Belief-o-matic Do You Believe What You Think You Believe? Find Out!

[qec]

Man this thing is fun, so I took it again:

 

 

1. Secular Humanism (100%)

2. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

3. Neo-Pagan (95%)

4. Theravada Buddhism (95%)

5. Liberal Quakers (93%)

6. New Age (87%)

7. Mahayana Buddhism (83%)

8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)

9. Taoism (70%)

10. Orthodox Quaker (66%)

11. Reform Judaism (66%)

12. Nontheist (58%)

13. Baha'i Faith (50%)

14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (50%)

15. Jainism (50%)

16. New Thought (50%)

17. Scientology (50%)

18. Sikhism (50%)

19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (41%)

20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (39%)

21. Eastern Orthodox (33%)

22. Hinduism (33%)

23. Islam (33%)

24. Orthodox Judaism (33%)

25. Roman Catholic (33%)

26. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)

27. Jehovah's Witness (16%)

[Hungrydingo]

100% Secular Humanist

94% Non-theist.

[HRDWarrior]

Here are my results...kinda suprised the liberal christian made the top ten...but last time I took this quiz (year or two ago) Mahayana Buddhism was a bit higher. Interesting to see how these things change over time!

 

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

2. Secular Humanism (97%)

3. Theravada Buddhism (87%)

4. Liberal Quakers (85%)

5. Nontheist (78%)

6. Neo-Pagan (72%)

7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%)

8. Taoism (68%)

9. Mahayana Buddhism (60%)

10. New Age (54%)

[Oddity]

What I get now:1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

2. Theravada Buddhism (95%)

3. Secular Humanism (91%)

4. Liberal Quakers (82%)

5. Neo-Pagan (81%)

6. Mahayana Buddhism (78%)

7. Taoism (70%)

8. New Age (68%)

9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%)

10. Nontheist (63%)

11. Jainism (57%)

12. Scientology (56%)

13. Reform Judaism (55%)

14. Hinduism (54%)

15. New Thought (54%)

16. Orthodox Quaker (53%)

17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (48%)

18. Sikhism (46%)

19. Baha'i Faith (42%)

20. Seventh Day Adventist (27%)

21. Orthodox Judaism (24%)

22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (22%)

23. Islam (22%)

24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (21%)

25. Eastern Orthodox (13%)

26. Roman Catholic (13%)

27. Jehovah's Witness (9%)

 

What I'd have scored as a Protestant Christian:

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)

2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (98%)

3. Liberal Quakers (83%)

4. Unitarian Universalism (82%)

5. Theravada Buddhism (80%)

6. Mahayana Buddhism (80%)

7. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (79%)

8. Hinduism (76%)

9. Seventh Day Adventist (73%)

10. Eastern Orthodox (69%)

11. Roman Catholic (69%)

12. Neo-Pagan (63%)

13. Jainism (62%)

14. Sikhism (60%)

15. New Age (60%)

16. Reform Judaism (57%)

17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (55%)

18. Taoism (52%)

19. Baha'i Faith (50%)

20. Scientology (47%)

21. Secular Humanism (44%)

22. Orthodox Judaism (44%)

23. Islam (42%)

24. Jehovah's Witness (41%)

25. New Thought (37%)

26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (37%)

27. Nontheist (23%)

 

I find it scary that Scientology was bumped up eight places o_O;

[ContraBardus]

My results.

 

1. Secular Humanism (100%)

2. Unitarian Universalism (90%)

3. Theravada Buddhism (78%)

4. Liberal Quakers (77%)

5. Neo-Pagan (72%)

6. Nontheist (70%)

7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%)

8. New Age (55%)

9. Taoism (53%)

10. Orthodox Quaker (47%)

11. Mahayana Buddhism (45%)

12. Reform Judaism (45%)

13. Baha'i Faith (34%)

14. Sikhism (34%)

15. Jainism (32%)

16. Scientology (32%)

17. New Thought (29%)

18. (Mormons) (27%)

19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (23%)

20. Seventh Day Adventist (22%)

21. Hinduism (20%)

22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (20%)

23. Eastern Orthodox (17%)

24. Islam (17%)

25. Orthodox Judaism (17%)

26. Roman Catholic (17%)

27. Jehovah's Witness (13%)

 

Funny thing is, I'm a full blown Atheist. I think it rates you higher in Nontheist for more apathetic answers to some of the morality questions.

