Which Religion For You?

#1

This SelectSmart religion quiz will provide you with the religions best suited for you.

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Here's what I got:

Your Results:

# 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

# 2. Secular Humanism (92%)

# 3. Liberal Quakers (91%)

# 4. Neo-Pagan (91%)

# 5. Theravada Buddhism (81%)

# 6. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (78%)

# 7. Mahayana Buddhism (73%)

# 8. New Age (70%)

# 9. Taoism (63%)

# 10. Reform Judaism (62%)

# 11. Non-theist (61%)

# 12. Orthodox Quaker (57%)

# 13. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (52%)

# 14. Jainism (50%)

# 15. New Thought (48%)

# 16. Sikhism (47%)

# 17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (41%)

# 18. Scientology (40%)

# 19. Hinduism (38%)

# 20. Orthodox Judaism (34%)

# 21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (33%)

# 22. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (28%)

# 23. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)

# 24. Islam (26%)

# 25. Jehovah's Witness (22%)

# 26. Eastern Orthodox (14%)

# 27. Roman Catholic (14%)

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#2

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)

2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)

3. Reform Judaism (98%)

4. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (88%)

5. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)

6. Neo-Pagan (85%)

7. Sikhism (81%)

8. Mahayana Buddhism (75%)

9. New Age (74%)

10. Orthodox Judaism (73%)

11. Islam (70%)

12. Jainism (68%)

13. Orthodox Quaker (66%)

14. Scientology (66%)

15. New Thought (65%)

16. Theravada Buddhism (64%)

17. Secular Humanism (63%)

18. Taoism (61%)

19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (56%)

20. Hinduism (56%)

21. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (48%)

22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%)

23. Non-theist (40%)

24. Eastern Orthodox (37%)

25. Roman Catholic (37%)

26. Seventh Day Adventist (33%)

27. Jehovah's Witness (20%)

hmmmmm

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#3

1. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)

2. Liberal Quakers (84%)

3. Unitarian Universalism (82%)

4. Neo-Pagan (69%)

5. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (68%)

6. Secular Humanism (62%)

7. Mahayana Buddhism (62%)

8. New Age (61%)

9. Reform Judaism (59%)

10. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (59%)

11. New Thought (58%)

12. Theravada Buddhism (56%)

13. Non-theist (55%)

14. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (55%)

15. Taoism (55%)

16. Orthodox Quaker (52%)

17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (46%)

18. Scientology (42%)

19. Sikhism (42%)

20. Seventh Day Adventist (37%)

21. Hinduism (33%)

22. Jehovah's Witness (32%)

23. Jainism (31%)

24. Orthodox Judaism (31%)

25. Islam (25%)

26. Eastern Orthodox (24%)

27. Roman Catholic (24%)

Ha ha...that's funny 'cos i'm supposed to be Roman Catholic. This test is very intriguing.

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#4

Here are my results. Heh,my mom won't be too pleased if she sees them.

# 1. Neo-Pagan (100%) Browse Neo-Pagan related books. Click here for info

# 2. New Age (90%) Browse New Age related books. Click here for info

# 3. Unitarian Universalism (88%) Browse Unitarian Universalism related books. Click here for info

# 4. Mahayana Buddhism (77%) Browse Mahayana Buddhism related books. Click here for info

# 5. Liberal Quakers (75%) Browse Liberal Quakers related books. Click here for info

# 6. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (70%) Browse Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants related books. Click here for info

# 7. Secular Humanism (69%) Browse Secular Humanism related books. Click here for info

# 8. Theravada Buddhism (66%) Browse Theravada Buddhism related books. Click here for info

# 9. Reform Judaism (60%) Browse Reform Judaism related books. Click here for info

# 10. Jainism (57%) Browse Jainism related books. Click here for info

# 11. Taoism (54%) Browse Taoism related books. Click here for info

# 12. New Thought (53%) Browse New Thought related books. Click here for info

# 13. Hinduism (49%) Browse Hinduism related books. Click here for info

# 14. Orthodox Quaker (49%) Browse Orthodox Quaker related books. Click here for info

# 15. Sikhism (45%) Browse Sikhism related books. Click here for info

# 16. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (44%) Browse BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith related books. Click here for info

