SEE IF WE CAN KEEP THIS A JUDGEMENT-FREE ZONE.....ASK QUESTIONS, BUT DON'T JUDGE OR BASH ANSWERS.


I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT OTHERS THINK, AND IF POSSIBLE - WHY THEY THINK WHAT THEY DO.

I AM NOT LOOKING TO ENTRAP ANYONE'S THOUGHTS OR EXPRESSIONS AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU......

LET'S TRY TO CONSIDER WHAT OTHERS THINK, AND LEARN FROM IT........OK?
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I consider myself religious, and as a creature of habit, I embrace my religion.

I bought into what I was exposed to as a youth, so, yes, I think I am religious.

It gives me great consolation, in having those thoughts and feelings.

None of which can I prove or disprove, BTW.......



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'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

You worship money, right?

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1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Depends how you define religious. Parameters, please?

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I'll go with Webster's for you.

Take it from there...

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Great.

"Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity"

The answer is: yup. I am.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Oops, I missed the "why" part. Because it has worked for me and continues to. Individual mileage may vary. I wouldn't presume to suggest my beliefs are good for anybody else.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

DONE.....edited it out........

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

SEE IF WE CAN KEEP THIS A JUDGEMENT-FREE ZONE.....ASK QUESTIONS, BUT DON'T JUDGE OR BASH ANSWERS....


I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT OTHERS THINK, AND IF POSSIBLE - WHY THEY THINK WHAT THEY DO.

I AM NOT LOOKING TO ENTRAP ANYONE'S THOUGHTS OR EXPRESSIONS AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU......

LET'S TRY TO CONSIDER WHAT OTHERS THINK, AND LEARN FROM IT........OK?

I don't feel comfortable simply saying I am religious, I am a Christian! I believe in God, in the birth and death of Jesus. And of course, "the resurrection changed everything!!"

He did!!

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Not sure there is a difference. I think the OP is talking about religion in the terms of being a theist. Whichever god/gods you believe in counts. IF you believe there is no god/gods it would make you atheist. If you don't know (in short) one way or the other, it would fall under agnosticism.

In a book as verified by itself, yes.

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99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

What a FABULOUS POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw this in Jimmy when I met him. I can usually tell without having a religious discussion.

So now you have god-dar?

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Former owner of a few diesel MB cars
1998 Lexus ES 300 In Chicago We Trust

obviously, the holy spirit at work.

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

well, the title of this thread is "why" you are religious. (or not)

yet few here choose to explain why. because?

a) they don't know?
b) they don't want to say?

just wondering.

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

My take:
Jesus was a sociopath IMO (I know I'm going to get flak for this). His "miracles" blown out of proportion by people who did not know any better. I think he existed but not the son of God. The bible is more or less a lot of exaggerated claims used more for politics than religion but serves as a good moral guideline. I don't think ANY of us have the authority and wisdom to say there is or is not a God, it is something we are not supposed to know, and never will. It is good to do well unto others simply because that is humanity, and we are not all fortunate in this world. Speculation is good as it opens minds, but science is proven fact and that is solid so it is best to speculate off of known experience and knowledge than anything else (and it sometimes contradicts faith).

I got more but I'm tired and have to work tomorrow.

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