*** Belief-O-Matic = test your beliefs ***

[synergy777]

Belief-O-Matic -- A personality quiz about your religious and spiritual beliefs

Even if YOU don't know what faith you are, Belief-O-Matic™ knows. Answer 20 questions about your concept of God, the afterlife, human nature, and more, and Belief-O-Matic™ will tell you what religion (if any) you practice...or ought to consider practicing.

Warning: Belief-O-Matic™ assumes no legal liability for the ultimate fate of your soul.

thanks to Atilan of unhived mind.

Take the test:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html?WT.mc_id=NL51

[h1s_l0rdsh1p]

Well, they told me I scored 100% Neo-Pagan. :confused:


But, after reading them, I found that which resembles my belief most closely is New Age...

Why do they call it New Age anyways?

[synergy777]

i got UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM, then hinduism, buddhism, new age, orthodox judaism. there are faults as some of their definitions are not entirely correct, its worth a go though.

Unitarian Universalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Unitarian Universalism (UUism) is a theologically liberal religious movement characterized by its support of a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning." This principle permits Unitarian Universalists a wide range of beliefs and practices. Unitarian Universalist congregations and fellowships tend to retain some Christian traditions such as Sunday worship that includes a sermon and singing of hymns, but do not necessarily identify themselves as Christians.

Unitarian Universalism is a faith with no creedal requirements imposed on its members. It values religious pluralism and respects diverse traditions within the movement and often within the same congregation. Many see it as a syncretic religion, as personal beliefs and religious services draw from more than one faith tradition. Even when one faith tradition is primary within a particular setting, Unitarian Universalists are unlikely to assert that theirs is the "only" or even the "best" way possible to discern meaning or theological truths. There is even a popular adult UU course called "Building Your Own Theology".

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7060/50thlogononamesmalloz3.jpg

although personally i believe in sikhism/hinduism/buddhism, as these are indias religions. the three a-braham-ic religions are based on the same principles and the originators were from india/africa.

[lifeofbrian]

Well, they told me I scored 100% Neo-Pagan. :confused:


But, after reading them, I found that which resembles my belief most closely is New Age...

Why do they call it New Age anyways?

If I may?

New Age is related to the New Testament (and the New World Order).

Jesus introduced the idea of a 'heaven' and a 'hell'. There was none before the New Testament.

Likewise, the New Age speaks of a 'split' - so the 'superior ones' (positively imbalanced) don't have to mingle with the 'inferior ones' (negatively imbalanced).

According to the New Script.

Now, who wrote the Bible?

'I am a uniter, not a divider.' (--Bush, speaking of oil-reserves, not people.)

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Test: I got UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM as well. As a third:

1. Jainism (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (91%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (88%)
5. Neo-Pagan (86%)
6. Hinduism (79%)
7. Secular Humanism (79%)
8. Sikhism (79%)
9. Liberal Quakers (77%)

What Jains Believe:

• Belief in Deity
Humans who have destroyed their karmas achieve Infinite Knowledge, Infinite Perception, Infinite Power, and Infinite Bliss. They become gods, or Jina, and as such will never suffer rebirth again. There is no Creator God, and Jinas do not manage the universe or humankind, which operates under its own laws (cosmic and karmic). The souls of Jinas retain their individual identities. Twenty-four Jinas are worshipped as inspirational bridges for others to achieve liberation, the latest being the founder of the religion. Any living being may become a God once enlightened. As more people become enlightened, the number of gods becomes innumerable.


• Incarnations
No incarnations. Gods are humans who attain enlightenment and are liberated from rebirth.


• Origin of Universe and Life
There is no creator; the universe is eternal and infinite and operates under its own cosmic law--consists of three sections: earth, heaven, and hell.


• After Death
Through laws of karma, one's soul is reborn until enlightened and liberated. One may be reborn into hell or heaven or as a lower life form, depending on one's karma. Once fully liberated, you become a god with omniscience and omnipotence.


• Why Evil?
People have free will to commit wrongs. Evil results as cravings, attachments, and ignorance accumulate through perpetual rebirths, resulting in greed, hatred, violence.


• Salvation
Ridding oneself of all karmas (good or bad) and extinguishing all attachments enables one to become enlightened/liberated from cycles of rebirth and become a God with limitless perception, knowledge, power, and happiness. One must follow the “Three Jewels” of right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct. This includes no violence to any life form, even vegetables (eaten if the plant is not killed by doing so). To hasten liberation, one must confess/repent regularly and often and live ascetically, especially in the fourth and final stage of life.


