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If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:21 amby saxitoxin
If you had to fully convert to one of the listed religions other than your own under penalty of death (for purposes of this poll, atheism and agnosticism are religions), and this conversion were full and for life and not in name only, to which would you convert?
Buddhism, Jainism and Taoism are intentionally not options because they're cop-out choices for all you hippies.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:47 amby chang50
saxitoxin wrote:If you had to fully convert to one of the listed religions other than your own under penalty of death (for purposes of this poll, atheism and agnosticism are religions), and this conversion were full and for life and not in name only, to which would you convert?
Buddhism, Jainism and Taoism are intentionally not options because they're cop-out choices for all you hippies.
You probably aren't looking for a serious answer....but isn't it impossible to fully convert to a religion without believing in it 100% in which case it would be your first choice?But then again the religious mindset will always be a mystery to me.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:54 amby saxitoxin
chang50 wrote:saxitoxin wrote:If you had to fully convert to one of the listed religions other than your own under penalty of death (for purposes of this poll, atheism and agnosticism are religions), and this conversion were full and for life and not in name only, to which would you convert?
Buddhism, Jainism and Taoism are intentionally not options because they're cop-out choices for all you hippies.
You probably aren't looking for a serious answer....but isn't it impossible to fully convert to a religion without believing in it 100% in which case it would be your first choice?But then again the religious mindset will always be a mystery to me.
As near as possible then ... you would have to renounce your previous religion, refrain from any of its rituals for the rest of your life and participate in whatever conversion requirements the new religion demanded.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:57 amby Funkyterrance
saxitoxin wrote:If you had to fully convert to one of the listed religions other than your own under penalty of death (for purposes of this poll, atheism and agnosticism are religions), and this conversion were full and for life and not in name only, to which would you convert?
Buddhism, Jainism and Taoism are intentionally not options because they're cop-out choices for all you hippies.
Buddhism is a cop out but Atheism and Agnosticism aren't? That's some logic...
-Funkyterrance (Dirty Hippy)
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:11 amby chang50
saxitoxin wrote:chang50 wrote:saxitoxin wrote:If you had to fully convert to one of the listed religions other than your own under penalty of death (for purposes of this poll, atheism and agnosticism are religions), and this conversion were full and for life and not in name only, to which would you convert?
Buddhism, Jainism and Taoism are intentionally not options because they're cop-out choices for all you hippies.
You probably aren't looking for a serious answer....but isn't it impossible to fully convert to a religion without believing in it 100% in which case it would be your first choice?But then again the religious mindset will always be a mystery to me.
As near as possible then ... you would have to renounce your previous religion, refrain from any of its rituals for the rest of your life and participate in whatever conversion requirements the new religion demanded.
Given the choices,Hinduism as it is the most inclusive and tolerant of diversity.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:18 amby chang50
Funkyterrance wrote:saxitoxin wrote:If you had to fully convert to one of the listed religions other than your own under penalty of death (for purposes of this poll, atheism and agnosticism are religions), and this conversion were full and for life and not in name only, to which would you convert?
Buddhism, Jainism and Taoism are intentionally not options because they're cop-out choices for all you hippies.
Buddhism is a cop out but Atheism and Agnosticism aren't? That's some logic...
-Funkyterrance (Dirty Hippy)
I agree atheism and agnosticism are not religions per se,but some argue the atheistic Eastern religions excluded by Saxi are more philosophies than religions
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:57 amby thegreekdog
I went with Islam since it appears (at least to me) most closely aligned with my current religion. I also have met a small sample size of Muslims and I like them all (which doesn't really mean anything, but it would be good to go to a mosque with people I actually like).
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:19 amby Neoteny
I would become a Sikh. Because I've always secretly wanted to wear a turban and carry a huge knife.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:22 amby thegreekdog
Neoteny wrote:I would become a Sikh. Because I've always secretly wanted to wear a turban and carry a huge knife.
Don't try to fight Indiana Jones though.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:26 amby Neoteny
I think I could take him. Especially now.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:42 amby jonesthecurl
Well, when he teamed up with James Bond he saw off an alien invasion, no prob.
You, yer knife, and yer turban would be easy meat after that.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:47 amby DoomYoshi
If I can't have Jainism, can I at least have Zoroastrian?
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:16 amby Baron Von PWN
I chose Chirtianity, as I chose to view it as Orthodox Chirstianity. I chose this one as it's the one where you can most get by by simply going through the motions.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:20 amby Symmetry
Baron Von PWN wrote:I chose Chirtianity, as I chose to view it as Orthodox Chirstianity. I chose this one as it's the one where you can most get by by simply going through the motions.
Which orthodoxy?
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:21 amby Baron Von PWN
Symmetry wrote:Baron Von PWN wrote:I chose Chirtianity, as I chose to view it as Orthodox Chirstianity. I chose this one as it's the one where you can most get by by simply going through the motions.
Which orthodoxy?
Russian of course.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:34 amby darth emperor
DoomYoshi wrote:If I can't have Jainism, can I at least have Zoroastrian?
and can I have Manichaeism?
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:59 amby jonesthecurl
Bokononism?
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:23 pmby GabonX
jonesthecurl wrote:Bokononism?
+1
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:06 pmby MeDeFe
Can I be a Discordianist?
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:09 pmby Symmetry
MeDeFe wrote:Can I be a Discordianist?
The answer is in the question, no?
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:33 pmby jonesthecurl
MeDeFe wrote:Can I be a Discordianist?
Only if I can be an accordianist.
Who will accompany me?
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:25 pmby JBlombier
I believe in nothing really, but I like Hinduism a lot. All the coloured pictures of their Gods and the idea behind them, make me believe it's a good religion to live your life by.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:28 pmby Haggis_McMutton
Do any of those come with a harem included?
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:37 pmby Timminz
I voted for being a Jew, but that was before I remembered about the snip-snip.
Re: If you had to fully convert to a religion ...
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:42 pmby 72o
lol at jainism being a cop-out.