# 17. Non-theist (42%) Browse Non-theist related books. Click here for info

# 18. Scientology (39%) Browse Scientology related books. Click here for info

# 19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%) Browse Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) related books. Click here for info

# 20. Orthodox Judaism (34%) Browse Orthodox Judaism related books. Click here for info

# 21. Islam (25%) Browse Islam related books. Click here for info

# 22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (24%) Browse Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) related books. Click here for info

# 23. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (23%) Browse Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant related books. Click here for info

# 24. Seventh Day Adventist (21%) Browse Seventh Day Adventist related books. Click here for info

# 25. Eastern Orthodox (19%) Browse Eastern Orthodox related books. Click here for info

# 26. Roman Catholic (19%) Browse Roman Catholic related books. Click here for info

27. Jehovah's Witness (12%) :lol:

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#5

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
4. Liberal Quakers (96%)
5. Secular Humanism (91%)
6. Neo-Pagan (89%)
7. Taoism (87%)
8. Non-theist (77%)
9. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (76%)
10. Hinduism (73%)
11. New Age (72%)
12. Jainism (65%)
13. Sikhism (55%)
14. New Thought (44%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (44%)
16. Reform Judaism (40%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (35%)
19. Scientology (31%)
20. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (30%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (29%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (26%)
23. Islam (26%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (26%)
25. Roman Catholic (26%)
26. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (22%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (22%)

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#6

# 1. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (100%)
# 2. Orthodox Quaker (94%)
# 3. Eastern Orthodox (93%)
# 4. Roman Catholic (93%)
# 5. Seventh Day Adventist (91%)
# 6. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (73%)
# 7. Orthodox Judaism (55%)
# 8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%)
# 9. Islam (49%)
# 10. Liberal Quakers (49%)
# 11. Sikhism (48%)
# 12. Unitarian Universalism (40%)
# 13. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (38%)
# 14. Reform Judaism (38%)
# 15. Hinduism (37%)
# 16. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
# 17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (30%)
# 18. Neo-Pagan (22%)
# 19. Non-theist (20%)
# 20. Scientology (19%)
# 21. New Thought (19%)
# 22. Mahayana Buddhism (17%)
# 23. Theravada Buddhism (17%)
# 24. Jainism (16%)
# 25. New Age (16%)
# 26. Taoism (16%)
# 27. Secular Humanism (14%)

Well now then, thats...um...right

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#7

Here are my results. Heh,my mom won't be too pleased if she sees them.

Neither will mine. I think my dad will disown me if he saw these :?

Your Results:

# 1. Orthodox Judaism (100%) Browse Orthodox Judaism related books. Click here for info

# 2. Sikhism (98%) Browse Sikhism related books. Click here for info

# 3. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (95%) Browse BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith related books. Click here for info

# 4. Hinduism (90%) Browse Hinduism related books. Click here for info

# 5. Islam (85%) Browse Islam related books. Click here for info

# 6. Jainism (80%) Browse Jainism related books. Click here for info

# 7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (79%) Browse Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) related books. Click here for info

# 8. Jehovah's Witness (76%) Browse Jehovah's Witness related books. Click here for info

# 9. Orthodox Quaker (72%) Browse Orthodox Quaker related books. Click here for info

# 10. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (71%) Browse Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant related books. Click here for info

# 11. Reform Judaism (71%) Browse Reform Judaism related books. Click here for info

# 12. Seventh Day Adventist (69%) Browse Seventh Day Adventist related books. Click here for info

# 13. Mahayana Buddhism (69%) Browse Mahayana Buddhism related books. Click here for info

# 14. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (66%) Browse Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants related books. Click here for info

