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Post by Peter on Nov 24, 2008 6:14:39 GMT -5
Take this online quiz to find out what you actually believe in: www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/BeliefOMatic.aspxWhen I did this last year my top results were Mahayana Buddhism (100%), Neo-Pagan (98%) but I did it again today and apparently they've shifted slightly - I wonder what I've stopped/started believing in!? My Results: 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. New Age (97%) 3. Neo-Pagan (93%) 4. Liberal Quakers (88%) 5. Mahayana Buddhism (87%) 6. New Thought (84%) 7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%) 8. Theravada Buddhism (79%) 9. Scientology (71%) 10. Reform Judaism (70%) 11. Hinduism (69%) 12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (68%) 13. Sikhism (68%) 14. Taoism (67%) 15. Jainism (54%) 16. Secular Humanism (54%) 17. Baha'i Faith (47%) 18. Orthodox Quaker (43%) 19. Orthodox Judaism (33%) 20. Nontheist (27%) 21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (23%) 22. Eastern Orthodox (18%) 23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (18%) 24. Roman Catholic (18%) 25. Islam (17%) 26. Seventh Day Adventist (17%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (13%) |
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Post by Morrie on Nov 28, 2008 14:02:54 GMT -5
Peter, I happened to take that same test a while back. It is quite interesting. Like you, I also scored high on the Unitarian/Quaker/Bhuddist categories.
After taking this test, I am sure that many people who think of themselves as lifelong, devout members of one religion would be surprised to learn that their actual personal belief systems are actually more closely aligned with other religions. Thanks for sharing this. -Morrie
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Post by sophia on Nov 30, 2008 4:58:38 GMT -5
Hi Peter,
We're a lot alike.
Here are my results. I took the test just about 15 minutes ago:
1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. New Age (99%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (92%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (84%)
5. Liberal Quakers (84%)
6. New Thought (77%)
7. Scientology (73%)
8. Taoism (71%)
9. Hinduism (70%)
10. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (69%)
12. Sikhism (65%)
13. Secular Humanism (62%)
14. Orthodox Quaker (61%)
15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (60%)
16. Jainism (57%)
17. Reform Judaism (55%)
18. Baha'i Faith (40%)
19. Nontheist (34%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (32%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (32%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (27%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (25%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (21%)
25. Islam (21%)
26. Roman Catholic (21%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (16%)
In February I took the same test and it came out a little differently:
1. New Age (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
3. Mahayana Buddhism (90%)
4. Liberal Quakers (89%)
5. Neo-Pagan (89%)
6. New Thought (89%)
7. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (84%)
8. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (77%)
9. Taoism (77%)
10. Scientology (73%)
11. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
12. Hinduism (69%)
13. Secular Humanism (69%)
14. Bahai (63%)
15. Reform Judaism (63%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (57%)
17. Sikhism (52%)
18. Jainism (48%)
19. Non-theist (40%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (35%)
21. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (30%)
22. Islam (29%)
23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (28%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (22%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
26. Roman Catholic (18%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (15%)
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Post by laughter on Oct 16, 2018 0:12:47 GMT -5
Take this online quiz to find out what you actually believe in: www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/BeliefOMatic.aspxWhen I did this last year my top results were Mahayana Buddhism (100%), Neo-Pagan (98%) but I did it again today and apparently they've shifted slightly - I wonder what I've stopped/started believing in!? My Results: 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. New Age (97%) 3. Neo-Pagan (93%) 4. Liberal Quakers (88%) 5. Mahayana Buddhism (87%) 6. New Thought (84%) 7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%) 8. Theravada Buddhism (79%) 9. Scientology (71%) 10. Reform Judaism (70%) 11. Hinduism (69%) 12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (68%) 13. Sikhism (68%) 14. Taoism (67%) 15. Jainism (54%) 16. Secular Humanism (54%) 17. Baha'i Faith (47%) 18. Orthodox Quaker (43%) 19. Orthodox Judaism (33%) 20. Nontheist (27%) 21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (23%) 22. Eastern Orthodox (18%) 23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (18%) 24. Roman Catholic (18%) 25. Islam (17%) 26. Seventh Day Adventist (17%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (13%) It's still active, and apparently, I'm a Taoist.  (I blame Tzu' and Reefs for that  ) Church of Christ, Scientist 95% Liberal Quakerism 94% Unitarian Universalism 91% Secular Humanism 90% New Thought 88% Scientology 86% Liberal Christian Protestantism 83% Mahayana Buddhism 78% New Age 78% Theravada Buddhism 74% Atheism 72% Reformed Judaism 65% Jainism 60% Orthodox Quakerism 55% Neo-Paganism 54% Sikhism 46% Bahá'í Faith 43% Hinduism 36% Conservative Christian Protestant 34% Islam 22% Seventh-day Adventists 21% Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 14% Jehovah's Witnesses 7% (** muttley snicker **) --> Roman Catholicism 0% Eastern Orthodox Christianity 0% Orthodox Judaism 0% |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 7:51:40 GMT -5
Taoism 98% Liberal Quakerism 95% Secular Humanism 91% New Age 78% Mahayana Buddhism 75% Most of those questions either don't apply, or are misconceived  |
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Post by Reefs on Oct 16, 2018 9:40:17 GMT -5
New Thought! And given the nature of most of these questions, that sounds even realistic. However, to maybe 18 out of 20 questions my preferred reply would have been 'Who cares?'... I don't even ponder most of those issue, never actually did. |
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Post by laughter on Oct 16, 2018 16:27:16 GMT -5
Seems to me to be part marketing tool, with an underlying premise that one has an interest in joining some spiritual group. The other obvious misconceived premise is that one would choose that group based on the static artifacts of abstract belief to begin with, without allowing for the possibility that one would be interested in questioning belief and ideas generally, and interested in investigating the roots of their own conditioning. So, for example, there's no room for something like TAT or, by my understanding, the Gurdjieff groups, and no distinction made between Zen Buddhism and the rest of Buddhism.
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Post by explorer on Oct 17, 2018 14:12:17 GMT -5
Well I don't fancy doing the test either because (a) I already self identify as a liberal Quaker and (b) I am not interested in beliefs, my own or others, so much as EXPERIENCE of the truth/light/divine/unity.
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Post by laughter on Oct 17, 2018 14:37:57 GMT -5
Well I don't fancy doing the test either because (a) I already self identify as a liberal Quaker and (b) I am not interested in beliefs, my own or others, so much as EXPERIENCE of the truth/light/divine/unity. Yes, exactly. Despite my results, I'm currently in the habit of attending a Catholic church. |
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Post by explorer on Oct 18, 2018 1:52:25 GMT -5
I have a lot of time too Laughter for the mystic tradition within Catholicism, for example Anthony De Mello and Thomas Merton, and I am also of the view (having been a Hindu Yogi earlier in life) that it is good to connect with mysticism within the "soil" of one's own traditions and culture. I love Hindu Yoga and Sufism and Zen, but I am by birth and upbringing a Westerner within the Christian tradition, and there are so many treasures and communities within that tradition. Good to feel "at home" within the spirituality of one's own shores sometimes!
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Post by laughter on Oct 18, 2018 22:21:34 GMT -5
I have a lot of time too Laughter for the mystic tradition within Catholicism, for example Anthony De Mello and Thomas Merton, and I am also of the view (having been a Hindu Yogi earlier in life) that it is good to connect with mysticism within the "soil" of one's own traditions and culture. I love Hindu Yoga and Sufism and Zen, but I am by birth and upbringing a Westerner within the Christian tradition, and there are so many treasures and communities within that tradition. Good to feel "at home" within the spirituality of one's own shores sometimes! Human beings are most certainly social animals, and even if we ever get to the point where we no longer suffer from loneliness, we still might be interested in the company of our fellow man. What's so interesting and fun about the internet is how it can connect people with such a wide range of interests like the ones you've described, whereas before it, there would have at least been travel involved to find other people who shared all of them at once. |
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Post by lolly on Oct 19, 2018 23:32:26 GMT -5
Their disclaimer is excellent: "WARNING: Belief-O-Matic® assumes no legal liability for the ultimate fate of your soul."
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Post by Reefs on Dec 14, 2020 8:12:48 GMT -5
Well, I did the test again, and I'm still getting New Thought as a result. Now does that mean I'm stuck in a rigid mental position?  |
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(I blame Tzu' and Reefs for that 
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