Religion Poll

[Vod]

It was on the discovery channel.  I didn't catch the name, but if you want to search, it played on April 26.

It didn't prove there is no god.  It's possible a species evolved on another planet and now is playing god in our little world.  (Yes, it's improbable but not impossible)

It proved that a god did not create the universe.  Basically, there was no time before the big bang for a god to exist.  Time started at the big bang.

I'm not sure you could prove that either, especially not definitively. Maybe our time started then, but multiverses are possible. Maybe the universe has been and gone though several big bangs and big crushes and will keep repeating infinitely. Let me know if you find out the name of this doc. I'd like to see it.

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/tv-schedule.htm

Only shows programming from Sunday on.  Anyone have a link that can show past programming?

[Vod]

It was actually Discovery Science.

But again, the schedule starts with today, not yesterday. 

http://www.sciencechannel.ca/Schedule.aspx

[pandher]

Where is sikhism? Add it to the poll

[rikkie]

Christian.

[hilariousandco]

Where is sikhism? Add it to the poll

There's a lot of religions missing. I for one being a Existential Nihilist feel left out and voting 'other' doesn't quite cut it.

[bryant.coleman]

Where is sikhism? Add it to the poll

No need to add all the minor religions. Sikhism only has around 25 million followers world wide. For comparison, the Chinese Folk Religions are having an adherence of close to 400 million, and they are not given as a choice here.

[notbatman]

otherist
fundamental otherism
radical otherist
otherist dogma
anti-otherist
otherist worshiper

you will be categorized and labeled.

[HYFR]

Where is sikhism? Add it to the poll

No need to add all the minor religions. Sikhism only has around 25 million followers world wide. For comparison, the Chinese Folk Religions are having an adherence of close to 400 million, and they are not given as a choice here.

Just vote other.

[jinjuro]

The Common Good Advocate - I'm the founder. 

[Lauda]

Where is sikhism? Add it to the poll

No need to add all the minor religions. Sikhism only has around 25 million followers world wide. For comparison, the Chinese Folk Religions are having an adherence of close to 400 million, and they are not given as a choice here.

Yeah, there are way to many religions anyways. This is why the option 'other' was added.

[Honeybooboo]

The Common Good Advocate - I'm the founder. 

What the hell is that?

[patt0]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Nothing against religion, but I really think we shouldn't  try to find meaning to life through religion. We are free and should be responsible by our own actions and try to surpass ourselves because that is the only good thing worth doing, and not because we want to get to heaven or something like that. Strange things have been done in name on religions, because people sometimes just stop thinking for themselves and just get swallowed by dogmas.

[hilariousandco]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Don't post any quotes that mention 'god' in them even if it's not meant to be taken literal as kuroman will come and put it on his list of philosophers and scientists who believe in god  .

[blacksails]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Nothing against religion, but I really think we shouldn't  try to find meaning to life through religion. We are free and should be responsible by our own actions and try to surpass ourselves because that is the only good thing worth doing, and not because we want to get to heaven or something like that. Strange things have been done in name on religions, because people sometimes just stop thinking for themselves and just get swallowed by dogmas.

I think religion is as such a good thing. Almost all religions has the message "Don't be a douche" as the most important one, even though they can have crazy rules around it. But the "Don't be a douche" rule is a good one. Some people however, stops thinking for themselves and instead only follows "whatever the holy book/script is called". That's not a good thing. Also, the world would be quite a boring place if it wasn't for religions and stuff.

[HYFR]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Nothing against religion, but I really think we shouldn't  try to find meaning to life through religion. We are free and should be responsible by our own actions and try to surpass ourselves because that is the only good thing worth doing, and not because we want to get to heaven or something like that. Strange things have been done in name on religions, because people sometimes just stop thinking for themselves and just get swallowed by dogmas.

I think religion is as such a good thing. Almost all religions has the message "Don't be a douche" as the most important one, even though they can have crazy rules around it. But the "Don't be a douche" rule is a good one. Some people however, stops thinking for themselves and instead only follows "whatever the holy book/script is called". That's not a good thing. Also, the world would be quite a boring place if it wasn't for religions and stuff.