# 15. Liberal Quakers (64%) Browse Liberal Quakers related books. Click here for info

# 16. Neo-Pagan (61%) Browse Neo-Pagan related books. Click here for info

# 17. Unitarian Universalism (59%) Browse Unitarian Universalism related books. Click here for info

# 18. Eastern Orthodox (58%) Browse Eastern Orthodox related books. Click here for info

# 19. Roman Catholic (58%) Browse Roman Catholic related books. Click here for info

# 20. Theravada Buddhism (55%) Browse Theravada Buddhism related books. Click here for info

# 21. New Age (46%) Browse New Age related books. Click here for info

# 22. Scientology (46%) Browse Scientology related books. Click here for info

# 23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (41%) Browse Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) related books. Click here for info

# 24. New Thought (39%) Browse New Thought related books. Click here for info

# 25. Secular Humanism (32%) Browse Secular Humanism related books. Click here for info

# 26. Non-theist (23%) Browse Non-theist related books. Click here for info

# 27. Taoism (23%) Browse Taoism related books. Click here for info

Funny because most of my freinds aren't Christian even though I am. They're all either Islamic, Jewish or Buddhist.

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#8

Maybe it's a sign of some kind. Good luck with whatever path you choose,my friend. I know I could do with some. My own native religon of Hinduisim has always bewildered me with it's obssesion with ritual and the brutal caste system. (Only high born Hindus can become priests or spiritual leaders. Coming from a rather lowly caste myself,I resent this.)

Two years ago, I decided I was done with religon. Maybe Neo-Paganisim might just be the thing to brings back faith to my life,though my parents will take some time to come around to the fact that I'm seriously considering looking for an alternative path. My mom still thinks that practices like Wicca and Native American spirituality involve groups of cultists trying to summon demons. As for my father,he would probaly start wondering why I have to insist on being so ''damned strange.''

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#9

Your Results:

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)

2. Mahayana Buddhism (87%)

3. New Age (86%)

4. Jainism (84%)

5. Unitarian Universalism (83%)

6. Liberal Quakers (80%)

7. Sikhism (77%)

8. Reform Judaism (75%)

9. Hinduism (73%)

10. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (72%)

11. Scientology (71%)

12. New Thought (70%)

13. Orthodox Judaism (67%)

14. Theravada Buddhism (61%)

15. Taoism (61%)

16. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (58%)

17. Islam (58%)

18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (51%)

19. Secular Humanism (46%)

20. Orthodox Quaker (40%)

21. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (30%)

22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (27%)

23. Non-theist (25%)

24. Eastern Orthodox (22%)

25. Roman Catholic (22%)

26. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)

27. Jehovah's Witness (15%)

I'm a pagan at heart, Hot Damn! Light the candles, its time for some sacrificial sex!

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#10

I'm still trying to figure out what a Unitarian Universalist is. Their description of it is quite vague.

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#11

With its historical roots in the Jewish and Christian traditions, Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion -- that is, a religion that keeps an open mind to the religious questions people have struggled with in all times and places. We believe that personal experience, conscience and reason should be the final authorities in religion, and that in the end religious authority lies not in a book or person or institution, but in ourselves. We are a "non-creedal" religion: we do not ask anyone to subscribe to a creed.

Our congregations are self-governing. Authority and responsibility are vested in the membership of the congregation. Each Unitarian Universalist congregation is involved in many kinds of programs. Worship is held regularly, the insights of the past and the present are shared with those who will create the future, service to the community is undertaken, and friendships are made. A visitor to a UU congregation will very likely find events and activities such as church school, day-care centers, lectures and forums, support groups, poetry festivals, family events, adult education classes and study groups.

(Excerpts from "We Are Unitarian Universalists", pamphlet #3047)
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â© Unitarian Universalist Association, 1995

Sounds like Scrasamax got the better deal :wink:

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#12

Yes, indeedy. I think I may try that, too- after all, it was #4 on my list... I'm not sure enough to be a secular humanist, and I don't feel like being a Quaker, 'cuz you have to swear off sex. Or was that the Shakers? Whatever. :)

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#13

Lol,we're all gonna be Neo-Pagans,eh? By the way,please forgive me my outburst of misery last night. Right now,I am a jaded,cynical aethist who has a huge void,one devoid of belief or faith in anything greater than I am.

