Your beliefs: what are they REALLY?

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by Eudaimonist

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


eudaimonia,

Mark

That's because you are unique.


Just like the rest of us!

s

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Bahá'í Faith (87%)

so that's how you got to be a Bahai Quaker!

s.

[Leafblade]

I've taken this test before and got mostly the same results. Probably because I like learning about various beliefs and what I learned from them shaped who I am now.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (96%) 3. Liberal Quakers (88%) 4. New Age (88%) 5. Mahayana Buddhism (81%) 6. New Thought (77%) 7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (76%) 8. Hinduism (75%) 9. Jainism (68%) 10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (66%) 11. Scientology (66%) 12. Theravada Buddhism (66%) 13. Sikhism (60%) 14. Taoism (60%) 15. Secular Humanism (59%) 16. Bahá'í Faith (57%) 17. Reform Judaism (54%) 18. Orthodox Quaker (52%) 19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (38%) 20. Jehovah's Witness (34%) 21. Orthodox Judaism (34%) 22. Nontheist (30%) 23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%) 24. Seventh Day Adventist (26%) 25. Islam (22%) 26. Eastern Orthodox (15%) 27. Roman Catholic (15%)

[Jack Halyard]

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) 2. Liberal Quakers (82%) 3. Orthodox Quaker (79%) 4. Unitarian Universalism (77%) 5. Reform Judaism (65%) 6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (63%) 7. Seventh Day Adventist (61%) 8. Eastern Orthodox (56%) 9. Roman Catholic (56%) 10. Bahá'í Faith (55%) 11. New Age (53%) 12. Neo-Pagan (49%) 13. Secular Humanism (49%) 14. New Thought (45%) 15. Sikhism (43%) 16. Orthodox Judaism (42%) 17. Mahayana Buddhism (41%) 18. Theravada Buddhism (41%) 19. Hinduism (41%) 20. Scientology (39%) 21. Taoism (39%) 22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%) 23. Nontheist (37%) 24. Islam (35%) 25. Jainism (31%) 26. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (13%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (4%)

[InLove]

Hey, J.H.

Maybe we should get together.

InPeace,
InLove

[17th Angel]

Well that is an accurate test.... one of the questions Q:do you believe in a god, gods, nature, not important or nothing. I choose not important yet I seem to get high scores in religions I object and stand agaisnt.....

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (90%) 3. Theravada Buddhism (88%) 4. Secular Humanism (87%) 5. Liberal Quakers (85%) 6. Nontheist (81%) 7. Bahá'í Faith (81%) 8. Neo-Pagan (78%) 9. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (68%) 10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (66%) 11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (66%) 12. Sikhism (64%) 13. New Age (58%) 14. Orthodox Quaker (56%) 15. Mahayana Buddhism (55%) 16. Taoism (54%) 17. New Thought (48%) 18. Jainism (46%) 19. Reform Judaism (45%) 20. Jehovah's Witness (48%) 21. Hinduism (39%) 22. Orthodox Judaism (38%) 23. Eastern Orthodox (36%) 24. Islam (36%) 25. Roman Catholic (36%) 26. Scientology (36%) 27. Seventh Day Adventist (36%

[Blue Jay]

Here's how they rated me:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Nontheist (96%) 3. Secular Humanism (96%) 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (73%) 5. Liberal Quakers (71%) 6. Theravada Buddhism (63%) 7. Bah�'� Faith (47%) 8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%) 9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%) 10. Jehovah's Witness (47%) 11. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%) 12. Neo-Pagan (28%) 13. New Thought (15%) 14. Taoism (15%) 15. New Age (7%) 16. Eastern Orthodox (0%) 17. Hinduism (0%) 18. Islam (0%) 19. Jainism (0%) 20. Mahayana Buddhism (0%) 21. Orthodox Judaism (0%) 22. Orthodox Quaker (0%) 23. Reform Judaism (0%) 24. Roman Catholic (0%) 25. Scientology (0%) 26. Seventh Day Adventist (0%) 27. Sikhism (0%)

[cavalier]

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%) 3. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (91%) 4. New Thought (85%) 5. Neo-Pagan (84%) 6. Liberal Quakers (82%) 7. New Age (77%) 8. Scientology (74%) 9. Theravada Buddhism (71%) 10. Reform Judaism (70%) 11. Mahayana Buddhism (70%) 12. Bah??Faith (66%) 13. Secular Humanism (65%) 14. Taoism (62%) 15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%) 16. Sikhism (56%) 17. Hinduism (56%) 18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (44%) 19. Nontheist (44%) 20. Orthodox Judaism (35%) 21. Orthodox Quaker (35%) 22. Jainism (30%) 23. Jehovah's Witness (28%) 24. Eastern Orthodox (27%) 25. Islam (27%) 26. Roman Catholic (27%) 27. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)

[cavalier]

Having just looked up Unitarian Universalists, it would appear that they believe whatever they want. Can anyone shed any light on this, or them?

