Belief O Matic

[Stargazer86]

from beliefnet. I don't wholly agree with it but it is interesting to ponder.
http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/BeliefOMatic.aspx
This is what I came out with. Roman Catholosism is 2nd to last for me...and that's how I was raised from birth to age 15 :lol: And I still can't say I'm altogether clear on what the heck Unitarian Universalism is. Or how they calculate thier percentages *shrug* oh well..its kind of interesting. Kind of a way for us to share our religious beliefs without blatently coming out and saying it or getting into any bickering over it :)
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Neo-Pagan (85%)
3. New Age (82%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (82%)
5. Secular Humanism (80%)
6. Liberal Quakers (77%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (77%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (69%)
9. New Thought (64%)
10. Scientology (61%)
11. Hinduism (57%)
12. Nontheist (55%)
13. Reform Judaism (55%)
14. Taoism (53%)
15. Jainism (51%)
16. Sikhism (46%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (34%)
20. Baha'i Faith (34%)
21. Islam (23%)
22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (23%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (22%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (16%)
26. Roman Catholic (16%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (12%)

[pagebypage]

Was RC for 20 odd years and came in second for me also.:lol: Mine didn't taper off as much as yours toward the end. I think it described me closer than I expected. I have no idea what unitarian universalism is either.

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (95%)
3. Nontheist (92%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
5. Liberal Quakers (84%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%)
7. Neo-Pagan (72%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (70%)
9. Taoism (63%)
10. Reform Judaism (61%)
11. Sikhism (61%)
12. New Age (59%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (57%)
14. Hinduism (56%)
15. New Thought (56%)
16. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (52%)
17. Scientology (50%)
18. Seventh Day Adventist (48%)
19. Jainism (47%)
20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (45%)
22. Baha'i Faith (40%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (40%)
24. Islam (40%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (40%)
26. Roman Catholic (40%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (35%)

[Stargazer86]

Not to mention, what the heck is Secular Humanism? :lol: Hadn't even noticed that until just now!

Have you noticed (or is it just my experience) that quite a few Roman Catholics go "hey wait a minute" and largely deviate from traditional Roman Catholocism?

I do consider myself Catholic in a cultural sense and keep crosses and other religious iconography. It's a big part of what has made me into the person I am today. It was a huge part of my childhood and early adolesence. The way I put it is that I'm still a Roman Catholic in the same way that a Jew for Jesus is still Jewish. Culture & tradition. I don't believe in it anymore, but I wouldn't trade having learned about it and grown up that way for anything. Well, except the guilt factor :lol:

[JBI]

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
3. Liberal Quakers (77%)
4. Nontheist (71%)
5. Neo-Pagan (70%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)
8. New Age (54%)
9. Taoism (47%)
10. Reform Judaism (45%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (43%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (42%)
13. Baha'i Faith (32%)
14. Sikhism (32%)
15. Scientology (31%)
16. New Thought (29%)
17. Jainism (28%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (26%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (22%)
20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (19%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)
22. Hinduism (17%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (17%)
24. Islam (17%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (17%)
26. Roman Catholic (17%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (10%)

[motherhubbard]

That's so funny! I just took that quiz last week. It didn't get me at all- not at all!

[Stargazer86]

That's so funny! I just took that quiz last week. It didn't get me at all- not at all!


Yeah..it seems the questions are aimed in very specific directions. I'm still not sure what some of the terms refer to. I just thought it was kind of interesting and amusing :P

What did it give you though?

[Virgil]

Close to me, almost exactly. I am Roman Catholic and there is actually very little philosophic distiction between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox.

How did the Belief-O-Matic do? Discuss your results on our message boards.


1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (89%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (81%)
6. Seventh Day Adventist (80%)
7. Liberal Quakers (62%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (59%)
9. Hinduism (57%)
10. Sikhism (57%)
11. Islam (52%)
12. Unitarian Universalism (50%)
13. Reform Judaism (49%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (43%)
15. Baha'i Faith (42%)
16. Jehovah's Witness (27%)
17. New Thought (26%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (25%)
19. Theravada Buddhism (24%)
20. Neo-Pagan (22%)
21. Jainism (20%)
22. New Age (19%)
23. Scientology (18%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (17%)
25. Nontheist (15%)
26. Secular Humanism (13%)
27. Taoism (13%)

[kevinthediltz]

Not too much of a surprise

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (91%)
4. Secular Humanism (90%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (80%)
6. Taoism (76%)
7. Neo-Pagan (72%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (71%)
9. Nontheist (70%)
10. New Age (68%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (63%)
12. Jainism (55%)
13. Hinduism (52%)
14. Sikhism (48%)
15. New Thought (45%)
16. Reform Judaism (45%)
17. Scientology (45%)
18. Baha'i Faith (44%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (39%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (38%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (33%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
23. Islam (29%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (29%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (24%)
26. Roman Catholic (24%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (20%)

[JuniperWoolf]

Close to me, almost exactly. I am Roman Catholic and there is actually very little philosophic distiction between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox.

How did the Belief-O-Matic do? Discuss your results on our message boards.

