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A bit of a sensitive topic, so rest assured: I will moderate this closely. So please no attacking of other people's choices, no mocking or anything. Thanks!
I'm offended that you didn't give a explicit item for Pastafarian!micromass said:A bit of a sensitive topic, so rest assured: I will moderate this closely. So please no attacking of other people's choices, no mocking or anything.
strangerep said:I'm offended that you didn't give a explicit item for Pastafarian!
WannabeNewton said:I too am offended that Pastafarianism did not make an appearance. It is a legitimate religion that I subscribe to.
micromass said:I couldn't list all religions, so I simply listed the 14 largest religions of the world. You can always choose other.
Largest measured by what ordering relation? Number of deities? Wealth of its institutions? Number of devotees?micromass said:I couldn't list all religions, so I simply listed the 14 largest religions of the world.
Bow down before the pasta!WannabeNewton said:I too am offended that Pastafarianism did not make an appearance. It is a legitimate religion that I subscribe to. I pray to The Flying Spaghetti Monster that one day our religion will be given the same weight as all the others.
strangerep said:I'm offended that you didn't give a explicit item for Pastafarian!
[And if anyone mocks Pastafarianism, I will be even more offended.]
Doc Al said:Bow down before the pasta!
Shyan said:I don't want to mock anything. I'm just curious about pastafarianism because it seems to me its something for mocking other religions. I'm just asking for some clarification. And if you're going to answer, do it via private message.
EDIT: And others are really serious about it? Or are mocking Pastafarianism? or are mocking any other religion?
Shyan said:EDIT: And others are really serious about it?
WannabeNewton said:Of course it's serious. It's just as serious as any other religion.
Shyan said:So are serious about being religious?
HallsofIvy said:The list does not include "Unitarian-Universalist" which is larger than some of those listed.
leroyjenkens said:I have a friend who claims to be of the Norse religion. Does he really believe in Thor? I doubt it. Maybe he just says it to be different.
StatGuy2000 said:...to answer your original post, I consider myself to be an agnostic with a strong orientation/bias towards atheism, as I reject all organized religions. The only reason I hesitate to call myself an atheist is because from what I understand, to be an atheist means one makes the specific claim that God (or gods) does not exist, and prefer not to make any such specific assumptions.
DrGreg said:According to the 2001 census, Jedi was the number 4 religion in England and Wales. See Jedi census phenomenon.
Nugatory said:It strikes me as a fairly serious defect that there's a single "None" category instead of separate categories for atheism, agnosticism, and non-sectarian monotheism. When 73% of the respondents choose a singe answer in a 16-choice poll, we're losing a far amount of resolution.
Nugatory said:It strikes me as a fairly serious defect that there's a single "None" category instead of separate categories for atheism, agnosticism, and non-sectarian monotheism. When 73% of the respondents choose a singe answer in a 16-choice poll, we're losing a far amount of resolution.
Nugatory said:and non-sectarian monotheism.