Are you Atheist or Christian?

Can you say, "False Dichotomy?"

Let me ask in advance, Riddick, just for kicks. What will this poll demonstrate?
 
It certainly ignores all the other religious groups.

How about practitioners of Judaism, Hunduism, and Islam? You're not claiming that they're 'atheist', are you?

Could people perhaps be agnostic, deistic or atheistic? After all, a deist would believe in a god, just not your specific conclusions about it.

Perhaps a new poll?
 
Upchurch said in another post that these forums are not predominately the Atheist mindset.

So I thought a little poll on the subject was warranted.
 
Riddick said:
Upchurch said in another post that these forums are not predominately the Atheist mindset.

So I thought a little poll on the subject was warranted.
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But Christianity is not the only alternative to atheism.
 
yes, I put a little "Which is closer to your line of thinking" catch all in there.
 
People of most perspectives are left out - deists, agnostics, wiccans, etc.
 
Perhaps "Atheist" or "Not" would have been better then. As your poll stands, you're going to get a lot of people who aren't atheists, but are closer to it than Christianity, who choose Atheist because it's the closest... or who don't vote at all.

I know, it's not easy to see these things from your Christian perspective... but try to look outside the box ocassionally.
 
I'm Unitarian. In a nutshell, we believe in finding our own way and that truth can be found from a madrid of sources, including atheism and the many, many forms of Christianity (as well as Buddhism, Islam, Hindu, etc.) Neither option is correct.
 
What defintion of Christianity are we using here anyway?
 
Riddick said:
yes, I put a little "Which is closer to your line of thinking" catch all in there.
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Trying to force all possible religions into a simple binary choice with a simple "which is closer to your line of thinking" doesn't really work. Deists, Buddhists, Pagans, and probably a dozen others that I am not thinking of at the moment aren't really close to either, so it would intellectually dishonest for them to try to fit into one of the two choices you provided. Your poll is flawed by its very nature.

Heck, even adding an "Other" option would have been a huge improvement.
 
Neither. I suppose you could call me a Taoist, but I'd be a philosophical Taoist, not a religious one.

I suppose I would fit the weak definition of an atheist - a "godless one", so I'll choose that.
 
I think nearly every single post in here has explained how the poll is critically flawed.

Will Riddick still attempt to consider it valid for something?

Time will tell.
 
So, how do you guys feel about the dating system, 2004 A.D.? The fact that it's based on 2004 years since the birth of Jesus. Disturbing?
 
Riddick said:
So, how do you guys feel about the dating system, 2004 A.D.? The fact that it's based on 2004 years since the birth of Jesus. Disturbing?
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Ok, I now have a headache...anyway. Riddick, I am of the opinion that you are the chosen one. Where do I sign up? Can we start a cult or something?

Have you thought of writing a book of Riddickian Apologetics?
 
Riddick said:

The Church of England definition.
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So, state established church created in order to allow certain indiscretions that weren't allowed under Catholisism?

Okay, in that case, I lean towards atheism. It has a higher set of principles.
 
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