:lol: Yours is mine, upside down!

[JBI]

Heh, I would have put myself closer to Buddhism and Taoism, and certainly much closer to Confucianism than Secular Humanism or Neo-Paganism.

[Virgil]

:lol: Yours is mine, upside down!

:lol: Well, then you must not be a believer in anything then. Or a believer in everything. :D

[mona amon]

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
3. Secular Humanism (92%)
4. Reform Judaism (91%)
5. Neo-Pagan (79%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (76%)
7. Sikhism (75%)
8. Baha'i Faith (74%)
9. New Age (68%)
10. Theravada Buddhism (66%)
11. Jainism (65%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (62%)
13. Nontheist (61%)
14. Islam (60%)
15. Orthodox Judaism (60%)
16. Taoism (59%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (59%)
18. Scientology (46%)
19. New Thought (44%)
20. Hinduism (38%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (38%)
22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (32%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (29%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (25%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (22%)
27. Roman Catholic (22%)

That was interesting! :)

I'm actually supposed to be a 'protestant', but I think this describes me better.


there is actually very little philosophic distiction between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox. - Virgil

That would explain why I got the same % for both. :)

[Stargazer86]

Does anyone know what "Secular Humanism" and "Unitarian Universalism" are? I've never heard of them before, but would be very interested to find out more

[BienvenuJDC]

Secular Humanism basically means that you behave as if there is not religious standard. I'm not sure what Unitarian Universalism is...

[Stargazer86]

If it doesn't have a religious standard, is there at least a spiritual or moral standard? It must be categorized somehow or it wouldn't fall under a specific name like that.

[Virgil]

Does anyone know what "Secular Humanism" and "Unitarian Universalism" are? I've never heard of them before, but would be very interested to find out more

Here you go:


Secular humanism is a humanist philosophy that upholds reason, ethics, and justice, and specifically rejects the supernatural and the spiritual as the basis of moral reflection and decision-making. Like other types of humanism, secular humanism is a life stance that focuses on the way human beings can lead good, happy and functional lives.

The term "secular humanism" was coined in the 20th century to make a clear distinction from "religious humanism". A related concept is "scientific humanism", which biologist Edward O. Wilson claimed to be "the only worldview compatible with science's growing knowledge of the real world and the laws of nature".[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism



Unitarian Universalism (UUism) is a theologically liberal religion characterized by its support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning." Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather, they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth. Unitarian Universalists draw on many different theological sources and have a wide range of beliefs and practices.

Both Unitarianism and Universalism trace their origins to Christian Protestantism and thus Unitarian Universalism has its historical roots in the Christian faith. But by the time they decided to combine their efforts at the continental level, the theological significance of these terms had expanded beyond the traditional Christian understanding. Today’s UUs appreciate and value aspects of other religions ranging from Judaism to Buddhism. Although Unitarian Universalist congregations and fellowships tend to retain some Christian traditions, such as Sunday worship with a sermon and the singing of hymns, they do not necessarily identify themselves as Christians, nor do they necessarily subscribe to Christian beliefs. The extent to which the elements of any particular faith tradition are incorporated into one's personal spiritual practices is a matter of personal choice in keeping with Unitarian Universalism's creedless, non-dogmatic approach to spirituality and faith development.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism

I do not believe there is a spiritual dimension to secular humanism. It's essentially a stepping away from religion, either as outright atheism or a distinct separation of religion and general life, which could be classified as agnostic.

[papayahed]

Secular Humanism


Secular Humanism is a term which has come into use in the last thirty years to describe a world view with the following elements and principles:

A conviction that dogmas, ideologies and traditions, whether religious, political or social, must be weighed and tested by each individual and not simply accepted on faith.
Commitment to the use of critical reason, factual evidence, and scientific methods of inquiry, rather than faith and mysticism, in seeking solutions to human problems and answers to important human questions.
A primary concern with fulfillment, growth, and creativity for both the individual and humankind in general.
A constant search for objective truth, with the understanding that new knowledge and experience constantly alter our imperfect perception of it.
A concern for this life and a commitment to making it meaningful through better understanding of ourselves, our history, our intellectual and artistic achievements, and the outlooks of those who differ from us.
A search for viable individual, social and political principles of ethical conduct, judging them on their ability to enhance human well-being and individual responsibility.
A conviction that with reason, an open marketplace of ideas, good will, and tolerance, progress can be made in building a better world for ourselves and our children.

[Virgil]

Yeah, Papaya, it's not a religion. I tried to say that in my last sentence. It's quite possible that one is religious on one hand and a secualr humanist on the other. Though they could be at odds, I don't see it as mutually exclusive.

[papayahed]

Yeah, Papaya, it's not a religion. I tried to say that in my last sentence. It's quite possible that one is religious on one hand and a secualr humanist on the other. Though they could be at odds, I don't see it as mutually exclusive.

erm, I didn't say it was a religion I merely posted the definition from a Secular Humanism website. I figured they would know best on how to define it.

