Valmy, I guess I owe you an apology... or Belief'o'matic

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Tonitrus

#60
May 15, 2009, 07:40:51 PM
Multiple-choice questions are stupid when it comes to defining religious beliefs.


Ed Anger

#61
May 15, 2009, 07:44:42 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 15, 2009, 07:40:51 PM
Multiple-choice questions are stupid when it comes to defining religious beliefs.

a 200 question True/False test is better.
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Martinus

#62
May 16, 2009, 01:41:38 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on May 15, 2009, 03:17:50 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 15, 2009, 01:31:01 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on May 15, 2009, 11:10:30 AM
Interesting.  I'm unhappy 'neo-pagan' and Scientology are as high as they are <_<

That and your actual religion is down near the bottom.
Oh I've never really been practising.  I'm a cultural Catholic :)

I'm curious what the respective positions of Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism means.  I got Mahayana a lot higher wherease for most people it seemed to trail after Theravada.  Anyone know?

Malthus?
I think Mahayana is more pacifistic whereas Theravada allows for violence.

Zanza

#63
May 16, 2009, 08:45:24 AM
1.    Secular Humanism (100%)  :yes:
2.    Unitarian Universalism (90%)
3.    Nontheist (82%)
4.    Theravada Buddhism (77%)
5.    Liberal Quakers (73%)
6.    Neo-Pagan (67%)
7.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%)
8.    Taoism (51%)
9.    Reform Judaism (50%)
10.    New Age (46%)
11.    Orthodox Quaker (35%)
12.    Sikhism (35%)
13.    Mahayana Buddhism (34%)
14.    Scientology (34%)
15.    New Thought (32%)
16.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (28%)
17.    Seventh Day Adventist (26%)
18.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (25%)
19.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
20.    Baha'i Faith (21%)
21.    Hinduism (21%)
22.    Jainism (19%)
23.    Eastern Orthodox (18%)
24.    Islam (18%)
25.    Orthodox Judaism (18%)
26.    Roman Catholic (18%)
27.    Jehovah's Witness (14%)

garbon

#64
May 17, 2009, 04:58:02 PM
:vom:

Quote1.    Unitarian Universalism  (100%)
2.    Liberal Quakers (86%)
3.    Secular Humanism (86%)
4.    Neo-Pagan (76%)
5.    Theravada Buddhism (76%)
6.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%)
7.    Taoism (66%)
8.    Reform Judaism (64%)
9.    Nontheist (62%)
10.    Mahayana Buddhism (59%)
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Valmy

#65
May 17, 2009, 11:13:07 PM
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Sheilbh

#66
May 17, 2009, 11:33:38 PM
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2009, 01:41:38 AM
I think Mahayana is more pacifistic whereas Theravada allows for violence.
Weird, I disagreed with pacifism :mellow:

As far as I can tell Theravada is Buddhism as is practised in most of South-East Asia and Mahayana is the East Asian tradition.  That doesn't help me much though :(
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Alcibiades

#67
May 17, 2009, 11:54:15 PM
Quote1.    Orthodox Judaism  (100%)
2.    Sikhism (92%)
3.    Islam (91%)
4.    Reform Judaism (84%)
5.    Eastern Orthodox (74%)
6.    Roman Catholic (74%)
7.    Baha'i Faith (73%)
8.    Orthodox Quaker (73%)
9.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (72%)
10.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (69%)
11.    Liberal Quakers (61%)
12.    Hinduism (60%)
13.    Jehovah's Witness (55%)
14.    Jainism (54%)
15.    Seventh Day Adventist (52%)
16.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (51%)
17.    Unitarian Universalism (49%)
18.    Neo-Pagan (47%)
19.    Mahayana Buddhism (39%)
20.    New Thought (31%)
21.    Scientology (31%)
22.    New Age (31%)
23.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (24%)
24.    Secular Humanism (24%)
25.    Theravada Buddhism (24%)
26.    Taoism (17%)
27.    Nontheist (17%)

:lmfao:


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DisturbedPervert

#68
May 18, 2009, 12:18:06 AM
Theravada Buddhism is closer to a philosophy and Buddha was a normal man who ceased to exist after death.  Although in practice most worship him like a a sort of god. Mahayana is more traditional religion with a pantheon of gods & spirits, Buddha was not a normal man, etc.