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#14

Hey, it's cool, Mag. Everybody has there moments.

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#15

:D

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#16

Boy, I am such an unbeliever. But still close enough to the Neo-Pagan thing to tolerate most of you. ;)

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Non-theist (95%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (77%)
5. Neo-Pagan (66%)
6. Liberal Quakers (64%)
7. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (51%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (43%)
9. Taoism (40%)
10. Hinduism (35%)
11. Jainism (35%)
12. New Age (35%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (29%)
14. New Thought (29%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (29%)
16. Reform Judaism (29%)
17. Scientology (29%)
18. Sikhism (29%)
19. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (25%)

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#17

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)

2. Taoism (91%)

3. Theravada Buddhism (86%)

4. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (84%)

5. New Age (83%)

6. New Thought (83%)

7. Scientology (82%)

8. Unitarian Universalism (81%)

9. Neo-Pagan (77%)

10. Liberal Quakers (70%)

11. Hinduism (63%)

12. Jainism (51%)

13. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (51%)

14. Secular Humanism (47%)

15. Orthodox Quaker (44%)

16. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (39%)

17. Reform Judaism (37%)

18. Sikhism (32%)

19. Non-theist (31%)

20. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (20%)

21. Islam (18%)

22. Orthodox Judaism (18%)

23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (12%)

24. Seventh Day Adventist (11%)

25. Eastern Orthodox (3%)

26. Roman Catholic (3%)

However, this does not take into account such non-dogmatic beleif systems, or individualistic philosophies (yes i know its a religeon query)... I only wanted to state my junciticave parallels to the Cult of Abraxas, and Spinnoza's philosophy on God. Thus, combined, and simply restated in "The Seeker's" articulation:
-All is a part of "GOD", for lack of a better noun. Every tree, rock, snake, cell, atom, human being, machine and even idea is an living instremity of the Universal Force. There is no right, no wrong. Every action ever set forth by any existing thing, and every dream, idea, or thought... is in fact "GOD's" doing.
You are a microcosm inside this Force, and so is everything else. If you kill someone else, it is but a part of "God" killing another part. We as individuals have no choices in life to make... we are but a single organic cell in the complexity of a living body... we are lone H2O molecules intertwined, bonding, connecting and repelling, flowing in the ocean currents.
WE have as much choice and control in action, thought, and being- as a drop of water flowing down a mountain river has control/choice to dissent and flow upstream in accord to its own will. But, my friends, there is more... there are even contradictions within the UNIVERSAL TRUTH, but human communicative powers will never posses the prowess to explain, let alone comprehend.
-Dissatisfaction Guaranteed....-E. The Seeker

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#18

Lol, that sounds so ridiculous it's not even funny, but hey, that's just me. And that H20 analogy doesn't really work...

Your Results:

1. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (100%)

2. Orthodox Quaker (95%)

3. Eastern Orthodox (92%)

4. Roman Catholic (92%)

5. Seventh Day Adventist (85%)

6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (76%)

7. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)

8. Orthodox Judaism (67%)

9. Sikhism (61%)

10. Islam (59%)

11. Jehovah's Witness (55%)

12. Reform Judaism (50%)

13. Hinduism (49%)

14. Liberal Quakers (49%)

15. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (45%)

16. Unitarian Universalism (36%)

17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (28%)

18. Scientology (28%)

19. New Thought (27%)

20. Neo-Pagan (26%)

21. Non-theist (23%)

22. New Age (20%)

23. Mahayana Buddhism (19%)

24. Theravada Buddhism (19%)

25. Jainism (19%)

26. Taoism (18%)

27. Secular Humanism (15%)

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#19

Not sure I could look at you the same way ever again, Araith...

