{ What Is Your Faith Type }

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Permalink | August 18th, 2009

57 Responses to “{ What Is Your Faith Type }”

  1. Troy Bieberitz Says:
    August 28th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    I am a Seventh-Day Adventist!

  2. Ken Loukinen Says:
    August 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    President of FLorida Atheists and Secular Humanists and Regional Director, American Atheists

  3. George Says:
    September 2nd, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    I am non-denominational Christian.

  4. Larry heath Says:
    September 2nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    I would like to think that I have no “faith”, where by, I deal as much as I am able on repeatable verifiable facts, using these as a basis for reasoned thought. I would describe myself as an Atheist/Secular Humanist.

  5. Joseph Hanson Says:
    September 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    As the founder of Truth-Saves.com I have no faith type because truth has no need for reliance on faith. All my beliefs are reason based and open, relying on faith prevents you from ever being corrected or progressing.

  6. Ryan -C Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Reformed Christian.

  7. Nixx Says:
    September 5th, 2009 at 12:06 am

    I’m a Christian that totally believes in the Bible, which is the Word breathed by God. I think it’s funny that people take time out and a career out of disproving what is so clearly in front of them? If He’s not real to you, than what’s the fuss about?

    I pray that all that have no faith or no understanding will get encounters by Him every day until the debate comes, and that this debate will have something unusual happen where both sides are proven wrong, and God’s glory is shown. As it says in Proverbs 25:2, “it’s the glory of God to conceal a matter, it’s the glory of man (kings) to search it out.” This applies to all of you and me.

  8. Brent Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 2:24 am

    I have no “faith type” – “faith” is ignorance in a pretty dress, acceptance of absurd claims with no foundation in evidence.

  9. Tim C. Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Christian. You exercise faith everyday. You use it at the drivethru, when you are on a plane or an elevator, drive over a bridge, get on a road or use a microwave. You trust people that you have not seen that work for $6 an hour cooking your food but you shake your fist at the all knowing God that created you.

  10. Dana Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 11:17 am

    I converted from Catholic to Seventh-Day Adventist.

  11. Roxie Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    I’m a follow of Jesus Christ and that’s all that matters.

  12. Manny Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    I am a Sufi/Progressive Muslim. I am open to ideas, other religions, and beliefs, and respect all views, but firmly believe in the existance of a God and the Old Testament, Torah and especially the Koran.

  13. Tot Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    The beauty of our nation is that we have the freedom of choice for our belief system. The problem is that is that there are many ideas out there that only contain 1/2 truths – just enough to “draw you in”. We have to be as wise as serpents yet harmful as doves.

  14. Sharon Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    I am a non-believer. I have faith my friends and family (and dog) will be there for me in times of need, as I will be there for them. :)

  15. Laurel Williams Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    As my favorite author, Mark Twain said, “Faith is believing in something you know ain’t so.” I have no belief in supernatural make believe. I am a lifelong rational person.

  16. FSUjonnyD Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    A talking snake and a 6,000 year old Earth. No thanks.

    “Of course God didn’t send full grown T-Rexs to Noah’s Ark. That’s crazy! He sent cute little baby T-Rexs. Duhh!”
    – from “Top Ten Proofs Dinos Existed with Man” by Bob Dutko, Christian Radio Host

    I realize most Christians are smarter than this, but no more than a week ago, I met a UCF grad who believes it’s all true.

    When will we finally outgrow the source of this nonsense?

  17. Cristian Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 12:06 am

    Nonbeliever. And, if I may, the description of the Hitchens clip on the sidebar of this site is inaccurate. Nowhere in it does Hitchens say religion is the source of all hatred. He says is the main source of hatred in the world. With which, incidentally, I agree.

    See you all at the debate.

  18. ELLY Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 10:27 am

    What is so rational about believing that no one created us and everything around us? Is it rational to believe that we came from nothing and are going nowhere????

  19. Amnda Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Independent Fundamental, King James Bible believing, born-again, living by faith Baptist/Christian.

