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On a lighter note - what are you?

  • 22-11-2008 3:05am
    #1
    Bottle_of_Smoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭


    Kind of annoying that if you don't know something you have to choose the mainly atheist option. I doubt will be an issue for most posters here though.

    http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/BeliefOMatic.aspx

    1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
    2. Unitarian Universalism (87%)
    3. Mahayana Buddhism (86%)
    4. Liberal Quakers (85%)
    5. Jainism (80%)
    6. Secular Humanism (75%)
    7. Neo-Pagan (72%)
    8. Orthodox Quaker (69%)
    9. Taoism (68%)
    10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (67%)
    11. Hinduism (64%)
    12. Sikhism (60%)
    13. Nontheist (59%)
    14. New Age (56%)
    15. Baha'i Faith (52%)
    16. Seventh Day Adventist (50%)
    17. Reform Judaism (49%)
    18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (48%)
    19. Islam (46%)
    20. Orthodox Judaism (46%)
    21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (44%)
    22. Eastern Orthodox (39%)
    23. Roman Catholic (39%)
    24. Scientology (38%)
    25. New Thought (38%)
    26. Jehovah's Witness (32%)
    27. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (26%)


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  • #2
    Hogzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    interesting as i was 8% roman catholic ,which i am, i use the verb "to be" very loosly however!!!


  • #3
    Húrin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,045 ✭✭✭Húrin


    Some surprises here for me. I would consider myself to be in the Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant category for which I got 96%, but I was surprised to be in more agreement with this quiz' interpretation of Quaker views!

    I imagined that Bahai would come in higher.

    I think that some responses to questions, e.g. the first one, should surely exclude categories like "Non-theist" from the results.

    1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
    2. Seventh Day Adventist (98%)
    3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (96%)
    4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (83%)
    5. Eastern Orthodox (70%)
    6. Roman Catholic (70%)
    7. Liberal Quakers (65%)
    8. Hinduism (64%)
    9. Jainism (60%)
    10. Unitarian Universalism (55%)
    11. Theravada Buddhism (52%)
    12. Baha'i Faith (51%)
    13. Mahayana Buddhism (50%)
    14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%)
    15. Orthodox Judaism (47%)
    16. Islam (45%)
    17. Jehovah's Witness (43%)
    18. Taoism (38%)
    19. Neo-Pagan (38%)
    20. New Age (35%)
    21. Sikhism (34%)
    22. Nontheist (33%)
    23. Reform Judaism (31%)
    24. Secular Humanism (28%)
    25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (19%)
    26. Scientology (18%)
    27. New Thought (17%)


  • #4
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭Tim Robbins


    I got:
    1. Secular Humanism (100%)
    2. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
    3. Theravada Buddhism (88%)
    4. Liberal Quakers (83%)
    5. Nontheist (77%)
    6. Neo-Pagan (64%)
    7. Orthodox Quaker (61%)
    8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (60%)
    9. Taoism (60%)
    10. Mahayana Buddhism (55%)
    11. New Age (51%)
    12. Jainism (47%)
    13. Baha'i Faith (43%)
    14. Reform Judaism (38%)
    15. Sikhism (38%)
    16. Seventh Day Adventist (35%)
    17. Hinduism (33%)
    18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (32%)
    19. New Thought (28%)
    20. Scientology (28%)
    21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (25%)
    22. Eastern Orthodox (23%)
    23. Islam (23%)
    24. Orthodox Judaism (23%)
    25. Roman Catholic (23%)
    26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (22%)
    27. Jehovah's Witness (19%)


  • #5
    rockbeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭rockbeer


    Fascinating:
    1. Secular Humanism (100%)
    2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
    3. Theravada Buddhism (89%)
    4. Liberal Quakers (86%)
    5. Nontheist (73%)
    6. Neo-Pagan (68%)
    7. Taoism (66%)
    8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (63%)
    9. Mahayana Buddhism (54%)
    10. New Age (54%)
    11. Orthodox Quaker (52%)
    12. Reform Judaism (44%)
    13. Jainism (36%)
    14. Scientology (33%)
    15. Baha'i Faith (33%)
    16. New Thought (31%)
    17. Sikhism (29%)
    18. Seventh Day Adventist (26%)
    19. Hinduism (26%)
    20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (23%)
    21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (22%)
    22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (16%)
    23. Eastern Orthodox (12%)
    24. Islam (12%)
    25. Orthodox Judaism (12%)
    26. Roman Catholic (12%)
    27. Jehovah's Witness (7%)

