# BELIEF SYSTEM SELECTOR...an exploration of world religions (TAKE THE TEST!!) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2000, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804 "2000-08-02T05:12:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/61 "2000-08-02T15:45:37Z")
Top Three: Humanist…click to learn more (score = 100) Unitarian Universalist…click to learn more (score = 93) (Hey, look! They got me too! What a surprise!) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score = 81) Zero Values: Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score = 0) Christian Science…click to learn more (score = 0) Eastern Orthodox…click to learn more (score = 0) Roman Catholic…click to learn more (score = 0) Islam…click to learn more (score = 0) Latter Day…click to learn more (score = 0) I was raised as a Roman Catholic. ---
**Author:** ![eponymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@eponymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eponymous)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/62 "2000-08-02T16:19:00Z")
Top 3 matches: Mahayana Buddhist…(score = 100) Theravada Buddhist…(score = 85) Hindu…(score = 71) Bottom 3 matches: Orthodox Quaker…(score = 0) Jehovah’s Witness…(score = 0) Islam…(score = 0) Pretty much as I expected, as I have an intellectual affinity toward Zen and Tibetan Buddhism. Great site, Satan. Thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![Nen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nen)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/63 "2000-08-02T16:23:16Z")
Top 3: Atheist/Agnostic…(score = 100) Humanist…(score = 99) Unitarian Universalist…(score = 97) Mahayana Buddhist…(score = 71) Theravada Buddhist…(score = 71) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…(score = 66) Liberal Quaker…(score = 56) Neo-Pagan…(score = 18) Hindu…(score = 11) The rest are zero values. Big surprise – I was raised Roman Catholic too. Those damn UU’s just want everybody. ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/64 "2000-08-02T16:24:16Z")
HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS… \*\*Unitarian Universalist…click to learn more (score = 100) Neo-Pagan…click to learn more (score = 93) New Thought…click to learn more (score = 93)\*\* **How many of us got Unitarian Universalist** Thanks a whole bunch Stan ---
**Author:** ![Quadzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a4c791/32.png) [@Quadzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quadzilla)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/65 "2000-08-02T16:27:35Z")
Wow…as has been stated, this was really interesting. Top 3: Unitarian Universalist = 100 Mainline to Liberal Protestant = 98 Neo-Pagan = 92 Bottom 3: Mainline to Conservative Protestant = 37 Jainism = 35 Jehovah’s Witness = 28 ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/66 "2000-08-02T16:28:52Z")
Top three: Unitarian Universalist…click to learn more (score = 100) Humanist…click to learn more (score = 87) Liberal Quaker…click to learn more (score = 85) (This is a little bit weird, since my actual affiliation – atheist / agnostic – didn’t show up 'til sixth on the list, after Mainline to Liberal Protestant and Theravada Buddhist. But interesting test, anyway.) Bottom three: Christian Science…click to learn more (score = 11) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score = 3) Jehovah’s Witness…click to learn more (score = 0) ---
**Author:** ![Zion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b5e925/32.png) [@Zion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zion)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/67 "2000-08-02T16:41:00Z")
This will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me. My Top 3 were: Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, both scoring 100. Then came Mainline to Conservative Protestant (which is what I am) scoring a 90. The questions weren’t quite specific enough, but I can’t complain. Afterall, do any of us really need this test to let us know what we believe? Bottom three were obviously Atheist/Agnostic, Bhuddist, New Age…etc. I think I scored 0 points on six religions. Cool site Satan. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/68 "2000-08-02T16:53:51Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Me_ > > Original OP is right, this is pretty accurate It just occurred to me that the phrase “Original OP” is redundant. Oh well, I still think the original OP poster, whose post was very original, in a posting sense, was right. And original. ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/69 "2000-08-02T17:03:24Z")
**Top three:** Humanist: 100 Unitarian Universalist: 94 Atheist/Agnostic (which is what I consider myself): 79 **Bottom three:** Christian Science: 3 Islam: 0 Roman Catholic: 0 ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/70 "2000-08-02T17:06:01Z")
HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS… Atheist/Agnostic…(score = 100) Humanist…(score = 91) Mahayana Buddhist…(score = 87) Theravada Buddhist…(score = 87) . . . Mainline to Conservative Protestant…(score = 3) Seventh Day Adventist…(score = 0) Jehovah’s Witness…(score = 0) ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/71 "2000-08-02T17:14:01Z")
I found the [Quaker FAQ](http://www.faqs.org/faqs/Quaker-faq/); it doesn’t go into detail on Liberal Quakers, but frankly I’m intrigued enough to do more research. If y’all are interested I’ll let you know what I find. Interestingly, I re-took this test this AM and the only thing that changed was Neo-Paganism crept into my top three: UU Liberal Quaker Neo-Paganism I don’t really count UU as a religion, either so I’ll call it MB instead and be done with it. When I took the Pagan test the first choice was an odd one - the old Norse worship (Sorry, I’ve forgotten the name) - then Shamanism, then Druidism. Wicca was way at the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Erika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@Erika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erika)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/72 "2000-08-02T17:16:44Z")