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#20

(Not that I completely understand his thoughts, they weren't explained in a great manner, but from how it read, these are my thoughts...)

Really? It is a biased opinion...my own opinion. But the way I see it, that just doesn't make sense, you accept that, you reject democracy...which is somewhat important to me at least, since I live in the United States...and second you discredit 999,999,999/1,000,000,000 humans who ever lived, whether you think that's of any consequence or not. Thirdly it's VERY immoral if you think there is anything that is wrong...like oh say Murder, rape, abuse. And fourth, I can't see or imagine any logical reason/evidence to support this, in my mind, ludicrous idea.

Again...it is only my opinion...and because I'm not okay with a belief that justifies murder and everything else I find immoral, you see me differently?
Well, you can see me as you may, but I must say, I find that belief very disturbing.

Ever found something ludricous, ridiculous, dumb? Well, that is all I'm saying, that that is how I see that belief.

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#21

Well, that wasn't what I was talking about, but in defense of Seeker, he specified that in his belief, everything is a part of God, thus, if you hurt or kill something, you hurt and kill a part of God, and even if there's no concept of good or evil, it's probably not a good idea to kill a part of God. Am I right, Seeker? I mean, you've basically condoned murder, there.

(Tangent: Let's think about this- if we are all part of God, this meshes very well with the Cells of God theory, which states that we are all cells in God's body. In a human body, a cell that attacks and kills other cells is generally diseased. If we follow the analogy, would not someone who kills another then be like a murdering cell in our bodies, a diseased thing?)

I fail to see how it contradicts democracy OR rejects all those people, and I don't see much evidence supporting that the Buddha became enlightened, or that Jesus really rose from the dead, either.

*shrug*

So, yeah. Don't know why I'm defending Seeker, I don't really agree with him either, but I did.

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#22

Well...I won't go into detail on anything, because I don't want to provoke any nasty arguments. But everyone has a right to believe what they say, I just don't like it, and everybody doesn't like something, so it really doesn't matter. And sorry if I offended anyone, it was not my intention.

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#23

Ouch! Religion and politics... Volatile, highly volatile!

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#24

Captain Penguin, you put it perfectly in the "Cells of God Theory". I was previously unaware of that particular nomenclature in reference to the subjected mode of consciousness, and I am very appreciative to you for giving me valuable information that I will, no doubt, research.

Furthermore, I was genuinely impressed by the proactive manner in which you responded, your unbiased and insightful approach (a trait characteristicly enacted exclusively by the 'Wise'), as well as your open-mindedness and intuitive contemplation-(you refered to it as a

"Tangent"

-I feel that this world would be a better place if everyone spent more time on 'Tangents.'-

Araith, I am contrarily not offended. In fact I value your argument, and your beliefs. The greatest feedback I desired was for others to think for themselves; and develop genuine, personal, non-dogmatic, meditated philosophies,which are not blindly formatted directly from some other unknown human's writings-especially mine-without evalution and criticism aforethought. Communally, I am gracious to trust that this is an ensemble that represents such probing inquery, and impartial consideration. I thank all of the Strolen's Citadel Community for such perspicacious dialouge.

But, then again... I represent the qualities of being:

" ludricous, ridiculous, dumb"

, not to mention 'immoral, illogical, discrediting, undemocratic, (and) disturbing', so my best advice would probably be to find a source who retains conceptual appreciation for insight, is undamaging, and non-offensive... if searching for the ideal confer.

I claim only to be a "seeker," and a sage by no delusion. My religeo-philosophic attitude changes with the tides, my quest for the fabled eternal truth is but far from the end of the path. I merely am able to read the page I am on, not the final line of the story.
-E. The Seeker

I hope everyone continues to post on this thread, for I am allways eager for guidance, and the knowledge all bring forth. Please, retort or assent... I am eager to be educated.

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#25

You sure are humbling...but I'm also sure you can retort as effectively as any other.

To me, that idea, of learning as you go along, and finding new ideas as you go along...weird.

