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I am religious and believe in free will

70 (27.6%)

I am religious and do not believe in free will

10 (3.9%)

I am not religious and believe in free will

113 (44.5%)

I am not religious and do not believe in free will

61 (24%)

Total Members Voted: 249

[i2amroy]

Might want a none/atheist group in the poll too Orange Wizard.

[Orange Wizard]

Might want a none/atheist group in the poll too Orange Wizard.

Oops.

[Rolan7]

It's a fine list, but could you add animist?  It's ancient, and someone else already subscribed to it also.

[Kassire]

I don't really fit much into the poll either

[Bohandas]

...Not to mention 3 entities and 1 at the same time...

Sybil was several people at once

[Orange Wizard]

It's a fine list, but could you add animist?  It's ancient, and someone else already subscribed to it also.

Done.

I don't really fit much into the poll either

Another option I should add?

[UXLZ]

Where's Nihilism?

[timferius]

I call myself almost closest to a Pagan in a way probably. In that I have a fairly natural focus to my belifs.

Also, wow you guys move fast, moving back to Wicca for a minute, since it's an area I know a bit about (not too much). I'm generally not a HUGE fan, I find Gardinarian Wicca at least (the one I know the most about) is a bit too caught up in specific rituals and such, and I'm more organic when it comes to magical stuff (use what feels right etc.), but all in all it's not bad. The problem with Wicca is a lot of (usually younger) people pick it up saying "YA magic cool" and that's as far as they get. On the cursing, I think it was mentioned, but that's INCREDIBLY against even the basic Wiccan beliefs. I believe the saying (going off memory) they adhere to as their golden rule is "and harm it none, do as you will". The entire concept behind their magic is recipricotive, in that the energy you put out in to the world is reflected back at you. Any "dark magic" or curses is literally the worst thing you could do as a Wiccan.

And as for "wicca isn't derived from anything", it's a modern religion built around Pagan beliefs, so I'd say it has a solid foundation.

Could a general "other Pagan beliefs" or something end up on the poll? There's actually quite a broad range of them.

[Rolan7]

Where's Nihilism?

With respect, is that a religious belief?
I know this sounds hypocritical coming from an atheist and skeptical animist, but nihilism *seems* more like a world view than a faith.  Though if you consider it a faith, I agree it deserves to be on the list.
EDIT: iam2roy states it better after me.

[i2amroy]

Where's Nihilism?

Personally I'd probably throw that into part of the none/atheism category since atheism is "the rejection of belief in deities" while nihilism is "the rejection of all religious and moral principles". It's simultaneously a sub and super category of atheism (since it rejects morals as well as religious stuff, but it's tied into the whole "life is worthless" thing while atheism is more general in it's reasonings).

[Kassire]

I don't really fit much into the poll either

Another option I should add?

Eh, I voted for something else, and although it seems I chose atheism by accident, it should be fine. Though I wouldn't really be sure what to add mine if there was another option to be added. Pagan would be the most accurate thing anyways.

EDIT: And now it's agnostic? I assume your fucking with the votes.

[Orange Wizard]

I'll reset the voting once we've got the options sorted because apparently adding new options buggers it up.

[That Wolf]

Lol mushrooms, i cracked up.
Orange, you so fun

[Teneb]

I'll reset the voting once we've got the options sorted because apparently adding new options buggers it up.

You'd probably be best of compiling a list and presenting it here for people to suggest more stuff. I guess SubGenius is missing, since someone professed being part of it.

Or just leave it as it is and reset the votes.

[Frumple]

... yeah, went with "something else". Apatheism could possibly be shoehorned under agnosticism or atheism (particularly the former), but it's distinct enough I don't personally consider it the same thing.