believe-o-matic(What's your faith?)

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-30 05:29am

Took this thing again. Compare to my original results in brackets. The only things that stayed in the same place (Sikhism, Nontheist, Islam, Roman Catholic, and Jehova's Witness) all changes percentages. Everything else was pretty much a radical change in percentage as well as placement for the most part.

1. Neo-Pagan (100%) [1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) ]
2. Unitarian Universalism (93%) [2. Neo-Pagan (97%) ]
3. Jainism (88%) [3. Liberal Quakers (89%) ]
4. Theravada Buddhism (81%) [4. New Age (88%) ]
5. Mahayana Buddhism (80%) [5. Reform Judaism (82%) ]
6. Hinduism (77%) [6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (71%) ]
7. New Age (76%) [7. Secular Humanism (70%) ]
8. Liberal Quakers (70%) [8. Theravada Buddhism (66%) ]
9. Secular Humanism (62%) [9. Bah??Faith (65%) ]
10. Reform Judaism (60%) [10. Mahayana Buddhism (65%) ]
11. Sikhism (58%) [11. Sikhism (64%) ]
12. Nontheist (55%) [12. Nontheist (58%) ]
13. Bah??Faith (54%) [13. Jainism (57%) ]
14. Taoism (52%) [14. Orthodox Judaism (56%) ]
15. Orthodox Judaism (50%) [15. Taoism (51%) ]
16. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (45%) [16. New Thought (51%) ]
17. Islam (45%) [17. Islam (46%) ]
18. New Thought (41%) [18. Orthodox Quaker (46%) ]
19. Orthodox Quaker (38%) [19. Scientology (44%) ]
20. Scientology (37%) [20. Hinduism (38%) ]
21. Seventh Day Adventist (26%) [21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%) ]
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (25%) [22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (29%) ]
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (24%) [23. Seventh Day Adventist (25%) ]
24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (12%) [24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (23%) ]
25. Eastern Orthodox (10%) [25. Eastern Orthodox (15%) ]
26. Roman Catholic (10%) [26. Roman Catholic (15%) ]
27. Jehovah's Witness (6%) [27. Jehovah's Witness (5%)]

Nick · Post by **Nick** » 2002-10-30 08:41am

Dori-Ma wrote:Hmmm....74% of what I actually am, works for me. But yet 76% Jehovah's Witness! Bloody Bugger NO! I can understand the other five, particularly the Judaism since my church has an old joke about how Mormons are just young Jews and Jews are just old Mormons. And we share quite a bit in common with Islam, but Jehovahs Witnesses? Whatever

A quick guide to interpreting the results. . .

If you look on beliefnet, you will find lists of "what people of this worldview generally believe". Basically, it is an attempt to define the range of beliefs that a given worldview considers appropriate (i.e. the 27 different results that it spits out).

The percentages simply say "x% of your answers are compatible with the general worldview of category Y".

If you go look at Unitarian Universalism and Liberal Quaker - you will find that these are outlooks which accept pretty much all comers. Giving answers that don't meet the beliefs of these groups is pretty tough for anyone with a strong humanist influence.

Oh, and mine (it's been a while, so I did it again):
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
5. Nontheist (73%)
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21. Jehovah's Witness (31%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (27%)
23. Islam (27%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (27%)
25. Roman Catholic (27%)
26. Hinduism (25%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (23%)

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-30 08:45am

Its funny how I got 10% and 15% on the Roman Catholic...Because before I went to paganism, I was a Roman Catholic--confirmed, even! But, I see your point, Nick. It's all just an interpretation.