[Michael T]

Secular Humanism

I guess that's me then...A Secular Humanist! Seems like the way forward...give up all that religious mumbo jumbo stuff and take responsibility for ourselves and others...he said... ruffling a few feathers!!!:D;)

[Stargazer86]

Thanks so much guys for that info! I really appreciate it :) I found thier website:
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?page=what&section=main
Very interesting stuff. I love thier ideas and concepts about morality and being a good person for the sake of helping others. My beliefs very much fall into this category with the exception of the fact that I'm not an athiest. I'm not a hardcore believer in the supernatural and spirituality, but a moderate and curious believer/seeker. It doesn't quite seem as if they're athiests, but rather just highly skeptical. Perhaps a bit more skeptical than I am. Still though, what I've now seen of thier teachings seems valuable

[*Classic*Charm*]

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
3. Nontheist (80%)
4. Liberal Quakers (75%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (71%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%)
7. Neo-Pagan (64%)
8. New Age (51%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (50%)
10. Taoism (47%)
11. Sikhism (47%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (44%)
13. Baha'i Faith (44%)
14. Reform Judaism (44%)
15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (38%)
16. New Thought (33%)
17. Jainism (33%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
19. Scientology (31%)
20. Eastern Orthodox (30%)
21. Islam (30%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (30%)
23. Roman Catholic (30%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (26%)
26. Hinduism (26%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (17%)

Interesting... the first answer is fairly accurate.

[Michael T]

1. Secular Humanism (100%)


Interesting... the first answer is fairly accurate.

Anything to do with your love of philosophy? :)

[Chava]

No surprises...

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
3. Liberal Quakers (76%)
4. Nontheist (72%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
6. Neo-Pagan (67%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)
8. New Age (52%)
9. Taoism (48%)
10. Reform Judaism (43%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (41%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (40%)
13. Scientology (31%)
14. Sikhism (30%)
15. New Thought (28%)
16. Baha'i Faith (27%)
17. Jainism (26%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (23%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (21%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)
21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (16%)
22. Hinduism (16%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (13%)
24. Islam (13%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (13%)
26. Roman Catholic (13%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (11%)

[NikolaiI]

1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (95%)
3. Jainism (83%)
4. Neo-Pagan (78%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (77%)
6. New Age (73%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (71%)
8. Liberal Quakers (60%)
9. New Thought (57%)
10. Sikhism (56%)
11. Scientology (53%)
12. Baha'i Faith (53%)
13. Taoism (50%)
14. Orthodox Judaism (47%)
15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
16. Reform Judaism (41%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (37%)
18. Secular Humanism (37%)
19. Islam (37%)
20. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (35%)
21. Nontheist (25%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (22%)
23. Jehovah's Witness (20%)
24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (16%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (12%)
26. Roman Catholic (12%)
27. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (9%)

It got me pretty well.. the first two definitely. I haven't studied Jainism but perhaps now I shall.

[Stargazer86]

lol I'm not at all surprised by your top result, Nikolai

You are definately not Mormon...

[NikolaiI]

Haha, yes, with an Om symbol in my signature and a picture of a wild Tulasi plant in my avatar... :D

But #2 is very accurate also. Mahayana Buddhism is a very close second for me. :)

I wonder if or how Unitarian Universalism is related to simply Unitarianism. I have an ancestor, Joseph Priestley, who helped found Unitarianism...

[Virgil]

erm, I didn't say it was a religion I merely posted the definition from a Secular Humanism website. I figured they would know best on how to define it.

I understand.

[Drkshadow03]

I grew up Conservative/Reform Judaism, fairly secular household. I don't know anything about the Baha'i faith, but Reform Judaism is my 3rd highest at 97%.

1. Baha'i Faith (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
3. Reform Judaism (97%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)
6. Islam (83%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (83%)
8. Sikhism (81%)
9. Neo-Pagan (80%)
10. Secular Humanism (70%)
11. New Age (68%)
12. Jainism (63%)
13. Mahayana Buddhism (62%)
14. Orthodox Quaker (55%)
15. Hinduism (53%)
16. Nontheist (53%)
17. Scientology (50%)
18. Taoism (48%)
19. New Thought (47%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (46%)
21. Eastern Orthodox (43%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (43%)
23. Roman Catholic (43%)
24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%)
25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (35%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (32%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (25%)

[Stargazer86]

What is Reform Judaism? This poll is introducing me to a lot of religious denomonations of which I've never heard.

[subterranean]

Why am I not surprised (though I didn't expect quaker to be there :rolleyes:)

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (93%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
5. Hinduism (77%)
6. Seventh Day Adventist (74%)
7. Eastern Orthodox (73%)
8. Roman Catholic (73%)
9. Sikhism (72%)
10. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (71%)
11. Neo-Pagan (69%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (68%)
13. Theravada Buddhism (66%)
14. Reform Judaism (65%)
15. New Age (58%)
16. Secular Humanism (52%)
17. Taoism (51%)
18. Jainism (51%)
19. Baha'i Faith (49%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (48%)
21. Scientology (44%)
22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%)
24. New Thought (40%)
25. Islam (38%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (32%)
27. Nontheist (22%)

[librarius_qui]

(Good that

1. they take the responsability of that on themselves
and 2. it confirms that the kingdom of heaven is hidden from the world.)

