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dkw
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yes, as in Supreme Being, no gender or body shape attached - so maybe that actually counts as "other"

I would hope not, since then a large portion of Christianity would have to be classed as "other."

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twinky
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ImI_

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IdemosthenesI
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Sorry Ela! Although, I think maybe I cheated. Does it help any that I was actually a kid from Montana who was homeschooled for three years? I only moved to Texas for my second year of high school.

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Ela
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Hmm, well, that explains it. [Wink]

Yeah, I do remember that you said you were homeschooled. [Smile]

Like I said earlier, I shouldn't have been stereotyping. [Embarrassed]

[ February 18, 2005, 10:49 AM: Message edited by: Ela ]

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Farmgirl
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duh

YES

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ctm
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Yes

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JaneX
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The answer to the question doesn't matter to me, because I would behave the same whether or not I believe.

What Ela said.

~Jane~

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jeniwren
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Yes, in my good moments.

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David Bowles
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No. I believe in the power of the idea of god, but that's it.

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Megan
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Toss me in as "other," for the moment.

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Boothby171
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There you go again, Bev. Sneaky, sneaky, sneaky! [No No]

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Do you believe in God, or do you not believe in God?

Either way, your question presupposes that there is a God, and either I believe in Him/Her/It, or I don't.

I believe in no-God. I believe that there is no such creature as God.

I guess that counts as "other"?

[ February 18, 2005, 12:58 PM: Message edited by: ssywak ]

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Jim-Me
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lem, that album is awesome.

and "yes".

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saxon75
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No.

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MattB
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I'd like to, I think.

A couple of weeks ago, a good friend told me that, contrary to what I believed, I am a spiritual person. I've always defined myself as religious but not spiritual (I happily identify as LDS, but have for years been lacking in faith). That threw me, and I'm still trying to assimilate why she believes it.

Anyway, provisionally, in a Power, yes.

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mothertree
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:updates little black book: [Wink]

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Dread Pendragon
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yes, absolutely.

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beverly
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The yes' are definitely above the 2:1 yes:no ratio, but not by a lot.

ssywak, if I phrased it that way it wouldn't account for the people who don't believe that there is *no* God, but don't believe there *is* one. Sorry, buddy, you just happen to be on the far side of the spectrum. I can't cater to every individual nuance when I am trying to find out how many people are on either side of a certain line. I put the line where I wanted it since it is my poll.

Ideally, I think there would be more "no" votes in this poll if people were actually voting that way. The "no's" are simply those who *don't* believe in a Supreme Being/s. This includes many if not most agnostics. But I am also allowing people an "out" to vote "other" if they choose.

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digging_holes
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Yes.

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Dagonee
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Either way, your question presupposes that there is a God, and either I believe in Him/Her/It, or I don't.

Her question does not presuppose that, any more than asking someone if they believe in Santa Claus presupposes Santa's existence.

Dagonee

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Teshi
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Good question.

Fundamentally "No" although that answers a bit more complicated than that.

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Shigosei
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Most days, yes. I actually sympathize with punwit--I want to believe, but sometimes my mind has trouble.

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Alucard...
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I believe in Morgan Freeman as God.

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Alucard...
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I do not believe in George Burns as God.

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aspectre
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How about JimiHendrix?

[ February 19, 2005, 02:47 AM: Message edited by: aspectre ]

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SteveRogers
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Oh.........I'm kind of late on this.......yes= I believe in God.........as in I'm Christian...........

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twinky
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Oooo, Hendrix...

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Tater
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Yes, I believe in God.
I'm Christian.

So what's the total of yes's/no's/and other's?

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pseudo-hobbit
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Nope. But if I did, she would be just like the God in Dogma.

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Uhleeuh
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Your God would be Canadian, pseudo-hobbit? *shudders*

Yes.

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beverly
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My results (I may have counted slightly differently than another would have):

No: 22
Yes: 48
Other: 12

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aspectre
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"Your God would be Canadian, pseudo-hobbit? "

She's decided to come down to America, what with the PointyHeadedOne gettin' a mite too uppity and all.

" *shudders* "

Repent ye sinners! Cast off your chains to evil.

[ February 19, 2005, 03:34 AM: Message edited by: aspectre ]

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Danzig
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For the most part, yes. And if the general theological concepts I held in high school (and still hope are true) are correct, I even retain my get-out-of-hell-free card.

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dread pirate romany
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Yes

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Corwin
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*bump*

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rivka
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[rant]
Plurals DO NOT have apostrophes (except VERY rarely).
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