Is there a name for my belief?

I am 20 years old, female. My dad is a Pentecostal preacher's kid, my mom claims that she is only "spiritual" but she goes through kicks where she is religious. My half brother was raised Mormon. My boyfriend generalizes his beliefs as Agnostic. I have friends ranging from Catholic to Atheist...but I don't know what I am.

I've tried going to church, praying, reading the Bible, and so on, but Christianity really doesn't jive with me. I hate a lot of its history and I can't get behind a lot of the things which preachers preach, probably because I've seen many preachers live a lie and so I don't trust religious leaders.

I am extremely tolerant of other religions and beliefs, though, I just wish for them not to be forced on me. I don't know that I believe in a God, or any sort of deity, though I do find the thought fascinating, and I love reading the stories about Greek and Egyptian gods and goddesses. I feel like karma is definitely a thing, though, and that the universe itself is alive in its own way.

I believe in the supernatural, but I don't believe in Heaven or Hell. My hope for when I die is that I just cease to exist entirely. I have held a curiosity, though, about whether or not an individual's belief dictates what happens to their soul when they die. As in, if someone believes they will be reincarnated, then they are. If someone believes that they're going to Heaven or to Hell, then that is what happens.

I have nothing against the LGBTQ+ community, I myself identify as heteroflexible. And I'm not ashamed of it. I also don't believe in the practice of saving oneself for marriage, because I sure didn't, but I am extremely confident that my relationship with the man I gave my virginity to will last a very long time. With that said, I'm not a huge fan of watching people be overly promiscuous, but it's their choice so I try not to judge.

I also try not to judge people who use drugs, drink alcohol, etc. I only avoid associating myself with people who I wouldn't want to be around, given their lifestyle choices. For example, I don't mind if my friends smoke weed every now and then, or if someone needs it for medical purposes. I'll sit right there with them but I won't smoke it myself. However, I don't want to be around someone who abuses pain medicine or other drugs like cocaine or heroine, simply because I don't like watching people do things which are detrimental to their health and well-being.

I don't feel like I have to dedicate my talents to something for worship. I am a highly creative person who hates being told what to do, and I love to exercise my gifts as I feel inspired to do so. In general, I have a distaste for authority.

I feel like violence is largely overused in this world, but I also feel like the ability to physically fight is a gift, which should be nurtured and channeled in a healthy manner, rather than just being thrown into wars.

So, any idea of what the heck my beliefs might be called? I have been to a Unitarian church once, and so far, that's the closest I've come to feeling connected with a religion.

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  • Boojum

    Your views and mine match up pretty well. Maybe we should start a religion.

    There's no requirement that everyone have a succinct label for their beliefs. Having one just makes it easier for others to pigeonhole you and make all sort of assumptions about what you believe.

    Check out Humanism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanism

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  • suckonthis9

    Unfounded Discretionary Ideological Electivity (UDIE).

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  • McBean

    Buddhism.

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    • Spiderkill234

      A Fat Dude Who Sits On A Shelf And You Praise Him So Sad

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      • McBean

        Not exactly. Most Buddists I know would rub his little brass tummy while they smoke a joint.

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        • Spiderkill234

          I Would Think It would Be Disrespectful To Rub A Real god's Tummy And Well Doing Something generally Considered A Sin Not What's His Name Buda is Even real

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          • Acton98

            If buda isn't real then neither is jesus.

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      • Acton98

        It's not about praising budda it's a peaceful way of life.
        Something Christianity should look into.

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        • Jonniebonnire

          What is that supposed to mean?
          Christians dont live a peacefull life because were chriatians??

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          • Acton98

            Some do, many more use it as an excuse for hate.

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  • DaniMartini

    You are currently what's called a Seeker or Investigator.

    That you crave to be labeled already reveals that you will be very devout when you find your path.

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  • deepdrowning

    Seems like right now you're agnostic, you don't specifically believe in a god but you're openminded.

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    • Spiderkill234

      It's God Not god

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      • Acton98

        Who gives a flying pair of yellow underwear if the "g" is capitalised or not???
        I mean honestly.

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      • Acton98

        "It's God Not god"

        Ya lost me.

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      • deepdrowning

        That's why I said a god, not the Christian God specifically.

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  • Jayfeather44

    You sound pretty much like pagan, a lot of your views for quite well with what they do and believe, you could also be agnostic.

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  • Acton98

    Well think of it this way, every religion through out history, thousands of them.
    And everyone (that's religious) thinks the other isn't the one true, and theirs is.
    So what are the chances that a religion, (Christianity) that tortured, killed and forced people to believe weather they wanted to or not is the true one?
    Or are the odds in favor that it's not?

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  • Jonniebonnire

    Thats kinda similar to what i believe in, but I 100% believe in God, and I believe that I could be wrong and some other religion could exist.

    Think about it this way, I am 100% sure that God exists, but then a bhuddist is 100% that bhudism exists. So its kinda like a 50-50 chance you know?

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    • itachi_uchiha

      There are so many religions that we aren't familiar with it doesn't means one is real & other one is not I think people beleive in god because they need something to believe in & they can believe in any religion as every religion have the same message "PEACE & HUMANITY"

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  • Acton98

    In the end it doesn't matter.
    Be good to others, be good to yourself, and be hate free and peaceful.

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  • Spiderkill234

    Baptist

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  • Davebettermen

    Yes. You are of the longpostercostal religion.

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