Still, I think the most proper place for this thread would be General Chat ... What's this got with Religious or Sacred TEXTS? :rolleyes+tsc_tsc_tsc~

lq

[Virgil]

What is Reform Judaism? This poll is introducing me to a lot of religious denomonations of which I've never heard.

Stargazer here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism. There are several sects of Judaism. Basically in the US there is orthodox and reform. If you lived in NYC you would also encounter Hasidic. I guess there is a smattering of Liberal Judaism in places as well. For the most part the difference between Reform and Orthodox is the level of adherence to jewish law as outlined in the Torah.

[Saladin]

1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Islam (97%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (97%)
4. Baha'i Faith (92%)
5. Sikhism (89%)
6. Orthodox Quaker (88%)
7. Liberal Quakers (86%)
8. Jainism (77%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (74%)
10. Unitarian Universalism (68%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (66%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (65%)
13. Neo-Pagan (59%)
14. Theravada Buddhism (56%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (55%)
16. Jehovah's Witness (53%)
17. Seventh Day Adventist (52%)
18. Hinduism (52%)
19. New Age (50%)
20. Eastern Orthodox (48%)
21. Roman Catholic (48%)
22. Taoism (46%)
23. Secular Humanism (44%)
24. Scientology (44%)
25. New Thought (36%)
26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
27. Nontheist (26%)

Interesting. I am actually a muslim (sunni/sufi).

[Virgil]

1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Islam (97%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (97%)
4. Baha'i Faith (92%)
5. Sikhism (89%)
6. Orthodox Quaker (88%)
7. Liberal Quakers (86%)
8. Jainism (77%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (74%)
10. Unitarian Universalism (68%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (66%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (65%)
13. Neo-Pagan (59%)
14. Theravada Buddhism (56%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (55%)
16. Jehovah's Witness (53%)
17. Seventh Day Adventist (52%)
18. Hinduism (52%)
19. New Age (50%)
20. Eastern Orthodox (48%)
21. Roman Catholic (48%)
22. Taoism (46%)
23. Secular Humanism (44%)
24. Scientology (44%)
25. New Thought (36%)
26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
27. Nontheist (26%)

Interesting. I am actually a muslim (sunni/sufi).

Well you guys are both as similar as possible. Other than the historical roots. But philosophically you are both closer than either of you to Christianity. It has always baffled me so why you two fight so. But the world is a strange place and humanity is even stranger. Best to you Saladin. :)

[librarius_qui]

Yeah..it seems the questions are aimed in very specific directions. I'm still not sure what some of the terms refer to. I just thought it was kind of interesting and amusing :P

What did it give you though?

You can skip answers. It happened with me, in a .. well, quite a lot of situations.

The priority of the first questions is an interesting way of evaluating, as well.

Even so, there's something .. more mechanical than my faith understands as acceptable. People cannot be measured in their thought. My opinion, though.

Idealizers of that site think different :rolleyes:


Why am I not surprised (though I didn't expect quaker to be there :rolleyes:)

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (93%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
...
24. New Thought (40%)
25. Islam (38%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (32%)
27. Nontheist (22%)

Awsome! You manage to be 0% of nothing (in 27 options ...) I got 2 0%s. It must mean I'm radical.~


---


[oops ... Taking a better look, nobody else got 0%s ... Bugs mey! I must be really radical :confused: ]


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I grew up Conservative/Reform Judaism, fairly secular household. I don't know anything about the Baha'i faith, but Reform Judaism is my 3rd highest at 97%.

1. Baha'i Faith (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
3. Reform Judaism (97%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)
...

On Baha'i ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1'%C3%AD_Faith

(It's probably a mixture of Judaism with manga ...)

er, I'm kidding. sorry, I couldn't resist, because of your "avatar" :D

[Nightshade]

. Islam (100%)
2. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
3. Reform Judaism (100%)
4. Sikhism (97%)
5. Baha'i Faith (80%)
6. Jainism (70%)
7. Liberal Quakers (69%)
8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (67%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (62%)
10. Hinduism (61%)
11. Unitarian Universalism (59%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (54%)
13. Mahayana Buddhism (54%)
14. Neo-Pagan (53%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (53%)
16. Eastern Orthodox (53%)
17. Roman Catholic (53%)
18. Jehovah's Witness (51%)
19. Seventh Day Adventist (46%)
20. Scientology (44%)
21. Theravada Buddhism (41%)
22. New Age (39%)
23. New Thought (34%)
24. Secular Humanism (27%)
25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%)
26. Taoism (17%)
27. Nontheist (16%)


I did this the other day ( when I was menat to be studying so I didnt post it) but then it said I was 100%reform judaisim and 93% islam and 93% orthdox judsaisim and then the next one was Liberal quaker.
its very intresting though isnt it?