  20. Mike Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    Wow, do we really think that a debate will really change peoples’ hearts and lives? Anyone looking over history will see that we, so-called evolving humans have done nothing, but learn how to destroy each other in more and more rational/reasonable/intelligent ways. Religion is only one part of this. Thank God, Jesus Christ didn’t promote religion! He came to make new creatures, who can have a relationship with Him and His Father. Religion is a self-serving system that all people, blindly follow as we all walk by a type of faith. Who/what is your faith in? That is something we should ponder!

  21. Michael Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 2:31 am

    Mormon! I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who atoned for our sins and that through him we can live with God again.

  22. Jack Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Life-long atheist. Always thought the concepts of god were ridiculous.

  23. HarOLD E. Quillin, msw Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    If you define god as the creator of life, then I believe in godl
    If you define god as Jesus’s Father then I don’t believe.
    I am an agnostic on god’s intervention in the world of men.
    if you read this then “I wish thee well.” HarOLD

  24. Lisa Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    Atheist and secular humanist. Faith is nothing more than wishful thinking.

  25. Heather Says:
    September 13th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Christ-follower through and through. 80 years of life on earth is a blink of time compared to what we will endure for all of eternity. Know where you’re gonna go! Life is too hard NOT to go through it with your Savior by your side.

  26. Elly Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 10:02 am

    Faith is believing in something you can not see with your eyes. As an atheist you have also believed in things you have not seen with your eyes. It is just a matter of choosing what to have Faith in…..

  27. Joe E Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Take a look at history, then take a look at today. It is true. Religion has been the cause of atrocious hatred. You can’t deny a fact. And yet atheist blame Christians. Why? Observe the greatest commandment…

    Matthew 22
    34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:
    36″Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
    38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

    Anyone who claims to be a Christian but does not follow the greatest commandment is not a good christian. And yet, we are all sinners regardless of what we claim.
    This is the absolute core of everything we believe. Where is the hatred? I don’t understand why these atheist spread this lie that we want to hurt them.

  28. Alex Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    How can anyone possibly read the bible and learn anything in science class and still have faith. Someone up there said God’s glory is in hiding, and it is a goal to have unquestioned faith.. We should oppose this culture of ignorance and not waste our time with the myth of a All powerful god playing some celestial game with our souls.

  29. Daniel Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    I’m a Christian. What I find funny is how everyone bashes faith, but in reality, we all use it. It takes faith to know you weren’t created five minutes ago with the age of appearance.

  30. Daniel Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    I consider myself to be an Agnostic-Atheist. I don’t know if God exists (nor does anyone else for that matter), but I find it improbable. Whether a God or Gods exist, I would not alter how I live my life….logic is my foundation, and it has served me well.

    Hopefully this debate will be everything it should be; Two gentlemen presenting the best agruments possible through rhetoric, and when all has concluded, each of us walks away holding intellectual honesty above all else.

  31. cocoa Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    I believe in Jesus Christ! He loves you, whether you believe in him or not!

  32. Anna Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that he died to save me from my sins and still lives today! I’m dedicated to telling everyone about Him and following Him to the best of my ability!

  33. Kate Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    Jesus Christ is my Lord an Savior. Through Him I can do all things. :)

  34. Charlie Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 10:23 am

    I am a Christian and a pastor. I hope that the Christians that get on here think before they speak and when they do speak do so humbly and thoughtfully. I believe there is a major difference between religion and the Gospel. Religion causes you to feel superior to others and gives you a sense of self-righteousness because you believe God accepts you based on how “good” you are. The Gospel says that we are saved by sheer grace that we have been shown through Jesus and its not by anything that we can do. That should give us a sense of humility, gratitude, and love. Therefore we view and treat people of all different faith’s and backgrounds through this lens of humility and love.

  35. Brian Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 10:31 am

    I suppose I’m an atheist, though I prefer the term Pearlist. P.hysical E.vidence a.nd R.easoned L.ogic.

