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astropin
SFN Regular

USA
970 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  12:19:28  Show Profile Send astropin a Private Message
Your Results:
The top score on the list below represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa.

Belief-O-Matic then lists another 26 faiths in order of how much they have in common with your professed beliefs. The higher a faith appears on this list, the more closely it aligns with your thinking.

How did the Belief-O-Matic do? Discuss your results on our message boards.

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
3. Nontheist (85%)
4. Liberal Quakers (83%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (64%)
7. Neo-Pagan (53%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (50%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (45%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
11. Jehovah's Witness (39%)
12. Taoism (38%)
13. New Age (34%)
14. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
15. Reform Judaism (29%)
16. New Thought (25%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (23%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (22%)
19. Sikhism (17%)
20. Scientology (16%)
21. Jainism (16%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (16%)
23. Hinduism (11%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (9%)
25. Islam (9%)
26. Orthodox Judaism (9%)
27. Roman Catholic (9%)

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

Weird Site

I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.

You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.

Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.

Infinitus est numerus stultorum

Wendy
SFN Regular

USA
614 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  12:38:50   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Wendy a Yahoo! Message Send Wendy a Private Message
Cool site. Thanks, astropin. Here's my results:

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (97%)
3. Liberal Quakers (87%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (82%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%)
6. Neo-Pagan (72%)
7. Nontheist (70%)
8. New Age (60%)
9. Taoism (57%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (54%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (51%)
12. Reform Judaism (51%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%)
14. New Thought (42%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (42%)
16. Scientology (39%)
17. Jainism (37%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (37%)
19. Sikhism (33%)
20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (32%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (24%)
22. Hinduism (21%)
23. Islam (20%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (20%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (13%)
27. Roman Catholic (13%)

Damn, I'm gonna get fired if I don't quit goofing off!

Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do on a rainy afternoon.
-- Susan Ertz
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Paulos23
Skeptic Friend

USA
446 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  12:53:36   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Paulos23's Homepage Send Paulos23 a Private Message
Here is mine. I find it interesting that the religion I was rased in is 26th. I guess all that expermenting in college I did changed me.

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
3. Liberal Quakers (89%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (84%)
6. New Age (83%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (77%)
8. Secular Humanism (69%)
9. Bahá'í Faith (64%)
10. Reform Judaism (62%)
11. New Thought (60%)
12. Jainism (60%)
13. Taoism (59%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (55%)
15. Scientology (53%)
16. Hinduism (48%)
17. Sikhism (48%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (43%)
19. Nontheist (42%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (35%)
21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (30%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (30%)
23. Jehovah's Witness (23%)
24. Islam (23%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
26. Roman Catholic (18%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (16%)

You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting. -- Robert A. Heinlein

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. -- Aldous Huxley
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astropin
SFN Regular

USA
970 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  13:25:19   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send astropin a Private Message
My Spiritual Score (Same Site)

What's Your Spiritual Type?





You scored 29, on a scale of 25 to 100. Here's how to interpret your score:
25 - 29
Hardcore Skeptic -- but interested or you wouldn't be here! (really not interested- ast.)
30 - 39
Spiritual Dabbler -- Open to spiritual matters but far from impressed
40 - 49
Active Spiritual Seeker – Spiritual but turned off by organized religion
50 - 59
Spiritual Straddler – One foot in traditional religion, one foot in free-form spirituality
60 - 69
Old-fashioned Seeker -- Happy with my religion but searching for the right expression of it
70 - 79
Questioning Believer – You have doubts about the particulars but not the Big Stuff
80 - 89
Confident Believer – You have little doubt you've found the right path
90 - 100
Candidate for Clergy

I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.

You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.

Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.

Infinitus est numerus stultorum
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astropin
SFN Regular

USA
970 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  13:35:11   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send astropin a Private Message
My "What kind of Christian are you?" Score:

You scored 47, on a scale of 0 to 400. Here's how to interpret your score:
0 - 59
You are a Jesse Ventura Christian (a.k.a. a "Secularist" or non-Christian).

60 - 149
You are a Bishop Spong Christian (a.k.a. "Biblical Revisionist").

150 - 249
You are a Hillary Rodham Clinton Christian (a.k.a. "Left-Leaning Traditionalist").

250 - 329
You are a George Bush Sr. Christian (a.k.a. "Right-Leaning Traditionalist").

