sense to me.

Fine, however as your assumptions have shown the question is too ambiguous for me, I am neither of a religion or a secularist or an atheist, and too many people will use the no religion answer to justify secularist agendas, something I dont generally support.

It was best to simply ignore the question entirely and leave it blank.

Squark · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:34

Castiel said:
Fine, however as your assumptions have shown the question is too ambiguous for me, I am neither of a religion or a secularist or an atheist, and too many people will use the no religion answer to justify secularist agendas, something I dont generally support.

It was best to simply ignore the question entirely and leave it blank.

Just what are you then, what do you consider yourself to be?
Agnostic?

GJ02 · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:38

I just put no religion

Castiel · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:40

Squark said:
Just what are you then, what do you consider yourself to be?
Agnostic?

Ignostic for now.

Although the more I discuss religion, belief and cultural influences the more I find it increasingly difficult and in some ways pointless to label myself at all.

silversurfer · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:42

Is satanist allowed. I read a usa prisoner won a case to be allowed a place of worship for his devil region, not sure if that included sacrificial goats

arfur · 29 Mar 2011 at 23:37

dont see the issue, both the bible and starwars were written by a fiction writer, only 1 had droids and leia's buns

smit101 · 30 Mar 2011 at 10:57

I quite enjoyed the act of ripping up my 2011 census form and chucking it in the bin, very satisfying.

krooton · 30 Mar 2011 at 11:21

smit101 said:
I quite enjoyed the act of ripping up my 2011 census form and chucking it in the bin, very satisfying.

You know you could have just not used your real name and filled the rest in accurately if you are concerned about privacy.

varkanoid · 30 Mar 2011 at 11:30

I put Klingon.

reefoid · 30 Mar 2011 at 11:44

smit101 said:
I quite enjoyed the act of ripping up my 2011 census form and chucking it in the bin, very satisfying.

Well done, very brave of you.

Took me less than ten minutes to fill it out online and I now won't have to bother with reminder letters, knocks on the door and possibly a fine.

Your two seconds of action may now result in all of the above.

Like I say, well done.

Castiel · 30 Mar 2011 at 11:51

smit101 said:
I quite enjoyed the act of ripping up my 2011 census form and chucking it in the bin, very satisfying.

Paying up a £1000 to the Govt will be very satisfying also I presume.... :rolleyes:

XeNoN89 · 30 Mar 2011 at 12:07

smit101 said:
I quite enjoyed the act of ripping up my 2011 census form and chucking it in the bin, very satisfying.

Do you know what will be even more satisfying? When you get a £1000 fine and we all laugh at you.

Archy · 30 Mar 2011 at 12:10

XeNoN89 said:
Do you know what will be even more satisfying? When you get a £1000 fine and we all laugh at you.

dalin80 · 30 Mar 2011 at 12:14

varkanoid said:
I put Klingon.

As did I.

qa'pla!

SexyGreyFox · 30 Mar 2011 at 12:23

XeNoN89 said:
Do you know what will be even more satisfying? When you get a £1000 fine and we all laugh at you.

Yeah, but he made a statement and they can't take that away from him.
Go smit101

smit101 · 30 Mar 2011 at 12:39

reefoid said:
Well done, very brave of you.

Took me less than ten minutes to fill it out online and I now won't have to bother with reminder letters, knocks on the door and possibly a fine.

Your two seconds of action may now result in all of the above.

Like I say, well done.

Castiel said:
Paying up a £1000 to the Govt will be very satisfying also I presume....

XeNoN89 said:
Do you know what will be even more satisfying? When you get a £1000 fine and we all laugh at you.

Haha! the census police are out in force today! Hey! You didn't ask me if i'd submitted the online form before destroying the paper copy.