[wil]

I've read their literature, and know a few people that attend although I cannot say I have a handle on exactly what they believe. I do know they are quite active politically, environmental and social concerns are high on their lists. I also know they are big on being open to various thoughts and discussing whether the basic items of any theology are real...like G-d for instance.

I have attended and spoke at services. At the ones I attended as a speaker they give you 20 minutes and then it is Q&A for 20 minutes. I rather liked that aspect. I do respect thier tolerance for others, concern for others and willingness to question deeply. Which is why I suppose I also ended up with them in high agreement.

(yours and mine cav quite similar!)

[Snoopy]

Another UU convert!?

1.
Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2.
Liberal Quakers (95%)
3.
Theravada Buddhism (95%)
4.
Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
5.
Mahayana Buddhism (82%)
6.
Secular Humanism (79%)
7.
Neo-Pagan (76%)
8.
Jainism (72%)
9.
Taoism (70%)
10.
New Age (64%)
11.
Bahá'í Faith (61%)
12.
Hinduism (60%)
13.
Orthodox Quaker (56%)
14.
Sikhism (56%)
15.
Nontheist (50%)
16.
Reform Judaism (46%)
17.
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%)
18.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (45%)
19.
New Thought (42%)
20.
Jehovah's Witness (36%)
21.
Scientology (32%)
22.
Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (32%)
23.
Seventh Day Adventist (31%)
24.
Orthodox Judaism (22%)
25.
Eastern Orthodox (17%)
26.
Islam (17%)
27.
Roman Catholic (17%)

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by cavalier

Having just looked up Unitarian Universalists, it would appear that they believe whatever they want. Can anyone shed any light on this, or them?

Hi Cavalier,

In light of my results (dubious as I may consider some to be!) as I'd not even heard of UU I did some researching. (Not too much mind). It does seem very inclusive, and is committed to social action. On the downside, I've seen several criticisms of it for being authoritarian in nature, top>down command structure kind of thing. At least that's a downside for me.

More generally, I have of course taken this test with an unhealthy amount of salt. I recently converted from devout atheism to evangelical non-theism so what these theist organisations are doing in my list I don't know (bit like 17th Angel says).

Maybe I don't know my own mind. Maybe my true belief is flowing out from my subconsciousness. Maybe I've just had too much strong coffee this morning. Maybe tomorrow I'll be a JW.


s.

[kiwimac]

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (97%)
3. Neo-Pagan (93%)
4. Reform Judaism (89%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
6. New Age (83%)
7. Bahá'í Faith (80%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (79%)
9. Secular Humanism (66%)
10. Jainism (66%)
11. Sikhism (66%)
12. Theravada Buddhism (63%)
13. New Thought (60%)
14. Hinduism (58%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (56%)
16. Taoism (54%)
17. Orthodox Judaism (54%)
18. Scientology (53%)
19. Islam (50%)
20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (37%)
21. Nontheist (37%)
22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (29%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (25%)
26. Roman Catholic (25%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (19%)

Not too surprising as I was / am a liberal Quaker.

[cavalier]

Thanks Wil, Snoopy, for your replies.

Unitarian Universalism seems all very nice, tolerance is great, but if that's all you have then what's the point? Surely you have to actually believe in something.
Any thoughts?

[Snoopy]

My vast knowledge of UU is derived mostly from Wiki and one or two forums. I can understand the point you are making and I have seen forums where people have expressed negative comments about their experience within UU but when I look at the UU entry on Wiki I personally can't see much to argue with. An organisation broad enough to include the entire human race could possibly be the answer to a lot of our woes: if tolerance is all everyone had then maybe the point would be that there would be no killing in the name of intolerant self-righteous blind beliefs?

s.