Belief/non-belief in a Deity

[UdoKier]

Belief/non-belief in a Deity

Which of these most closely matches what you believe in?

[LiberalEsto]

goddess

[buckettgirl]

1. I had to vote other

There wasn't a category for
"Goddess, God, and nature spirits."

[phantom power]

2. No category for atheists?

[UdoKier]

6. That which is real.

I'm an atheist, and it works for me.

[phantom power]

8. Oh rats, I mis-read that.

[Kali]

3. That which is real, tangible, provable by empirical means.

Although when Karma seems to strike I certainly delight in it!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. I believe claiming to KNOW the nature of god and his/her/its intentions

is by far the highest form of arrogance. God, if there is one or many, is/are probably so far above our level of comprehension that it's laughable to assume you "know".

[Fenris]

5. You know, I really just don't care.

Agnostic I suppose.

[Dulcinea]

7. I believe in a higher power

...but as a loving & benevolent spirit, not this hellfire-and-brimstone drivel that the fundies spew forth.

[indigobusiness]

9. An ineffable mystery.

What's gender got to do with it?

[SteppingRazor]

10. No vote from me

The closest would be that I believe in that which I can touch, see, or otherwise categorize through empirical evidence. This does not discount the possibility of the existence of some higher power, but it does mean I can never know that power, or what he/she/it wants out of me. Thus, ethics, morals, etc. must be based on human, sociological delopments, not on the perceived wishes of some "God," as we can never know anything in the metaphysical sense (thank you, David Hume and, to a lesser extent, Immanuel Kant).

[mseang]

11. That which is real, tangible, provable by empirical means.

I am not sure much of that exists anymore...

[BlueEyedSon]

12. None for the 50 foot 3 headed jello mold creature in the basement?

Bigot!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. If there is, why should it care?

Pipsqueeks of the universe that we are, if there was some form of deity why would it give a rip what we think or believe?

I have no idea if there is a "higher power" or anything that could be tagged as such. But, a "daddy" or "mommy" god is one not worthy of the name.