Belief-o-matic

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Ok- just for fun I found a website with a 20 question quiz to test your beliefs and attempt to assign you a religion.

beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

Post your results too!

vortical’s results:

  1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
  2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
  3. Neo-Pagan (98%)
  4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (96%)
  5. New Age (87%)
  6. Secular Humanism (78%)
  7. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (75%)
  8. New Thought (65%)
  9. Theravada Buddhism (65%)
  10. Mahayana Buddhism (63%)
  11. Bahá'í Faith (63%)
  12. Scientology (63%)
  13. Taoism (59%)
  14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%)
  15. Reform Judaism (52%)
  16. Jehovah’s Witness (51%)
  17. Orthodox Quaker (51%)
  18. Hinduism (48%)
  19. Nontheist (48%)
  20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (41%)
  21. Sikhism (40%)
  22. Jainism (36%)
  23. Orthodox Judaism (30%)
  24. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
  25. Eastern Orthodox (24%)
  26. Roman Catholic (24%)
  27. Islam (20%)

Fun fact: I was raised Roman Catholic!

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everybody is at least a little bit quaker. or else they are really an idiot.

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  1. Seventh Day Adventist (100%)
  2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (99%)
  3. Orthodox Quaker (97%)
  4. Eastern Orthodox (96%)
  5. Roman Catholic (96%)
  6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
  7. Orthodox Judaism (78%)
  8. Sikhism (77%)
  9. Bahá'í Faith (76%)
  10. Islam (76%)
  11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (59%)
  12. Liberal Quakers (59%)
  13. Reform Judaism (56%)
  14. Hinduism (54%)
  15. Jainism (53%)
  16. Jehovah’s Witness (48%)
  17. Unitarian Universalism (48%)
  18. Mahayana Buddhism (40%)
  19. Theravada Buddhism (40%)
  20. Taoism (34%)
  21. Nontheist (32%)
  22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (29%)
  23. Neo-Pagan (24%)
  24. Scientology (23%)
  25. Secular Humanism (21%)
  26. New Age (19%)
  27. New Thought (15%)
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Hey vortical,

At least now I can get some sleep, been worrying about what religion I am all my life…

  1. Hinduism (100%)
  2. Sikhism (90%)
  3. Jainism (84%)
  4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (79%)
  5. Jehovah’s Witness (79%)
  6. Orthodox Judaism (79%)
  7. Mahayana Buddhism (77%)
  8. Theravada Buddhism (77%)
  9. Bahá'í Faith (70%)
  10. Unitarian Universalism (62%)
  11. New Thought (59%)
  12. Islam (55%)
  13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (54%)
  14. Liberal Quakers (54%)
  15. Orthodox Quaker (54%)
  16. Scientology (52%)
  17. Reform Judaism (51%)
  18. New Age (51%)
  19. Neo-Pagan (50%)
  20. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (49%)
  21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (46%)
  22. Seventh Day Adventist (43%)
  23. Eastern Orthodox (38%)
  24. Roman Catholic (38%)
  25. Taoism (34%)
  26. Secular Humanism (17%)
  27. Nontheist (8%)
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Eh no real surprises, my top two are what I expected and I like the fact that Roman Catholicism is last :sunglasses: :

  1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
  2. Secular Humanism (97%)
  3. Liberal Quakers (91%)
  4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
  5. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
  6. Nontheist (73%)
  7. Neo-Pagan (69%)
  8. Bahá'í Faith (61%)
  9. Taoism (58%)
  10. New Age (56%)
  11. Mahayana Buddhism (55%)
  12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (53%)
  13. Orthodox Quaker (50%)
  14. Reform Judaism (46%)
  15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (45%)
  16. Jainism (43%)
  17. New Thought (42%)
  18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (40%)
  19. Sikhism (37%)
  20. Scientology (36%)
  21. Jehovah’s Witness (35%)
  22. Islam (24%)
  23. Orthodox Judaism (24%)
  24. Hinduism (24%)
  25. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
  26. Eastern Orthodox (14%)
  27. Roman Catholic (14%)
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Interesting results. Looks like I’m not a theist…how shocking.
I am a little surprised about the 52% mormon bit, though.

  1. Nontheist (100%)
  2. Secular Humanism (98%)
  3. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
  4. Theravada Buddhism (81%)
  5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (76%)
  6. Liberal Quakers (73%)
  7. Neo-Pagan (67%)
  8. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (55%)
  9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (52%)
  10. Mahayana Buddhism (51%)

  11. Reform Judaism (49%)

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

  13. New Thought (48%)

  14. Scientology (43%)

  15. Eastern Orthodox (41%)

  16. Islam (41%)

  17. Orthodox Judaism (41%)

  18. Roman Catholic (41%)

  19. New Age (40%)

  20. Taoism (40%)

  21. Bahá'í Faith (36%)

  22. Jehovah's Witness (33%)

  23. Hinduism (30%)

  24. Jainism (30%)

  25. Sikhism (30%)

  26. Orthodox Quaker (18%)

  27. Seventh Day Adventist (18%)
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I’ve done this one before and funny thing, it always comes out this way…at least in the top few! :laughing:

