tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post3093571476929985157..comments2023-03-27T05:07:48.924-07:00Comments on The Girl From Park Heights: Why I Am AgnosticLady Dulaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707829141353266893noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-19666874679953917672007-12-07T17:16:00.000-08:002007-12-07T17:16:00.000-08:00I am a strong Atheist. I don't believe in gods, an...I am a strong Atheist. I don't believe in gods, angels or sweet white jesus anymore than I believe that monkeys are going to spontaneously fly out of my butt. I'm sure that you can imagine how well that, especially the sweet white jesus thing, goes over with the sistahs.Gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817982714899554263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-92071577005071786972007-11-13T13:14:00.000-08:002007-11-13T13:14:00.000-08:00Hey, it's Monique. I don't want to sign up, so I ...Hey, it's Monique. I don't want to sign up, so I will be anonymous... :)<BR/>I consider myself a Gnostic Christian. Many of the same rejections based on common sense. But I do believe in an all loving God, not the vein (sp?)god, with human qualities, of our ever so popular Holy Bible. I believe Jesus (or whatever his name may have been) exsisted (along with others) and had an important message to send us. Through man and his Dogma, the messages are being sent they way man wanted it portrayed, messing everything up. <BR/>Based on my life experiences, I do believe that our soul was here and there before and lives on. <BR/>I am also confident that there is no Hell, Satan or whomever, and Sin- no. All scare tactics. There is common sense, there are personal morals, we have impulse control, and there is good and bad. Life is not as complicated as religion makes it. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and a "Christian" told me recently that I was going to Hell because I did not believe Jesus died on the cross. Come on!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-25727167819639344042007-11-12T09:21:00.000-08:002007-11-12T09:21:00.000-08:00Wow, lady! I totally agree with every single one o...Wow, lady! I totally agree with every single one of your points. Great, well-written post.WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-26475839005846198122007-11-07T14:14:00.000-08:002007-11-07T14:14:00.000-08:00What veracity spews from your mouth... I must say ...What veracity spews from your mouth... I must say that I'm touched by the insight, sincerity and thought put into this blog. You've encapsulated all of my theories (and some) and delivered it in electronic format for the masses to digest. Knowing (and having experienced) the potential backlash to be sustained by sharing such thoughts, I have to commend you for doing so nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>While I can't say with absolute certainty that there is no omniscient, omnipotent diety overseeing our daily affairs (and marking us off as "naughty" or "nice" as if he were the most famously fabricated fat white man in the history of time), but it is so comforting to know that there are others who "just don't know for sure" -- one way or another. Hearing from people such as yourself and Rashard always put me more at ease with my beliefs (or non-beliefs, however you choose to view them).<BR/><BR/>The ability to reason is one of the greatest powers a human being has... so where is the harm in using it? As long as you do so constructively and don't dump on others for not sharing your belief (which is unfortunately something that happens all to often), then feel free to think free.<BR/><BR/>Great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-87216443424907047712007-10-30T13:50:00.000-07:002007-10-30T13:50:00.000-07:00I hear you. Although I define myself as a Christia...I hear you. Although I define myself as a Christian, I have forever had some of the same thoughts as you, although I am a firm believer in the after-life. I went to a Catholic college and believe it or not was encouraged to think out the box with regards to religion and found that the more of the bible i learned and we discussed, the more issues i had. furthermore, i just had an issue with the picture that God would want us to sit down all day and pray to him rather than spend that time going out and doing good. i know too many alleged christians who are stingy, mean and judgemental while there are many "spirtiual" people who aren't devout who do more to change the world for teh better. heck, wars are still started today based on our religious differneces (no matter what they say). i have issues with giving ties (forgot the spelling) and a certain percent no less. God doesn't need your money and if you want to help the church do good work for the community then that donation should be voluntary (ATMs in the church just astound me). Anyway, I have had difficulties finding a church I enjoy b/c of how we as a people behave. I think if we simplified it all, we'd be better off. Follow our hearts and our own connections with God rather than a preacher or a minister or a priest or a pope. To me they are sidetracks to what really matters. just my two cents.<BR/>CatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-53225887044471812622007-10-27T11:22:00.000-07:002007-10-27T11:22:00.000-07:00As long as women worship me, I don't care what the...As long as women worship me, I don't care what they believe in. B)<BR/><BR/>-meatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-9374954145534170172007-10-24T12:11:00.000-07:002007-10-24T12:11:00.000-07:00You might not have scared any of your friends, but...You might not have scared any of your friends, but you damn sure scared a couple of mine! Lol. <BR/><BR/>One of my homies who's unfamiliar with the blogger site came upon this blog because she thought it was one my posts. I had people texting me asking if I was agnostic. I'm like "Huh? Where did that come from?" Lol. <BR/><BR/>Great post though. I think it's important to stand firm in who you are and what you believe in despite the pressure to conform. I'm also glad you spelled it out because a lot of people tend to lump non-believers into one big category, when there are clearly some differences.Skinny Black Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183340768176728129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-49959047709828264312007-10-24T11:59:00.000-07:002007-10-24T11:59:00.000-07:00Very good question and I should have mentioned thi...Very good question and I should have mentioned this in the post. I don't consider myself an athiest because the bottom line is I don't believe we can make hard decision as to the existence or non-existence of a god. If there were some evidence, I could probably believe but I think that is unknowable and we'll probably never know, even after we die. So there's room for error since we can't prove everything and I'm not ready to staunchly say there definitely is NOT a god, when in fact, I really dont know that. I think evidence is highly probable that there isn't, but not definite. We don't really have a definite on this.<BR/><BR/>So that leaves me in the 'maybe there is, maybe there isn't, who could say' camp.Lady Dulaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707829141353266893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-64828768192079649132007-10-24T11:43:00.000-07:002007-10-24T11:43:00.000-07:00I fully respect your beliefs, or non-beliefs. But ...I fully respect your beliefs, or non-beliefs. But as I re-read your post, you seem closer to an atheist than an agnostic. Why do you chose agnostic to describe yourself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-62328459551720904752007-10-23T11:52:00.000-07:002007-10-23T11:52:00.000-07:00Penn of Penn & Teller once said that religion is o...Penn of Penn & Teller once said that religion is one of the biggest scams. And when you see who some televanglists are living, it's difficult to dispute that. BTW, did you hear about the church near downtown that brought their pastor a Bentley??? But they can't pay the church bills and do nothing for the community in which their church resides. Most so-called religious people are the most hypocritical and inconsiderate people that I have ever met in my life.Erika 2004https://www.blogger.com/profile/06760957190572809447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417428336689971086.post-44417057149229848882007-10-23T09:58:00.000-07:002007-10-23T09:58:00.000-07:00I doubt you will lose any believer friends over th...I doubt you will lose any believer friends over this, they may even respect you more for speaking your mind in such an articulate way. Religion, like Coca-Cola, Budwieser, and Marlboro, has benefited greatly from sly advertising aimed at misleading the naive masses. The more good-natured, honest, well spoken non-believers like you and I speak, the better enlightened the uninformed will become. Keep it up.Rashardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395018801336319654noreply@blogger.com