Belief-o-Matic

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Here is a thing I did in my cultural anthropology course, we took this quiz and it told us how our spiritual beliefs lined up. Feel free to take it, but if you are uncomfortable discussing your religion that's fine by me.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

Anyways, here is my top five.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (89%)
3. Neo-Pagan (88%)
4. New Age (88%)
5. Secular Humanism (87%)

I pretty much agree with the Unitarian Universalism since that is probably what I identify with mostly if I was to say what "religion" I was. Although I really don't care about religion, I don't see a huge need for it, but it is apart of people's cultures and therefore needs to be respected.

I can't tell you how many times I've seen people being harassed because they are something outside the norm, like Pagan or Satanist. Whether you judge other's religion or not is really none of my business, but if you are one who does, maybe taking something along these lines will let you see where you fall. You might be surprised.
 
Joey D
Here is a thing I did in my cultural anthropology course, we took this quiz and it told us how our spiritual beliefs lined up. Feel free to take it, but if you are uncomfortable discussing your religion that's fine by me.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

Anyways, here is my top five.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (89%)
3. Neo-Pagan (88%)
4. New Age (88%)
5. Secular Humanism (87%)

I pretty much agree with the Unitarian Universalism since that is probably what I identify with mostly if I was to say what "religion" I was. Although I really don't care about religion, I don't see a huge need for it, but it is apart of people's cultures and therefore needs to be respected.

I can't tell you how many times I've seen people being harassed because they are something outside the norm, like Pagan or Satanist. Whether you judge other's religion or not is really none of my business, but if you are one who does, maybe taking something along these lines will let you see where you fall. You might be surprised.
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Woo! I'm not alone! :D


Heres mine :

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (81%)
5. Neo-Pagan (74%)

I've always thought myself as a Humanist, as are most people in my UU Congregation.
 
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Nontheist (85%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (79%)
5. Liberal Quakers (71%)

Uh, no idea how I’m more of a Unitarian than a nontheist… that makes no sense at all. I’m about as atheist as one can possibly be.
 
1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (89%)
3. Orthodox Quaker (79%)
4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (74%)
5. Jehovah's Witness (71%)


I'd say the first 2 sum me up pretty accurately.
 
Sage
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Nontheist (85%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (79%)
5. Liberal Quakers (71%)

Uh, no idea how I’m more of a Unitarian than a nontheist… that makes no sense at all. I’m about as atheist as one can possibly be.
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Because Unitarianism is for the most part a religion that doesn't require a belief in a higher bieng. If you have Secular Humanistic beliefs, you're closer to bieng a UU than anything.
 
Matthew Keller
Because Unitarianism is for the most part a religion that doesn't require a belief in a higher bieng.
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But Unitarianism is much closer to the idea of there possibly being a deity than nontheism, which, by its very definition, disregards the notion of a deity.
 
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (90%)
3. Secular Humanism (88%)
4. Liberal Quakers (80%)
5. Neo-Pagan (70%)

I consider myself a secular humanist, but Buddhism and Taoism appeal to me.
 
I'm not completely surprised by my results, as I've considered myself to be a Diest for the last five or six years...

Teh Test
1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
3. New Age (85%)
4. Sikhism (85%)
5. Liberal Quakers (83%)
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As I am reading through the Bible right now, I have to say that although many of the arguments made in the text are convincing, it reads more as a guide to what you should/should not do than anything else. That said, that doesn't mean that I completely write it off, as all religions have some sort of appealing aspect to them that I think most people could learn something from...

...I think what stops me from being defined as a traditional Judeo-Christian, Islamic type guy is that I identify God as a sexless, shapeless power that moves the universe, but doesn't necessiarily control everything that occurs in it...

A corny reference would be similar to the way God was depicted in Futurama, cross-referenced with The Force from Star Wars...

Funny enough, I attend a 'Catholic' college (it really isn't anymore...) despite being raised in a house and family that was never too particularly religious, despite attempting to do so as reformed, baptist, and non-denominational folks...

Meh. Religion is a fun thing to learn about, but when it comes to practicing it, I feel I do it better alone...
 
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (90%)
3. Liberal Quakers (84%)
4. Neo-Pagan (84%)
5. Reform Judaism (77%)


Now to read what exactly Unitarian Universalism means. :lol:
 
YSSMAN
A corny reference would be similar to the way God was depicted in Futurama, cross-referenced with The Force from Star Wars...
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That's about how I see it as well, there has to be some force out there holding the universe together (not just gravity). A Jedi is about the best way to explain it.
 
1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
3. Liberal Quakers (91%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (90%)
5. Neo-Pagan (83%)

It's funny that I was baptised to be Roman Catholic, and that's all the way down at number 26 on the list.
 
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
3. Nontheist (82%)
4. Liberal Quakers (71%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (68%)
 
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Liberal Quakers (80%)
4. Nontheist (71%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (71%)

I pretty much just selected the "yada-yada. Or not sure. Or not important." option for most of the questions. I guess I'm not very religious...
 
No God or supreme force. Or not sure. Or not important.
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This is a mighty broad brush with which to paint - especially considering the fine detail of the choices above it.