    Hopefully Hitchens doesn’t wear the same kid gloves that Michael Shermer did when handling D’Souza and these religious peoples’ fragile beliefs.

  36. Eric Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 11:43 am

    Agnostic. There are infinite variables possible regarding “the big question”; to believe we undoubtedly found the right answer on this spinning rock we call Earth is… unlikely, to put it lightly. I think that anything is possible. This includes religious explanations; however, I don’t give them any more merit than something I could randomly come up with on a drunken spell. Stories like the Bible are arbitrarily derived fictional stories, which gives them less empirical merit than scientifically-based theories about the origins of the universe. But even science-derived theories are, at this point, based in a lot of guesswork. We just don’t know for sure. I definitely lean more toward the “Atheist” side; I think the chance of a god existing is rather remote. I just consider it possible; I’ve only seen the universe from my own two eyes in the little corner of our galaxy.

    While I greatly respect science, I also don’t automatically accept it. This is what any free thinker must do. We don’t have blind faith. I take everything I hear with a grain of salt. Skepticism is the heart of a true scientist.

  37. Graham Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Christian, I believe in the Bible, but just as school children are taught Newton’s Laws in simplified terms. An apple falling on his head, I believe the Bible teaches us in the same way. We are but Children to God and even today are incapable of knowing or conveying all the Truths of his creation. So for me the Bible stands as a road map a streets and trips for the soul, designed to get me where I need to go. I don’t think we should focus too much on say the in the case of the feeding of the 4000, were there truly 4000, or was it just 3999. Today we are a lot more precise about numbers, the further I read back in history the lees concerned with actual numbers they seem, even today we commonly use terms Ages (Millennium) couple (two) a few (four), but none of these terms are exact we use them to give more a sense of quantity then an actual number. If I say I have known you for ages I do not expect anyone to think I am a 1000 years old.

  38. sandy Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    Wicken:
    If religion is the basis for most hate then how do we explain Stalin’s estimated 20.0000 dead, China’s Mao Zedong’s estimated 40,000000. I certainly would not conclude that Atheists are responsible for hatred and death. I think if people are honest with them self you would find that Man him self is responsible, Not God or politics, man uses what ever medium is the most powerful for her own selfish gain. The Power that religion or politics has, is given by the people and it’s the people that take it away. If this was not true then this country would still be ruled by a King, there would be no Protestant Reformation, women would not have the Vote,.

  39. Jacquelyn Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    I’m a Christian. I obviously believe in Jesus… but more importantly I believe in doing our best to uphold what He represents, even when others disagree. Our primary goal on earth is to share Jesus with everyone.. IN LOVE. :) I’m excited for this debate and I think it will be very informative and interesting.

  40. Susan Clary Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    Unitarian Universalist

  41. Michael Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 5:42 am

    I was always against organized religion, but I use to be a deist and believed in God. I always kept in mind I could not fully prove there was a god or give a shred of evidence god might exist so after my sophomore year of college I became an atheist. I can’t say with 100% certainty that God does not exist, but I’d say it’s incredibly unlikely a god exists and just the notion and thought of it, actually seems silly to me now.

  42. Carl Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 8:07 am

    As I read the comments they have a common thread of, how can “they” believe what they believe. We seem to for the most part accept science, even though over the years the top scientists claimed the world was flat or that “earth” was at the center of the universe. In all recorded history, science has never disproved religion, but religion has always substantiated science. Maybe the one true God is going to have the last laugh at us! No, the earth is not 6,000 years old and no there were no dinosaurs (not even babies) on the ark. But yes, God did “create” our little fragile earth. Some day we will all see how science and God have worked as one. GO GOD!!! BTW, I am a right wing conservative Christian who loves and fears my God! See you all tonight!!!

  43. Eric Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Carl,

    Science has never disproved religion because there is nothing to disprove. Disproving something suggests that there is a foundation or some semblance of ideas involved to be disproved. Christianity is a tangent of inanity. It’s like this “Did Glenn Beck Rape and Murder A Girl in 1990?” meme going around. I mean… he hasn’t disproved the accusation. So, by your line of reasoning you’ve shown with religion, it must be true.

