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Anonymous from charlotte, North Carolina, United States

    • I’m Between 23 – 33
    • My religious preference: agnostic
Mom’s: Protestant Christianity
    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Just mom
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: Year
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If you could travel back in time to any period, and meet any person who is historically significant, who would you want to meet and why?

Hypatia who was a 4th century A.D. astronomer and philosopher.
Out of all the problems that we are facing in our world today, what do you consider is our biggest problem and how do you think we can solve this problem?

I think our biggest problem is not being able to put differences aside and make the best choice for our future regardless of the cost. If humans could do that we could more quickly fix hunger, pollution, and overpopulation.
Do you think it is possible that you and I were put here on this earth for some kind of purpose? If so, what do you think that was? If not, why do you think so?

No purpose, just to live.
We live in a world that tends to believe, now more than ever, that all religions are equal and no one religion is better than another. In your opinion does it matter what someone believes? If not, why not, if so, why so?

I think it does. Everyone interprets their religion differently than trying to have just common morals that do not harm others.
All religions have different beliefs about the afterlife but many seem to indicate that we go to a better place, if we do the right things in this life. What do you personally believe about the afterlife and what do you think we need to do in this life in order to get to this better place in the next life?

I wish there was an afterlife (evidence of it) but I do not currently believe it exists.
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, where do you think we came from?

evolution
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, why is it difficult for us to avoid believing in non-material things like truth, love, beauty, goodness, etc…?

Because as we have evolved to have the capacity to have more complex thoughts and more neural networks, we have learned of morality and therefore long for an afterlife. Love, truth, and beauty are abstract thoughts that have come to describe things, most or all human experience

 

Brianna from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

    • I’m Between 17 – 23
    • My religious preference: Protestant Christianity
Mom’s: Protestant Christianity

Dad’s: Protestant Christianity

    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Both mom and dad
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: I do not attend
Question Answer
If you could travel back in time to any period, and meet any person who is historically significant, who would you want to meet and why?

I would meet Jesus because he seems amazing.
Out of all the problems that we are facing in our world today, what do you consider is our biggest problem and how do you think we can solve this problem?

I think our biggest problem is division because it leads to every other problem we see like racism, war, poverty, etc.
Do you think it is possible that you and I were put here on this earth for some kind of purpose? If so, what do you think that was? If not, why do you think so?

I think everyone is put on earth for a purpose. I think the bigger purpose for existence is love.
We live in a world that tends to believe, now more than ever, that all religions are equal and no one religion is better than another. In your opinion does it matter what someone believes? If not, why not, if so, why so?

No. Because I believe everyones religion should be respected even if I don’t personally believe in it.
All religions have different beliefs about the afterlife but many seem to indicate that we go to a better place, if we do the right things in this life. What do you personally believe about the afterlife and what do you think we need to do in this life in order to get to this better place in the next life?

I believe that the afterlife is real and people go to heaven of hell. I think to get to a better place you need to take care of yourself spiritually and believe that there is a better place after death.
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, where do you think we came from?

I believe there is an afterlife.
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, why is it difficult for us to avoid believing in non-material things like truth, love, beauty, goodness, etc…?

I believe there is an afterlife.

 

Arundhati from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

    • I’m Between 23 – 33
    • My religious preference: Hinduism
Mom’s: Hinduism
    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Just mom
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: Month
Question Answer
If you could travel back in time to any period, and meet any person who is historically significant, who would you want to meet and why?

Charles Darwin because he made some really interesting and groundbreaking contributions to science.
Out of all the problems that we are facing in our world today, what do you consider is our biggest problem and how do you think we can solve this problem?

By being kind and forgiving.
Do you think it is possible that you and I were put here on this earth for some kind of purpose? If so, what do you think that was? If not, why do you think so?

I feel the purpose is to love one another.
We live in a world that tends to believe, now more than ever, that all religions are equal and no one religion is better than another. In your opinion does it matter what someone believes? If not, why not, if so, why so?

I do not particularly believe in religion because people tend to twist religions into something different altogether.
All religions have different beliefs about the afterlife but many seem to indicate that we go to a better place, if we do the right things in this life. What do you personally believe about the afterlife and what do you think we need to do in this life in order to get to this better place in the next life?

not answered
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, where do you think we came from?

not answered
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, why is it difficult for us to avoid believing in non-material things like truth, love, beauty, goodness, etc…?

I wish there was an afterlife but I do not believe in it.

 

Sam from Marlton, New Jersey, United States

    • I’m Between 23 – 33
    • My religious preference: Agnostic
Mom’s: No religious preference

Dad’s: No religious preference

    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Both mom and dad
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: I do not attend
Question Answer
If you could travel back in time to any period, and meet any person who is historically significant, who would you want to meet and why?

Princess Diana. She was a very influential person with charity work.
Out of all the problems that we are facing in our world today, what do you consider is our biggest problem and how do you think we can solve this problem?

(Syrian) refugees. All countries should take in these refugees.
Do you think it is possible that you and I were put here on this earth for some kind of purpose? If so, what do you think that was? If not, why do you think so?

No. Life is part of an evolutionary process.
We live in a world that tends to believe, now more than ever, that all religions are equal and no one religion is better than another. In your opinion does it matter what someone believes? If not, why not, if so, why so?

Agree, no one religion is better than another, they all have some truth in them. Each religious person has pride in their own religion.
All religions have different beliefs about the afterlife but many seem to indicate that we go to a better place, if we do the right things in this life. What do you personally believe about the afterlife and what do you think we need to do in this life in order to get to this better place in the next life?

Not sure if an afterlife exist but believes it is good to be a good person.
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, where do you think we came from?

We came from an evolutionary process.
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, why is it difficult for us to avoid believing in non-material things like truth, love, beauty, goodness, etc…?

Non-material things are common sense items … also part of the evolutionary process.

 

Jeff from Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

    • I’m Between 33 – 55
    • My religious preference: Protestant Christianity
    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Did not live with parents
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: I do not attend
Question Answer
If you could travel back in time to any period, and meet any person who is historically significant, who would you want to meet and why?

Robert E. Lee. To tell him not to surrender.
Out of all the problems that we are facing in our world today, what do you consider is our biggest problem and how do you think we can solve this problem?

Liberals. Lack of personal responsibility. Too much top down authority.
Is this a moral problem? No.
Do you think it is possible that you and I were put here on this earth for some kind of purpose? If so, what do you think that was? If not, why do you think so?

no idea
We live in a world that tends to believe, now more than ever, that all religions are equal and no one religion is better than another. In your opinion does it matter what someone believes? If not, why not, if so, why so?

It doesn’t matter.
Is the Bible reliable? No – it was corrupted by the Catholic church. The KJV was corrupted by King James. He dictated what it would say.
Can we know the truth? Yes – but not about religion. Too much corruption in church.
Jesus can’t be the only way. Would like to know what Jesus actually said.
All religions have different beliefs about the afterlife but many seem to indicate that we go to a better place, if we do the right things in this life. What do you personally believe about the afterlife and what do you think we need to do in this life in order to get to this better place in the next life?

no afterlife. no heaven or hell. annihilation.
But there are ghosts that hang around to resolve problems with their life before they are annihilated.
Do we have a soul? Yes, but it ceases to exist at death (annihilation)
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, where do you think we came from?

Big Bang. No Evolution.
Big bang is continuing to create planets and universes.
If you do not believe there is life after this life is over, why is it difficult for us to avoid believing in non-material things like truth, love, beauty, goodness, etc…?

Does believe in non-material things (ghosts, soul), just not in afterlife.

 

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