A Religious Quiz

I’m guessing that on your test you mean “Human Secularist” when you say “Secular”. As Arminius pointed out, “secular” doesn’t say anything about what religion might be involved. “Secular” refers merely to whatever concerns that might be outside of religious issues, such as architecture, carpentry, farming, business…

A lot of work to (possibly) get an answer one already knows.

Okay. I’ll change it. Changes quiz.

This quiz was made for people like WendyDarling, who are “spiritual but not religious”, the people who know they have spiritual beliefs but don’t know which religion they fall under. If you follow a religion, or are a “human secularist”, then this quiz is meant to solidify your faith. Now, if you know your religion and you get a different result … then I f’ed up… Or it isn’t a result. I have 37 results, yet there are thousands of religions in the world.

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Finally, an answer and it is me, The Darlings of the world. :astonished: :laughing:

I added two more questions: one on gnosticism, and one on calendars.

More importantly, though, every question now has a “N/A” answer, for anyone who doesn’t have an answer that reflects them.

Tally: 44 Questions, 37 Results. I wanted to get to 50 questions/results, but I’m unsure if that will ever happen.

Result: Religion of Humanity

Meh, I’ll take it.

I’ve added additional results and questions for this quiz. I’m currently at forty-seven questions and thirty-eight results, including Dannerz own religion, Right Reason. If you haven’t taken the quiz for a long time, or you haven’t taken it at all, why not take it again and see where your choices lead you?

A bit like a bout of chronic fatigue… not sure if I want to go through that again :laughing: but I don’t think my result will change as my last/2nd result was pretty much me religion-wise, but I love to embrace my RC roots still :wink:

Okay. I’ve updated the quiz yet again. (I’m addicted to perfecting this quiz!)

51 Questions, 40 Results.

Here are the results list.

Islam, Human Secularist, Hinduism, Buddhism, Ethnic Religion, African Traditional Religion, Sikhism, Spiritism, Judaism, Baha’i Faith, Jainism, Shinto, Cao Dai, Zoroastrianism, Tenrikyo, Modern Paganism, Unitarian Universalism, Rastafari, Terasem Movement Transreligion, Scientology, Religion of Humanity, LeVeyan Satanism, World Pantheist Movement, Jediism, Pastafarianism, Eckankar, Raelism, Thelema, Kopimism, Taoism, Confucianism, Exaltism, Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Mormon, Omnism, Right Reason, Atheism+, Agnostic.

I’ve hit my mark on my questions but I’m still lagging a bit behind on results. If anyone has any suggestions as to what additional results could be, message me on here or PM message me (either way is fine).

Edit: I added the religion of “Creativity”.

52 Questions now. I included a question on proselyting.

I’d strongly suggest fusing Daoism and Confucianism (with some Buddhist sprinklings) into Chinese Traditional Religion – this is from someone who self-identifies as a Confucian. Cao Dai and Shinto should remain their own thing for the same reason. Split Buddhism into Mahayana and Theravada. Vajrayana if you want but I’d avoid it because it’s really granular. At that point you may as well start breaking down the sects of Protestantism. Likewise, expand Tenrikyo to “Japanese New Religions” though I think a whole “New Religion” catch-all might be good – that would also let you grab some of the alien cults. I don’t see Islam represented at all, you should fix that. Unless you think the Filoque and/or iconoclasim controversies are still hot shit, maybe mend the Great Schism with Catholic and Orthodox into Chalcedonian so you have Protestant, Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian. All three are super broad catch-alls but so is everything else. Likewise, I think you could cut down on real estate by having a catch-all “post modern religion” or “anti-religion” category. That would clear up a lot of the oddballs on the list.

I did, but I realized that Confucianism and Taoism are pretty unique.

Cao Dai comes from Vietnam, and Shinto comes from Japan.

I want to, but I have virtually no way of knowing the difference between those sects of Buddhism. In fact, out of all the major world religions I know Buddhism the least.

Ugh.

I already have many new religions, including Raelism. Why should I merge all of them into one religion? There’s a huge difference between, say, Unitarian Universalism, Raelism, and Scientology.

It is. I might not use the vernacular of that religion to describe it, but it’s there.

I have no clue what you are talking about.

Ah yes, the antitheism. I will probably add that soon, thanks for reminding me of that.

LOL.

So much so wrong.

Gimme something better than that weak sauce.

If you know religions so much, why don’t you create a quiz or your own? Then everybody can take your quiz because it will be so much better than mine.

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Is your misunderstanding an accident or a rhetoric goal? You have put words in my mouth I never used. I did not say that “postivism” had to with “x” or “y”. I merely said that “positivism is not merely a ‘humanitarian’ thing” (see above) - in other words: I merely said what you can read in my post (see above). So, please, try to read my post.

I am not “complaining about it”, but you are complaining about something that does not fit in your “quiz”.

In fact, I decided to not “take the quiz”, because there are too many mistakes between the questions and the offered answers in that “quiz”.

You are asking:
[i]How many[/i] God(s) do you believe exist right now?”
To that question, you are offering e.g. the following nine answers:

  • “My beliefs transcendent God.”
  • “Everything is God.”
  • “God exists outside the universe and is unconscious.”
  • “Technology is God.”
  • “Gods are not important.”
  • “The belief that all Gods exist.”
  • “An infinite amount of higher beings.”
  • “Nobody can know whether God exists or not.”
  • “None of these options.”

These answers have nothing to do with the “how many?” question. In addition, some of them have nothing to do with God(s).

So two-thirds of your offered answers have nothing to do with your question. #-o

And by the way: What do you mean with your other question: “which religion are you?”? A human being “isnot a religion. I “amnot a religion. You “arenot a religion.

Please do not react by using personal attacks. I am just asking you.

