What is your “Belief Score” on www.Beliefnet.com?

[Zzyzx]

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What is your “Belief Score” on www.Beliefnet.com?

Beliefnet.com has an interesting feature called “Belief-O-Matic” that asks questions regarding your beliefs and matches your answers to those of twenty-seven different faiths or belief systems. You are NOT required to give even your email address.

It is MOST interesting.

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

[Zzyzx]

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So anyone have any theory why my scores are close to some of the non-theists yet I still believe in, and argue for God's existence and the validity of the Bible?

Yes, Achilles, I have such a theory.

In my opinion you are obviously a very bright young man who thinks deeply about wide-ranging issues. You make a sincere effort to align your theories with what you observe in the world around you.

From past experience(s) you have a degree of belief in supernaturalism that you attempt to reconcile with your observations. It does not appear to be a belief that overpowers reasoning, so you adjust religious dogma to fit your concepts.

I suspect that you have rejected many religious beliefs that did not fit with your reality, and I predict that you will discard even more. I do NOT predict that you will become Non-Theistic -- but I would not be surprised if that occurred.

[Zzyzx]

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Do you really think that you know more about my life and my thoughts than I do?

100%, I must know something, I sure hit that one on the head.

I have learned something from this exercise -- which is why I passed it on to others. I am considering the implications of the test.

You are hereby authorized to wear a robe, sandals and an unusual conical hat.

Did you take the quiz? If so, do you mind sharing the results?

What happened to the “How do I determine what God requires of me?” topic?

Must be the work of Satan?

Could the forum glitch have been the work of god – to protect Theists from strong opposition arguments – if they have been praying for needed help?

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)

Wow, I guess I can get my Temple recommend now (chuckle). (Some of the questions needed more diagnosis.). There are a lot more nontheists in this forum than I thought.

Congratulations on having clarity and conviction in your beliefs.

Regarding the number of Theist vs. Non-Theist members of this forum, the site statistics (reached by a button near the top of each page) shows an interesting distribution of members' affiliations with usergroups. The number who self-identify as Christian is about equal to the number that self-identify as Atheist or Agnostic.

To whatever extent the above is accurate regarding member beliefs or lack thereof, it is not representative of a cross-section of the population. Non-Theists are said to represent only a few percent of US or world populations. If this is true, why are their arguments prominent and often effective?

What happens when you get your “temple recommended”?

[Nick_A]

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To whatever extent the above is accurate regarding member beliefs or lack thereof, it is not representative of a cross-section of the population. Non-Theists are said to represent only a few percent of US or world populations. If this is true, why are their arguments prominent and often effective?

Because they often point out the obvious imagination of secular religion. However, being victim of imagination themselves, they don't supply any satisfactory alternatives to the non illusory answers supplied by the essence of religion.

[Zzyzx]

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To whatever extent the above is accurate regarding member beliefs or lack thereof, it is not representative of a cross-section of the population. Non-Theists are said to represent only a few percent of US or world populations. If this is true, why are their arguments prominent and often effective?

Because they often point out the obvious imagination of secular religion. However, being victim of imagination themselves, they don't supply any satisfactory alternatives to the non illusory answers supplied by the essence of religion.

Yes, Non-Theists present better arguments because they do not attempt to defend existence of invisible super beings or incredible (too extraordinary and improbable to be believed) supernatural events.

Kindly provide several examples of "the non illusory answers supplied by the essence of religion" (whatever that might mean).

[Nick_A]

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Kindly provide several examples of "the non illusory answers supplied by the essence of religion" (whatever that might mean).

Rather than pull this thread off course, I decided to answer you in the thread "Simone, Plato, and the Cave" and explain why non-illusory answers begin with experiential knowledge of the human condition both in ourselves and humanity as a whole.

