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2010-04-13
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And there was me thinking that off topic wasn't meant for religious or political discussion. I voted anyway.
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Originally Posted by mmurfin87
When you say you are "very religious" what do you mean?
I am 22, VERY interested in science and rational thought and VERY religious.
At the end of the day the more you know the more you realize just how ignorant you really are.
Anyway I voted.
Do you mean you believe the story of creation literally as reported in the Bible (assuming you are Christian)?
Do you pray?
Do you believe prayer to be effective?
What do you consider "God" to be, and what is your relationship with it/him/her?
Do you believe in an afterlife?
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Originally Posted by jacktanner
same for me
flying spaghetti monster ftw
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2010-04-13
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Originally Posted by roger_27
I understand the distinction you make. I would describe the latter type as socially/culturally religious; ie they follow these customs mainly as a cultural/social thing rather than out of faith or what you call "spiritual" reasons.
when it comes to religion, I personally see two different types of people:
people who are religous, and people are are spiritual.
(I believe) You can have a close relationship to God without having to go to church. I think as long as you try to follow what the good book says, pray routinely (in your car on the way to work every morning), you should be A O K ! Just thank him for what you have (your N900 for example, or your job, or family)
Being religous is just going through the actions, like those catholics who judge everyone, touting how great of a devout catholic they are. People like this are religous people, but they are by no means good people, or very spiritual. They are just as bad (I believe) as people who have no morals at all!
Are you in the US?
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Originally Posted by roger_27
You beat me to the punch. Hit the nail dead on the head.
when it comes to religion, I personally see two different types of people:
people who are religous, and people are are spiritual.
(I believe) You can have a close relationship to God without having to go to church. I think as long as you try to follow what the good book says, pray routinely (in your car on the way to work every morning), you should be A O K ! Just thank him for what you have (your N900 for example, or your job, or family)
Being religous is just going through the actions, like those catholics who judge everyone, touting how great of a devout catholic they are. People like this are religous people, but they are by no means good people, or very spiritual. They are just as bad (I believe) as people who have no morals at all!
I think these apps are good for people who are spiritual, who just want some wise words every now and again. I would love one that pops one up after every phone call, or only upon phone start. a nugget of wisdom from the good book.
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2010-04-13
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Originally Posted by col37400
I find the correlation that you seek between "geekiness" and religious beliefs amusing. I have suspected that such correlations exist also with other simple descriptors: IQ, special food preferences, etc. I would really like to be able to read a well conducted social study on these subjects...
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To me, the type of person that is likely to be into computers and geek stuff seems unlikely to be the religious type...
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2010-04-13
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LOL! ight fellas here my take on religion.
lm not a fundamenlist,but i follow the fundamentals & those are the same for every religion. The idea is that its not a rocket science as you see on the tv, but if you really read it ur self with an open heart & mind you'll come to know its justa life style. Or I may say a policy of life.
Just like we follow policies at work,i thnk religions are policies for life, teaches us what's bad and what;'s good and form there it's our choice which way to go.
lm not a fundamenlist,but i follow the fundamentals & those are the same for every religion. The idea is that its not a rocket science as you see on the tv, but if you really read it ur self with an open heart & mind you'll come to know its justa life style. Or I may say a policy of life.
Just like we follow policies at work,i thnk religions are policies for life, teaches us what's bad and what;'s good and form there it's our choice which way to go.
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2010-04-13
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Originally Posted by col37400
I would love to have a discussion on all of these questions on TMO open for everyone to read and comment. That said, this particular thread isn't the best place for that simply because its divergent and will probably get this thread closed. So I will have to PM you the answers to those questions later, or maybe I'll post it on my website.
When you say you are "very religious" what do you mean?
Do you mean you believe the story of creation literally as reported in the Bible (assuming you are Christian)?
Do you pray?
Do you believe prayer to be effective?
What do you consider "God" to be, and what is your relationship with it/him/her?
Do you believe in an afterlife?
On topic, though, it looks like you'll have a nice statistical experiment right here. So far your hypothesis is holding up quite nicely with nearly 60% of people who fit your description.
I am from the US though, which you also predicted.
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2010-04-13
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I am twenty something, in the US and am a research microbiologist by trade. I also follow tech blogs and consider myself to be enough of a geek that friends and family ask me for my opinion before buying a high end phone, tv, computer, even microwaves.... and I'm extremely religious/spiritual
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2010-04-13
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So how do we (t.m.o.) compare to others? When asked "are you religious?" in 2009,
79% answered "yes" in austria (although only 43% of the people under 30),
93% answered "yes" in poland,
39% answered "yes" in sweden,
46% answered "yes" in france,
79% answered "yes" in austria (although only 43% of the people under 30),
93% answered "yes" in poland,
39% answered "yes" in sweden,
46% answered "yes" in france,