NT & religions (& God)

[Sinister Scribe]

I've found that NTs tend to have strong thoughts/feelings on the subject of religion. I know NTs who are very strongly religious, but I also know a few NTs who are extremely atheistic. A lot more of that has to do with individual background and experiences, I think, than as a personality type.

I'm an INTJ, was raised in a conservative Christian church but won't set foot in a church service. I still consider myself religious, if only for the reasons Pascal had as an intent when he wrote about what would later become known as Pascal's Wager.

[Lexlike]

Originally Posted by Uberfuhrer

NTs invent their own religions.

i would say NF invent their own religion as religion is meant. Nts invent a new system of belief.

[YourLocalJesus]

Originally Posted by niki

I have a curious question:
how does NT view religions?

Can't speak for all of them, but I guess we tend to be sceptics and atheists.

what is the NT's notions of "God" ? can NT be as 'spiritual/religious' as most NF seems to be ?

Gee. I don't know. I guess there are stupid NT's as well as bright NF's.

and what does NT think , specifically, of Christianity concept of God? does it make sense? is it acceptable, or it is not acceptable for NT's rationale? and what's the reasons?

It doesn't make any sense. Especially the bible. Except for the part of it that have become standard western ethics. And no, i'm not talking about the burning of cities because of a little good sex.

and for some unknown reason, is it true that NT's are more interested towards the New-Age-ism, or Buddhism, Hinduism, or even pantheism notion of "God" , rather than those Abrahamic religions (ie: Islam, Christianity, Judaism) ?

Well, first off, the Abrahamic religions have so many flaws. And so much shit has been done in the name of christ and islam. And the jews of Israel aren't exactly without sin, either. I believe religions is a great way of creating a mob mentality that the rulers can use to control the populace, and it always provides favourite enemies of other religions. I just can't see how people are as stupid as they are. I thought the bible was complete bullshit when I was eight. How stupid are you guys? I'd totally want to be a salesman and try to sell you shit, cause I'd fool you in one minute.
And the only one that is tempting is actual buddhism, philosophy. I wouldn't ever believe in gods. It's a ridiculous concept.

does this have anything to do at all with one being an "NT" (as opposed to an SJ, or ST, or NF, etc ) ?

Being an NT is probably connected with doubt. I think most of us are probably sceptics by nature. We need irrefutable evidence, and I think most of us can smell bullshit and stay clear of it. Religion is bullshit.
Religion is crowd control, and we're not part of the crowd. I don't think NT's are as prone to mob mentality as most other types.

[Googly_Eyes]

I wasn't raised Christian but I went to a Catholic elementary school. I can't necessarily say I ever believed in God despite all the praying/worshiping I did because I was too young to think for myself. When I did start speculating though, my transformation into an atheist wasn't instantaneous. I didn't want to let go of my "beliefs" and would exhaust all my energy on trying to square the circle, so to speak. Eventually I realized that I never even cared about my "beliefs" to begin with though, which made it a lot easier to consider whether or not I actually believed it.

I wound up becoming a non-religious theist for a while (I was starting high school at the time. It was a lot easier for me to abandon my beliefs without being taught them as if they were facts), then became a deist, became a pantheist, became utterly agnostic, then a passionate atheist, and now I'm an atheist with strong opinions on God and religion but don't really care to express them unless someone's planning on doing something like fly a Boeing 747 into an enormously populated building or waking me up on a Sunday morning to "Spread the good word of the Lord."

Originally Posted by YourLocalJesus

I thought the bible was complete bullshit when I was eight. How stupid are you guys? I'd totally want to be a salesman and try to sell you shit, cause I'd fool you in one minute.

I've always noticed that of all the people who are raised religious but become atheist/agnostic, ENTJs are the first to stop believing and it always happens at a very early age. It's usually because they see religion as a method of control and, well, they're ENTJs.

I've also always got the impression that most of the "religious entrepreneurs" I've heard of seem like ENTJs (lol).

Originally Posted by YourLocalJesus

Being an NT is probably connected with doubt. I think most of us are probably sceptics by nature. We need irrefutable evidence, and I think most of us can smell bullshit and stay clear of it. Religion is bullshit.
Religion is crowd control, and we're not part of the crowd. I don't think NT's are as prone to mob mentality as most other types.

I agree.

Originally Posted by niki

and what does NT think , specifically, of Christianity concept of God? does it make sense? is it acceptable, or it is not acceptable for NT's rationale? and what's the reasons?

I don't think so. There are too many reasons for me to want to go into detail. All I can say is that I've debated many a Christian (theist) over the internet and after spending enough time thinking about and researching religion in general I've come to the conclusion that religion is simply the epitome of ignorance. Everything about it is illogical and each of its defenses are illogical.

I also agree with meme theory and see religion as a sort of unconscious "life-form" that survives by infecting our minds and "reproducing" in the minds of children. Religion is a parasite which improves its survival rate by reducing ours.

There are plenty of reasons to believe in God, but none of them are reasonable.

[01011010]

I'm Agnostic/Atheist. I have two NF friends that are Agnostic and two NT friends that are deeply religious (Christianity). Personality type isn't a factor. Yet, I think NTs are more prone to question what they believe as opposed to 'blind faith'.

I have no issue with religion in itself. Some individuals need the moral structure and a belief to help them move through life more smoothly. To each their own. As long as I'm not being directly affected I could care less what anyone else chooses to believe.