Note: You have asked me “why” I “don’t … take” your “quiz”, and I have honestly answered that question.

I read your post. I understand what you are trying to say - that humanity is more complex than a positivist reaction to it. That there are parts of human understand that are subjective rather than objective - like many of societies problems and the social sciences. They are not exact. And I see your point. If that isn’t your point, can you please elaborate further so I can fully understand your argument.

Or

You are trying to say that the philosophy of Positivism doesn’t just try to be a humanitarian thing. Almost every single answer I posted I did using Wikipedia articles. They might not always be correct, or even accurate.

Okay, so maybe my vernacular was a little off. I realize that, for example, “technology is god” does not really answer the question about how many Gods there is. Neither does, “Gods are not important.” However, each answer provides an answer regarding the nature of God or Gods. I might not have expressed it that way in the question - plus I have another question that is similar, what is the nature of your theology, which is in direct relationship to how many God(s) one believes and how they observe them. So my vocabulary is a little off. If you got upset at my first question of the quiz, then you really shouldn’t take the quiz anyway. I’m sorry, okay? I made a boo-boo, and honestly I don’t know the wording to fix that problem. Maybe you can lead a hand? :blush:

… would “Which of the following do you believe about God?” be better? I’m humbly asking for your honest opinion.

Ah, yes. I’m going to let you in a little secret. I’m bi-polar. Yes, I used the wording as such, even though I know the correct terminology is I have bi-polar disorder. I realize that someone cannot literally be a religion - even if they answer every question in accordance to that religion. What I could say, instead is, “Which religion may fit you best?” That would be correct vernacular.

Maybe we should talk about this together in a PM. Maybe we could work on the phrasing of these questions. Because, well, you know, philosophy is all about context. :wink:

Effort posting here.

I’m interested to hear your thoughts, please present them.

So? Is geography destiny?

You are including a lot of internet joke religions which is fine but what do they actually mean?

Good for you, why are you making this quiz pseudo-comprehensive then?

Totally shallow separation but:

Answer key (not comprehensive and open to interpretation):

T=Theravada
M=Mahayana
V=Vajrayana

  1. Is there only one Buddha (T) or do many exist (M, V)?

1a) How many Buddhas are present in the world right now? T=0. M=many V=1-3+ depending on how you view the legitimacy of Lama succession. Dalai and Panchen Lama + various pretenders to various thrones.

  1. Do Bodhisattvas willingly remain in the cycle of death and rebirth? (No=T, V yes = M)

  2. Devas – what the fuck are they? (T, not M and lesser extent no V)

  3. Is Enlightenment dependent on G Buddha or or not? (T = yes, V/M = N)

  4. Is G Buddha’s message understood by a select few (T and V) or is it for everyone (M)?

That should help.

Ugh.

You seem OK breaking down weird other shit “ugh” is weak sauce.

I already have many new religions, including Raelism. Why should I merge all of them into one religion? There’s a huge difference between, say, Unitarian Universalism, Raelism, and Scientology.

– Is there?

It is. I might not use the vernacular of that religion to describe it, but it’s there.

– You are weak and I resent spending as much time as I already have.

I have no clue what you are talking about.

– At least try to understand what you are talking about.

Ah yes, the antitheism. I will probably add that soon, thanks for reminding me of that.
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–You don’t need another new element, you need to resolve and refine what you have.

Well, for one, Confucianism is obsessed with rituals, whereas Taoism focuses more on ethics. Confucianism is an atheistic religion, where as most Taoists believe in some sort of deities.

Oh come on! Tenrikyo and Cao Dai are very different! Tenrikyo is influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, as well as Shamanism. Cao Dai is a syncretic religion that resembles an eastern version of Catholicism. Totally different.

I took the “joke” religions like Jediism, Kopimism, and Pastafarianism and I took them at face-value. Simple as that.

(I mean, as far as the prophet question is concerned I don’t actually think many people think George Lucas is one. It was a gag, like Jediism itself is.)

There’s a LOT more I need to know besides that.

I would have to write Christian-only questions to resolve the conflicts of inner-Protestant sects. I do NOT want to do that. Many of the questions had Mormonism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity be the same if not similar answers. I was considering added in Restorationism to that list, but then I read somewhere that Mormonism is part of that and I didn’t want the conflict.

Yes, there is. You are fucking ignorant if you think Raelism, Unitarian Universalism, and the Baha’i Faith are in any way, shape, or form the same. Raelism advocates for cloning and sexual freedom, UUism is a creed without one, and the Baha’i Faith is Islam’s answer to Christianity (or Christianity’s answer to Islam?).

I could say the same about you.

Maybe I have the balls to say that I don’t know everything about religion, and I really don’t have the time to research every religion like you do. Wait a minute … didn’t I just have to explain how NRMs are not all alike?

Secular Humanism, Atheism+, Agnosticism, and Pastafarianism is not explicitly anti-religion. Pastafarianism makes fun of religion, agnostics don’t know where they stand, and secular humanism and atheism+ are more to deal with secular ideas and thoughts. While all four and anti-theism are very similar, they are indeed, different.

Yeah . . . I was going to effort post but your post makes my point better than I possibly could.

I would agree that the questions need refining, so as to enable one’s reply to be more definite, so perhaps saying “what is your concept of God” rather than “how many gods do you believe in”, so making the question more succinct.

Where each question says to choose all that apply, is that a default text that appears? or are we really supposed to choose all that apply?

You’re really rude, you know that?

I already refined the God question to say exactly what you stated, and instead of the quiz saying, “What religion are you?” It says, “What religion may fit you best?”

All the questions are a “choose all that apply” EXCEPT for the last question, which you have to choose which religion you want the outcome to be. I didn’t want that question to hold too much weight so I limited that down to one answer.