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Originally Posted by Psycho Dad
Agnosticish. While I think that there has not been any real proof of a god or gods that have created the universe (or none that I will buy into), I suspect that there has to be a better reason for us being here than a big bang. Regardless, if there is a god, I don't think any religions as we know them today are doing his/her will. Not to say that there aren't some people who are, but organized religions I don't think are.
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All religions are an institution of man, and as such are inherintly flawed. I personally see no reason to give my time or money to enrich an organization engaged in often dubious pursuits which refuses any and all external oversight.
Some would say that according to pascals wager, it is better to believe and be wrong, than it is to NOT believe and be wrong. But i have always felt that if there is a god, he'll understand. And if he doesn't he is not God.
Also, i find the idea that religion is mostly destructive to be patently false. Religion gives people hope and comfort. It offers an example to aspire to. It has given us a moral code, and a super-natural reason to follow it. (From both the carrot and big stick end of things.)
So, I am non-religious, and as a general rule i am fairly liberal.