Not the way I put it, but having that as your religion/philosophy. Because, it seems as no religion/philosophy at all. I can't say I really understand your thought very well, but from what I am infering about it, you have no 'real' beliefs, if you understand me. Because they can always change as you say. So what in the end, do you 'really' believe? Only what seems to be most 'recent' of 'true' at the time? Because that can be completely biased depending on your life and what your going through at the time.

It seems to me like this is a thought process...an open-minded thought process, where your willing to accept something new if it is 'more' logical or seemingly true than the previous thing. Not so much a religion in it's own manner. Comment?

I hope I'm not destroying this thread...if we need to move this to pming or something else I will.

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#26

Threads can't be destroyed in the Tavern. It doesn't work that way.

Anyway...
I believe that what you said is true- Seeker really has no religion (at least, as Araith terms religion); he has beliefs about the world. You has been taught (and I'm speculating presumptuously here, correct me if I'm wrong) that a religion requires one single set of beliefs (a very Protestant thing to say, in my opinion).

But I (and Seeker, too) don't see it that way. Why is it that a person can't change? One's understanding of the universe can change. When you are young, you think of the world differently than when you are old.

I'm sorry... I'm not explaining myself very well, but I find it rigid and closed-minded of you to believe that a person can understand the universe only one way in their entire life.

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#27

Well, I do believe we see things a bit differently. When I say religion, I mean a set of beliefs, values, morals, etc. If you believe in what's current as I stated earlier, you have no 'real' set of beliefs, only what seems truest at the time.(Doesn't read right but I'm sticking with it...the truest thing. hehe.)

In a religion like I state, and I find no other definition about it than that or belief in a supernatural power, there are at least, a fundamental belief or value system, which his thought does not have. But this means simply he has no religion in this sense, but you could argue that continually changing is a fundamental belief, which is what I think he is getting at.

Can anyone ever really understand the universe? I think you mean Life...becasue universe incorporates something that simply can't really be understood.

With his ideas, it seems most logical that looking at history will get you the farthest in learning about what ever it is you are learning about. Because really, how much can you learn in a lifetime that someone in the past hasn't already thought of or figured out. And that won't get you anywhere because of the diversity of thought in the history of humanity.

And the reason I find this so repulsive is that it is simply...depressing, contradicting, and I said before, ludicrous.

We as individuals have no choices in life to make... we are but a single organic cell in the complexity of a living body... we are lone H2O molecules intertwined, bonding, connecting and repelling, flowing in the ocean currents.WE have as much choice and control in action, thought, and being- as a drop of water flowing down a mountain river has control/choice to dissent and flow upstream in accord to its own will.

If that is the truth, then why live? Why do 'anything'? And if you have no control over your thought...then what is this idea you've made, if what you say is true? This all seems self-contradicting. And offers no explanation about anything, and where did this idea come from, is it solely from you or is it an actual belief, that other people believe? It just doesn't make sense...it has no 'significance', is what I'm trying to say, it means nothing, even if it is true. So why would someone believe this?

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#28

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
-Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science.
-Gary Zukav, "The Dancing Wu Li Masters"

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#29

I never said his beliefs, and I'm stressing that term "beliefs", were a religion. And I believe that on one point you are wrong- Buddhism has no "God" or even a concept of God, yet it is still a religion.

And as for your final paragraph... Why does life need meaning?
Now, I know that sounds stupid. It sounds stupid to me too.

In any case... I'm dropping this organization. I'm never entering this thread again. Why?
Because this is coming to nothing, and I'll never convince anybody, and I'm defending a point of view which I do not agree with.

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#30

Hehe, you shouldn't defend what you don't want to, I was just replying because he said he wanted feed back, if that's what all those big words meant hehe. And really I want to know more about it, because it sounds absurd based on what he posted, but I don't think it's 'as' crazy as I think it is, and if we were argueing about it, it would get nowhere, but I really want to know.