  1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
  2. New Age (82%)
  3. Unitarian Universalism (74%)
  4. Mahayana Buddhism (73%)
  5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (67%)
  6. Theravada Buddhism (66%)
  7. Liberal Quakers (63%)
  8. Sikhism (57%)
  9. Reform Judaism (56%)
  10. Jainism (55%)
  11. New Thought (54%)
  12. Bahá'í Faith (51%)
  13. Scientology (47%)
  14. Hinduism (46%)
  15. Secular Humanism (44%)
  16. Taoism (43%)
  17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
  18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (39%)
  19. Orthodox Quaker (31%)
  20. Orthodox Judaism (30%)
  21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%)
  22. Nontheist (24%)
  23. Eastern Orthodox (21%)
  24. Roman Catholic (21%)
  25. Jehovah’s Witness (20%)
  26. Islam (19%)
  27. Seventh Day Adventist (10%)
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here’s me:

  1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
  2. Mahayana Buddhism (97%)
  3. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
  4. Scientology (93%)
  5. New Age (92%)
  6. New Thought (92%)
  7. Liberal Quakers (87%)
  8. Hinduism (87%)
  9. Theravada Buddhism (80%)
  10. Jainism (78%)

  11. Sikhism (76%)

  12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (72%)

  13. Reform Judaism (70%)

  14. Taoism (68%)

  15. Bahá'í Faith (64%)

  16. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%)

  17. Secular Humanism (63%)

  18. Orthodox Quaker (60%)

  19. Orthodox Judaism (56%)

  20. Islam (48%)

  21. Nontheist (37%)

  22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (31%)

  23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (30%)

  24. Seventh Day Adventist (27%)

  25. Jehovah's Witness (23%)

  26. Eastern Orthodox (20%)

  27. Roman Catholic (20%)
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oh yeah! jesus saves! its official, eastern orthodoxianity is also silly. i wonder whats so different about islam, i thought theyd be right up there on top.

  1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
  2. Roman Catholic (100%)
  3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (98%)
  4. Seventh Day Adventist (85%)
  5. Orthodox Quaker (75%)
  6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (70%)
  7. Jehovah’s Witness (70%)
  8. Orthodox Judaism (63%)
  9. Hinduism (58%)
  10. Islam (52%)
  11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (49%)
  12. Sikhism (42%)
  13. Jainism (34%)
  14. Bahá'í Faith (30%)
  15. Liberal Quakers (26%)
  16. Mahayana Buddhism (25%)
  17. Theravada Buddhism (24%)
  18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (22%)
  19. Unitarian Universalism (22%)
  20. Reform Judaism (19%)
  21. New Thought (17%)
  22. Scientology (17%)
  23. Neo-Pagan (15%)
  24. New Age (14%)
  25. Nontheist (13%)
  26. Secular Humanism (7%)
  27. Taoism (3%)
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i find it really amusing that future man is 100% catholic and orthodox… but onto my results, as of a year or so ago i was 100% Baha’i, i guess i have become more christian (and generally consider myself to be Roman Catholic)

  1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
  2. Eastern Orthodox (88%)
  3. Roman Catholic (88%)
  4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (83%)
  5. Orthodox Quaker (83%)
  6. Seventh Day Adventist (82%)
  7. Bahá'í Faith (74%)
  8. Liberal Quakers (71%)
  9. Orthodox Judaism (67%)
  10. Unitarian Universalism (64%)
  11. Hinduism (64%)
  12. Reform Judaism (63%)
  13. Sikhism (61%)
  14. Islam (60%)
  15. Jainism (45%)
  16. New Age (43%)
  17. Neo-Pagan (38%)
  18. Mahayana Buddhism (38%)
  19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (37%)
  20. New Thought (37%)
  21. Theravada Buddhism (36%)
  22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
  23. Scientology (30%)
  24. Secular Humanism (27%)
  25. Jehovah’s Witness (26%)
  26. Nontheist (23%)
  27. Taoism (23%)
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I’ll agree with that one…my favorite question on that test was asking if Satan was the cause of human suffering. I laughed my ass off at that one. I thought it was also pretty funny that I got this…

  1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
  2. Liberal Quakers (95%)
  3. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
  4. Secular Humanism (81%)
  5. Neo-Pagan (74%)
  6. Bahá'í Faith (72%)
  7. New Age (62%)
  8. Nontheist (59%)
  9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%)
  10. Taoism (57%)

I find it annoying how many Christian denominations are exonerated on belief.net…it’s not like we see many Islamic denominations eh? That whole fucking test was mostly focused on Christianity…and yet I never once saw Gnosticism on that list.

What the hell is a liberal protestant anyway? You love jesus yet you listen to bands like slayer and lamb of god? psh…

btw, how the hell does nontheist get number 8 on my list and then boom…there’s all this other theistic crap above it and below??

p.s., I listen to Lamb of God.

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yeah i really am very curious about what happened to islam. i answered all the questions to be traditional RC orthodox, i even said womens place should be enforced with an iron fist (high priority). and im only 52% islam.

VERY curious. if only there were someone to explain.

