Wednesday, September 21, 2005
The Belief-O-Matic and its less than infinite wisdom
Ok.
This requires some explanation. Actually, it doesn't. I was curious. I'm busy doing a lot, so I don't really have time to piss around in churches that make me uncomfortable. So I obviously need a starting point. And well, here's what some starting points, according to the Belif-O-Matic.
1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (84%)
5. Jainism (81%)
6. Neo-Pagan (75%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
8. Secular Humanism (71%)
9. Hinduism (71%)
10. Taoism (64%)
11. New Age (62%)
12. Sikhism (61%)
13. Reform Judaism (51%)
14. Nontheist (47%)
15. Bah�'� Faith (45%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
17. New Thought (39%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (35%)
19. Seventh Day Adventist (35%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (34%)
21. Scientology (32%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%)
24. Jehovah's Witness (25%)
25. Islam (23%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
27. Roman Catholic (18%)
I'm not so sure if I'm into Buddhism as much as the survey says I am. I don't like the idea of giving up my ideals of questing for chicks, money, power, and chicks. Unitarian Universalists? I've met some, and "total flakes" is putting it lightly.
Liberal Quakers? Maybe. I've prayed with Quakers before. Once. Out of any of the people I've prayed with (which can be counted with two hands) they were the ones I felt least uncomfortable with. And as faiths go, it doesn't really try to answer questions for you, it just surrounds you with other individuals on the same search.
Maybe I'll talk about this in more detail later.
This requires some explanation. Actually, it doesn't. I was curious. I'm busy doing a lot, so I don't really have time to piss around in churches that make me uncomfortable. So I obviously need a starting point. And well, here's what some starting points, according to the Belif-O-Matic.
1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (84%)
5. Jainism (81%)
6. Neo-Pagan (75%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
8. Secular Humanism (71%)
9. Hinduism (71%)
10. Taoism (64%)
11. New Age (62%)
12. Sikhism (61%)
13. Reform Judaism (51%)
14. Nontheist (47%)
15. Bah�'� Faith (45%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
17. New Thought (39%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (35%)
19. Seventh Day Adventist (35%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (34%)
21. Scientology (32%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%)
24. Jehovah's Witness (25%)
25. Islam (23%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
27. Roman Catholic (18%)
I'm not so sure if I'm into Buddhism as much as the survey says I am. I don't like the idea of giving up my ideals of questing for chicks, money, power, and chicks. Unitarian Universalists? I've met some, and "total flakes" is putting it lightly.
Liberal Quakers? Maybe. I've prayed with Quakers before. Once. Out of any of the people I've prayed with (which can be counted with two hands) they were the ones I felt least uncomfortable with. And as faiths go, it doesn't really try to answer questions for you, it just surrounds you with other individuals on the same search.
Maybe I'll talk about this in more detail later.
