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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.

 

Angel from Winter Garden, Florida, United States

    • I’m Between 17 – 23
    • My religious preference: No religious preference and I am not interested in exploring
Mom’s: Protestant Christianity
    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Just mom
  • I attend religious services generally at least once every: Six months
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?

Martin Luther King

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?

We need financial equality for all

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 so 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?

Not really. We’re all probably wrong about 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?

Not sure

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

Don’t care

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 that it is for everyone

 

Jennifer from Ocoee, Florida, United States

    • I’m Between 23 – 33
    • My religious preference: Buddhism
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: Six months
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?

Buddha

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?

People are too angry. Solve it by finding inner peace

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, to find inner peace

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?

Yes. We wouldn’t have so much fighting if there were more tolerance

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?

Reincarnation. We need to keep denying self.

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

NA

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…?

NA

 

David from Winter Garden, Florida, United States

    • I’m Between 33 – 55
    • My religious preference: Atheism
Mom’s: Catholic Christianity
    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Just mom
  • 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?

Einstein because of his advancements in 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?

Religion. Help people see there is no need and that its actually harmful

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. We’re just matter and energy

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?

Yes. Religion is harmful. Look at all the wars fought over 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?

No afterlife

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

We evolved from lower life forms

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…?

Those are human constructs and different people have different beliefs

 

Malachi (interviewed by Neil Lawrence) from Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

    • I’m Over 55
    • My religious preference: Rastafarian
Mom’s: Catholic Christianity
    • Growing up, I primarily lived with: Just mom
  • 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?

Haile Salasi is watching over us. Bob Marley, because he really understood and promoted the way of life. Message to the world. His word continue. He never passed, because his words are passed on the Message to the world. It comes from his heart not his brain.

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 chosen ones are few, the world is a cemetery. Almost all are lost. We (Rasta) have the 3rd Eye. The people of the world live by the flesh with only 2 Eyes. There are two gods: the God of the Earth and the god of the world. The people of the world follow the god of this world; who gives them papers (money). They following the papers. They chasing after the papers. They think they have power but they only have papers. They trick you and tell you they give you 1st Class, but that is last class. The people down there are thinking they are low class but they are the spiritual people. They take their time to give you the vibes. But the system doesn’t want such people but it wants to hurt them. But they can’t get hurt because they are strong people selected from the Lord. The 3rd Eye is a gift from the spirit. The people of the world with 2 Eyes are brainwashed. I was in the world in drugs, alcohol, bad relationships, pimping women, and I have been cleansed. Going through all that cleansed me. I didn’t know better. The Lord cleansed me. I was lost all my life. But I had love. The love bring me back. I always had love. I had been abused. That was a dead enjoyment, thinking I had life but that was no life. I walking in the other world, I have the gift, the 3rd Eye, I have the gift and now I have the life. No one can stop it. People of the world give respect because of papers but they have nothing. That’s why Bob Marley say, “You think you have everything, but you have nothing.” You have this and that but you have nothing. When the Lord give you, you have everything.

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?

We only have power to take out 2 or 3 or 100’s from the world cemetery. Our purpose is to take out people from their dead life.

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?

The LORD is whatever you call him. It could be God, Jah, Christ, Jesus, whatever you call him, but you get the light. It could even be Allah. If people follow the god of the world it is the devil, it’s all about the business god. The god of the world is a business god; and the God of the Earth is a powerhouse. One spirit. One sun, moon, earth, and he’s ruling in different forms. If you do right, eat right, speak right – that spirit is living inside of you. If you say something right it is from you heart. The system uses a lot of brain, but the spirit uses a lot of heart. Babylon is the same thing as the world system, the false system. The side of nature is the chosen. The side of the world is of numbers. In all religions there is good ones (people) and bad ones. In all religions there are some good ones, chosen ones to go and take out some people. Systematic religions have a problem; if they living with a tongue not a heart. (I asked him if Rastafarian is the best) he said, it is the best. (I asked is it more natural). He said, “not more natural, it IS natural.” It is straight from the earth. You can follow other ways but they’re more able to trick you. Other religions could be the same thing as a Rasta if they have a good heart. Marcus Garvey and Mandel didn’t have locks but they had a good heart, so they sat on the throne. The false god have a hard whip, but the only way you gonna conquer that whip is with a good heart. That whip gonna get you stronger, wiser, gonna get you to take some of these people they try to brainwash and bring them back to the light. Your own self determination gives the power to make it on the right road. I asked, How do you get the power to follow the truth?” He said, “The spirit and the love and the truth is one package.” I tried to clarify, “What is the truth?” He said, “the truth is an earthly truth, coming from inside of you.” The truth is just truth because it is not fake, it comes from what’s real coming from your heart.

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?

The after life is a continuation of this life. I clarified, “What about ‘where we go?” “The physical will go somewhere but the spirit will move on.” I pressed, “Where?” “In the good life, where Bob Marley went; a spiritual place. No physical body.” The ancestors are all living with us on the earth in spirit. Sometimes those ancestor spirits come and dwelt in you, that’s why you have to set your spirit pure so they can live in you, just like the spirit of the Lord. If you see a spiritual person they are not alone but they are with all those spirits. I asked, “Will the earth perish or keep on going?” The earth will keep on going. I asked, “Will the good and bad people keep doing the same, or will there be a change?” It will just keep on going. “Where are the bad people passing to when they die?” They won’t exist, but they never really existed either. They were already dead any way.

I explained to him the Biblical idea of sacrifice to bring salvation. I asked, “What sacrifice does he have to wipe away his sin?” He reiterated his salvation comes from his own self will to do right. He was adamant to say he has no connection with blood. I pressed him on the issue of all of us needing an outside source/sacrifice and he refused the idea of blood. He seems to equate blood with violence and refused it. “Blood is the farthest thing from me.” The spiritual people are peace-makers not blood.

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

N/A

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-he accepts an afterlife.

 

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