    Turns out I'm a bit of a closet new-ager :)


  • #6
    MizzLolly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,556 ✭✭✭MizzLolly


    1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
    2. Mahayana Buddhism (97%)
    3. New Age (88%)
    4. Theravada Buddhism (84%)
    5. Sikhism (78%)
    6. Hinduism (76%)
    7. Unitarian Universalism (74%)
    8. Jainism (71%)
    9. Liberal Quakers (70%)
    10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)
    11. Reform Judaism (54%)
    12. Orthodox Quaker (53%)
    13. Baha'i Faith (52%)
    14. Orthodox Judaism (48%)
    15. Taoism (48%)
    16. New Thought (47%)
    17. Secular Humanism (47%)
    18. Scientology (41%)
    19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) (40%)
    20. Seventh Day Adventist (35%)
    21. Eastern Orthodox (33%)
    22. Roman Catholic (33%)
    23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (32%)
    24. Islam (32%)
    25. Jehovah's Witness (28%)
    26. Nontheist (27%)
    27. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (23%)


    Interesting Quiz! :)


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  • #7
    Húrin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,045 ✭✭✭Húrin


    MizzLolly wrote: »
    1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
    2. Mahayana Buddhism (97%)
    3. New Age (88%)
    4. Theravada Buddhism (84%)
    5. Sikhism (78%)
    6. Hinduism (76%)
    7. Unitarian Universalism (74%)
    8. Jainism (71%)
    9. Liberal Quakers (70%)
    10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)
    11. Reform Judaism (54%)
    12. Orthodox Quaker (53%)
    13. Baha'i Faith (52%)
    14. Orthodox Judaism (48%)
    15. Taoism (48%)
    16. New Thought (47%)
    17. Secular Humanism (47%)
    18. Scientology (41%)
    19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) (40%)
    20. Seventh Day Adventist (35%)
    21. Eastern Orthodox (33%)
    22. Roman Catholic (33%)
    23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (32%)
    24. Islam (32%)
    25. Jehovah's Witness (28%)
    26. Nontheist (27%)
    27. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (23%)


    Interesting Quiz! :)

    hello, opposite! :pac:


  • #8
    MizzLolly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,556 ✭✭✭MizzLolly


    Húrin wrote: »
    hello, opposite! :pac:

    Hahaha hi!! ;)


  • #9
    CerebralCortex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭CerebralCortex


    How did the Belief-O-Matic do? Discuss your results on our message boards.
    1. Secular Humanism (100%)
    2. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
    3. Nontheist (77%)
    4. Liberal Quakers (74%)
    5. Theravada Buddhism (68%)
    6. Neo-Pagan (62%)
    7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (56%)
    8. Taoism (48%)
    9. New Age (46%)
    10. Reform Judaism (37%)
    11. Orthodox Quaker (35%)
    12. Mahayana Buddhism (34%)
    13. Scientology (25%)
    14. Sikhism (24%)
    15. New Thought (23%)
    16. Baha'i Faith (22%)
    17. Jainism (20%)
    18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (17%)
    19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (16%)
    20. Seventh Day Adventist (16%)
    21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (12%)
    22. Hinduism (11%)
    23. Eastern Orthodox (8%)
    24. Islam (8%)
    25. Orthodox Judaism (8%)
    26. Roman Catholic (8%)
    27. Jehovah's Witness (6%)


  • #10
    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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  • #11
    SAVE_ME.222
    Closed Accounts Posts: 153 ✭✭SAVE_ME.222


    My first few were
    1. Secular Humanism (100%)
    2. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
    3. Nontheist (77%)
    4. Theravada Buddhism (74%)
    5. Liberal Quakers (71%)

    Since so many of us are getting 100% secular humanism, I might aswell paste in info as to what it represents:
    Belief in Deity
    Not considered important. Most Humanists are atheists or agnostics.

