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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:35 AM Original message |
What do you call someone who believes in God but not organized religion? |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. Me too. |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:35 AM Original message |
I'd Call Them "Smart" |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
12. Oh c'mon! |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Personally, I've Taken It One Step Further |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Dang, |
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burn the bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
28. that was my answer |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. me too |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. Un-churched? |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. me n/t |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
5. Spiritual. nt |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I like the term "spiritual." |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. Spirituality or religion |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
49. A bumper sticker I own |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. Deist |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I had always heard it described |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. Nice Merton quote! |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 01:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
58. Thanks, I find it to be especially relevant this past week or so |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
40. Yup. nt |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
45. Suppose You See God In The Natural Order & Universal Principles? |
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dave29 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
64. Look into Pantheism. |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 05:12 PM Response to Reply #64 |
84. I think thats where I fall in. I never knew exactly what to call it though |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. Rational? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
9. me too, bah hahahahaha |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
10. Me! |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
11. A deist, or an agnostic |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
14. A sane individual. |
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sexybomber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
15. Enlightened. (n/t) |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
16. That's me, as well. |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
17. Sane? |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Yup.........n/t |
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newblewtoo (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 04:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
76. "I am just as Christian as they are." |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:32 PM Response to Reply #76 |
103. Welcome to DU newblewtoo! |
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sueh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
18. God believer without church affiliation. e/m |
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CC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. My first |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
20. Confused about the difference between "belief" and "approval." |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
21. At base the simplest term would be theist |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
46. Religious Fundies Screech PANTHEIST At Me When I Explain What |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. That is actually interesting |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
23. I call myself a "Spiritual Humanist" n/t |
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housewolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. I like that... |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
24. Deist. n/t |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
26. A Free Thinker? |
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WatchWhatISay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
29. Am I an agnostic? |
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ridgerunner (368 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
61. "What is an Agnostic?" by Bertrand Russell |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
30. Spiritual |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. One of my favorite sayings |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Oh wow! That is sooo cool! |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 01:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
57. I like that! |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
31. I don't know if there's a name for it. |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
33. I'd say self-secure and mentally balanced. |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
37. Hehehe |
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newportdadde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
38. Sounds like your like me, a non denominational Christian |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
39. a deist n/t |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
41. spiritual |
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KlatooBNikto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
43. I will call them half intelligent because they could go all the way. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
68. All the way to where? |
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KlatooBNikto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:50 PM Response to Reply #68 |
97. I was trying to do a take off on teenage talk. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:58 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. I swear I suspected that when I asked. No shit I did n/t |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
44. Interesting question. |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. i saw one of the kennedy clan on 'politically incorrect' |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. I've been a Recovering Catholic for 15 years... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
51. That would be me |
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garybeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
52. "right" |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
53. i don't believe in god, but i definitely believe in organized religion |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
54. halfway there |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Halfway to where? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 03:09 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. depends on which way you're going |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 03:22 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. "depends on which way you're going" ? I am really confused now |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. no |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 04:51 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. I said I do believe in God |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. I'm an atheist |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
55. A believer in what is, without putting a psychotic or primitive spin on it |
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eaglenetsupport (150 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
60. Christian Democrat |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
62. Deist...spiritual...faithful. |
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Paranoid_Portlander (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
63. Albert Einstein. |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
65. Religion is to God as a clock is to time. |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 03:00 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. That's really cool! |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 03:05 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Yup, I think so too. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
66. I consider myself a Spiritualist! |
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dave29 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
67. NNNOLHI - read Thomas Paine. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
72. Deist? N/T |
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bobthedrummer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
74. That's me. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
75. A free thinker who thinks differently from me. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
77. Spiritually pure Christian. n/t |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
78. Me. Religion only uses God to sell their product which I'll have none of. |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
82. I guess it depends upon how you perceive God. |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
83. There was a book out there somewhere |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 05:35 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Nothing bugs me about organized religions. I just don't believe in them |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:00 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Why don't you believe in organized religion? |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:09 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Persistent little bugger, ain't ya? |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:13 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Yep. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #88 |
95. "Faith is about Belief, Religion is about Control" |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
85. The term you are looking for is solitary practioner |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
87. I'd Call Them, Pretty Normal |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
89. A Unitarian? |
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hippiegranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
91. an anti-dogmatist? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
93. I call such a person ..... ME |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
94. "Disenfranchised" |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
96. orpupilofnature57 |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
98. me! - its called agnostic??? nt |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:06 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Not necessarily |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
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toddaa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
102. The Pantheist Credo |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:36 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. Here is Kurt Vonnegut's shortened up version of "The Pantheist Credo" |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:46 PM Response to Reply #104 |
107. Vonnegut a true metaphysic genius!!! |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
105. I don't know, but I'm one... |
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Is It Fascism Yet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
106. Correct. I call them correct. n/t |
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kodi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
108. wise. |
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