Don't think the bible mentioned douches LOL.

[blacksails]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Nothing against religion, but I really think we shouldn't  try to find meaning to life through religion. We are free and should be responsible by our own actions and try to surpass ourselves because that is the only good thing worth doing, and not because we want to get to heaven or something like that. Strange things have been done in name on religions, because people sometimes just stop thinking for themselves and just get swallowed by dogmas.

I think religion is as such a good thing. Almost all religions has the message "Don't be a douche" as the most important one, even though they can have crazy rules around it. But the "Don't be a douche" rule is a good one. Some people however, stops thinking for themselves and instead only follows "whatever the holy book/script is called". That's not a good thing. Also, the world would be quite a boring place if it wasn't for religions and stuff.

Don't think the bible mentioned douches LOL.

My point is that everything shall not be taken literally in these holy books, but instead we should learn from the essential things, which is "Don't be a douche".

[hilariousandco]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Nothing against religion, but I really think we shouldn't  try to find meaning to life through religion. We are free and should be responsible by our own actions and try to surpass ourselves because that is the only good thing worth doing, and not because we want to get to heaven or something like that. Strange things have been done in name on religions, because people sometimes just stop thinking for themselves and just get swallowed by dogmas.

I think religion is as such a good thing. Almost all religions has the message "Don't be a douche" as the most important one, even though they can have crazy rules around it. But the "Don't be a douche" rule is a good one. Some people however, stops thinking for themselves and instead only follows "whatever the holy book/script is called". That's not a good thing. Also, the world would be quite a boring place if it wasn't for religions and stuff.

If only it did just say 'don't be a douche'. We don't need to get our morality from the bible or any other religious texts. There's a hell of a lot of immoral things in there that people tend to ignore.

[patt0]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Don't post any quotes that mention 'god' in them even if it's not meant to be taken literal as kuroman will come and put it on his list of philosophers and scientists who believe in god  .

Who is kuroman? xD

[blacksails]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Nothing against religion, but I really think we shouldn't  try to find meaning to life through religion. We are free and should be responsible by our own actions and try to surpass ourselves because that is the only good thing worth doing, and not because we want to get to heaven or something like that. Strange things have been done in name on religions, because people sometimes just stop thinking for themselves and just get swallowed by dogmas.

I think religion is as such a good thing. Almost all religions has the message "Don't be a douche" as the most important one, even though they can have crazy rules around it. But the "Don't be a douche" rule is a good one. Some people however, stops thinking for themselves and instead only follows "whatever the holy book/script is called". That's not a good thing. Also, the world would be quite a boring place if it wasn't for religions and stuff.

If only it did just say 'don't be a douche'. We don't need to get our morality from the bible or any other religious texts. There's a hell of a lot of immoral things in there that people tend to ignore.

Exactly, and that's my point about "people must not stop thinking for themselves". The overall message is usually acceptance and forgiveness, but there's a lot of other weird stuff in there as well.

[HYFR]

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us?" Nietzsche, "They Gay Science"

Nothing against religion, but I really think we shouldn't  try to find meaning to life through religion. We are free and should be responsible by our own actions and try to surpass ourselves because that is the only good thing worth doing, and not because we want to get to heaven or something like that. Strange things have been done in name on religions, because people sometimes just stop thinking for themselves and just get swallowed by dogmas.

I think religion is as such a good thing. Almost all religions has the message "Don't be a douche" as the most important one, even though they can have crazy rules around it. But the "Don't be a douche" rule is a good one. Some people however, stops thinking for themselves and instead only follows "whatever the holy book/script is called". That's not a good thing. Also, the world would be quite a boring place if it wasn't for religions and stuff.

If only it did just say 'don't be a douche'. We don't need to get our morality from the bible or any other religious texts. There's a hell of a lot of immoral things in there that people tend to ignore.

Exactly, and that's my point about "people must not stop thinking for themselves". The overall message is usually acceptance and forgiveness, but there's a lot of other weird stuff in there as well.

Maybe don't be douche should be  new commandment.