[hide=]Polling: Forum Username: Powman3 Age: 15 State: California Nation: USA Educational level: High School Sophomore 1. Have you ever attended a worship of any religion? -by choice? I have -What kind of worship? Um, Christianity I'd say. -Did you regularly attend this worship, by choice or parental guidance? Both. 2. Do you consider yourself religious? No don't. I don't attend church anymore, and haven't for about 3 years now. 3. Is there a god, gods, or a supreme deity? I'm sure there is, but I'd like proof, just to know for sure. And no, I don't think a god created the universe. 4. Is there an afterlife? I won't know until I die. 5. How do you believe that existence came about? (in a nutshell) I learned this thing in life science that life started out from bacteria and evolved from there, so I guess that theory would make sense. Evolution, basically. 6. Have you ever attended a worship of any religion that you do not consider yourself a part of? No, I have not. Most of my stepmother's family is super Christian so we all went with her. 7. What are your thoughts on non Judeo-Christian Western religions? Remember that religion is a broad term so please be specific. I have no knowledge of those type of religions so I can't offer my opinion here. 8. What are your thoughts on Judeo-Christian religions? Remember that religion is a broad term and that both of these groups have many subdivisions that have radically different beliefs and practices. Likewise. 9. What are your thoughts on Asian religions? Remember that religion is a broad term so please be specific. It's hard to tell. If you're talking about Buddhism mainly (and I'm sure it's not much of a religion but I could be wrong), I think it's very sensible. I'm pretty sure Buddha really existed so it makes sense. 10. What are your thoughts on African religions? Remember that religion is a broad term, so please be specific. I don't have much information on those types of religions. 11. What are your thoughts on South American religions? Remember that religion is a broad term, so please be specific. No knowledge of these types whatsoever. 12. What are your thoughts on Aboriginal religions (any native group that was displaced, such as Native Americans, Maori, Aborigines, etc)? Remember that religion is a broad term, so please be specific. I should look some of these things up. 13. What are your thoughts on pagan religions (Wiccan, alternative, Satanic, and other non-traditional forms of worship)? Remember that religion is a broad term, so please be specific. Also note that many alternative and pagan practices are not affiliated with Satanic worship. No knowledge. 14. What are your thoughts on atheism, the belief that there is no supreme being(s)? Please remember that there are degrees to this belief, and that not all share the same thoughts. I believe that people should believe what they want without being forced to do so, so I really could let this slide. It's their choice, it's not like they're an abomination or anything. 15. What are your thoughts on agnosticism, the belief that a supreme being(s) exists, but the individual chooses not to worship it/them (or if one is unsure if a supreme being exists, but does not outright deny its existence)? I think that wanting evidence, or choosing not to worship a being you believe in, is completely fine. I get ripped all the time at school for being one. 16. Have you ever publicly chastised someone who believes in a religion/school of thought different than yours? No, I have not. I let people have their own beliefs. Everyone has their own ethnic background and comes from a different country with very different religions. 17. If you belong to a religion or non-religion, please identify. I'm an agnostic. -Did you consciously choose to follow this belief? Yes -Did you belong to another belief, by choice or force, before following this belief? Yes, Christianity. -Did you personally research (as in personally in the first person) options before coming to this belief? No, I personally chose not to devote my life to worshiping a God that didn't answer my prayers, so I would like proof (keep in mind that I did some minor studies). 18. Is intelligence (not IQ, but actual intelligence) correlated to one's belief in a religion or non-religion? Keep in mind that intelligence can not be measured by any science, this is simply your judgment call. Yes, you can't just say that you are a certain religion without knowing anything about it. 19. Does religion, in your observation, do good in the world? Please cite specific groups or denominations. It does good, like Buddhism. 20. Does non-religion, in your observation, do good in the world? Please cite specific groups or denominations. I don't know an answer for this. 21. Does religion, in your observation, do bad in the world? Please cite specific groups or denominations. Yes, somewhat. Back then, Christians went to war with Islams just because of land. 22. Does non-religion, in your observation, do bad in the world? Please cite specific groups or denominations. Only if it's brought in ignorance and arrogance. 23. Please list your experience with sexual education, including but not limited to: lectures by parents, schools, religion, or non-education. Please do not list your sexual experiences. I've been lectured by my mom. I did see this video back in the fifth grade about sex. I did have to learn what some terms meant on my own. 24. Have you engaged in sexual intercourse of any kind? Please do not list your sexual experiences. A yes or no will suffice. No 25. What, in your opinion, defines "love?" Love... hard to describe. You only know what it is if you've been in it in my opinion, so I can't directly answer this question. 26. Have you ever been in, or are now in, a relationship? I have, with no sex. 27. Are you single/committed relationship/married? Single 28. What, in your opinion, is sex's place in a relationship (or lack of relationship)? I think sex could be had for fun or for love, as long as it's safe. 29. Have you ever partaken in an illicit substance (excluding alcohol or marijuana)? Yes, alcohol and marijuana. I wasn't drunk or high though. 30. Have you ever partaken in marijuana? I have, but only once. I didn't not get high at all, so I did not lose control of myself. 31. Have you ever partaken in the consumption of alcohol? Yes. No I have never been drunk, so I never lost control of my actions. 32. Have you ever regretted a sexual encounter? No 33. Have you ever regretted using an illicit substance? (excluding hangovers) Yes 34. Have you ever regretted using alcohol? (excluding hangovers) No 35. Have you ever given serious thought (longer than 30 minutes in a year) to the existence of a supreme being(s)? Yes. I apologize about some of my pathetic answers, I'm not really educated in some of these courses.[/hide]