• Undeserved Suffering
Suffering is a result of past-life greed, hatred, and ignorance, which returns as suffering (karma). Suffering is also seen as illusory, in that it results from attachment to bodily pleasure and pain, while only the Absolute truly exists. Suffering is one way of actively ridding oneself of bad karma.


• Contemporary Issues
Homosexuality would result in negative karma, as sexuality is only to occur between a husband and wife; celibacy is required on the path to spiritual liberation.

[supertzar]

Unitarian Universalism for me, too. Funny, because I was chatting with some UU's on campus the other day before I tore into the hardcore Zionists. Maybe it's what I am looking for and don't even know it??? :confused:

...Nah! :)

[snoopsnuffleopagus]

Cordial Felicitations:

That Atilan is a True Gentlemen, and always brings something interesting to the Table.

I scored 100%: Orthodox Judaism, Islam, 95% Hinduism

My Starting Point in Life: Roman Catholicism.47%

Thanks Syn! Thanks Atilan! Kind Regards: Snoopsnuffleopagus

[synergy777]

I scored 100%: Orthodox Judaism, Islam, 95% Hinduism

shows the the same source for all teachings snoop, yahweh/wahe/creator.

[kblood]

1. New Age (100%)
2. Neo-Pagan (93%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
4. Liberal Quakers (83%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (80%)
7. New Thought (80%)
8. Reform Judaism (75%)
9. Scientology (73%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (71%)
11. Theravada Buddhism (62%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (59%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (59%)
14. Secular Humanism (59%)
15. Taoism (59%)
16. Hinduism (54%)
17. Jainism (51%)
18. Orthodox Judaism (50%)
19. Sikhism (50%)
20. Islam (39%)

Hmmm... I am quite new age I guess :) I guess there is something to it when people come here and say Icke is a new age person. At least the beliefs are very similar. I guess I ought to look into what this new age stuff is.

[lydia78]

well apparently...I'm matched 100% to Mahayana Buddhism

You learn something new every day..

Like buddism but wouldn't say it's 100%

Then we have Neo-Pagan and Unitarian Universalism..

Cool Syn...thanks for the link!!;)

[synergy777]

buddhism is cool, its non violent, self developing.

Buddhism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://buddhism.about.com/od/thefiveprecepts/ss/BetterBuddhist.htm

Five Steps to Being a Better Human Being

Be Kind to All Creatures

Easier said than done. Most of us, mercifully don't go out of our way to kill living things but how often do we kill an insect or even a small mammal needlessly? A simple example is the spider in the bath. What do you do? Poor hot water over it and wash it away or cup it gently in your hands and place it somewhere safe? All you needs is a little patience. I live in a very old house and nature seems to intrude all the time but you don't have to turn to the insecticide every time you see an earwig.

Try to be kind and considerate to all living things, recognizing their right to live as much as your own. All beings are averse to suffering; all beings desire happiness. Despite all our apparent differences, we have these basic impulses in common.

[lydia78]

Yeah I dig their philosophy

like non violence etc..

But I'm more shaman orientated

need me drugs and nature!! lol:D

[synergy777]

the paths are many, each person will find it own way. i like the buddhist way, its self improving, eg increases mind/soul power but its compassionate aswell.

would love to go to tibet/lhasa etc, also with shaolin angle, its kick arse aswell. the saint/soldier mix. shaman are cool, from native americans etc. i use to smoek weed alot, but have cut down , i want to be at a stage where i am there naturally, and just use drugs/intoxicants for special ocassions/social. wannabe fully switched on without drugs, meat, etc. thats my personal aim, the perfection of self. to do it this way is the hardest but best imho, its a challenge, also to prove all the haters wrong.

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nappyroots/oneforty.html

NAPPY ROOTS LYRICS

"One Forty"

[Ron Clutch]
No more wine for me, no more dimes of weed
Cuz I'm tryin to see, if my mind can reach
The level of the game that we die to see
I'm talkin bout naturally where ya mind is free
See I'm a dying breed, a country-fried emcee
I used to rhyme for free, but now I rhyme for cheese
See it was bound to be, when there's mouths to feed
and there's bills to pay, somethin gotta give way
The way I feel today, I could care less
Cuz my mind is made, yeah my hair's a mess
I don't bother to shave, I walk around bare chest
like a candy face, like I'm wearin a vest
I dare ya to test, I push a hundred-five reps
Showin off my pecs, triceps and biceps
I'm all for the cause, ready to die next
I'm all for the cause, ready to die next..