 

For example, I agree that early term Abortions should be allowed, especially in teen pregnancy and rape cases. However I also firmly believe it should be done before the development of a nervous system, and late term abortions should only be applied in cases where there is a severe problem with the child [such as developing without a head, or with internal organs outside the body] or where having a child presents a clear and present danger to the mother's life or long term health.

 

Yeah it's the woman's body. However, condoms are cheap, and there are numerous forms of contraception available. Including the morning after pill. Abortion should not be viewed as an alternative to acting responsibly. Once a nervous system is formed, suffering is possible.

 

After a certain point, it stops being about her body and her rights, and about accepting responsibility for one's actions. Behaving irresponsibly without consequence is not a right.

 

There should be a window of opportunity, but it should close after a certain point as well. Only to open again in cases where personal safety and long term health are at risk.

 

I don't mind being classed as a Secular Humanist, but I don't endorse Universal Morality either. Though, Secular Humanists are Nontheist. [belief.net doesn't seem to like the word 'Atheist'] I'm an Atheist but I do have standards of ethics and morals as well. Though, I also understand that not everyone shares them either.

 

I'm not 'offended' or anything. I just think the test is skewed a bit to a particular definition of 'Nontheist' that isn't really accurate. Though it may indeed describe some, it's a bit to generalized and leans towards apathy as a common trait more than it should.

 

Though, I am left wondering if you give the most 'evil' answers possible, does it class you as 100% Scientologist, or Nontheist?

 

I also find it amusing that I used to be Roman Catholic, and it's the second to the last one at 17% tied with Eastern Orthodox and Islam. Heh.

[smellincoffee]

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

2. Secular Humanism (99%)

3. Theravada Buddhism (84%)

4. Liberal Quakers (81%)

5. Nontheist (71%)

6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (67%)

7. Neo-Pagan (66%)

8. Mahayana Buddhism (61%)

9. Taoism (61%)

10. New Age (53%)

 

 

UU and Humanism have switched places and percentages in the last three years...I wonder what's up.

[luvless]

Sikhism was mine. Although I don't believe it was 100% like it said (due to some of the "sins"), I was surprised and actually I have never even heard of it before. Kinda a fun test.

[Snakefoot]

Secular Humanism (100%)

[ghost_warlock]

1. Secular Humanism (100%)

2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)

3. Nontheist (86%)

4. Liberal Quakers (73%)

5. Theravada Buddhism (69%)

6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (60%)

7. Neo-Pagan (60%)

8. Taoism (47%)

9. New Age (45%)

10. Reform Judaism (42%)

 

During my search for the Divine, I did experiment with neo-paganism, new age shamanism (was terrible at it as I'm not much for altered states of consciousness), and a strictly philosophical form of Buddhism, before returning to (and ultimately rejecting) a liberal version of Lutheran Christianity.

[Guest Babylonian Dream]

1. Reform Judaism (100%)

2. Sikhism (93%)

3. Jainism (84%)

4. Neo-Pagan (83%)

5. Islam (79%)

6. Orthodox Judaism (79%)

7. Unitarian Universalism (77%)

8. Baha'i Faith (71%)

9. Hinduism (71%)

10. Liberal Quakers (67%)

11. Mahayana Buddhism (64%)

12. Secular Humanism (63%)

13. Theravada Buddhism (58%)

14. Nontheist (55%)

15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (54%)

16. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (49%)

17. New Age (47%)

18. New Thought (46%)

19. Taoism (46%)

20. Scientology (45%)

21. Jehovah's Witness (41%)

22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%)

23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%)

24. Eastern Orthodox (23%)

25. Roman Catholic (23%)

26. Orthodox Quaker (21%)

27. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)

 

I just picked them at random, perhaps I shouldn't have?