[Fisherking]

suprise

1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Eastern Orthodox (85%)
3. Roman Catholic (85%)
4. Seventh Day Adventist (82%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (75%)
6. Jehovah's Witness (62%)
7. Islam (61%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (61%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (60%)
10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (56%)
11. Hinduism (55%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (42%)
13. Jainism (41%)
14. Sikhism (35%)
15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
16. Liberal Quakers (31%)
17. Mahayana Buddhism (31%)
18. Theravada Buddhism (30%)
19. Reform Judaism (28%)
20. Unitarian Universalism (27%)
21. Scientology (26%)
22. New Thought (25%)
23. Nontheist (21%)
24. Neo-Pagan (19%)
25. New Age (16%)
26. Secular Humanism (10%)
27. Taoism (8%)

[Fallibleone]

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (82%)
4. Liberal Quakers (81%)
5. Nontheist (74%)
6. Neo-Pagan (67%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (66%)
8. Taoism (65%)
9. New Age (57%)
10. Mahayana Buddhism (54%)
11. Reform Judaism (48%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (43%)
13. Jainism (42%)
14. Bahá'í Faith (37%)
15. Scientology (36%)
16. Sikhism (36%)
17. New Thought (34%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (28%)
19. Hinduism (23%)
20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (19%)
21. Islam (18%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (18%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)
24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (16%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (9%)
26. Roman Catholic (9%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (5%)

7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (66%)

[AB]

Interesting. Thanks for the link.

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (95%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (85%)
4. Seventh Day Adventist (85%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (83%)
6. Roman Catholic (83%)
7. Liberal Quakers (75%)
8. Unitarian Universalism (64%)
9. Hinduism (61%)
10. Orthodox Judaism (47%)
11. Sikhism (46%)
12. Reform Judaism (45%)
13. Mahayana Buddhism (41%)
14. Theravada Buddhism (41%)
15. Bahá'í Faith (40%)
16. Neo-Pagan (40%)
17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (39%)
18. Taoism (34%)
19. Jainism (32%)
20. New Age (31%)
21. Islam (31%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (28%)
23. Secular Humanism (25%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (16%)
25. Nontheist (15%)
26. New Thought (14%)
27. Scientology (12%)

[Reflectionist]

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (97%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
4. Neo-Pagan (91%)
5. Secular Humanism (78%)
6. New Age (76%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (75%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (75%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (75%)
10. Reform Judaism (72%)
11. Taoism (71%)
12. Sikhism (62%)
13. Nontheist (61%)
14. Jainism (55%)
15. Bahá'í Faith (54%)
16. Seventh Day Adventist (53%)
17. Hinduism (51%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (51%)
19. Scientology (47%)
20. New Thought (46%)
21. Orthodox Judaism (36%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (36%)
23. Roman Catholic (36%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%)
25. Islam (30%)
26. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (11%)

I will have to retake this....though, I think I might have answered some questions more in line of what I was taught than what I believe and think makes the most sense myself...


So, let's see....

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (94%)
4. Liberal Quakers (91%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (91%)
6. New Age (83%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
8. Secular Humanism (79%)
9. Reform Judaism (68%)
10. Taoism (61%)
11. New Thought (58%)
12. Sikhism (57%)
13. Hinduism (56%)
14. Jainism (56%)
15. Scientology (55%)
16. Bahá'í Faith (50%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (50%)
18. Nontheist (50%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (35%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (33%)
22. Islam (27%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (27%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (21%)
26. Roman Catholic (21%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (20%)

A little different...

[Vanguard]

Here's my breakdown -

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (88%)
3. Bahá'í Faith (85%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (77%)
5. Liberal Quakers (75%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (73%)
7. Reform Judaism (72%)
8. Unitarian Universalism (68%)
9. Jehovah's Witness (65%)
10. Islam (60%)
11. Eastern Orthodox (59%)
12. Roman Catholic (59%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (58%)
14. Sikhism (57%)
15. Neo-Pagan (50%)
16. Seventh Day Adventist (50%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (46%)
18. New Thought (41%)
19. New Age (40%)
20. Mahayana Buddhism (39%)
21. Theravada Buddhism (37%)
22. Secular Humanism (34%)
23. Jainism (34%)
24. Hinduism (30%)
25. Scientology (26%)
26. Taoism (25%)
27. Nontheist (23%)

Geesh, my own faith scored 2nd!