[Niamh]

1. New Age (100%)
2. Neo-Pagan (97%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
4. Liberal Quakers (81%)
5. Secular Humanism (74%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (73%)
7. New Thought (68%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (66%)
10. Scientology (64%)
11. Taoism (54%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (52%)
13. Reform Judaism (52%)
14. Hinduism (49%)
15. Jainism (48%)
16. Nontheist (48%)
17. Sikhism (47%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
19. Baha'i Faith (40%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (30%)
21. Islam (20%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (20%)
23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (18%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (13%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (11%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (9%)
27. Roman Catholic (9%)

Wow! I actually am a new age spiritualist.
But i think it is hillarious that the religion i am the least is the one i was born as!

What New Agers Believe

An umbrella term for a wide range of personal and individual beliefs and practices influenced primarily by Eastern religions, paganism, and spiritism.

• Belief in Deity
God is the impersonal life force, consciousness, ultimate truth and reality, the incorporeal, formless cosmic order personified within all people and matter. God is all and all are God.


• Incarnations
Most believe there are no particular incarnations to worship, as all in the universe are embodiments of God.


• Origin of Universe and Life
The universe, life, and matter were not created by God but "are" God. The universe and life emerged out of the creative power of the eternal universal life force.


• After Death
Some believe in continual rebirth--no death--as life is spirit. Some believe that our souls rest for a time before deciding on a new body (or bodies). Heaven and hell are states of consciousness, self-imposed, due to ignorance of God as all.


• Why Evil?
No original sin, no Satan, and no evil. Most believe people make "mistakes" when they are ignorant of the power of goodness, which is God, within themselves and others. Some believe evil is perpetuated through accumulation of past-life wrongs and spiritual ignorance.


• Salvation
Salvation lies in the realization of oneness with the impersonal life force. Awareness can be heightened through methods that induce altered states of consciousness, e.g., hypnosis, meditation, music, drugs. Spiritual "tools" include crystals, tarot cards, amulets, channeling, fortunetellers and psychics. Some believe the salvation of humanity will occur when a critical mass is reached, when people converge in experiencing their oneness with God and with each other. This will bring a New World Order or new Planetary Order, resulting in oneness of civilization and one-world government, peace, and harmony.


• Undeserved Suffering
Suffering is the result of greed, hatred, and spiritual ignorance in a person's, or humanity's, past lifetimes, which returns as suffering (karma). Suffering is sometimes viewed as occurring for a specific purpose, to further spiritual growth and learn a life lesson. Suffering is also seen as illusory, in that it results from attachment to bodily pleasure and pain, and only the universal life force within, God, truly exists.


• Contemporary Issues
Abortion is not condemned, as there is no official doctrine. Generally, adherents are supportive of a woman's right to choose abortion.



I'd be somewhat different for much of this and there is a lot of what i believe personally (which is why they are personal beliefs) that doesnt fit with this explaination. There is way too much god references.

[Virgil]

Wow! I actually am a new age spiritualist.
But i think it is hillarious that the religion i am the least is the one i was born as!


I'd be somewhat different for much of this and there is a lot of what i believe personally (which is why they are personal beliefs) that doesnt fit with this explaination. There is way too much god references.

Out of curiosity Niamh, were you raised Catholic?

[mortalterror]

1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (99%)
3. Mahayana Buddhism (98%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (87%)
6. Liberal Quakers (86%)
7. Jainism (84%)
8. New Age (77%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (77%)
10. Neo-Pagan (73%)
11. Secular Humanism (72%)
12. Taoism (70%)
13. Islam (69%)
14. New Thought (68%)
15. Seventh Day Adventist (67%)
16. Baha'i Faith (64%)
17. Nontheist (64%)
18. Reform Judaism (64%)
19. Sikhism (64%)
20. Eastern Orthodox (62%)
21. Roman Catholic (62%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (61%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (60%)
24. Scientology (59%)
25. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%)
26. Orthodox Quaker (56%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (53%)

I was raised liberal protestant but it looks like I lost a few points by coming out against things like abortion and divorce. If you asked me two years ago whether I believed in Christ, I would have said "Of course." But I've had some interesting times lately and it's given me a lot to think about. I really don't know anything about Hinduism but I doubt it would be a good fit for me.

[Rorshach69]

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Neo-Pagan (88%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (87%)
4. Secular Humanism (86%)
5. Liberal Quakers (80%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (75%)
7. New Age (75%)
8. Jainism (71%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (69%)
10. Sikhism (62%)
11. Hinduism (61%)
12. Nontheist (56%)
13. Reform Judaism (56%)
14. Taoism (53%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (44%)
16. New Thought (39%)
17. Orthodox Judaism (37%)
18. Scientology (37%)
19. Baha'i Faith (35%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (26%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (23%)
23. Islam (23%)
24. Roman Catholic (23%)
25. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (21%)
26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (17%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (17%)

[Niamh]

Out of curiosity Niamh, were you raised Catholic?

