belief-o-matic

[knapplc]

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)

5. Liberal Quakers (86%)

See you Sunday at services, brother? I'll sit in the right-hand pew, you can sit on the left.

[Popcynical]

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)

5. Liberal Quakers (86%)

See you Sunday at services, brother? I'll sit in the right-hand pew, you can sit on the left.

[josebach]

I don't presume to know anything, but for the sake of this exercise, I would be

- Neo-Pagan
- New Thought
- Unitarian Universalism
- New Age

... in no particular order. (all 93% or more)

To be fair, I had to answer the same questions as if the glass was half empty. I have a concept of "God" and the afterlife that could very well be wrong. Considering the huge family and cultural influence society and upbringing has on an individual, I think it's very important to at least consider the possibility that whatever beliefs you have as an individual could be wrong... no matter how much we want them to be true. If there is a God, with as measly as our intellect must be in comparison, I think it's of the utmost importance to show humility. Considering the diversity of human life on this planet, proclaiming to know the one true answer and forsaking all others is not showing humility, IMO.

1. Secular Humanism (100%)

[Dolfin99]

1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)

• Belief in Deity
There exists only one personal God Almighty--creator, all-powerful, ever-present, and all-knowing--formless, incorporeal spirit.

• Incarnations
None, as only God is worshipped. Moses was the greatest of all prophets.

• Origin of Universe and Life
They hold to the book of Genesis literally, that God created the universe/life from nothing, in less than 7 days, less than 10,000 years ago; Adam and Eve were the first humans. But, some hold that a “day” in the Bible is not defined as 24 hours, and some believe that scientific discoveries don’t contradict but attest to God’s awesome power.

• After Death
Traditional Judaism believes in the World to Come, the coming of the messianic age heralded by the messiah, and a resurrection of the dead, but beliefs vary on the details. Some believe souls of the righteous go to heaven, or are reincarnated, while the wicked suffer from a hell of their own making or remain dead. Some believe God will resurrect the righteous to live on earth after the Messiah comes to purify the world. Judaism generally focuses on strictly following God's commandments rather than on details of afterlife or rewards after death.

• Why Evil?
No original sin. Most believe God created Satan as evil inclination, a tendency that lies within everyone. People also have awareness of and inclination toward goodness. Thus, God provides free will as a test of obedience and faith.

• Salvation
Salvation is achieved through faith and continual prayer to God, strict adherence to divine commandments (Jewish Law), including dietary restrictions, to give to the poor, "love your neighbor as yourself," bring God’s message to humanity by example (a responsibility of God’s "chosen people"). Confessions and repentances are expressed through Yom Kippur when one fasts, asks forgiveness from others and from themselves, and commits to do good deeds in the future.

• Undeserved Suffering
Sometimes it is believed that suffering is caused by a weakness in one’s devotion to God. Generally, it is believed that God gave humans free will to feel pleasure and pain, and His purpose in allowing deep suffering of the innocent must be good even if mysterious. God suffers along with the sufferer. Some Jews (e.g. the Hasidim) believe that suffering is punishment for past-life sins. Knowing why God allows suffering is not as important as knowing that God will punish the perpetrators.

• Contemporary Issues
Judaism holds that human life begins upon first breath, and Jewish law requires abortion if necessary to save the mother’s life prior to birth. Most believe that potential human life should never be terminated casually, but abortion is generally regarded as a personal decision, especially within the first 40 days of pregnancy.

[Omaha Red Sox]

I'd gone about 5 pages in and it locked up on me and shut down. Oh, well, I'm pretty sure what the results would have been.

[josebach]

For those that don't know Omaha, here's a hint.



*edit* Hope you know I'm not making a crack, Omaha. I just thought the picture was funny.

[Jimboozie]

For those that don't know Omaha, here's a hint.



*edit* Hope you know I'm not making a crack, Omaha. I just thought the picture was funny.

Thanks Johan. I always wondered what it would be like to go blind...now I know.

[Jimboozie]

My 5

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) - Yawn.
2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (95%) - Sweet! I can have 5 wifes!
3. Bahá'í Faith (87%) - Ba who?
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%) - Double Yawn. Somebody get me a red bull.
5. Liberal Quakers (79%) - Nice. I love Quaker Oatmeal squares!

[Omaha Red Sox]

For those that don't know Omaha, here's a hint.



*edit* Hope you know I'm not making a crack, Omaha. I just thought the picture was funny.

That's rough.


This is Jose:

[josebach]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, I'm on fire... it's burning! Does anybody have any water?

Oh, the pain. I sure am hot. If only this was "Bukaki Thursday".





yeah, I know I missed the mark on that one