Ask HN: Are You Religious?

Re:Ask HN: Are You Religious? by starbase on Sunday November 05, 2023 @05:53PM (#38156554)

Many will incorrectly answer "no" to this question, not realizing their system of values and beliefs and rituals has every hallmark of religion except the belief in a supernatural god.

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Re:Ask HN: Are You Religious? by mtmail on Sunday November 05, 2023 @06:02PM (#38156632)

I found a list of hallmarks of religion: Belief System, Sacred Texts, Rituals, Moral Code, Worship, Community, Spiritual Experience, Institutions, Mythology, Symbols, Afterlife Beliefs, Sacredness, Prophecy.

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Re:Ask HN: Are You Religious? by gnaritas99 on Sunday November 05, 2023 @06:43PM (#38156981)

You're the one not realizing, it's that final belief that makes it a religion, that other shit you mention isn't religion, it's just world view and lifestyle neither of which are traits unique to religion. "How to live life" is not religion.

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Re:Ask HN: Are You Religious? by quickthrower2 on Sunday November 05, 2023 @09:35PM (#38158131)

The nuance is some morals came from religion but live on in agnostic people.

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Re:Ask HN: Are You Religious? by fnomnom on Monday November 06, 2023 @05:00AM (#38160617)

morals dont come from religion they manifest out of the zeitgeist

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Re:Ask HN: Are You Religious? by romanhn on Sunday November 05, 2023 @07:09PM (#38157180)

A system of morals has nothing to do with religion, no matter how much the religious folk like to claim that they are inextricably linked. So no, absence of belief is not religion-lite.

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Re:Ask HN: Are You Religious? by 31337Logic on Sunday November 05, 2023 @10:55PM (#38158658)

Wow. Look at this winner over here. Thanks for speaking on everyone's behalf. :-/

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