katmai

#69
May 18, 2009, 12:28:52 AM
1.    Secular Humanism (100%)
2.    Unitarian Universalism (94%)
3.    Nontheist (91%)
4.    Liberal Quakers (75%)
5.    Theravada Buddhism (71%)
6.    Neo-Pagan (67%)
7.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%)
8.    Taoism (57%)
9.    Reform Judaism (51%)
10.    New Age (50%)
11.    Orthodox Quaker (41%)
12.    Baha'i Faith (39%)
13.    Mahayana Buddhism (38%)
14.    Scientology (38%)
15.    New Thought (36%)
16.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (32%)
17.    Sikhism (32%)
18.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (30%)
19.    Islam (25%)
20.    Jainism (25%)
21.    Orthodox Judaism (25%)
22.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (23%)
23.    Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
24.    Eastern Orthodox (15%)
25.    Roman Catholic (15%)
26.    Hinduism (5%)
27.    Jehovah's Witness (0%)
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vinraith

#70
May 18, 2009, 02:00:54 AM Last Edit: May 18, 2009, 02:03:28 AM by vinraith
At my most spiritual/"open minded":

Quote1.    Unitarian Universalism  (100%)
2.    Secular Humanism (98%)
3.    Liberal Quakers (84%)
4.    Neo-Pagan (81%)
5.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (77%)
6.    Nontheist (73%)
7.    Theravada Buddhism (72%)
8.    Taoism (68%)
9.    New Age (67%)
10.    Reform Judaism (59%)

At my least:

Quote1.    Secular Humanism  (100%)
2.    Unitarian Universalism (92%)
3.    Nontheist (89%)
4.    Liberal Quakers (72%)
5.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (67%)
6.    Theravada Buddhism (66%)
7.    Neo-Pagan (65%)
8.    Reform Judaism (60%)
9.    Taoism (51%)
10.    Sikhism (46%)

On average that's a clear win for Secular Humanism, which sounds about right.

vinraith

#71
May 18, 2009, 02:08:02 AM Last Edit: May 18, 2009, 02:14:58 AM by vinraith
Quote from: Sheilbh on May 17, 2009, 11:33:38 PM
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2009, 01:41:38 AM
I think Mahayana is more pacifistic whereas Theravada allows for violence.
Weird, I disagreed with pacifism :mellow:

As far as I can tell Theravada is Buddhism as is practised in most of South-East Asia and Mahayana is the East Asian tradition.  That doesn't help me much though :(

Theravada is "little raft" Buddhism, much closer to the original teachings, and much more strict. It involves an ascetic tradition and a very strong emphasis on abandoning desire and achieving a state of "wantlessness" through self denial. When you think Buddhist monk, you're usually thinking of Theravada (well, or Zen, but that's another ball of wax entirely). Therevada's very much a philosophical tradition, there's little to no deification of Buddha in the practice.

Mahayana is "big raft" Buddhism, closer in practice to Christianity, with a functional deification of Buddha and a greater acceptance of, shall we say, inadequate devotion to ascetism and whatnot.

That, at least, is how I remember it. I haven't actually studied the matter for... better than a decade now.

Delirium

#72
May 18, 2009, 02:30:24 AM
Quote1.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) 
2.  Liberal Quakers (84%) 
3.  Unitarian Universalism (83%) 
4.  Reform Judaism (68%) 
5.  Orthodox Quaker (63%)

Didn't think I knew enough to qualify...
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derspiess

#73
May 18, 2009, 08:42:58 AM
I think the Jesus thing should preclude Judaism, but whatevs-- if I decide to leave my church I can always go join up with Skippy-O :)

Quote1.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant  (100%)
2.    Eastern Orthodox (89%)
3.    Roman Catholic (89%)  :huh:
4.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (85%)
5.    Orthodox Judaism (84%)
6.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%)
7.    Orthodox Quaker (79%)
8.    Jehovah's Witness (78%)
9.    Islam (77%)
10.    Baha'i Faith (73%)
11.    Seventh Day Adventist (72%)
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Martinus

#74
May 18, 2009, 08:53:33 AM
You can be a Jew who secretly believes in Jesus.

Besides, as far as I can tell, no question asked if you believe in Jesus. Are you retarded? :)
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