Today's Yahoo Canada pool about religion
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Where in Canada is this pool? Also, nice trolling.
TheSilencer1313
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When anything in Canada takes over, get back to me.
MVP
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Better fishing/hunting, better skiing, free medical care, better beer, less gun related violence and crime in general, less abortions, less STD's, less mental illness and finally less religious maniacs!
Yep, sounds like you're snowed in 365 days per year.
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As for your own bolded part I want to know exactly what they asked. Are you religious or do you identify with a religion?
Also your assertion that being non religious = common sense is stupidly laughable at best.
I took a look. The poll asks exactly as AKMVP worded it in his initial post.
That is interesting and good for those people for finding a view of life that works for them.
You forgot to include the CFL and Toronto Raptors.
The U.S. is pretty much the last stronghold for traditional religiosity in the developed world. In most the West, belief in a specific god is well below 50%, even though many still believe in a higher power in a more generalized sense (so-called spiritual). Church attendance is very low in Europe. I believe it's as low as 3% in Norway. More than 40% of adult Americans still go to church at least occasionally. But religion is changing in the U.S. as well. While Christianity still plays a strong cultural role in American lives, it is becoming more liberal and inclusive (liberal here is defined in its philosophical sense, meaning pro-individual liberty, not related to plug-in hybrids).
Within 50 years or so, religious doctrine will be an irrelevance to almost all Europeans of Christian descent. Islam is another story, and I don't want to get into that. For America, I expect religion to continue to both liberalize and play a major role in people's lives. Most of the religious inspired **** that we have to deal with comes from the sizable fundamentalist minority. Those will inevitably be marginalized as the world continues to progress. Most Americans will still consider themselves Christians in 2050. But they will the more pragmatic and rational type of Christians.
Within 50 years or so, religious doctrine will be an irrelevance to almost all Europeans of Christian descent. Islam is another story, and I don't want to get into that. For America, I expect religion to continue to both liberalize and play a major role in people's lives. Most of the religious inspired **** that we have to deal with comes from the sizable fundamentalist minority. Those will inevitably be marginalized as the world continues to progress. Most Americans will still consider themselves Christians in 2050. But they will the more pragmatic and rational type of Christians.
TheSilencer1313
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I stopped at the better medical care part, and scoffed to myself.
I think Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, Jews and Hindus will be the final truly adhered to religions. Most others will fade and the people will be spiritual but not necessarily religious.
MVP
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My friend lives in New York, he broke his hand it cost him $2500 to get it fixed. Here you pay nothing for brain surgeries if you need one. USA medical system is most expensive and disgusting money grabber in the world. If best metal musician ( IMHO ) Chuck Schuldiner died because he could not afford life saving surgery that tells a lot about medical care in USA. Had he been in Canada he may have still lived.
MVP
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See original post by Silencer.
Depends on one's definition of spirituality and being religious, but I do not call myself religious.. I call myself spiritual.
For me, the difference is I believe in Jesus Christ/God, but I don't subscribe to all the religious (legalistic) stuff. In the way I think, being spiritual is being kind toward others and making an attempt of having the heart of Christ. In my mind, religion separates people, causes us to judge others by our own standard, and creates division based on works.
(None of that was in any way a slight at any group, whatsoever.)
I can't say I know for sure either way. But I have good friends here in Utah that are Canadians and only have a home here because a spouse has dire medical conditions and the level of care they receive in Canada is insufficient. They're here ONLY for the better quality of doctors.