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vivek from Mississauga, Canada
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- I’m Between 33 – 55
- My religious preference: No religious preference and I am not interested in exploring
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- Growing up, I primarily lived with: Both mom and dad
- I attend religious services generally at least once every: I do not attend
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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? |
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
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- I’m Between 33 – 55
- My religious preference: Judaism
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- Growing up, I primarily lived with: Just mom
- I attend religious services generally at least once every: Week
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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? |
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…? |
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Desiree from Sunland, California, United States
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- I’m Between 17 – 23
- My religious preference: No religious preference and I am interested in exploring but have not made any decisions yet
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- Growing up, I primarily lived with: Both mom and dad
- 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? |
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
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- I’m Between 17 – 23
- My religious preference: No religious preference and I am not interested in exploring
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- Growing up, I primarily lived with: Just mom
- I attend religious services generally at least once every: Six months
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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? |
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
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- I’m Between 23 – 33
- My religious preference: Buddhism
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- Growing up, I primarily lived with: Both mom and dad
- I attend religious services generally at least once every: Six months
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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? |
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 |