Atheist, if you had to pick the most rational religion which would you pick?

[Timi Celcer]

I know you don't find any religion particularly rational, but if you had to pick one, which one would it be? That excludes mere philosophical religions like deism.

[SGOS]

What???  Is this like a trick question?

OK, I'll play; I guess I'd go with pantheism, but I'd still have a shit pot full of problematic issues with it.

[leo]

Chucksterism and toothfairysm.

[SGOS]

That excludes mere philosophical religions like deism.

Does that also exclude pantheism?  Why would deism be mere a philosophy while say Christianity is not?  They are both products of the human mind.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Dammit leo, it's toothfairianism, not toothfairyism. 
Bah, no matter. Next extremely painful root canal you'll get it.

[Timi Celcer]

Does that also exclude pantheism?  Why would deism be mere a philosophy while say Christianity is not?  They are both products of the human mind.

Yes that does exclude pantheism. Whether Christianity is of human origin or supernatural is another issue not meant for this thread. Please remain on topic.

[Simon Moon]

I'm already a member of the most rational religion, I belong to the Church of the Subgenius.

Bob Dobbs (as seen in my avatar) is the prophet.

Our supreme leader, J.R. "Bob" Dobbs offers something no other religion or cult or TV Shopping network can match, ETERNAL SALVATION OR TRIPLE YOUR MONEY BACK!

http://www.subgenius.com/

[SGOS]

Dammit leo, it's toothfairianism, not toothfairyism. 

Here we go with the tooth fairy shit again.  Eventually, it might even catch on in the mainstream, unless we do something about it soon.

[SGOS]

Does that also exclude pantheism?  Why would deism be mere a philosophy while say Christianity is not?  They are both products of the human mind.

Yes that does exclude pantheism. Whether Christianity is of human origin or supernatural is another issue not meant for this thread. Please remain on topic.

But... but... then I can't play.

[Shiranu]

Well, since you ruled out all the rational ones...

Zoroastrianism, probably. Unlike the Abrahamic religions actually has a set of GOOD morals.

If we want to go interesting, I wouldn't be opposed to the Greek or Norse pantheons. Depending on what you do with your life, the afterlife could be pretty nice.

Obviously my choice would be Shinto or Buddhism, but you ruled those out, so....

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Here we go with the tooth fairy shit again.  Eventually, it might even catch on in the mainstream, unless we do something about it soon.

Oh, AS IF it makes any LESS sense than talking snakes and all evil springing from a woman's craving for fresh fruit.

[SGOS]

Well, since you ruled out all the rational ones...

Zoroastrianism, probably. Unlike the Abrahamic religions actually has a set of GOOD morals.

If we want to go interesting, I wouldn't be opposed to the Greek or Norse pantheons. Depending on what you do with your life, the afterlife could be pretty nice.

Obviously my choice would be Shinto or Buddhism, but you ruled those out, so....

Well, since you ruled out all the rational ones...

Zoroastrianism, probably. Unlike the Abrahamic religions actually has a set of GOOD morals.

If we want to go interesting, I wouldn't be opposed to the Greek or Norse pantheons. Depending on what you do with your life, the afterlife could be pretty nice.

Obviously my choice would be Shinto or Buddhism, but you ruled those out, so....

Since reason is excluded, I'd pick something with gods, nimble and svelte, gamboling about the forest in constant search of pleasures of the flesh, sometimes materializing out of nothing and then quickly blending into the forest again, but I'm not sure what that would be.  Angry gods that act like petulant children raining down death and destruction all the time just tend to piss me off.   

[doorknob]

Honestly I think the options are crap. None of those are remotely rational. What is the point of this any how?

[leo]

Hey you don't put Chucksterism in your options.  Chuck Norris will roundhouse kick you to oblivion.

[PickelledEggs]

LaVeyan satanism. Basically trolls of other religions and rabid atheists (from how I understand it)