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That gave me a good chuckle, thanks. :slight_smile:

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My results…

  1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
  2. Liberal Quakers (92%)
  3. Orthodox Quaker (83%)
  4. Unitarian Universalism (78%)
  5. Bahá'í Faith (64%)
  6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (62%)
  7. Reform Judaism (58%)
  8. Theravada Buddhism (54%)
  9. Mahayana Buddhism (53%)
  10. Seventh Day Adventist (52%)
  11. New Age (50%)
  12. Secular Humanism (48%)
  13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%)
  14. Taoism (46%)
  15. Neo-Pagan (46%)
  16. Sikhism (45%)
  17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (44%)
  18. Jehovah’s Witness (44%)
  19. Orthodox Judaism (44%)
  20. Jainism (42%)
  21. Eastern Orthodox (41%)
  22. Roman Catholic (41%)
  23. Islam (40%)
  24. New Thought (39%)
  25. Scientology (33%)
  26. Nontheist (29%)
  27. Hinduism (26%)

Pretty accurate I guess…

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  1. Secular Humanism (100%)
  2. Unitarian Universalism (98%)
  3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
  4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%)
  5. Nontheist (75%)
  6. Theravada Buddhism (68%)
  7. Neo-Pagan (59%)
  8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (50%)
  9. Bahá'í Faith (47%)
  10. New Age (43%)

  11. Orthodox Quaker (40%)

  12. Jehovah's Witness (38%)

  13. Mahayana Buddhism (38%)

  14. Reform Judaism (37%)

  15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (36%)

  16. Taoism (36%)

  17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (35%)

  18. Jainism (33%)

  19. Sikhism (28%)

  20. Hinduism (25%)

  21. New Thought (25%)

  22. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)

  23. Eastern Orthodox (20%)

  24. Islam (20%)

  25. Orthodox Judaism (20%)

  26. Roman Catholic (20%)

  27. Scientology (20%)

I dislike how underrepresented atheist beliefs are in this quiz.

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I too was raised Roman Catholic; now it sits exactly last :slight_smile:

I’ve been curious about UU for a little while but haven’t yet found the time to attend one of their ‘churches’. I think one of my criteria for a religion is that their house of worship should be within walking distance from my apartment :slight_smile:

  1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
  2. Secular Humanism (92%)
  3. Liberal Quakers (92%)
  4. Theravada Buddhism (91%)
  5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)
  6. Nontheist (76%)
  7. Bah�’� Faith (73%)
  8. Taoism (69%)
  9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (61%)
  10. Neo-Pagan (61%)

  11. Mahayana Buddhism (58%)

  12. Orthodox Quaker (54%)

  13. Sikhism (54%)

  14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (52%)

  15. Jainism (50%)

  16. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (47%)

  17. New Age (46%)

  18. Reform Judaism (44%)

  19. New Thought (42%)

  20. Hinduism (37%)

  21. Jehovah's Witness (36%)

  22. Scientology (34%)

  23. Seventh Day Adventist (30%)

  24. Eastern Orthodox (29%)

  25. Islam (29%)

  26. Orthodox Judaism (29%)

  27. Roman Catholic (29%) :laughing:
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  1. Hinduism (100%)
  2. Neo-Pagan (94%)
  3. Mahayana Buddhism (88%)
  4. Unitarian Universalism (80%)
  5. New Age (76%)
  6. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
  7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (71%)
  8. Orthodox Quaker (69%)
  9. Liberal Quakers (68%)
  10. New Thought (62%)
  11. Scientology (58%)
  12. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (57%)
  13. Jainism (55%)
  14. Sikhism (55%)
  15. Eastern Orthodox (54%)
  16. Roman Catholic (54%)
  17. Seventh Day Adventist (50%)
  18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (48%)
  19. Reform Judaism (46%)
  20. Orthodox Judaism (44%)
  21. Secular Humanism (44%)
  22. Taoism (43%)
  23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%)
  24. Jehovah’s Witness (40%)
  25. Bahá'í Faith (28%)
  26. Islam (26%)
  27. Nontheist (23%)
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  1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
  2. Neo-Pagan (99%)
  3. Mahayana Buddhism (96%)
  4. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
  5. New Age (88%)
  6. Jainism (78%)
  7. Reform Judaism (78%)
  8. Bahá'í Faith (76%)
  9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%)
  10. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
  11. Sikhism (72%)
  12. Taoism (69%)
  13. Hinduism (69%)
  14. Orthodox Quaker (58%)
  15. Secular Humanism (58%)
  16. New Thought (51%)
  17. Orthodox Judaism (48%)
  18. Scientology (46%)
  19. Islam (45%)
  20. Nontheist (33%)
  21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (26%)
  22. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)
  23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (22%)
  24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (21%)
  25. Eastern Orthodox (19%)
  26. Roman Catholic (19%)
  27. Jehovah’s Witness (10%)
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There are some questions that would diverge between the two religions. For example, a Catholic would answer question 2 “One incarnation,” while a Muslim would pick “God is supreme, and no incarnations.” There would also be divergence about whether sacraments are required, whether priestly intervention is necessary, etc.