    • Incarnations
    Same as above.

    • Origin of Universe and Life
    The scientific method is most respected as the means for revealing the mysteries of the origins of the universe and life.

    • After Death
    An afterlife or spiritual existence after death is not recognized.

    • Why Evil?
    No concept of “evil.” Reasons for wrongdoing are explored through scientific methods, e.g. through study of sociology, psychology, criminology.

    • Salvation
    No concept of afterlife or spiritual liberation or salvation. Realizing ones personal potential and working for the betterment of humanity through ethical consciousness and social works are considered paramount, but from a naturalistic rather than supernatural standpoint.

    • Undeserved Suffering
    No spiritual reasons but rather a matter of human vulnerability to misfortune, illness, and victimization.

    • Contemporary Issues
    The American Humanist Association endorses elective abortion. Other contemporary views include working for equality for homosexuals, gender equality, a secular approach to divorce and remarriage, working to end poverty, promoting peace and nonviolence, and environmental protection.


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  • #12
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,922 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    1. Secular Humanism (100%)
    2. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
    3. Nontheist (80%)
    4. Liberal Quakers (76%)
    5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (66%)
    6. Theravada Buddhism (66%)
    7. Neo-Pagan (65%)
    8. Orthodox Quaker (59%)
    9. Sikhism (55%)
    10. Reform Judaism (51%)
    11. New Age (50%)
    12. Baha'i Faith (47%)
    13. Mahayana Buddhism (44%)
    14. Taoism (44%)
    15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (43%)
    16. Jainism (38%)
    17. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (37%)
    18. Hinduism (35%)
    19. Seventh Day Adventist (34%)
    20. Eastern Orthodox (34%)
    21. Islam (34%)
    22. Orthodox Judaism (34%)
    23. Roman Catholic (34%)
    24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
    25. Scientology (33%)
    26. New Thought (31%)
    27. Jehovah's Witness (23%)

    If you can read this, you're too close!



  • #13
    juke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭juke


    Same 1-5 as rockbeer - closed page by accident. Interesting - especially for me given other similar responses. didn't priortise the first few questions though


  • #14
    rainbow kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    How did the Belief-O-Matic do?
    1. Secular Humanism (100%)
    2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
    3. Nontheist (75%)
    4. Liberal Quakers (73%)
    5. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
    6. Neo-Pagan (63%)
    7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%)
    8. New Age (47%)
    9. Taoism (46%)
    10. Reform Judaism (45%)
    11. Mahayana Buddhism (34%)
    12. Orthodox Quaker (34%)
    13. Scientology (33%)
    14. New Thought (31%)
    15. Sikhism (31%)
    16. Baha'i Faith (28%)
    17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (24%)
    18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (22%)
    19. Jainism (17%)
    20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (17%)
    21. Eastern Orthodox (14%)
    22. Islam (14%)
    23. Orthodox Judaism (14%)
    24. Roman Catholic (14%)
    25. Seventh Day Adventist (14%)
    26. Hinduism (11%)
    27. Jehovah's Witness (5%)

    Just as atheist as I thought :)
    Pretty much anything conservative/monotheistic got a very low score from me.


  • #15
    PDN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,686 ✭✭✭✭PDN


    My top ten. Quite amusing really.

    1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
    2. Eastern Orthodox (95%)
    3. Roman Catholic (95%)
    4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (91%)
    5. Seventh Day Adventist (85%)
    6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%)
    7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (62%)
    8. Hinduism (55%)
    9. Orthodox Judaism (53%)
    10. Liberal Quakers (51%)


  • #16
    Asiaprod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,737 ✭✭✭Asiaprod


    Interesting, how did I become a neo-pagan?