I was yes. :)

[NikolaiI]

1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (99%)
3. Mahayana Buddhism (98%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (87%)
6. Liberal Quakers (86%)
7. Jainism (84%)
8. New Age (77%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (77%)
10. Neo-Pagan (73%)
11. Secular Humanism (72%)
12. Taoism (70%)
13. Islam (69%)
14. New Thought (68%)
15. Seventh Day Adventist (67%)
16. Baha'i Faith (64%)
17. Nontheist (64%)
18. Reform Judaism (64%)
19. Sikhism (64%)
20. Eastern Orthodox (62%)
21. Roman Catholic (62%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (61%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (60%)
24. Scientology (59%)
25. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%)
26. Orthodox Quaker (56%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (53%)

I was raised liberal protestant but it looks like I lost a few points by coming out against things like abortion and divorce. If you asked me two years ago whether I believed in Christ, I would have said "Of course." But I've had some interesting times lately and it's given me a lot to think about. I really don't know anything about Hinduism but I doubt it would be a good fit for me.

Hinduism is actually really universal. There are atheist Hindus and also theist Hindus. There really are atheist and theist Hindus and everything in between and you can't really say anything is illegitimate.

[librarius_qui]

1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (99%)
3. Mahayana Buddhism (98%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (87%)
6. Liberal Quakers (86%)
7. Jainism (84%)
8. New Age (77%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (77%)
10. Neo-Pagan (73%)
11. Secular Humanism (72%)
12. Taoism (70%)
13. Islam (69%)
14. New Thought (68%)
15. Seventh Day Adventist (67%)
16. Baha'i Faith (64%)
17. Nontheist (64%)
18. Reform Judaism (64%)
19. Sikhism (64%)
20. Eastern Orthodox (62%)
21. Roman Catholic (62%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (61%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (60%)
24. Scientology (59%)
25. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%)
26. Orthodox Quaker (56%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (53%)

I was raised liberal protestant but it looks like I lost a few points by coming out against things like abortion and divorce. If you asked me two years ago whether I believed in Christ, I would have said "Of course." But I've had some interesting times lately and it's given me a lot to think about. I really don't know anything about Hinduism but I doubt it would be a good fit for me.

Like mine, you have one very different display ...

None of your percentages (in 27 ...) go under 50%. It musm mean something, that, however, I don't quite know what ...

(My results gave 2 100%s and 2 0%s, in 27 ...)

Congratulations: you are an ODD guy, and different from me ... :thumbs_up

:crash:

[librarius_qui]

Out of curiosity Niamh, were you raised Catholic?

Wol!, in Ireland, what would you expect? :D

(As in Brasil ...)

[Virgil]

Wol!, in Ireland, what would you expect? :D

(As in Brasil ...)

No there are Protestants in Ireland. You haven't heard about the fighting over the past two hundred years? It was also possible that Niamh's family was non religious or non conventional.

[Bark]

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
3. Neo-Pagan (88%)
4. New Age (80%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%)
6. Secular Humanism (79%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (78%)
8. Reform Judaism (73%)
9. Theravada Buddhism (70%)
10. Taoism (69%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (69%)
12. Baha'i Faith (63%)
13. Jainism (60%)
14. Nontheist (51%)
15. New Thought (50%)
16. Scientology (50%)
17. Sikhism (48%)
18. Orthodox Judaism (45%)
19. Hinduism (41%)
20. Islam (39%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (27%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (20%)
26. Roman Catholic (20%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (18%)

I'm cool with this. Don't know what it means for my soul, but Godamnit ifn't god don't know my soul.

[Niamh]

Wol!, in Ireland, what would you expect? :D

(As in Brasil ...)
smartie!


No there are Protestants in Ireland. You haven't heard about the fighting over the past two hundred years? It was also possible that Niamh's family was non religious or non conventional.

This is however very very true... but i was born and raised a catholic, which is why i commented on the fact that my birth religion was the one i was the least. funny that! :D
Oh and its more in the regon of 400 years! :D

[Bark]

I gotta bit of the Muslim in me and mine. I know this is a silly test with a pathetic set of controls, but why are there so many forms of Christianity and ALL of Islam is one category? Islam is not non-denominational.

[Virgil]

I gotta bit of the Muslim in me and mine. I know this is a silly test with a pathetic set of controls, but why are there so many forms of Christianity and ALL of Islam is one category? Islam is not non-denominational.

Probably because it was structured for western nations.

[Bark]

Ehh... (shruggin shoulders) probably true.

[librarius_qui]

No there are Protestants in Ireland. You haven't heard about the fighting over the past two hundred years? It was also possible that Niamh's family was non religious or non conventional.

Of course, there's no way of generalizing ... I was being "smartie", as she said :D

Irish people in the US, however, must be about 90% ... (I'm exagerating, and speculating, bUt . . . :rolleyes: As well as Italian. In and out of Italy.)

And Irish is known as a (by majority/officially) Catholic country. There's the Saint Patrick tradition ...



1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (69%)

20. Islam (39%)

21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (27%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (20%)
26. Roman Catholic (20%)

27. Jehovah's Witness (18%)

I'm cool with this. Don't know what it means for my soul, but Godamnit ifn't god don't know my soul.


I gotta bit of the Muslim in me and mine. I know this is a silly test with a pathetic set of controls, but why are there so many forms of Christianity and ALL of Islam is one category? Islam is not non-denominational.

You're kind of right. This poll looses A LOT for disconsidering other religions, Islam, particularly ... :crash:

And it'd be more funny if it were more accurate ... The more, the more!

