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Topic: Is faith stronger than religion?
AdventureBegins's photo
Wed 08/05/09 02:26 PM
I have no religion.

But I have faith.

Which do you think is stronger?


ljcc1964's photo
Wed 08/05/09 02:32 PM
Edited by ljcc1964 on Wed 08/05/09 02:33 PM
Faith in what/who? I need more information.

Also....please give me your definition of "religion".

moonlight_ride62's photo
Wed 08/05/09 02:33 PM
what is it you believe in

ljcc1964's photo
Wed 08/05/09 02:46 PM
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no photo
Thu 08/06/09 10:34 AM

I have no religion.

But I have faith.

Which do you think is stronger?




I have no religion.
I have no faith.

no photo
Thu 08/06/09 10:36 AM
I have faith the sun will rise, tomorrow.
How ever, I do not worship the sun.

Ladylid2012's photo
Thu 08/06/09 10:39 AM
I have no religion, if faith being believing in something that can't be seen then I have faith. I have a way of life that fills my spiritual needs and wants....prayer and meditation being a big part of it.

AdventureBegins's photo
Thu 08/06/09 10:56 AM
Do you think you need religion to have faith?

I believe in life.

I believe in love.

I believe in allways striving to move forward in life.

Faith that my path will take me where I need to be.

What more do I need.

tanyaann's photo
Thu 08/06/09 10:57 AM
Religion is doctrine. But doctrine doesn't necessarily have to be religion, it can be a moral set/beliefs/etc. In itself has no strength. It is ones' faith that has strength in some form of doctrine.

Abracadabra's photo
Thu 08/06/09 01:06 PM
Faith is nothing more than expectation, is it not?

If you have no expections then there is no reason to have faith.

Even faith in a doctrine is nothing more than an expectation that the doctrine is true.

Faith in a higher power is nothing more than an expectation that a higher power exists.

Faith in yourself is nothing more than having expectations of yourself.

Faith = Expectation.

Religion on the other hand seems to be a highly ill-defined word.

Some people like Tanyaann obviously view religion as 'doctrine'.

Other people view religion as simply anything that is practiced 'religiousity' (i.e. with dedicated consistency).

I have no need for 'doctrine' in my life, but it's nice to have a very well-structured and well-organized approach to life. This can be done via 'religiousity' (dedicated rituals or consistent schedules).

I could use more 'religiousity' in my own life quite frankly.

I supposed I need to have 'faith' (expectation) that I can create more 'religiousity' (dedicated consistency) in my life. bigsmile

Then I guess I will have both faith and religion. laugh

Fusion99's photo
Thu 08/06/09 07:06 PM

I have no religion.

But I have faith.

Which do you think is stronger?


Like in a contest of wills or something like that? What could the two of them possibly have to fight about?waving

lonetar25's photo
Thu 08/06/09 07:16 PM
religion is weak as it relys on the non conflicting will of people as a collective ..... Fail

faith is stronger as its the will of one man

dcmurray's photo
Thu 08/06/09 07:46 PM
Faith is stronger than religion.

Aleczander07's photo
Thu 08/06/09 07:48 PM
Religion is what divided human race,,, there's too many religions out there,,, Faith,,, well,,, that's what i rely on.
Opinions !?

ZPicante's photo
Fri 08/07/09 01:43 AM
"Religion" is man-made.
"Faith" is God-made.

Which do you think is stronger?

...To answer your question in the context of Christianity.

But based on your own description of what you believe, AdventureBegins, what you call "faith" sounds a lot more like Existentialism; religion does not really relate.

AdventureBegins's photo
Fri 08/07/09 05:42 AM

"Religion" is man-made.
"Faith" is God-made.

Which do you think is stronger?

...To answer your question in the context of Christianity.

But based on your own description of what you believe, AdventureBegins, what you call "faith" sounds a lot more like Existentialism; religion does not really relate.

But a small part of my faith...

Facets of the brilliance that is my soul.

Religion can not relate... I fit no mold nor label. I simply am as I am.

causality's photo
Fri 08/07/09 05:50 AM
Faith is strong, but without several other parts to go along with it, it isn't the strongest it could be. I have never really believed strongly in any religion until recently. Even now I don't aspire to any one religion I've seen. I do make it a point to try to study as much as I can about both history, philosophy, and religion; taking bits from each that make sense to the way I view my own experience. I feel that living life, is the only real way to prove any belief system or part of one correct. Though no one religion I've seen so far is entirely correct. Or they all are. So I'd say Faith is stronger even if that's all you have.

AdventureBegins's photo
Fri 08/07/09 05:57 AM

Faith is strong, but without several other parts to go along with it, it isn't the strongest it could be. I have never really believed strongly in any religion until recently. Even now I don't aspire to any one religion I've seen. I do make it a point to try to study as much as I can about both history, philosophy, and religion; taking bits from each that make sense to the way I view my own experience. I feel that living life, is the only real way to prove any belief system or part of one correct. Though no one religion I've seen so far is entirely correct. Or they all are. So I'd say Faith is stronger even if that's all you have.

Ah but it is not.

I have faith, hope,... and love

and all the religions I have investigated do not fit reality well...

Many stories of impossible feats... Might as well be worshipping Thor or one of the other plethora of gods/goddesses.

causality's photo
Fri 08/07/09 06:01 AM
nothing is impossible, not to God and not to man.

AdventureBegins's photo
Fri 08/07/09 06:17 AM

nothing is impossible, not to God and not to man.

Ahh...

You are right sir...

Nothing is impossible to mankind-as-it-can-be...

But we are not yet there.


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