So if I'm not a Christian what am I? Among the religions of the Earth there are a few that I view favorably and among them are the Jains (as they prescribe a path of non-violence towards all living beings), the Ba'hais (whose beliefs emphasize the spiritual unity of all humankind), the Quakers, the Unitarian Universalists and possibly Buddhists. Unfortunately for me they each have something that prevents me from truly believing in them so what am I?
People have for millennia been philosophizing about god and religion and creating various terms for their arguments. In my quest to figure out exactly what I am and what I believe I have come across a number of them.
Atheism: 1. the doctrine or belief that there is no god. 2. disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings.
Well since I do think there is something beyond us I guess I'm not an atheist in the strict sense of the word.
Agnosticism: 1. the belief that there can be no proof either that God exists or that God does not exist.
We have been killing on matters of faith for millennia and we'll continue on this senseless path until we grow up and accept we can't know the truth this side of death when either we find this is all there is like the finale of "Terminator 2" when its CPU finally shuts down or we meet Jesus or Mohammed or whatever. There is no proof one way or another in the here and now.
I guess I could be an agnostic but I still like the term freethinker best so it will have to do for the moment.
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