[Chorus]
We don't even talk about it we live it, we live it
(How you gon' tell me how to live my life?)
(Can't nobody tell me how to live my life)
And if you think you can take it from us, come get it, come get it
(How you gon' tell me how to live my life?)
(Can't nobody tell me how to live my life)

[lydia78]

Yeah totally true syn

To be completely natural

without additional substances in our system

has to be the ultimate experience of freedom

[synergy777]

in a paradoxical way, discipline brings complete freedom, as you have full control. its just a git, trying to be it, the imperfection of humanity. i have had my fill of the bad things and am bored, have had my fill, don't see the attraction/forbidden fruits aspect of it. i 'm not going to get all zealous and condemn it, condemn other people, that would be hypocritical, eg let who is free of sin, cast the first stone.

its a personal choice. its just me as a person wants to improve, grow, a personal choice. its also from my mate mickyjay, a learned man in dietary stuff, my rasta/muslim./indian mates they still enjoy life but don't partake in my hedonism, lol

slowly but surely i will get there.

[lydia78]

in a paradoxical way, discipline brings complete freedom, as you have full control. its just a git, trying to be it, the imperfection of humanity. i have had my fill of the bad things and am bored, have had my fill, don't see the attraction/forbidden fruits aspect of it. i 'm not going to get all zealous and condemn it, condemn other people, that would be hypocritical, eg let who is free of sin, cast the first stone.

its a personal choice. its just me as a person wants to improve, grow, a personal choice. its also from my mate mickyjay, a learned man in dietary stuff, my rasta/muslim./indian mates they still enjoy life but don't partake in my hedonism, lol

slowly but surely i will get there.



Yeah but first you should start with

your name paranioa!!lol ;)

Get over that and the rest will come naturally!!

[synergy777]

I Will Pm You My Name, Its A Greek Version Of A Sanskrit Name Anyway, Lol

[lydia78]

Nice one Fox ;)

[28th kingdom]

1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (95%)
3. New Thought (77%)

[_underscore_]

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (89%)
3. New Age (86%)

[gorana]

I'm eastern orthodox by birth but i managed to get 13% in that.

Here is rest of my score:

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (91%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (91%)
5. New Age (89%)
6. Reform Judaism (80%)
7. New Thought (80%)

Love,

G.

[peachped]

1. New Thought (100%)
2. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (92%)
3. Scientology (92%)
4. Bahá'í Faith (91%)
5. Hinduism (91%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (88%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (86%)
8. Neo-Pagan (85%)
9. New Age (85%)
10. Unitarian Universalism (82%)
11. Islam (81%)
12. Reform Judaism (78%)
13. Jainism (75%)
14. Sikhism (74%)
15. Liberal Quakers (74%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (63%)
17. Theravada Buddhism (62%)
18. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (57%)
20. Taoism (54%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (46%)
22. Secular Humanism (43%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (42%)
24. Roman Catholic (42%)
25. Nontheist (38%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (33%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (32%)

:cool:

[bigus_dickus]

I'm eastern orthodox by birth but i managed to get 13% in that.

me too and i managed to get 0% in that and everything having to do with Christianity :D

[lemonique]

buddhism is cool, its non violent, self developing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism


http://buddhism.about.com/od/thefiveprecepts/ss/BetterBuddhist.htm

Five Steps to Being a Better Human Being

Be Kind to All Creatures

Easier said than done. Most of us, mercifully don't go out of our way to kill living things but how often do we kill an insect or even a small mammal needlessly? A simple example is the spider in the bath. What do you do? Poor hot water over it and wash it away or cup it gently in your hands and place it somewhere safe? All you needs is a little patience. I live in a very old house and nature seems to intrude all the time but you don't have to turn to the insecticide every time you see an earwig.

Try to be kind and considerate to all living things, recognizing their right to live as much as your own. All beings are averse to suffering; all beings desire happiness. Despite all our apparent differences, we have these basic impulses in common.



I agree!! today I returned to the garden one centipede, and one rather large black spider. I also keep doors closed against the flys, and if they do come iinto the house I just chase them out with a tea towel and/or let them out the window etc.

Lemonique

[woghd]

It doesn't work, it says I'm jewish, lol.