[edit] Well, they got the first two right:
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Nontheist (95%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (80%)
5. Liberal Quakers (71%)
6. Neo-Pagan (64%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (63%)
8. Reform Judaism (54%)
9. New Thought (46%)
10. Scientology (46%)
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1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
3. Nontheist (83%)
4. Liberal Quakers (78%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (72%)
6. Neo-Pagan (68%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (67%)
8. New Age (56%)
9. Taoism (55%)
10. Reform Judaism (48%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (46%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
13. Scientology (34%)
14. New Thought (32%)
15. Bahá'í Faith (31%)
16. Jainism (29%)
17. Sikhism (27%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (26%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (24%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (23%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (20%)
22. Islam (18%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (18%)
24. Hinduism (12%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (10%)
26. Roman Catholic (10%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (5%)
 
Duke
This is a mighty broad brush with which to paint - especially considering the fine detail of the choices above it.
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Yeah, I also felt some of the choices overlapped. I could have truthfully gone with the "Nope. Or not sure. Or not important" option for everything, but I decided that was kinda boring. So I went for a few of the other options that still lined up with my own beliefs.
 
1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (95%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (89%)
4. Bahá'í Faith (84%)
5. Seventh Day Adventist (79%)
6. Liberal Quakers (73%)
7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (69%)
8. Eastern Orthodox (67%)
9. Roman Catholic (67%)
10. Jehovah's Witness (65%)

#2 describes me best. #4 suprised me.
 
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Nontheist (95%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
5. Neo-Pagan (70%)
6. Liberal Quakers (69%)

Ricky Fitness
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Liberal Quakers (80%)
4. Nontheist (71%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (71%)

I pretty much just selected the "yada-yada. Or not sure. Or not important." option for most of the questions. I guess I'm not very religious...
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Must be something to do with your upbringing.
 
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
3. Liberal Quakers (91%):nervous:
4. Neo-Pagan (85%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%)

Go figure
 
1. Nontheist (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (96%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (91%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
5. Neo-Pagan (65%)
Duke
This is a mighty broad brush with which to paint - especially considering the fine detail of the choices above it.
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I, too, thought exactly that. It seems to put anyone/everyone not having a belief in a deity into a single category (or maybe a couple). I can be fairly sure that many of my views differ greatly from those of other "Nontheists", which raises a question: why do we want to categorise ourselves, in any case, given the blundering inaccuracy and ambiguity of labels we might choose? Religious and/or moral views are just far too diverse to apply classification.
 
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (94%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (91%)
4. Liberal Quakers (83%)
5. Secular Humanism (78%)
6. Hinduism (77%)
7. Neo-Pagan (76%)
8. New Age (75%)
9. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (73%) 1
10. Scientology (73%)
 
Ricky Fitness
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Liberal Quakers (80%)
4. Nontheist (71%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (71%)

I pretty much just selected the "yada-yada. Or not sure. Or not important." option for most of the questions. I guess I'm not very religious...
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Wenders
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Nontheist (95%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
5. Neo-Pagan (70%)
6. Liberal Quakers (69%)


Must be something to do with your upbringing.
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Hmm.. Something they put in our drinking water :P



1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Nontheist (77%)
4. Liberal Quakers (72%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (65%)
6. Neo-Pagan (60%)
 
Wenders
Must be something to do with your upbringing.
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I find it strange I'm not very religious, my mom is Catholic and my dad is Episcopalian, all of my grandparents are very religious as well, and so is the rest of my family. I think my non-religious attitude has more to do with my field of study then anything else, I only stopped be somewhat religious in high school, but that is also when I switched from a private Catholic school to a public school.

Before high school I at least used to go to church on easter, xmas, and a few sundays...but now I can't see why anyone would want to put on hot, uncomfortable clothes and sit in a hot, stuffy building listening to some guy tell you your going to hell if you don't give money to various thing, all the while missing a football (like the American style) game on TV. Then after the service you have to talk the the preached man who looks at you funny because you are a young person and you have to give old people hugs, and they invariably have some sort of illness that you will catch, after that you go out for a crumby breakfast even though it's noon. You don't get home until almost 2pm, by this time you've missed a good chunk of the game and you feel like doing something but you realize half the day is gone and you might as well start your homework that's due tomorrow.

I think Bill Gates said it best, "There are more productive things I can be doing on a Sunday morning."
 
Joey D
Before high school I at least used to go to church on easter, xmas, and a few sundays...but now I can't see why anyone would want to put on hot, uncomfortable clothes and sit in a hot, stuffy building listening to some guy tell you your going to hell if you don't give money to various thing, all the while missing a football (like the American style) game on TV. Then after the service you have to talk the the preached man who looks at you funny because you are a young person and you have to give old people hugs, and they invariably have some sort of illness that you will catch, after that you go out for a crumby breakfast even though it's noon. You don't get home until almost 2pm, by this time you've missed a good chunk of the game and you feel like doing something but you realize half the day is gone and you might as well start your homework that's due tomorrow.

I think Bill Gates said it best, "There are more productive things I can be doing on a Sunday morning."
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Its a pretty good summation of my feelings as well. Although my parents were raised in moderately religious families, we've pretty much dodged it altogether. A good excuse has always been the NFL or NASCAR, and of course there is always Baseball as well... Its not that we don't want to, well, its that we've got other things we need to do...
 

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