[Stargazer86]

Hinduism is actually really universal. There are atheist Hindus and also theist Hindus. There really are atheist and theist Hindus and everything in between and you can't really say anything is illegitimate.

So what commonality specifically defines someone as being "Hindu"? I mean, you hear about the sacred cows and the red dot on the forehead and all that, but that seems like a pretty broad (and possibly innaccurate) generalization. I've never looked too much into Hinduism and almost completely unfamiliar with it.

Librarius- that's true about this poll not considering some major religions. Suprisingly, I hadn't noticed that. The poll is a bit slanted it seems.

I know what you mean about a large number of Irish Catholics (particularly Irish American Catholics) but the whole premise for the Irish civil war was religion, I believe. Well and centuries of English occupation, but a lot of it really seemed to come down to the religious divide, at least when you get to the 1916-1920's Michael Collins era. There were/are a lot of Protestants as well.
My Irish Catholic grandmother has in the past professed support for the IRA. *sigh* It comes down to loyalty and politics. And the irony is that part of it is about being the "right kind of Christain". I'll never understand it.

Have you ever read a short story "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty? It's good. I recommend it.


I gotta bit of the Muslim in me and mine. I know this is a silly test with a pathetic set of controls, but why are there so many forms of Christianity and ALL of Islam is one category? Islam is not non-denominational.


Good point

We can probably more or less guess the background of the creator of the poll.

[NikolaiI]

I gotta bit of the Muslim in me and mine. I know this is a silly test with a pathetic set of controls, but why are there so many forms of Christianity and ALL of Islam is one category? Islam is not non-denominational.

Oh, gee, *slaps forehead* I didn't even notice! Yes, there are Sunni and Shiite and others... I don't know much about it all... but wonderfully good point. Christianity has more persons than any other religion, but Islam is not far behind.


So what commonality specifically defines someone as being "Hindu"? I mean, you hear about the sacred cows and the red dot on the forehead and all that, but that seems like a pretty broad (and possibly innaccurate) generalization. I've never looked too much into Hinduism and almost completely unfamiliar with it.

Well, actually, basically there is Vedic religion. The Vedas are the scriptures for Hinduism. Actually a better term for Hinduism than Hinduism is Sanatana-dharma, which means, the eternal way of the soul.

There are different philosophies in Hinduism. The bhaktas, or devotees, worship God as a Personality of Godhead. Others, like those of the philosophy Advaita Vedanta (which means reality is non-dual), consider the Godhead to be an impersonal Brahman. There is also atheistic philosophy in Hinduism, of which I know basically nothing.

If you had any questions, I am not an expert on it, but I would be glad to help if possible. It's a vast religion, so I'm not sure how to sum it up or even really write about it. But I could probably answer some questions more easily (if I know the answers).

[Tsuyoiko]

As expected:

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
3. Liberal Quakers (81%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (79%)
5. Nontheist (72%)
6. Neo-Pagan (66%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (60%)
8. Taoism (57%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (51%)
10. New Age (51%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (48%)
12. Reform Judaism (42%)
13. Jainism (38%)
14. Baha'i Faith (34%)
15. Sikhism (30%)
16. Scientology (29%)
17. New Thought (27%)
18. Seventh Day Adventist (27%)
19. Hinduism (25%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (24%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (21%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (18%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
24. Islam (15%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (15%)
26. Roman Catholic (15%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (12%)

My main criticism of the questionnaire is that it lumps the strong atheist viewpoint together with "not sure or not important". I'm very sure about my atheist views, and I think they're very important.

[Neo_Sephiroth]

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (82%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (79%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (78%)
5. Baha'i Faith (71%)
6. Islam (68%)
7. Sikhism (65%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)
9. Eastern Orthodox (57%)
10. Roman Catholic (57%)
11. Reform Judaism (54%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (54%)
13. Seventh Day Adventist (54%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (44%)
15. Liberal Quakers (41%)
16. Jainism (40%)
17. Hinduism (37%)
18. Unitarian Universalism (35%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (32%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (31%)
21. Neo-Pagan (27%)
22. New Thought (27%)
23. Scientology (24%)
24. New Age (23%)
25. Nontheist (17%)
26. Secular Humanism (17%)
27. Taoism (15%)

I like random quizzes.

[librarius_qui]

As expected:

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
...
27. Jehovah's Witness (12%)

My main criticism of the questionnaire is that it lumps the strong atheist viewpoint together with "not sure or not important". I'm very sure about my atheist views, and I think they're very important.

Well, many people define atheism as lack of faith and, in part, they're right: it is lack of faith in a god (or gods).

Which doesn't mean you don't have some sort of faith. I used to be a very faithful atheist. Actually, few people had the faith I had in atheism, having been brought up as such ...

So, atheists have faith too. (I.e., they believe what they believe is very important.) I understand that.

However, the site seems to define "faith" as "faith in a god (or gods)" ... ("Beliefnet.com" ...)

But it's an interesting point, you raised here.

[Virgil]

Well, many people define atheism as lack of faith and, in part, they're right: it is lack of faith in a god (or gods).

