[hide=polling]Forum Username: walka92 Age: 16 State (US only, do not give a city): Nation (do not give a city): australia Educational level: high school 1. Have you ever attended a worship of any religion? no -by choice? no -What kind of worship? - -Did you regularly attend this worship, by choice or parental guidance? - 2. Do you consider yourself religious? although i do believe that there is some sort of power that i (as of yet) do not know of that is above us all, i dont follow any standard "religions" and as such dont consider myself religious 3. Is there a god, gods, or a supreme deity? as above, i believe there is a power that is as yet unknown, but not the conventional notions of god 4. Is there an afterlife? i honestly dont know, and dont wana find out for another 80 years 5. How do you believe that existence came about? (in a nutshell) i follow the repeating big bang/crunch theory that there was a big bang, and eventually the universe will once again collapse, and then"bang" again, and his has happened an infinite number of times since time began 6. Have you ever attended a worship of any religion that you do not consider yourself a part of?no -What? - -Your thoughts on the experience- does not apply 7. What are your thoughts on non Judeo-Christian Western religions? Remember that religion is a broad term so please be specific. i dont know about them 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. i dont know about them 9. What are your thoughts on Asian religions? Remember that religion is a broad term so please be specific. i dont know about them 10. What are your thoughts on African religions? Remember that religion is a broad term, so please be specific. i dont know about them 11. What are your thoughts on South American religions? Remember that religion is a broad term, so please be specific. i dont know about them 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 have no opinion on them 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. i think that they are not nearly as bad as people have made them out to be in the past (witches, freaks etc) but i hold them in the same regard as all relgions. ultimately, pointless 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 think that this is the best way to be, as it makes people act good because they genuinely want to be, not because of fear from divine retribution. also, as the reasons things are they way they are (laws of physics, creation of life, creation of the universe) has been explained through science and there is no need for there to be a "god", i believe atheism is most logical 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 have no thoughts on it, really. 16. Have you ever publicly chastised someone who believes in a religion/school of thought different than yours? no -elaborate: so long as saying "i dont believe you, but i honestly dont care" doesnt count as chastised, then i cant answer this -what group were they? what group were you? as above 17. If you belong to a religion or non-religion, please identify. -Did you consciously choose to follow this belief? i dont -Did you belong to another belief, by choice or force, before following this belief? i dont -Did you personally research (as in personally in the first person) options before coming to this belief? i dont 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. i dont believe it is 19. Does religion, in your observation, do good in the world? Please cite specific groups or denominations. no, it doesnt 20. Does non-religion, in your observation, do good in the world? Please cite specific groups or denominations. yes. if everyone still believed in god then there would have been much less in the way of scientific advancements (i believe so anyway) 21. Does religion, in your observation, do bad in the world? Please cite specific groups or denominations. well, most people who are religious are not bad people, but on the hole, religion has caused many wars, and taken many lives. there is also the continuing threat/problem of religious suicide bombers/martyrs and other acts of terrorism (most prominent in the middleeast) 22. Does non-religion, in your observation, do bad in the world? Please cite specific groups or denominations. not that i see 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. school presentations and the internet (the internet has taught me more, lol. but i must add, not in the conventional way of education) 24. Have you engaged in sexual intercourse of any kind? Please do not list your sexual experiences. A yes or no will suffice. yes 25. What, in your opinion, defines "love?" i cant define it 26. Have you ever been in, or are now in, a relationship?yes -Is sex involved? yes 27. Are you single/committed relationship/married? single right now 28. What, in your opinion, is sex's place in a relationship (or lack of relationship)? it is unnecessary as such, but nonetheless a good part and beneficial to both sides (both people feel good during/after 29. Have you ever partaken in an illicit substance (excluding alcohol or marijuana)? no -if so, what? havent -Have you ever lost control of your actions while under the influence of an illicit substance? havent 30. Have you ever partaken in marijuana? no -Do you habitually use this substance? - -Have you ever been "stoned?" - -Have you ever lost control of your actions while under the influence of marijuana? - 31. Have you ever partaken in the consumption of alcohol? -Do you drink socially or alone? Or both? both -Have you ever been drunk? yes -Have you ever lost control of your actions while under the influence of alcohol? no 32. Have you ever regretted a sexual encounter? yes 33. Have you ever regretted using an illicit substance? (excluding hangovers) no, because i havent used any 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)? wow, only 30 minutes a year? thats not much at all. i spend alot more time than that thinking about it. so yes[/hide]