Trent Reznor and Belief in God

[Paperthin567]

I realize that this is going to be a taboo subject, but let's face it--signs are pointing in the direction that Trent may have found religion in some capacity. His recent tweet about "God was competing with our light show" and one of the lyrics in "Find my way" is "pray the Lord, my soul to take," which has Christian roots. Nevertheless, I'm curious as to if NIN fans like this, or don't. Many will be in denial about this, but I think that it's a good thing that he has found God, again, in some form or fashion.

[KarenLeslie]

I doubt it highly.

[scorpiusdiamond]

I remember there being a discussion about this on ets a long long time ago, when I had a, err... less forgiving view on religion.
Now, more maturely, I offer: who gives a fuck? You can argue all you want about lyric symbolism (for and against religion) but to be honest, it's the man's private views. Who cares?
Also, titling something 'Trent Reznor's Possible New..." is awfully misleading. This should be in Random NIN Questions if anything.

[Amaro]

I think of that line (amongst others to do with God) as being used just as an expression for those who don't have associated beliefs. Personally, I lean towards not believing in there being God/a god, and sometimes I will make points by saying stuff like that.

Whatever the case (don't bother me if he happens to presently be in with spirituality), I love that line in the song.

[howdidislipinto]

As loathe as I am to give @Paperthin567 the time of day, from comments Trent has made, he's always believed (or wanted to believe) in god, and his issues and angst all come from the hypocrisy of organized religion, not the idea of god itself. At the very least he seems to be agnostic.

This of course is no reason to assume that just because he believes in some form of god that he believes what you believe @Paperthin567, just like I wouldn't assume just because of Heresy or Terrible Lie that he MUST be an atheist like I am. Whatever he believes, it seems to be personal and he doesn't feel the need to shout about it or drag others into it -- maybe take a cue from that.

Edit: Can I just point out how fucking annoying it is to equate finding "god" with finding "religion?" Ugh.

[Paperthin567]

As loathe as I am to give @Paperthin567 the time of day, from comments Trent has made, he's always believed (or wanted to believe) in god, and his issues and angst all come from the hypocrisy of organized religion, not the idea of god itself. At the very least he seems to be agnostic.

This of course is no reason to assume that just because he believes in some form of god that he believes what you believe @Paperthin567, just like I wouldn't assume just because of Heresy or Terrible Lie that he MUST be an atheist like I am. Whatever he believes, it seems to be personal and he doesn't feel the need to shout about it or drag others into it -- maybe take a cue from that.

Obviously I struck a chord with you. Thanks for the kind words about "loathing" to comment on a topic that I bring up. There's 101 ways to be a jerk and you just nailed (pun intended) about all of them.

[rhet]

In the same way that those most vocally against homosexuality often turn out to be gay themselves, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that a dude who shouted "your god is dead and no one cares" is actually religious or spiritual in some capacity and has now made peace with it.

[AlanMorlock]

Or you know, it was a Nietzsche reference.

[Max Leo]

[henryeatscereal]

Q: Does Trent believe in god?
A: Yes, i think so

Q: Is Trent religious?
A: I highly doubt it...

[tony.parente]

Yeah i'm about done with Paperthin and jesus. Can't this be in the random nin comments section?

[binaryhermit]

Maybe he believes in one or more deities, maybe he doesn't. None of my business.

[Krazy]

I thought the same thing regarding that tweet but never posted anything about it. Reason I found it odd is most people (religious or not) would've mentioned mother nature regarding the lightning.

[hellospaceboy]

I'm cool either way, although I'm an atheist, I'm far from being anti-religion. Now that this is out of the way...

The evidence pointed out in the first post is extremely weak!!! Seriously, that freakin' tweet about the light show?! What a joke!

[Digital Twilight]

Religion and the concept of God is all around us and it influences us from the moment we are born. Whether you believe in it/them or not it is still likely to have some affect on your life.

[Khrz]

Religion and the concept of God is all around us and it influences us from the moment we are born. Whether you believe in it/them or not it is still likely to have some affect on your life.

Yeah, even being an agnostic in a traditionally secular country, I'll still drop a "my god" on occasion, or mention it. Honestly I wouldn't read too much into it, especially in the USA where, it seems, the topic and presence of god/religion is so strong it will inevitably slip into everyday language mannerisms, no matter what your actual beliefs are.
Not to mention that "god" is a nice father figure to blame or fear when you write songs, way catchier than "fate" or "chance".

[bigbadjesus]

I realize that this is going to be a taboo subject, but let's face it--signs are pointing in the direction that Trent may have found religion in some capacity. His recent tweet about "God was competing with our light show" and one of the lyrics in "Find my way" is "pray the Lord, my soul to take," which has Christian roots. Nevertheless, I'm curious as to if NIN fans like this, or don't. Many will be in denial about this, but I think that it's a good thing that he has found God, again, in some form or fashion.

I'm reasonably certain he has always believed in "God" in some form or fashion, just not religion or what religion says about God.

[marodi]

I care about TR being religious as much as he cares about me being religious.

In other words: frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. And I don't see why anyone else should.

[Leviathant]

Let's keep away from the personal attacks and the moderation suggestions.

I don't think his belief in a god is new. Perhaps his personal faith has changed since getting clean (maybe even as part of getting clean) and starting a family. To each their own.

[littlemonkey613]

His kid's names LOL

[DigitalChaos]

His kid's names LOL

I was wondering why nobody mentioned the biblical kids names.

[marodi]

I was wondering why nobody mentioned the biblical kids names.

Funny this is mentioned because that's not the first thing that came to my mind when I learned about them. My first thought was "wow all those "z" would bring so many points in Scrabble if people's names were allowed".

Also: god is dead and no one cares. I'll see all of you in Hell.

[Fred]

I was wondering why nobody mentioned the biblical kids names.

Those are hardly proof of anything other than "Balthazar Reznor" and "Lazarus Reznor" sounding positively badass! It's those z's. Why should the Bible call dibs on all the cool names?

[Ryan]

Those are hardly proof of anything other than "Balthazar Reznor" and "Lazarus Reznor" sounding positively badass! It's those z's. Why should the Bible call dibs on all the cool names?

I think the latter is Lazarus Echo Reznor isn't it? Even more badass.

[accelestar]

"Pray the lord my soul to take" is essentially part children's rhyme and part colloquialism. Attributing the weather to god doesn't imply religion. Either way, there's been a lot of NIN songs that mention "god" in one form or another, and no one asked any questions about "new belief in god" back then.

[sheepdean]

I have never, ever seen Trent claim to be atheist, and in fact in the 90s I recall a couple of interviews stating he believes in a higher power, just has no religion per se. And, who gives a fuck.

[Broadbent]

uuugh what a bad thread. Who cares? You shouldn't. Enjoy the music kids.

[howdidislipinto]

dus Trank Rezon belive in aliiens?? have u herd the warning????

[Paperthin567]

Sorry I brought it up, people. Wasn't trying to cause problems. I'm just exciting about the new album and thought I would start a new topic regarding something I've been thinking about lately.

[Inkling]

Sorry I brought it up, people. Wasn't trying to cause problems. I'm just exciting about the new album and thought I would start a new topic regarding something I've been thinking about lately.

I find it pretty amusing that your question seems to make people uncomfortable. Don´t think you should have to be sorry for it!