[lilyblue]

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

2. Secular Humanism (96%)

3. Liberal Quakers (85%)

4. Neo-Pagan (79%)

5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%)

6. New Age (69%)

7. Nontheist (66%)

8. Theravada Buddhism (63%)

9. Scientology (56%)

10. Taoism (56%)

 

I can see the first two, but Scientology?!

[Hungrydingo]

I retook it:

 

1. Secular Humanism (100%)

2. Nontheist (96%)

3. Unitarian Universalism (88%)

4. Theravada Buddhism (83%)

5. Liberal Quakers (62%)

6. Neo-Pagan (56%)

7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (49%)

8. Taoism (45%)

9. Reform Judaism (42%)

10. Sikhism (38%)

 

The best part is the religion I was brought up to believe, Roman Catholicism was 25th on my list just above Jainism and Jehovah's Witness but below Baha'i Faith. I'm not even sure what that is, but apparently I'm more in line with that than the religion that was shoved down my throat my entire life.

[Shyone]

Baha'i Faith. I'm not even sure what that is, but apparently I'm more in line with that than the religion that was shoved down my throat my entire life.

I'm no expert, but I understand that they generally believe that all religions have "a piece of the truth." And theirs is the true religion because the have solved the problem of the "multiple gods therefore no gods."

 

It is, in that sense, "inclusive", but there have been some issues related to the leader(s) of the religion.

 

From their web site:

 

Throughout history, God has revealed Himself to humanity through a series of divine Messengers, whose teachings guide and educate us and provide the basis for the advancement of human society. These Messengers have included Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad. Their religions come from the same Source and are in essence successive chapters of one religion from God.

 

Bahá’u’lláh, the latest of these Messengers, brought new spiritual and social teachings for our time. His essential message is of unity. He taught the oneness of God, the oneness of the human family, and the oneness of religion.

[Outlaw393]

Neo-Paganism - 100%

 

I'm Asatru, so it fits.

[TheUnknown]

1. Reform Judaism (100%)

2. Jainism (96%)

3. Sikhism (95%)

4. Liberal Quakers (94%)

5. Unitarian Universalism (92%)

6. Mahayana Buddhism (89%)

7. Hinduism (84%)

8. Neo-Pagan (81%)

9. Orthodox Judaism (81%)

10. Theravada Buddhism (80%)

11. Baha'i Faith (77%)

12. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (73%)

13. Islam (72%)

14. New Age (72%)

15. Orthodox Quaker (59%)

16. New Thought (54%)

17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (51%)

18. Taoism (51%)

19. Seventh Day Adventist (47%)

20. Secular Humanism (44%)

21. Scientology (43%)

22. Jehovah's Witness (42%)

23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (38%)

24. Eastern Orthodox (37%)

25. Roman Catholic (37%)

26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (30%)

27. Nontheist (23%)

 

These are my results from the first time I ever took the test

 

1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)

2. Orthodox Quaker (94%)

3. Seventh Day Adventist (93%)

4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (87%)

5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (84%)

6. Eastern Orthodox (82%)

7. Roman Catholic (82%)

8. Jehovah's Witness (81%)

9. Hinduism (78%)

10. Orthodox Judaism (74%)

11. Jainism (72%)

12. Islam (72%)

13. Liberal Quakers (69%)

14. Unitarian Universalism (65%)

15. Baha'i Faith (61%)

16. Mahayana Buddhism (61%)

17. Sikhism (61%)

18. Reform Judaism (60%)

19. Theravada Buddhism (59%)

20. Neo-Pagan (43%)

21. New Age (39%)

22. Scientology (36%)

23. Secular Humanism (33%)

24. Taoism (33%)

25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (28%)

26. New Thought (28%)

27. Nontheist (24%)

 

I'm making a rather slow transition away from Orthodox Christian beliefs, and have become progressively more liberal minded, especially in the last 6 months or so

[Deva]

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)

2. Theravada Buddhism (98%)

3. Unitarian Universalism (96%)

4. Hinduism (90%)

5. Liberal Quakers (89%)

6. Jainism (87%)

7. Neo-Pagan (85%)

8. Taoism (80%)

9. New Age (79%)

10. New Thought (72%)

 

Last time - (my post #11)

[SleeplessGhost]

