Different Religions - Do you see it as an obstacle to love?

kilik, science has nice theories of how life came to be, you should try looking into that one day. there is the religious theory of how it came to be and im fine with people who believe in that. if you don't believe in religion then you should at least look to science to avoid making yourself look ignorant

ok, this being the third time I've tried to reply in this thread with maiotaku pulling a hardcore fail mode on me.... huff.. puff... This is a very sensitive topic. and far too important a topic for people, myself included, to be bantering back and forth the way we have in the last few pages... however; i would like to ask out of common decency that some people refrain from essentially slandering anyones religion, by claiming some pitifully fabricated fallacies pertaining to it..... it makes my day a little more stressful realizing that even among a community of like minded goofballs, I still have to have myback against the wall about what I believe. but more disheartening is how blatantly ignorant some of the things being said are. :/ anyone can come in here and tell someone they are wrong... whats hard is to prove that you're right. at the end of it all, this is a topic that mankind will never have an answer for without FAITH in something or in some peoples' cases, faith in nothing. no amount of analytic's will ever reveal the answer. but to me, that in itself DOES reveal the true answer. that is what I believe. so lets just all chalk this one up to a resounding YES. this is something that obviously can make relationships harder.

That's where my only disagreeance was, Dokuji lol. I believe in some weird-ass things by a lot of peoples standards, and it has never effected any of my relationships. Because my beliefs center around individual perspective, I'm beholden only to my own understanding. In short, "it's my own thing", so it's never been an issue for anyone else. Though it would be nice if I could make a little mojo with someone else, for once.

^^ that may be so, but the fact is that some people may not want to pursue a relationship with you because of your beliefs, and that's really what this topic was about. that's the instance I was citing. I had no real problem with her being atheist or whatever.. at least not until, and if, we ever really got serious to the point of marriage, but she pretty much ditched me on the spot when i told her what I believed. :/ so yeah, i do still have a sore spot there with that one.

Aha, but that's also where I seem to differ from a lot of people. My spiritual practices are not a secret. In fact, certain members of the community have come to me for help a time or two. That being said, if someone is going to dislike me for my beliefs, then there's no reason for me to date that person, and we'll know right off the bat that we're incompatible. That being the case, it won't cause a problem in our relationship, as we won't have one. Although I have noticed that I tend to be more up-front with my beliefs than a lot of people, so maybe this only works for me. lol

personally, it doesnt matter to me what faith a person is, be it hinduism, judaism, catholisism... what matters to me is being a good person...to tolerate others in the hopes of better understanding differences rather that persecuting people. plus, i spend a lot of time studying various religions, anyway. being with someone of a different faith would be a wonderful educational experience. i know that sounds nerdy but thats just how i see it lol