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Uh I guess I should've been a bit more specific. I'm Christian but I'm more leaning towards liberal Christianity as opposed to conservative.

Non-denomination christian.

When I had to do write on sections of the bible for AP Literature, I would often debate with myself on how to interpret what I read (e.g. Curse of Canaan).

I guess I'll be the first. Labeling oneself as agnostic is silly to me. Faith is usually divided into two groups, either you believe your faith is the law of the land or a universal truth in which case by now you must have confirmed or denied those truths. Otherwise you're just a paranoid atheist going through the motions of practicing your faith/traditions and you probably agree with Pascal's wager (although if deities exist I'm sure they will see through an agnostic theist's ruse, but whatever). On the other hand if your personal convictions of faith are figurative and meant only to lead to a happy life then who cares if you're wrong just go the whole mile and drop the agnostic.

Same thing for agnostic atheists.

Former Unitarian, Staunch Christian, taking the first steps towards Roman Catholicism

IRC: Kourosh

What exactly are you trying to say?

You can put me down under Polytheistic as a practicing Pagan.

Agnostic Atheist here.

I'm Roman Catholic.

Based on your graph, I'd probably label myself as an Agnostic Theist (Or as I like to put it; A strained yet loyal relationship with God).

Discordian. Eris is my goddess.

I.. I don't think I could have been more clear. If somebody calls themselves say an agnostic Christian then they will baptize their children (otherwise they wouldn't call themselves Christians). They will either do it because they believe 100% that their deity is true or they will do the baptism on a balance of probabilities. Right? You're uncertain there is a God, but you're going to appease it anyway. Why? Just in case. My point is that adding "agnostic theist" or "agnostic atheist" to your faith is pointless because there's literally no difference and most religions don't allow you to be in between unless you play a facade. It seems like adding agnostic is just a safety net so that if somebody challenges your thinking you can say "Look I dunno, I'm agnostic." And that's no fun.

I.. I don't think I could have been more clear. If somebody calls themselves say an agnostic Christian then they will baptize their children (otherwise they wouldn't call themselves Christians). They will either do it because they believe 100% that their deity is true or they will do the baptism on a balance of probabilities. Right? You're uncertain there is a God, but you're going to appease it anyway. Why? Just in case. My point is that adding "agnostic theist" or "agnostic atheist" to your faith is pointless because there's literally no difference and most religions don't allow you to be in between unless you play a facade. It seems like adding agnostic is just a safety net so that if somebody challenges your thinking you can say "Look I dunno, I'm agnostic." And that's no fun.I've edited this post like 5 times, I don't know why it posts a double of what I said, but I can't fix it :( *

I'm Atheist, but practice some aspects of Buddhism. So kind of on the fence.

(Edit: Still celebrate Easter/Christmas traditions though, because why not.)

I would say I'm non-denominational Christian, but I don't think using Pascal's Wager really counts so for the sake of this list I'll go with Agnostic.

Being raised in a Christian family I didn't really have a choice if I wanted to go to church or not so now that I've moved out of my parent's house whether or not I want to continue doing so is up in the air.

I don't see any problem with celebrating religious holidays. I (hopefully) get the day off and I get to be with family, no way I'm giving that up.

Atheist raised in a Christian family who did not shove religion in to me,i only set foot in a church for weddings, funerals and baptisms.

Concerning the list:

"Cidney Kallist"
"Cidney"

ayy whats up mate throw me a boomerang and we'll put a prawn on the barbie, oh feck a dingo ate my baby!

EDIT: if this is riff-raff in the Discordian tradition then I applaud your efforts and request you not to change it. If not intentional, then please change it. Thank you!

I'm also not entirely sure what you're getting at here. Are you saying that if you're a Christian (for example) then being Gnostic is guaranteed? Or on the flip side, if you're an Atheist then being Agnostic is guaranteed? Because that's definitely not the case. Although uncommon, there are people out there who claim to be 100% certain that god does not exist (for example, Richard Dawkins) as well as Christians (and other theistic religions) that do not claim to be an infallible authority on the existence of god.

But anyway, this thread isn't the place to discuss this. If you want to continue it then you can feel free to either start a thread in Serious Debate or post a rebuttal on my wall.

@Crimeariver

Call me finicky if you want, but I'd just like to point out that what you said about Richard Dawkins isn't true. (Look specifically at 1:14.)

Alright fair enough, but I'd say he's pretty darn close to being a Gnostic Atheist.

I only just realised that the OP of this thread (and hence compiler of the list) is named 'Eris' except mirrored.

Oh my.

M'lady.

My actual lady.

Sunni Muslim born and raised on Saudi Arabia I spent most of my days.

User name: Wisehowl
IRC name: Wisehowl

Theistic Non-Denominational Christian here. I usually just prefer "Protestant" as a descriptor though.

Been raised Christian all my life and VERY exposed to the lifestyle, even lived at a Christian Summer Camp for a good portion of my years.