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Person 1 – Family Member – SIL from Miami, Florida, United States

    • I’m Between 33 – 55
    • My religious preference: New Covenant Congregation of Israel (NCCI)
Mom’s: Seventh Day Adventist

Dad’s: Seventh Day Adventist

    • 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?

It’s a tie between Marcus Garvey, Huey P. Newton, and Malcolm X. I’ll go with Marcus Garvey because I would like to know his plan for Black people leaving America and to see what his vision was for progress for our people.

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?

Greed. I believe that no matter what ethnicity we are, no one should be hungry, homeless, and/or sick (without healthcare).
I believe that providing Grassroots organizations with various programs will help those in the community who are without any of the basic needs to live. Then I’d say that a reconstruction of the healthcare system happens which provides incentives to keeping people healthy instead of sick. Remove big pharma-
Provide the wealthy with incentives if they build and support nonprofit organizations and reconstruction of poor neighborhoods.
Reconstruction of the school system (In America and the world) why are they coveting knowledge?

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 believe we were put on this earth to show the Glory and Wonder of The Most High through the contributions and exhibiting of love, our talents, and gifts.

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 believe that we are all connected to Our Creator as He is set up in the seat of our emotions. I believe that The Most High has give us both good and evil to chose from and I also believe that we instinctively know what is right from birth. We are taught and we learn things that are contrary to our nature as we live on this earth. As we continue to live, we must stay connected to The Most High because His Spirit will guide us.
I do not believe that we need religion to be merciful, gracious, show compassion, love, forgiveness, or any good thing. Therefore, I do not believe that one religion is better than another 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?

I believe if we do good here, then good will be done for us by the most high.

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

No answer

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…?

No Answer

 

Kawaljit from Brampton, Canada

    • I’m Between 23 – 33
    • My religious preference: Sikh
Mom’s: Sikh

Dad’s: Sikh

    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Both mom and dad
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: Week
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?

Hari Singh Nalwa from the 18th century. He was the main bridge for building the Sikh Empire. He was the
right hand to the king.

When he went in the forest with the king, a tiger attacked the king and Hari broke the tiger’s jaw.

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?

The biggest problem is that the government of every country is suppressing people’s rights. They are not democratic anymore; they just implement laws and force the people to follow it.

Example, farmer protest in India. The government-imposed rules on the farmer which lead to the longest protest in India.

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?

Yes, everyone has a purpose. According to Sikhism, you must go through 84 million reincarnations cycles to be able to reach a human state. Our purpose is to meet god. We meet god through meditation. If you mediate on god, in the next life you meet god. However, if your life is consumed by material things when they die you go through reincarnation until you are pure.

What you will be in the next life is unknown.

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?

Humanity is the biggest religion in the world we must help each other to be human. Rather than discriminating based on race, colour, sex, we have to stand by each other.

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?

We will never come again in human form. We will just meet with the creator. Just like the sun, there are many rays, all the rays go back to the sun. Same thing happens to the human beings.

Everyone is equal with god.

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

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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…?

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vivek from Mississauga, Canada

    • I’m Between 33 – 55
    • My religious preference: No religious preference and I am not interested in exploring
Mom’s: Hinduism

Dad’s: Hinduism

    • 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?

Saint from India named Kabir Das – use to weave clothe, live a simple life by sing songs about life and nature –he lived the simple life.

He would like to be like Kabir by living the simple life, where things of life are not labeled.

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?

Lack of appreciation to make the best of their lives. Enjoying whatever you have in your life. Corruption starts from people not appreciation what they have.

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?

There is no purpose for us here on earth. Life itself is the [purpose. To live life is the ultimate purpose.

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?

People can believe whatever they want to believe, it does not matter. All you need is to understand the basic principle of religion or life.

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 have not seen it; I do not know.

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

You must first be dead to convince me.

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 don’t know.

 

Monique from Toronto, Canada

    • I’m Between 33 – 55
    • My religious preference: Judaism
Mom’s: No religious preference
    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Just mom
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: Week
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?

Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France. Why? Because she was very young when she was trying to run the Kingdom with all the rebellion.

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?

Self-indulgence, in whatever form that takes. Society is occupied with self – gluttony of everything , of image, money, anything you can imagine.

How do we solve it? People need to get back in touch with the fact that we are not here to sit and get fat, we are here to do a job and have a purpose, and there is a creator.

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?

Absolutely.

We don’t start finding out that purpose until we start the process of detaching societal values and norms. Everybody’s going to have a different one [purpose] but it does not reveal itself until we have step away from what we think is the norm right now.

Your purpose can be good or bad.

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?

There is one way to the creator but everybody to have choice of their own path. The “one way” is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but how people from different religions come to understand this may be different.

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?

We don’t know about the afterlife. Nobody has gone and come back to tell us. In Judaism, there is no concept of hell. Ancient Judaism believed in reincarnation. The common beliefs are that there are levels in heaven. The spirit will go through purification in each level.

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

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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…?

N/A

 

Desiree from Sunland, California, United States

    • I’m Between 17 – 23
    • My religious preference: No religious preference and I am interested in exploring but have not made any decisions yet
Mom’s: Protestant Christianity

Dad’s: No religious preference

    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Both mom and dad
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: Year
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?

one of the founding fathers of the US, it would be interesting to further understand what they thought and hoped the country would end up as.

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?

Lack of unity or patriotism, Everything is so divided. Our country is so split. We need to be one. Everyone needs to love each other…. I don’t know how we get there. I feel like alot of people are close minded. people need to be more open to hearing different points of view and meet somewhere in the middle.

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’d like to this we have a purpose but I don’t know what that is. I hope there’s a point but I don’t know what it is.

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 somewhat matters what people believe, like, you shouldn’t believe in evil, morally wrong beliefs. but different types of religion are for good with good morals, so if you are following a good religion, it doesn’t matter so much.

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?

To be honest, I don’t really know what I believe about the afterlife. Part of me thinks I believe in reincarnation and we live multiple lives, but people could go to some kind of afterlife outside the world, but I don’t know entirely what that would look like

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

I don’t know, there must be something greater than what we are. some energy, power, or someone or something greater than we are that created us or holds it all together. matter had to come from something. did our universe just appear, or was it already here? but then, who made God?

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…?

people who don’t believe in an afterlife can still believe in these things but it’s more them just holding onto something to give their lives purpose.

 

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