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Mr Danksworth
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'Even if YOU don't know what faith you are, Belief-O-MaticTM 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.'

http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/ ... Matic.aspx


Here's my scores.

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
3. Neo-Pagan (78%)
4. Nontheist (78%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (77%)
6. Liberal Quakers (76%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%)
8. Taoism (59%)
9. New Age (56%)
10. Reform Judaism (54%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (44%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (39%)
13. Scientology (39%)
14. New Thought (37%)
15. Baha'i Faith (36%)
16. Sikhism (36%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (28%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (27%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (22%)
20. Jainism (20%)
21. Eastern Orthodox (17%)
22. Islam (17%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (17%)
24. Roman Catholic (17%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (12%)
26. Hinduism (9%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (0%)
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Lol funny little program, my top 10:

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (92%)
3. Nontheist (88%)
4. Liberal Quakers (74%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (68%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
7. Neo-Pagan (65%)
8. Reform Judaism (59%)
9. Taoism (57%)
10. New Age (46%)
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1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
3. Nontheist (81%)
4. Liberal Quakers (71%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (70%)
6. Neo-Pagan (59%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (53%)
8. Taoism (44%)
9. New Age (43%)
10. Reform Judaism (34%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (33%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (29%)
13. Baha'i Faith (22%)
14. Jainism (20%)
15. Scientology (20%)
16. Sikhism (19%)
17. New Thought (18%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (17%)
19. Seventh Day Adventist (14%)
20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (13%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (11%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (10%)
23. Islam (10%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (10%)
25. Roman Catholic (10%)
26. Hinduism (9%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (2%)

Looks like the JW's still have a chance of converting me from wretchedness! :dyinglaughing:

EDIT: I found the question for which I accidentally clicked the wrong answer. This is a little more pleasing:
1. Nontheist (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (100%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (61%)
4. Liberal Quakers (38%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (33%)
6. Neo-Pagan (19%)
7. Baha'i Faith (0%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (0%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (0%)
10. Eastern Orthodox (0%)
11. Hinduism (0%)
12. Islam (0%)
13. Jainism (0%)
14. Jehovah's Witness (0%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (0%)
16. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (0%)
17. New Age (0%)
18. New Thought (0%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (0%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (0%)
21. Reform Judaism (0%)
22. Roman Catholic (0%)
23. Scientology (0%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (0%)
25. Sikhism (0%)
26. Taoism (0%)
27. Theravada Buddhism (0%)

These worry me though. I must be going wrong somewhere.......
3. Unitarian Universalism (61%)
4. Liberal Quakers (38%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (33%)
6. Neo-Pagan (19%)
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1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (81%)
4. Liberal Quakers (79%)
5. Nontheist (74%)
6. Neo-Pagan (68%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)
8. Taoism (54%)
9. New Age (53%)
10. Orthodox Quaker (52%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (48%)
12. Baha'i Faith (42%)
13. Reform Judaism (42%)
14. Sikhism (40%)
15. Jainism (38%)
16. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (32%)
17. Scientology (30%)
18. New Thought (30%)
19. Seventh Day Adventist (27%)
20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (26%)
21. Hinduism (25%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (24%)
23. Islam (24%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (24%)
25. Roman Catholic (24%)
26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (23%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (17%)
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Oh my. I'm a druid.
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Relax writerdave, nude dancing around rocks and fires is fun. :dyinglaughing:
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LOL my wife just got back from doing just that.. well okay it was a fire not a rock.
Beltane ceremony was today.
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Where the the Jehovah Witnesses?

Bring them forth!
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1. New Thought (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
3. Reform Judaism (98%)
4. Neo-Pagan (93%)
5. New Age (92%)
6. Liberal Quakers (89%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%)
8. Scientology (79%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (78%)
10. Hinduism (68%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (66%)
12. Sikhism (65%)
13. Baha'i Faith (63%)
14. Orthodox Judaism (60%)
15. Theravada Buddhism (57%)
16. Jainism (56%)
17. Secular Humanism (50%)
18. Islam (49%)
19. Taoism (49%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (35%)
21. Nontheist (30%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (20%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (16%)
25. Roman Catholic (16%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (13%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (5%)

I'm actually a little disturbed by #8. I really have no plans of ever hanging out with Tom and Katie. And what the hell is a Liberal Quaker? That sounds as contrary as a PETA member going deer hunting!
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1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
3. Reform Judaism (95%)
4. Liberal Quakers (93%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (92%)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (79%)
7. Neo-Pagan (75%)
8. Nontheist (71%)
9. New Age (69%)
10. Islam (68%)
11. Orthodox Judaism (68%)
12. Theravada Buddhism (64%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (62%)
14. Sikhism (61%)
15. Baha'i Faith (59%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (58%)
17. Taoism (57%)
18. Jainism (56%)
19. Jehovah's Witness (55%)
20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (52%)
21. Scientology (44%)
22. New Thought (41%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (29%)
25. Roman Catholic (29%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (23%)
27. Hinduism (16%)

seems I have my bases covered
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normaM wrote:19. Jehovah's Witness (55%)

Does that mean there is a 55% chance that you will be knocking on my door? :ohmygod:

Indeed your bases are covered, but be wary of trips to the Indian Subcontinent. :dyinglaughing:
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Born_again wrote:
normaM wrote:19. Jehovah's Witness (55%)

Does that mean there is a 55% chance that you will be knocking on my door? :ohmygod:

Indeed your bases are covered, but be wary of trips to the Indian Subcontinent. :dyinglaughing:


prolly. I'm going to learn Esperanto as an extra safe guard
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Hey this is Hello's wife!
The top three are exactly what I would have thought.

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (92%)
3. New Age (92%)
4. Jainism (91%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
6. Reform Judaism (90%)
7. Liberal Quakers (88%)
8. Hinduism (87%)
9. Baha'i Faith (85%)
10. Sikhism (82%)
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Do you really dance around a fire naked?
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writerdave wrote:Do you really dance around a fire naked?


haha I bet Hello told you that!
No my feet were naked, thats all
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