Your beliefs: what are they REALLY? - Page 2

Dor · 10-19-2006, 08:12 PM

I doubt anyone who has talked to me much will be shocked much.
1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (98%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (91%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (90%)
5. Roman Catholic (90%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%)
7. Islam (56%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (56%)
9. Hinduism (53%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%)
11. Liberal Quakers (46%)
12. Bah�'� Faith (43%)
13. Jehovah's Witness (42%)
14. Jainism (41%)
15. Unitarian Universalism (36%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (34%)
17. Theravada Buddhism (34%)
18. Reform Judaism (28%)
19. Sikhism (27%)
20. Nontheist (25%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (23%)
22. New Age (18%)
23. Neo-Pagan (18%)
24. Scientology (16%)
25. Secular Humanism (15%)
26. Taoism (15%)
27. New Thought (12%)

Caimanson · 10-19-2006, 08:38 PM

1. Hinduism (100%) 2. Bahá'í Faith (98%) 3. Mahayana Buddhism (96%) 4. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (95%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (82%) 6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%) 7. Liberal Quakers (80%) 8. Unitarian Universalism (77%) 9. Taoism (71%) 10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (70%)

In some questions I felt torn between what I want to believe and what I really believe.
I tried several iterations tweaking my answers, but I must admit that the top ten didn't change that much at all!

wil · 10-19-2006, 08:45 PM

It seems the test has at least one error in it. So far everyone I've seen is in agreement with something 100%....this alone seems unlikely. What I do like is the indication that even down to the bottom of each of our lists...we do have some common ground in which to have a discussion, even if it is only 10-20%.

Faithfulservant · 10-20-2006, 05:26 AM

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Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%) 2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (86%) 3. Eastern Orthodox (84%) 4. Roman Catholic (84%) 5. Orthodox Quaker (76%) 6. Seventh Day Adventist (75%) 7. Jehovah's Witness (72%) 8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (66%) 9. Orthodox Judaism (61%) 10. Bahá'í Faith (57%) 11. Islam (53%) 12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (52%) 13. Liberal Quakers (46%) 14. Sikhism (45%) 15. Hinduism (43%) 16. Theravada Buddhism (33%) 17. Jainism (32%) 18. Mahayana Buddhism (32%) 19. Unitarian Universalism (30%) 20. New Thought (29%) 21. Reform Judaism (28%) 22. Neo-Pagan (19%) 23. Nontheist (18%) 24. Scientology (18%) 25. Taoism (17%) 26. New Age (14%) 27. Secular Humanism(13%)
Lol no surprise here.

InLove · 10-20-2006, 08:19 AM

Hahahaha!!! Belief-O-Matic??

I hate tests. I hate labels. LOL. But I needed a diversion tonight and any reason to post.

Belief-O-Matic?

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) 2. Orthodox Quaker (90%) 3. Unitarian Universalism (90%) 4. Liberal Quakers (88%) 5. Bahá'í Faith (83%) 6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (77%) 7. Reform Judaism (68%) 8. New Age (66%) 9. Mahayana Buddhism (64%) 10. Neo-Pagan (64%) 11. Theravada Buddhism (63%) 12. Sikhism (62%) 13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (62%) 14. Seventh Day Adventist (60%) 15. Orthodox Judaism (58%) 16. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%) 17. Eastern Orthodox (55%) 18. Roman Catholic (55%) 19. New Thought (53%) 20. Islam (52%) 21. Scientology (48%) 22. Jainism (45%) 23. Taoism (42%) 24. Secular Humanism (42%) 25. Jehovah's Witness (41%) 26. Hinduism (38%) 27. Nontheist (26%)

wil · 10-20-2006, 02:37 PM

So my 13 year olds took the test last night....

My daughter 100% mainstream liberal Christian

My son 100% NeoPagan

I've talked to others who have taken it more than once over the years and seen their answers and results change...

Prober · 10-20-2006, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wil

It seems the test has at least one error in it. So far everyone I've seen is in agreement with something 100%....this alone seems unlikely. What I do like is the indication that even down to the bottom of each of our lists...we do have some common ground in which to have a discussion, even if it is only 10-20%.

I think it's more like "something is in agreement 100% with each person", ie a firefighter can put out a fire 100%, but he can also use the hose to make a river!

or something...

Eudaimonist · 10-20-2006, 03:49 PM

Belief-o-matic does not tell me what I am REALLY.

eudaimonia,

Mark

wil · 10-20-2006, 10:10 PM

tis real funny, the answers I'm getting back from my friends from emails are split just about evenly between:

hit me spot on, quite interesting...

I didn't know I had these commonalities, quite interesting...

Test is completely wrong...

I've relooked at the questions, I've got a feeling it is more accurate than many of us care to admit.

Dor · 10-20-2006, 10:26 PM

I will say my top 5 are all pretty close 3,4,5 have a few big differences but only a few.

wil · 10-20-2006, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dor

I will say my top 5 are all pretty close 3,4,5 have a few big differences but only a few.

exactly when you think of the differences between Islam, Christianity and Judaism....they are few our base is so large...and yes the differences may be big, but our common ground gives us something to work with.

I think that is what throws people off, when if they answer the questions about the trinity and incarnations a little different they suddenly appear to agree with a different bunch of folks!

flowperson · 10-20-2006, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wil

So my 13 year olds took the test last night....

My daughter 100% mainstream liberal Christian

My son 100% NeoPagan

I've talked to others who have taken it more than once over the years and seen their answers and results change...

wil:
I meant to tell you this some time ago, but your son and I had a mind meld some time ago.
Live long and Prosper !

flow....

InLove · 10-21-2006, 02:35 AM

Well, I know I was laughing at the name of the test, but I was not too surprised at my results. And I think that it is actually encouraging, as wil pointed out, that perhaps it points to more shared thought than it does division. I like that. Guess I am funny that way....

InPeace,
InLove

seattlegal · 10-21-2006, 02:51 AM

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Bahá'í Faith (87%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (87%)
4. Jainism (84%)
5. Liberal Quakers (84%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (83%)
7. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (81%)
8. Islam (79%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (79%)
10. Unitarian Universalism (77%)
11. Neo-Pagan (73%)
12. Seventh Day Adventist (70%)
13. Theravada Buddhism (68%)
14. Reform Judaism (67%)
15. Jehovah's Witness (67%)
16. Eastern Orthodox (66%)
17. Roman Catholic (66%)
18. New Age (65%)
19. Hinduism (65%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (63%)
21. Sikhism (60%)
22. Secular Humanism (57%)
23. Taoism (42%)
24. Nontheist (37%)
25. New Thought (34%)
26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
27. Scientology (30%)

manephelien · 10-21-2006, 08:48 AM

Unitarian Universalism 100%
Secular Humanism 98%
Liberal Quakers 82%
Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants 80%
Nontheist 78%

Bottom 5:
Hinduism 11%
Seventh Day Adventist 14%
Roman Catholic 20%
Orthodox Judaism 20%
Jainism 20%

Can't say I'm too surprised with the top five, except Liberal Quakers, as I didn't even know there was such a thing. The Liberal Protestant bit comes from the fact that I live in a country where about 85% of the population is baptized and/or confirmed Evangelical Lutheran, but only 60% or so actively believe, and less than 20% go to church for regular services, i. e. not counting hatches, matches and dispatches. That said, my moral sense is strongly colored by my background and the society around me, even if I'm personally completely secular.

I find the bottom five encouraging, as it implies that there are always some points of discussion and possible agreement with people of varying belief systems.