1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (91%) 3. Theravada Buddhism (86%) 4. Mahayana Buddhism (85%) 5. New Age (85%) 6. Liberal Quakers (76%) 7. Jainism (75%) 8. Secular Humanism (73%) 9. Hinduism (64%) 10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (60%) 11. Taoism (58%) 12. Reform Judaism (56%) 13. New Thought (55%) 14. Sikhism (53%) 15. Orthodox Quaker (52%) 16. Scientology (51%) 17. Nontheist (50%) 18. Baha'i Faith (42%) 19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (34%) 20. Orthodox Judaism (34%) 21. Islam (25%) 22. Seventh Day Adventist (25%) 23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (21%) 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (20%) 25. Eastern Orthodox (18%) 26. Roman Catholic (18%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (10%)

[seeboh]

1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (87%) 3. Nontheist (78%) 4. Theravada Buddhism (76%) 5. Liberal Quakers (75%) 6. Neo-Pagan (69%) 7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (60%) 8. Taoism (58%) 9. New Age (50%) 10. Reform Judaism (50%)

[Margee]

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (96%) 3. Neo-Pagan (92%) 4. Liberal Quakers (88%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (85%) 6. Taoism (83%) 7. New Age (82%) 8. Hinduism (77%) 9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (73%) 10. Secular Humanism (69%)

 

 

[BrotherJosh]

Secular Humanism - 100%

 

Unitarian Universalism - 97%

 

Liberal Quaker - 89%

 

Theravada Buddhism - 89%

[Darklady]

1. Secular Humanism (100%)

2. Unitarian Universalism (95%)

3. Nontheist (83%)

4. Theravada Buddhism (75%)

5. Liberal Quakers (74%)

6. Neo-Pagan (62%)

7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%)

8. Taoism (53%)

9. Reform Judaism (45%)

10. New Age (43%)

[skepticalme]

1. Nontheist (100%)

2. Secular Humanism (100%)

3. Unitarian Universalism (86%)

4. Theravada Buddhism (65%)

5. Liberal Quakers (49%)

6. Neo-Pagan (29%)

7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (26%)

8. Taoism (16%)

9. New Age (8%)

10. Baha'i Faith (0%)

11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (0%)

12. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (0%)

13. Eastern Orthodox (0%)

14. Hinduism (0%)

15. Islam (0%)

16. Jainism (0%)

17. Jehovah's Witness (0%)

18. Mahayana Buddhism (0%)

19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (0%)

20. New Thought (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%)

[chosendarkness]

1. Nontheist (100%) 2. Secular Humanism (100%) 3. Unitarian Universalism (92%)

So I'm nearly a Unitarian. That's funny, I went to one of their churches and it felt like I was in a Christian church. I can't see myself being anywhere near that. Maybe Budhhism or Hinduism, but definitely not Unitarian.

[Deva]

1. Nontheist (100%) 2. Secular Humanism (100%) 3. Unitarian Universalism (92%)

So I'm nearly a Unitarian. That's funny, I went to one of their churches and it felt like I was in a Christian church. I can't see myself being anywhere near that. Maybe Budhhism or Hinduism, but definitely not Unitarian.

 

I suspect that if your answers on most questions are not Christian, that it automatically selects Unitarian toward the top. Its funny, I wonder what specific questions are given most weight to give a UU result? Anyway, almost everyone has this in the top five.

 

I agree, I attended a Unitarian church for awhile and it wasn't for me.

[stryper]

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

2. Secular Humanism (99%)

3. Neo-Pagan (94%)

4. Nontheist (84%)

5. Theravada Buddhism (80%)

6. Liberal Quakers (80%)

7. New Age (78%)

8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%)

9. Reform Judaism (66%)

10. Mahayana Buddhism (63%)

 

I found this a couple of years ago. Results are pretty much the same now as then.

 

I sent them to my sister who is married to a Methodist Pastor and his response was "UU? they make me look conservative". The fact that secular Humanism "lost" by 1% is kinda interesting. I think the emphasis rankings are what play into most of the subtle distictions. So if you just left them all at medium then you get on result but if you change a few you get a different one.