What do you call a guy who doesn't bgelieve in religion?

Discussion in 'Politics & Religion' started by BLuka, May 7, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hello,
    I was wondering, what do you call a guy taht does not believe in religion, but believes in God?

    Not an atheist since atheists don't believe in anything.
     
    BLuka, May 7, 2010 IP
  2. Helvetii

    Helvetii Notable Member

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    UNITARIANISM: fits closest to answering the question. Unitarians frown upon dogmas and creeds while allowing individual freedom to decide what truth is. But the problem of making Unitarianism the perfect answer for this question is that some, not all, Unitarians take this freedom to an extreme, throwing out the whole concept of God altogether.

    THEISM:belief in the existence of a god or gods, esp. belief in one god as creator of the universe, intervening in it and sustaining a personal relation to his creatures. One who believes in theism is a THEIST.
    DEISM:belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe. One who believes in Deism is a DEIST.
     
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    BLuka Active Member

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    Thanks Helv! That was quick and good.
     
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    A google search could have quicker :rolleyes:
     
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    I'm a big fan of "quick and good"

    ^ ^
     
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    yeah your answer is good and educate but rather to call that guy with his/her name.
     
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    lol :p......
     
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    What do you call someone who can't even spell simple words?

    Anyway, the common term used to describe such a person is a "Spiritualist".

    But there are also categories. For example, while there are many structured religions based upon Christianity religions (Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran, Baptist, etc), I can call myself a Christian, but not believe in any Christian religion. A large segment of Christians are like that, myself included.

    What if the person isn't a guy, but is a gal?
     
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    Stuck in the middle?
     
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    No? ROFL ;)
     
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    Since Christian is yet another pagan name for follower of Yeshua, I am not one. Krishna is the eastern sungod, and just like 50 percent of what has been combined into what they call the bible is nonsense, Follower of Yeshua would be my choice.

    Those who don't consider themselves followers can call themselves anything they want. I personally choose nonbeliever.

    But that also includes a lot of people claiming religion yet doing so without being in it.

    That's a pretty good term. I think!
     
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    Is that organised religion?

    "Outer World" - not looking inward (script) but percieving all that is in existance - a Visionary, but why the God?
     
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    Yashua! hoomm
    [​IMG]

    I guess it's common every where, mostly people accept what they think acording to culture and mentality as their religion and call it Christianity or Islam and so on, whereas they don't know about these religions originaly.
     
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    That's awesome in a terrible way. The picture. I have to use that for a blog post!
     
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    That's what the OP is asking, yes.

    In every sense of the word, both spiritually and legally, "religion" is defined as organized religion. For example, in the USA you normally can't get First Amendment protection against something you made up on your own except in very narrow circumstances.
     
    Corwin, May 13, 2010 IP