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I don't have a religion. I'm spiritualist (not to be confused with spiritist or that esoteric crap).
I believe in the power of the spirit and that spirit equals love.
I believe that many people got a look "behind the scenes", most prominent are Buddha and Jesus, although I believe that especially Jesus was greatly misunderstood, although one still can read some good things he said.
Strong Atheist
I follow the teachings of Teddy Ruxpin.
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ceemdee: Pirate.
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Navagon: Of the Pastafarian faith, or the conventional ninja-beating variety?

Well, technically the Pastafarian pirates would also be > ninja, but I'm too greedy with my candy to be that type.
Atheist/agnostic,
Heavy metal,
OLD games.
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Navagon: Weak atheist.
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jsdratm: agnostic

That's not an answer. Both theists and atheists can be agnostic. But everyone is either an atheist or theist.

No. An agnostic simply refuses either side, both the theist and atheist views.
Roman Catholic.
Children of the Atom
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Navagon: Weak atheist.
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jsdratm: agnostic

That's not an answer. Both theists and atheists can be agnostic. But everyone is either an atheist or theist.

No they aren't. Agnostic can mean that someone is undecided between being a theist and an atheist. True atheism is a strong belief that there is definitely no god(s), and requires as much faith as being a true theist. There are also many other realms of belief other than atheist and theist, such as the continuum between beliefs about creation and beliefs about the behavior of the universe. There is also the question of the nature of reality. Certain beliefs about reality's nature can invalidate the importance of atheism versus theism.
I'm not sure we should talk about religion on a gaming forum. But if you're really interested, I'm Unitarian, pluralist, and a little bit Buddhist.
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stonebro: No. An agnostic simply refuses either side, both the theist and atheist views.

If you refuse theist views, then you are an atheist. Atheists don't have any particular views. The only thing they have in common is that they don't have any belief in a god/gods. Atheists could be Buddhists or otherwise spiritual, like Protoss is. Or they could have no spiritual side whatsoever. It's binary, really. You either believe in god(s) or you don't.
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barleyguy: No they aren't. Agnostic can mean that someone is undecided between being a theist and an atheist. True atheism is a strong belief that there is definitely no god(s), and requires as much faith as being a true theist. There are also many other realms of belief other than atheist and theist, such as the continuum between beliefs about creation and beliefs about the behavior of the universe. There is also the question of the nature of reality. Certain beliefs about reality's nature can invalidate the importance of atheism versus theism.
I'm not sure we should talk about religion on a gaming forum. But if you're really interested, I'm Unitarian, pluralist, and a little bit Buddhist.

Bloody hell, I wish people would look up agnosticism before deciding it's some magical fence that people can sit on between atheism and theism.
Agnostics admit they cannot know for sure. It's that simple. It doesn't mean undecided. People who're undecided are not necessarily agnostic. In fact it would seem more like they're searching for a definite answer while agnostics admit there isn't one.
Oh and I'm agnostic, just to be clear about this. That doesn't stop me from being an atheist though.
Post edited February 09, 2010 by Navagon
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klaymen: Immortal God-Emperor
And if it doesn't count, then I'm an atheist.

This :)
For the emperor and holy terra!
Post edited February 09, 2010 by Lenny
I'm supposed to be catholic, but I'm leaning a lot towards agnosticism. I believe there is a god or sentient entity that must have had a hand in the creation of the universe but I'm not really so sure about that or believe it with any sort of unwavering conviction. I don't like to push my views on people, specially since I think neither theists nor atheists have any real, definitive, repeatable proof of God's existence or nonexistence. Also, I'd make a very poor atheist, since whenever something very wrong goes on in my life, I find myself backtracking on logical thought and clinging to faith to make it all better.
Come to think of it, I think the only difference between God and the big bang is that we assume the big bang just happened without intent or intelligence of any sort. But if something far greater than ourselves, with sentience and intent had set it off, then that something would be "god", possibly an indirect creator of all things in existence. Wether he/she/it/they look after us and hear our prayers or what have you would be irrelevant to the title as "creator of the universe".
I don't want to spoil the surprise.
Undecided and unconcerned.
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barleyguy: Agnostic can mean that someone is undecided between being a theist and an atheist.

I disagree. An agnostic is not an undecided person. Unlike theist and atheist, an agnostic doesn't affirm anything. When you don't know, you don't make any statement. An agnostic simply says "why not".
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Navagon: Atheists don't have any particular views.

Of course they do : there is no god, there is nothing after death.
Post edited February 09, 2010 by Cambrey
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Cambrey: Of course they do : there is no god, there is nothing after death.

Strong atheists claim outright that there is no god. Weak atheists simply don't have any belief in god(s). Which is basically the same stance a lot of those who're so keen to label themselves agnostic actually have. Neither strong nor weak atheists necessarily make any claims about the afterlife or lack thereof. There not being a god doesn't rule out the possibility of some kind of spiritual continuation or even reincarnation.