    1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
    2. New Age (94%)
    3. Unitarian Universalism (82%)
    4. Mahayana Buddhism (75%)
    5. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
    6. Liberal Quakers (67%)
    7. Hinduism (62%)
    8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (58%)
    9. Secular Humanism (58%)
    10. New Thought (57%)
    11. Scientology (55%)
    12. Reform Judaism (54%)
    13. Sikhism (54%)
    14. Jainism (51%)
    15. Orthodox Quaker (46%)
    16. Taoism (45%)
    17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (41%)
    18. Baha'i Faith (40%)
    19. Nontheist (32%)
    20. Orthodox Judaism (32%)
    21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
    22. Seventh Day Adventist (24%)
    23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
    24. Islam (21%)
    25. Jehovah's Witness (17%)
    26. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
    27. Roman Catholic (15%)


  • #17
    rockbeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭rockbeer


    Anyone understand the difference between New Age and New Thought?


  • #18
    wolfsbane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,980 ✭✭✭wolfsbane


    A few ambiguous questions, eg. Q9. Baptism (or initiation) ceremonies:
    Required. Required for what? Salvation? - then No. Obedience to God's command? - then Yes.

    1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (99%)
    2. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
    3. Roman Catholic (100%)
    4. Seventh Day Adventist (87%)
    5. Orthodox Quaker (81%)
    6. Orthodox Judaism (71%)
    7. Islam (66%)
    8. Hinduism (62%)
    9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (61%)
    10. Jehovah's Witness (59%)
    11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (56%)
    12. Sikhism (47%)
    13. Baha'i Faith (45%)
    14. Jainism (37%)
    15. Liberal Quakers (36%)
    16. Reform Judaism (34%)
    17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%)
    18. Mahayana Buddhism (30%)
    19. Theravada Buddhism (29%)
    20. Unitarian Universalism (27%)
    21. Scientology (26%)
    22. New Thought (22%)
    23. Neo-Pagan (20%)
    24. Nontheist (18%)
    25. New Age (12%)
    26. Secular Humanism (8%)
    27. Taoism (6%)


  • #19
    CerebralCortex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭CerebralCortex


    wolfsbane wrote: »
    A few ambiguous questions, eg. Q9. Baptism (or initiation) ceremonies:
    Required. Required for what? Salvation? - then No. Obedience to God's command? - then Yes.

    1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (99%)
    2. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
    3. Roman Catholic (100%)
    4. Seventh Day Adventist (87%)
    5. Orthodox Quaker (81%)
    6. Orthodox Judaism (71%)
    7. Islam (66%)
    8. Hinduism (62%)
    9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (61%)
    10. Jehovah's Witness (59%)
    11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (56%)
    12. Sikhism (47%)
    13. Baha'i Faith (45%)
    14. Jainism (37%)
    15. Liberal Quakers (36%)
    16. Reform Judaism (34%)
    17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%)
    18. Mahayana Buddhism (30%)
    19. Theravada Buddhism (29%)
    20. Unitarian Universalism (27%)
    21. Scientology (26%)
    22. New Thought (22%)
    23. Neo-Pagan (20%)
    24. Nontheist (18%)
    25. New Age (12%)
    26. Secular Humanism (8%)
    27. Taoism (6%)

    Did you just doctor yer results?


  • #20
    wolfsbane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,980 ✭✭✭wolfsbane


    CerebralCortex wrote: »
    Did you just doctor yer results?
    No. But that made me raise my eyebrows too. :D

    I assume it comes from me answering the Baptism question by required. I did so in the sense that it is commanded by God, but not essential to salvation. They perhaps meant it as a requirement for salvation.


  • #21
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    PDN wrote: »
    My top ten. Quite amusing really.

    1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
    2. Eastern Orthodox (95%)
    3. Roman Catholic (95%)
    4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (91%)
    5. Seventh Day Adventist (85%)
    6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%)
    7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (62%)
    8. Hinduism (55%)
    9. Orthodox Judaism (53%)
    10. Liberal Quakers (51%)


    I was pretty much the same, I believe. Half way to being a Hindu, eh?


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