    I don’t want to seem like a total hater here. I don’t think all aspects of religion are useless and irrelevant. There is a literary, metaphorical quality to their narratives which makes them of cultural interest. But diving into religion for empirical facts about our universe is like referring to a copy of Twilight to help solve a physics problem. They have nothing to do with one another.

  44. Jairo Moreno Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 10:31 am

    I am Buddhist. That is, I am studying Buddha Dharma. But I was brought up Catholic and surrounded by Christians. And now I am interested in Atheism, Pantheism, Anti-monotheism and Freethinkerism. I don’t think there is an all powerful God who created us and is watching us and controlling everything. That would mean no free will. I think that Karma makes more scientific sense, and even rebirth makes more sense than after death going to either heaven or hell and perhaps waiting in limbo or in purgatory for a while. In Buddhism there are many levels of heavens and hells, gods, goddesses, and “angels” or dakas, dakinis, ygois, yoginis, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and so on. So Buddhism show a more complete picture, even though it seems like it is a sum of many myths. But limiting our fate after death to either this or that seems rather restricted and therefore doesn’t account for other things that happen. Like what about the countless “souls” of animals? And also it makes more sense to believe that there was no beginning and there is no end to the Universe. Oh sure scientist are stuck with the idea of the Big Bang, but there is now a theory that this Big Bang was just for this Universe, and there have been countless Universes before this one. So we should call them Big Bounces, instead of Big Bangs. So Buddhism is more scientific because it doesn’t limit itself like mainstream religions.

  45. Michael Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    I think it’s funny how people proudly call themselves Agnostic. The word comes from the Greek word gnosis, which means knowledge. So…when you add an a before it, it means “without knowledge.” And you know what the latin word for agnosis is, ignoramus.

  46. Guru Nanda Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    Religion: Mythology (Adorned story-telling for grown-ups) based on blind faith that awkwardly tries to explain “our” existence and non-existence while controlling our societal behavior.
    God: Very undefined label that tries to describe the non-manifested absolute consciousness. The existence or non existence of the non-manifested absolute cannot be established in any scientific or rational manner. That is why faith-based religions took over the argument.
    The discussion about to take place will not yield much fruit, unless both speakers agree on the following scientific observed evident truths during the debate:
    -All manifested phenomena are interdependent, constantly changing and thus impermanent (stress placed on the word manifested.)
    -All manifested phenomena have no independent intrinsic (i.e. in and of itself) existence separate/different from the rest of all other phenomena.
    -There is no beginning or end to the origination and cessation of phenomena (We use the concept of time to organize what phenomena happen before other phenomena. There is no beginning or end of time.)
    -The non-manifested cannot be comprehended or described by the manifested. Period.
    Talking about whether God (the non-manifested) exists or not is an unthinkable waste of time. A better use of our time and intelligence would be to use our mind to conduct ourselves in a skillful manner to avoid greed, aversion and delusion. In a word, the topic of the discussion should be: —–Why act skillfully – How to act skillfully—–
    Comments? Questions? e-mail luis@iwcorlando.com

  47. TYLERKNIGHT Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    I am not an ignorant theist who rationalizes god to fit my needs, rather, I am an enlightened happy atheist!

  48. Jackson McGrath Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    I’m a futurist, atheist, and humanist. I find that there are no positive arguments for the existence of god. The only thing I ever hear in my debates about religion are negative arguments against science, like the god of the gaps argument. Of course, this is not an actual argument for god, just appealing to the current inability of science to answer all of the tough questions. However, science is making great strides in filling up the “gaps” meanwhile theists still hold on to their assumption that EVENTUALLY science will point to a supernatural god. Hardly a reasonable or logical case in my opinion.