Hmm. I found it hard to answer some of the questions (I kept finding myself falling between answers), but here goes: Top: Orthodox Quaker (score = 100) Mainline to Conservative Protestant (score = 97) Roman Catholic (score = 94) Bottom: Jainism (score = 8) Hindu (score = 8) Atheist/Agnostic (score = 8) Reasonably accurate, since I fall into the second category, more or less. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/73 "2000-08-02T17:51:21Z")
This can’t be right… TOP THREE MATCHES Hindu…click to learn more (score = 100) New Age…click to learn more (score = 97) Neo-Pagan…click to learn more (score = 88) BOTTOM THREE MATCHES Jehovah’s Witness…click to learn more (score = 14) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score = 0) Humanist…click to learn more (score = 0) ---
**Author:** ![Dumb\_Ox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dumb\_Ox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumb_Ox)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/74 "2000-08-02T17:54:56Z")
_ **My** _ religion? I found it on a website Satan told me about. Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Lauralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lauralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lauralee)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/75 "2000-08-02T18:18:19Z")
**Top 3** Mainline to Conservative Protestant (score = 100)Suprise, suprise! Latter Day (score = 74) Eastern Orthodox (score = 69) **Bottom 12!!** Atheist/Agnostic (score = 0) Humanist (score = 0) Theravada Buddhist (score = 0) Mahayana Buddhist (score = 0) Hindu (score = 0) Jainism (score = 0) Sikhism (score = 0) Bahá’í (score = 0) Reform Judaism (score = 0) New Age (score = 0) Scientology (score = 0) Neo-Pagan (score = 0) Hee… lots of folks there who don’t want me!! ---
**Author:** ![Mauve\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mauve\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauve_Dog)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/76 "2000-08-02T18:38:36Z")
**Top three:** Humanist (100) Unitarian Universalist (95) Atheist/Agnostic (91) **The Zeroes:** Jainism (score = 0) Sikhism (score = 0) Bahá’í (score = 0) Islam (score = 0) Orthodox Judaism (score = 0) Reform Judaism (score = 0) New Thought (score = 0) Scientology (score = 0) Latter Day (score = 0) Jehovah’s Witness (score = 0) Seventh Day Adventist (score = 0) Christian Science (score = 0) Eastern Orthodox (score = 0) Roman Catholic (score = 0) Mainline to Conservative Protestant (score = 0) No wonder I like to stay out of religious debates 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/77 "2000-08-02T19:57:00Z")
The questions were a gross oversimplification of theology but I can’t say the results I got were completely incorrect. Top three Mainline to Liberal Protestant… (score = 100) (makes sense, I’m an evangelical Lutheran, quite liberal when compared to other Lutherans) Liberal Quaker… (score = 95) Unitarian Universalist… (score = 84) Bottom three Christian Science… (score = 19) Jainism… (score = 12) (Doesn’t bother me to step on a bug) Hindu… (score = 12) (or eat a Chicago dog) What do you have to answer to get a high Satanist score anyway? I didn’t see any questions about baby sacrifice and listening to Ozzy records backwads 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/78 "2000-08-02T20:08:12Z")
Top Three Unitarian Universalist…click to learn more (score = 100) Mahayana Buddhist…click to learn more (score = 96) Theravada Buddhist…click to learn more (score = 96) Bottom Three Orthodox Judaism…click to learn more (score = 5) Roman Catholic…click to learn more (score = 0) Islam…click to learn more (score = 0) I’m surprised at the results because I selected for non-theist options all the way. What the heck do UU’s believe, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![jesuslynch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jesuslynch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesuslynch)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/79 "2000-08-02T20:22:43Z")
I know everybody’s been waiting on my answer, so here it is. **How jesus scored.** Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score = 100) Liberal Quaker…click to learn more (score = 99) Unitarian Universalist…click to learn more (score = 98) Bahá’í…click to learn more (score = 97) Reform Judaism…click to learn more (score = 91) Neo-Pagan…click to learn more (score = 78) Sikhism…click to learn more (score = 75) New Age…click to learn more (score = 74) Mahayana Buddhist…click to learn more (score = 73) Orthodox Quaker…click to learn more (score = 72) Orthodox Judaism…click to learn more (score = 64) Latter Day…click to learn more (score = 64) Scientology…click to learn more (score = 58) New Thought…click to learn more (score = 55) Islam…click to learn more (score = 54) Eastern Orthodox…click to learn more (score = 53) Theravada Buddhist…click to learn more (score = 53) Roman Catholic…click to learn more (score = 44) Hindu…click to learn more (score = 41) Humanist…click to learn more (score = 41) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score = 31) Jehovah’s Witness…click to learn more (score = 27) Seventh Day Adventist…click to learn more (score = 27) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score = 24) Jainism…click to learn more (score = 17) Christian Science…click to learn more (score = 17) ---
**Author:** ![Kyberneticist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kyberneticist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyberneticist)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804/80 "2000-08-02T20:33:20Z")
Ran into this site yesterday on the Secular Students and Campus Freethought mailing lists. I wonder how many people here are on those. Stuff like that has happened before… Here are the top ones… \*\* humanist 100 unit. univ. 96 atheist/agnos. 85 main-lib. prot. 75 lib. quak. 73 mahayana budd. 54 neo-pagan 54 theravada budd. 54 new age 39 scientology 36 \*\* It’s interesting to read the religion’s description afterwards… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-system-selector-an-exploration-of-world-religions-take-the-test/27804.md?page=5)