1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2. Hinduism (96%)
3. Islam (92%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (92%)
5. Jainism (91%)
6. Bahá'í Faith (89%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (72%)
8. Eastern Orthodox (69%)
9. Roman Catholic (69%)
10. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (69%)
11. Neo-Pagan (67%)
12. Reform Judaism (64%)
13. Seventh Day Adventist (63%)
14. Sikhism (62%)
15. Liberal Quakers (59%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (58%)
17. Unitarian Universalism (56%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (55%)
19. Jehovah's Witness (55%)
20. New Thought (55%)
21. New Age (51%)
22. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (50%)
23. Scientology (47%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (37%)
25. Taoism (34%)
26. Nontheist (34%)
27. Secular Humanism (19%)

It totally glitched or something, seriously, lol.

Archangel

[auron]

Not interested. Online tests are a crock of shit. :p

[woghd]

Not interested. Online tests are a crock of shit. :p

Well this one is...at least in my case.
Archangel

[teslafire]

Eh, not so bad

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. New Age (98%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (98%)
4. New Thought (89%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (83%)
6. Liberal Quakers (80%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (80%)
8. Reform Judaism (76%)
9. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (72%)
10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
11. Scientology (72%)
12. Hinduism (65%)
13. Orthodox Judaism (65%)
14. Bahá'í Faith (61%)
15. Islam (50%)
16. Jainism (50%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (50%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (43%)
19. Taoism (43%)
20. Sikhism (41%)
21. Secular Humanism (39%)
22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (32%)
23. Jehovah's Witness (32%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (31%)
25. Nontheist (28%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (21%)
27. Roman Catholic (21%)

[tejas]

1. Scientology (100%)
2. Taoism (100%)
3. Neo-Pagan (96%)
4. New Age (95%)
5. New Thought (94%)
6. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (93%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (86%)
8. Unitarian Universalism (86%)
9. Hinduism (83%)
10. Liberal Quakers (82%)

ROFL bit worried about the Scientology there, but the Taoism is spot on.

Taoism:



• Belief in Deity
The supreme being/ultimate truth is beyond words or any conceptual understanding. When asked to name it, it is referred to as Tao or the Way. The Power of the Way is referred to as Te. Although Tao and Te are similar to other practices' ideas of God, Taoists seldom refer to God.

• Incarnations
Taoism does not refer to any specific incarnation of God.

• Origin of Universe and Life
All matter is a manifestation of the Ultimate Reality. Generally, Taoist beliefs don't find modern scientific discoveries contradictory to Taoist thought; hence Fritjof Capra's "The Tao of Physics" is aptly named.

• After Death
Death has no particular meaning to Taoists.

• Why Evil?
To understand the Taoist notion of good and evil, it is important to distinguish between the "concept" of evil versus the "reality" of evil.

As a concept, Taoist do not hold the position of good against evil; rather they see the interdependence of all dualities. So when one labels something as a good, one automatically creates evil. That is, all concepts necessarily are based on one aspect vs. another; if a concept were to have only one aspect, it would be nonsensical.

The reality of good and evil is that all actions contain some aspect of each. This is represented in the t'ai chi, more commonly referred to as the yin-yang symbol. Any action would have some negative (yin) and some positive (yang) aspect to it. Taoists believe that nature is a continual balance between yin and yang, and that any attempt to go toward one extreme or the other will be ineffective, self-defeating, and short-lived. When people interfere with the natural balance by trying to impose their egoistic plans, they will not succeed; rather, the non-egoistic person allows nature to unfold, watching it ebb and flow from good to bad and back again.

Another way of understanding this is that the sage person understands the reality of good and evil, whereas the fool concentrates on the concept of good and evil. The sage knows that any evil will soon be replaced by good, the fool is forever fruitlessly trying to eliminate evil. Similar to the Buddhist concept of Sunyata ("the void"), good and evil are just empty conceptual abstractions that have no permanent independent existence.

• Salvation
Taoism is not a salvific practice. There is nothing that one needs to be saved from, and belief in salvation would lead to belief in damnation in the same manner as belief in good leads to belief in evil. Although they do not accept the false duality of salvation vs. damnation, living simply in harmony with Te and Tao, and not excessively pursuing material wealth, stature, or prestige, will lead to a joyful life.

• Contemporary Issues
Positions on abortion, homosexuality, divorce, nonviolence, and social-betterment programs are not unambiguously stated in the ancient texts. One might be able to derive a stance on these issues, but any such stance would be attenuated by the recognition that any stance is just a conceptual abstraction that has little usefulness.

Taoism would see expressing traditionally male and female roles as being in harmony. In some sects of Taoism, spiritual healing is practiced. Protecting nature is favored, though not by laws or injunction.