  49. Jared Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    I am an atheist as well as an up and coming biology major who will one day be a PhD. I have done a great amount of evolutionary biology research and I can tell you without a doubt three things:
    1. We were not created as individual species by God. Evolution happens, it is supported by so much evidence you have to be ignorant or an idiot to not accept the theory.
    2. There was never a world wide flood.
    3. The world is not 6,000 years old. If you believe that then I am surprised you are smart enough to use a computer.

  50. Annie Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    I call it FAITH. I pray to God (THE CREATOR) and believe in Jesus Christ. I am not “Religious” – there is a difference. I was raised Catholic (not by choice) and later decided to lean towards a “not so ritual based” lifestyle. I always thought how funny it is when the sh*t hits the fan in someone’s life the first thing out of their mouth is…. “Why God” or some might even decide to “pray to God”. I feel it’s embedded in our souls. I guess we can just call that “HABIT”. Well damn, it’s a good one to have.

  51. Shawn Marie Robertson Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    I believe in Jesus as our savior, and God the almighty! Noticed on the two videos one has been removed…why??

  52. Tom Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    Jared,
    I have a biology degree, from UCF. I would have like to see more of a scientific debate from Hitchens. He was surprisingly weak!

    I didn’t see any body posting about floods or the Earth being 6,000 years old.
    Where you and a majority of atheists lose your reverence is when you argue things that nobody here mentioned.
    These things have been proven and debunked…..move on.
    ————————————————————————–
    No doubt many atheists walked away with nothing from this (as seen in the posts above) debate due to their resolute opinions.

    I honestly expected Hitchens to school D’Souza tonight, but was pleasantly surprised. It is hard to find a Christian that can actually make some debatable and pondering arguments for a topic that can’t be debated by the scientific method.

    I’d love to see a Dawkins v D’Souza.

    Sorry Hitchens. You met your match tonight.

  53. Carl Says:
    September 18th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    I really did enjoy last nights debate.Of course, no one “won”. In this debate arena no one wil ever win. However, I feel Dinesh D’Souza did a better job of logically defining his position and facts. Christopher Hitchens seemed to use the “I had a better joke…so I win”. ( He is a very witty Brit) I know that if we explore “Christianity” with an open mind, the truth will be shown to us. I am a very logical thinking human and I do in fact question everything that non-believers question. Yes, there are some questions I can’t answer like “Can God make a rock too big for him to lift?” I don’t know the answer, but I do know that it doesn’t mean he dose not exist. Christians use quaint little sayings that totaly turn off other people, both non belivers and believers. This is unfortunate and sad as when one does “get it” for real, it is a wonderful experience. Thanks to all who came last night and listened with an open mind. I heard some ideas from Christipeher that made me think about my faith and understanding and you know what…my faith and beleif in God is stronger today than it was yesterday. To all of you, have a great and awesome weekend.

  54. Carl Says:
    September 18th, 2009 at 8:28 am

    To Jared, good luck on the up and coming biology career”. On your journey to fame and fortune you might want to examine the meaning of the word theory. It is just one of one of many possibilities. A theory is a possibility NOT a proven scientific fact. A theory is NEVER a fact, but instead is an attempt to explain one or more facts. As a Christian, I accept the theory, but I reject it as fact. Extra-terrestrials may have populated earth with refuse thrown from their space ship when it landed on earth 100,000 years ago. Now baby that’s a “theory” I can enjoy!!!!! …and I can use a computer. Thanks for the laugh and sincerly Jared, good luck !!

  55. Jonathan Says:
    September 18th, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Is there a podcast or .mp3 of last nights debate for those who where unable to attend?

  56. B Says:
    September 18th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    Shawn Marie Robertson, you dumbass, the video was removed because it was uploaded by a third party. THIS IS AGAINST YOUTUBE’S RULES. Click the Hitchens video, you’ll see it wasn’t uploaded by Hitchens himself or any company affiliated with him. The only reason D’Souza’s video was deleted is because it’s against Youtube’s rules to upload a video that isn’t yours. Go crawl back inside of your bomb shelter.

  57. Akmed Says:
    September 19th, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    B, Kinda harsh don’t you think. Less sugar maybe.