PHILOSOPHY: I've been searching for "God" my entire life without ever finding "Him". My search may go on, but I'm still an Atheist/Buddhist. I believe in living life as a good person, and living it in the moment. I also believe that happiness comes from within. I don't care what you think your God told you. If I'm not hurting anyone, or anything for that matter, then I'm doing nothing wrong. I believe in the power of philosophy and Buddhism to give us guidance in life, when religion's stubborn ways let us down. Philosophy and Buddhism change, they adapt. Most other religions are resistant to change, which makes them weak and counter productive. I may be considered by many to be a "faithless" man, but one place I do have faith is in my very own philosophical reasoning. I don't need an omnipresent imaginary friend to tell me how to live my life. But I'm open to any sugestions from an open-minded, intelligent, individual with a new philosophical perspective. However, even then, it will have to pass the test of my own scrutiny, unwavering principals, and perspective of what is loving, peaceful, true, and most importantly positively inspiring.
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I also have many questions myself regarding higher-beings and religions. Here's my personnal philosophy.
I do believe in a higher-being or a higher-purpose. I don't believe in the old archaic "sacrifice a child for me" type of gods, but I believe that this universe is no coincidence, I refuse to believe that. I don't believe religion was god-made, I believe it was man-made. I believe wise people developed them to civilize people so that they could live as a society and flourish. They implemented basic principles into human social life so that people wouldn't screw each other over, like don't kill, don't steal, help a person, they'll help back sort of thing. It's not a shock that most religions share similar basic values. It's all the voodoo hoodoo I don't believe in though, like following things for the sake of tradition, the sorts of things that lead most religious types into fanaticism and martyrdom.
I fall into the agnostic category. Without religion, but believes in higher power.
I personally believe in living righteously, with a sense of justice, selflessness and selfishness all at once. You must be aware of others and their actions/needs/desires, but you must take care of your own as well.
I do have a strange affinity for astrology though (I came across you in the pisces group, haha).
I lost my train of thought so I'll end here. Hope this helps.