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#31

Here's what I got:

# 1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
# 2. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (98%)
# 3. Neo-Pagan (98%)
# 4. Unitarian Universalism (92%)
# 5. Eastern Orthodox (87%)
# 6. Roman Catholic (87%)
# 7. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (86%)
# 8. Liberal Quakers (85%)
# 9. New Age (79%)
# 10. Secular Humanism (75%)
# 11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (70%)
# 12. Jainism (69%)
# 13. Bah�'� Faith (67%)
# 14. Mahayana Buddhism (60%)
# 15. Non-theist (58%)
# 16. Reform Judaism (58%)
# 17. Seventh Day Adventist (58%)
# 18. Theravada Buddhism (58%)
# 19. Scientology (57%)
# 20. Taoism (57%)
# 21. Sikhism (56%)
# 22. Islam (54%)
# 23. Orthodox Judaism (54%)
# 24. New Thought (53%)
# 25. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (43%)
# 26. Hinduism (40%)
# 27. Jehovah's Witness (26%)

I never thought of myself as possibly being a complete pacifist

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#32

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)

2. Unitarian Universalism (96%)

3. Mahayana Buddhism (93%)

4. Theravada Buddhism (84%)

5. New Age (78%)

6. Secular Humanism (73%)

7. Jainism (71%)

8. Liberal Quakers (71%)

9. Hinduism (64%)

10. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)

11. Sikhism (54%)

12. Taoism (53%)

13. New Thought (52%)

14. Non-theist (49%)

15. Reform Judaism (49%)

16. Orthodox Quaker (44%)

17. Scientology (41%)

18. Orthodox Judaism (35%)

19. BahÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡'ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â Faith (34%)

20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%)

21. Islam (22%)

22. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (22%)

23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (20%)

24. Seventh Day Adventist (18%)

25. Eastern Orthodox (13%)

26. Roman Catholic (13%)

27. Jehovah's Witness (10%)

Huh... Well that is quite interesting. My parents wouldn't like that at all hehehe

*Strokes Chin*

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#33

I hope nobody puts:

Non-believer= 100%

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#34

# 1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
# 2. Neo-Pagan (98%)
# 3. Hinduism (94%)
# 4. Unitarian Universalism (92%)
# 5. Jainism (90%)
# 6. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
# 7. New Age (77%)
# 8. Liberal Quakers (76%)
# 9. New Thought (72%)
# 10. Sikhism (71%)
# 11. Reform Judaism (69%)
# 12. Scientology (64%)
# 13. Bah�'� Faith (60%)
# 14. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (58%)
# 15. Taoism (56%)
# 16. Orthodox Judaism (53%)
# 17. Orthodox Quaker (51%)
# 18. Secular Humanism (48%)
# 19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (44%)
# 20. Islam (43%)
# 21. Non-theist (24%)
# 22. Seventh Day Adventist (24%)
# 23. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (22%)
# 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (21%)
# 25. Eastern Orthodox (19%)
# 26. Roman Catholic (19%)
# 27. Jehovah's Witness (16%)

alright! in your face Roman Catholicism!

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#35

Non-believer: 100%

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#36

Non believer: 100%

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#37

I hope nobody puts:

Non-believer= 100%

HEY! Aren't you one of does non-believers??

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#38

Non-believer: 100%

You guys serious?? :roll:

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#39

Sure, why not?
I see no evidence to suppose that there is some sort of vast cosmic entity watching over us.
I will admit that I said that fairly tongue-in-cheek in order to piss of Rei (mostly because the comment seemed very sanctimonious, and that irritates me), but at various times in my life I have considered myself an atheist, yes.

However, I would say that my general outlook on deities and such is agnostic- there may or may not be a God or Gods; if there are, great! If not, well, they weren't doing much anyway, were they?

X_X~~~~ "Ouch" ~~

#40

I will admit that I said that fairly tongue-in-cheek in order to piss of Rei (mostly because the comment seemed very sanctimonious, and that irritates me)

Ouch... x_x~
*deep sigh*