330 - 400
You are a Jerry Falwell Christian (a.k.a "Historicist").


I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.

You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.

Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.

Infinitus est numerus stultorum
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filthy
SFN Die Hard

USA
14408 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  13:36:56   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send filthy a Private Message
Here's mine, for whatever it's worth:

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (87%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
5. Nontheist (73%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
7. Neo-Pagan (64%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (52%)
9. New Age (49%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (48%)
11. Taoism (45%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (41%)
14. Mahayana Buddhism (40%)
15. Reform Judaism (39%)
16. Jehovah's Witness (36%)
17. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (34%)
18. New Thought (31%)
19. Jainism (29%)
20. Sikhism (29%)
21. Scientology (26%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
23. Hinduism (18%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (16%)
25. Islam (16%)
26. Orthodox Judaism (16%)
27. Roman Catholic (16%)


"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)

"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres


"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude

Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,

and Crypto-Communist!

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astropin
SFN Regular

USA
970 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  13:49:33   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send astropin a Private Message
After clicking on the "more about you" button after the "Christian" quiz:

"Jesse Ventura Christian
(a.k.a. "Secularist")
You don't understand why everyone makes such a big fuss about the Bible (true), and you probably don't believe in God.(true) You might go to church at Christmas(false), but Easter would be going too far.(true) You think religion has done more harm than good(true) but are trying to get in touch with your spiritual side.(UMMM, NO False) You've read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"(false) and enjoy historical novels.(mostly false) You loved the "The Da Vinci Code"(false) and think its theories about the church suppressing Jesus and Mary Magdalene's relationship are probably right on track.(false) You live in or near the city,(false) eat Thai food,(false) and hate bigots.(true) You support gay rights,(true) mistrust the "religious right"(Oh how true) and think televangelists are gross.(Thats an understatement, true) You give to charity(true) and think it's quite possible to be tolerant and ethical without being religious."(true)

False=8
True=9

I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.

You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.

Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.

Infinitus est numerus stultorum
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Dave W.
Info Junkie

USA
26022 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  18:01:49   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%)
5. Nontheist (78%)
6. Neo-Pagan (63%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (63%)
8. Taoism (52%)
9. New Age (50%)
10. Reform Judaism (46%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (42%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (38%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (35%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (34%)
15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (29%)
16. New Thought (29%)
17. Sikhism (28%)
18. Scientology (27%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (26%)
20. Jainism (22%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (17%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
24. Islam (15%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (15%)
26. Roman Catholic (15%)
27. Hinduism (14%)
Hey, I'm the first person in this thread to have a non-Christian religion be number 27! I've also got the lowest "fundie score" so far! Wooooo!

- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change?
Visit Dave's Psoriasis Info, too.
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist

USA
4955 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  21:54:49   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Cuneiformist a Private Message
Here:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
5. Nontheist (81%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (72%)
7. Neo-Pagan (63%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (61%)
9. Taoism (58%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%)
11. New Age (47%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (46%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (44%)
14. Reform Judaism (43%)
15. Sikhism (40%)
16. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (39%)
17. Mahayana Buddhism (37%)
18. New Thought (34%)
19. Scientology (29%)
20. Jainism (25%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (24%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (19%)
24. Islam (19%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (19%)
26. Roman Catholic (19%)
27. Hinduism (11%)
-------------------------

How I'm a Unitarian Universalist first and a humanist second is beyond me-- and worse, I can't even claim to be the first one! (Thanks, Paulos23! ) Still, I'm there with Dave in having Hunduism as my 27th option. Of interest? I dunno...
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Dude
SFN Die Hard

USA
6891 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  22:43:19   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Dude a Private Message
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
3. Nontheist (88%)
4. Liberal Quakers (76%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (65%)
7. Neo-Pagan (63%)
8. Taoism (49%)
9. Reform Judaism (45%)
10. New Age (44%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (40%)
12. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (32%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (32%)
14. Sikhism (31%)
15. New Thought (30%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (30%)
17. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (30%)
18. Scientology (30%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (29%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)
21. Eastern Orthodox (16%)
22. Islam (16%)
23. Jainism (16%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (16%)
25. Roman Catholic (16%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (8%)
27. Hinduism (7%)

Hrrmm.... I appear to have Hinduism as #27 as well....


Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson

"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin

Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend

Sweden
9688 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  22:51:14   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message
My result:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (94%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (91%)
4. Liberal Quakers (88%)
5. Nontheist (77%)
6. Bahá'í Faith (67%)
7. Neo-Pagan (64%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (64%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (58%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (54%)
11. Taoism (51%)
12. Reform Judaism (46%)
13. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (43%)
14. New Age (43%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (39%)
16. New Thought (39%)
17. Sikhism (37%)
18. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (31%)
20. Scientology (31%)
21. Jainism (26%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (20%)
23. Islam (20%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (20%)
25. Roman Catholic (20%)
26. Hinduism (17%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (15%)


What weird results. I need to check out what that Unitarian Universalism really is. Well some of the others are also unfamilliar.

Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3

"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse

Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend

Sweden
9688 Posts

Posted - 01/13/2005 :  23:07:56   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message
What's Your Spiritual Type?

You scored 32, on a scale of 25 to 100. Here's how to interpret your score:

25 - 29 Hardcore Skeptic -- but interested or you wouldn't be here!
30 - 39 Spiritual Dabbler -- Open to spiritual matters but far from impressed
I'm on the hardcore side of Spiritual Dabbler, that's what I expected.
40 - 49 Active Spiritual Seeker – Spiritual but turned off by organized religion
50 - 59 Spiritual Straddler – One foot in traditional religion, one foot in free-form spirituality
60 - 69 Old-fashioned Seeker -- Happy with my religion but searching for the right expression of it
70 - 79 Questioning Believer – You have doubts about the particulars but not the Big Stuff
80 - 89 Confident Believer – You have little doubt you've found the right path
90 - 100 Candidate for Clergy

Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3

"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse

Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder.
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astropin
SFN Regular

USA
970 Posts

Posted - 01/14/2005 :  11:59:41   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send astropin a Private Message
It appears that if you do not follow a particular religion that Unitarian Universalism fits....even though it really doesn't.

I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.

You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.

Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.

Infinitus est numerus stultorum
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Kil
Evil Skeptic

USA
13477 Posts

Posted - 01/14/2005 :  12:15:47   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message
quote:
You scored 31, on a scale of 25 to 100. Here's how to interpret your score:

30 - 39

Spiritual Dabbler -- Open to spiritual matters but far from impressed


This works for me....

Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.

Why not question something for a change?

Genetic Literacy Project
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie

USA
4826 Posts

Posted - 01/14/2005 :  12:53:12   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message
What's Your Spiritual Type?





You scored 60, on a scale of 25 to 100. Here's how to interpret your score:
25 - 29
Hardcore Skeptic -- but interested or you wouldn't be here!
30 - 39
Spiritual Dabbler -- Open to spiritual matters but far from impressed
40 - 49
Active Spiritual Seeker – Spiritual but turned off by organized religion
50 - 59
Spiritual Straddler – One foot in traditional religion, one foot in free-form spirituality
60 - 69
Old-fashioned Seeker -- Happy with my religion but searching for the right expression of it
70 - 79
Questioning Believer – You have doubts about the particulars but not the Big Stuff
80 - 89
Confident Believer – You have little doubt you've found the right path
90 - 100
Candidate for Clergy


Seems to be geared towards examining Christians as it does not take into account some nuances of minor religions.

Your Results:
The top score on the list below represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa.

Belief-O-Matic then lists another 26 faiths in order of how much they have in common with your professed beliefs. The higher a faith appears on this list, the more closely it aligns with your thinking.

How did the Belief-O-Matic do? Discuss your results on our message boards.



1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Jainism (94%)
3. Reform Judaism (92%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
5. Sikhism (88%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (83%)
7. New Age (81%)
8. Liberal Quakers (76%)
9. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
10. Orthodox Judaism (74%)
11. Secular Humanism (66%)
12. Hinduism (65%)
13. Bahá'í Faith (60%)
14. Islam (60%)
15. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%)
16. New Thought (52%)
17. Taoism (49%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (49%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (48%)
20. Scientology (46%)
21. Nontheist (41%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (36%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (28%)
24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (26%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (22%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
27. Roman Catholic (18%)

Well, duh.

Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils

Brother Cutlass of Reasoned Discussion
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Siberia
SFN Addict

Brazil
2322 Posts

Posted - 01/14/2005 :  13:43:06   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Siberia's Homepage  Send Siberia an AOL message  Send Siberia a Yahoo! Message Send Siberia a Private Message
It doesn't work for me! [whine]

"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa

"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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