Which doesn't mean you don't have some sort of faith. I used to be a very faithful atheist. Actually, few people had the faith I had in atheism, having been brought up as such ...

So, atheists have faith too. (I.e., they believe what they believe is very important.) I understand that.

However, the site seems to define "faith" as "faith in a god (or gods)" ... ("Beliefnet.com" ...)

But it's an interesting point, you raised here.

You are a special person Libri. You are a man after my own heart. Love you. :)

[Nightshade]

Well, many people define atheism as lack of faith and, in part, they're right: it is lack of faith in a god (or gods).

Which doesn't mean you don't have some sort of faith. I used to be a very faithful atheist. Actually, few people had the faith I had in atheism, having been brought up as such ...

So, atheists have faith too. (I.e., they believe what they believe is very important.) I understand that.

However, the site seems to define "faith" as "faith in a god (or gods)" ... ("Beliefnet.com" ...)

But it's an interesting point, you raised here.

Very true libri.
My critisim was that it lumped all forms of Islam together under a sort of mishmash. Kind of annoying, since in spite of the fact that the largest group Sunnis ( who BTW have hundereds of little different groups and subsets with pretty BIG differance between them) would like to pretend we all belive the same thing we agree on a few main points but other than that are about as diverse as Christianity.

Edit : and I see its late and I am repeating things that have alread been said :yawnb:
:rolleyes: - I should sleep more-

[crystalmoonshin]

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Hinduism (92%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (91%)
4. Liberal Quakers (87%)
5. Jainism (82%)
6. Unitarian Universalism (77%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (76%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (73%)
9. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
10. Baha'i Faith (71%)
11. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (65%)
12. Sikhism (63%)
13. Taoism (61%)
14. New Age (60%)
15. Neo-Pagan (60%)
16. Eastern Orthodox (58%)
17. Roman Catholic (58%)
18. Orthodox Judaism (54%)
19. Reform Judaism (53%)
20. Islam (51%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (44%)
22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
23. Secular Humanism (42%)
24. Scientology (41%)
25. New Thought (39%)
26. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (37%)
27. Nontheist (25%)

I don't believe this!

[Taliesin]

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (99%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (89%)
4. Liberal Quakers (80%)
5. Nontheist (80%)
6. Neo-Pagan (76%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (67%)
8. Taoism (67%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (62%)
10. New Age (59%)
11. Reform Judaism (52%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (49%)
13. Jainism (47%)
14. Sikhism (47%)
15. Scientology (44%)
16. New Thought (42%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
18. Hinduism (37%)
19. Baha'i Faith (34%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (27%)
21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (26%)
22. Islam (24%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (23%)
24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (22%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (12%)
26. Roman Catholic (12%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (7%)

It annoyed me too that there was a wide option of theistic options and then one that held all the nontheistic ones - besides the non-religious nontheistic views (atheism, agnosticism) there are religions too, such as some forms of eastern religions, some New Age beliefs, Satanism. Coming to that, I would actually included Satanism there since the Satanist views are distinctly different from most other religions and occupy a region that most religions don't much deal with. And that Confucianism is missing is just stupid.

And there is a great difference between - "No", "I don't know" and "This is not important" and "Impossible to tell/not defined" which should also have been an option.

[librarius_qui]

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Hinduism (92%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (91%)
4. Liberal Quakers (87%)
5. Jainism (82%)
6. Unitarian Universalism (77%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (76%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (73%)
9. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
...
27. Nontheist (25%)

I don't believe this!

Don't worry: it's definitely a poll made for the Western Christian cultures.

[crystalmoonshin]

I'm definitely not a non-theist and it's right that it's at the last. But orthodox quaker??? I'm more of a Protestant-Catholic-Hindu-Shinto and a bit of a heathen.

[JBI]

I'm definitely a non-theist and it's right that it's at the last. But orthodox quaker??? I'm more of a Protestant-Catholic-Hindu-Shinto and a bit of a heathen.

The questions on the test are sensitive primarily to Western, predominantly Christian and secular conceptions of religion, and the Eastern religions are negotiated into the scheme more or less within an appropriated conception that is directly, and inappropriately compared to Occidental constructions.

Generally speaking, the only ones I would think this test particularly compares properly, or at least somewhat well, are the different constructs of Christianity. All the others, and even some of the American Religions seem somewhat choppily compared.

Either way it does not matter - as you said, you are a non-theist, yet somehow 15% popped up - it would seem that either you don't know yourself (rather unlikely), or that the quiz isn't attuned to your personal understanding of the world, and is limited to the perspective of the constructs working within its maker(s) mind(s).

[crystalmoonshin]

I mean, I'm not a non-theist. Edited my previous post already. :D

[NikolaiI]

I mean, I'm not a non-theist. Edited my previous post already. :D

Hahaha, I was a bit confused, since I thought I had seen you refer to God before.. :)

[crystalmoonshin]

An effect of multitasking. My bad. I was watching a movie last night while posting replies on threads and chatting with friends. Have to make it clear again though that I'm NOT a non-theist. :D