It's been some time now (I think we last did it in November) and we have many new members and you know what that means. Yes it's time again for testing our spirituality or lack of it and our religious type (atheists included )
All people who I know and have taken these tests always have agreed with the results (me included)
Here are the tests (the previous thread has sunk in the sands of time)
What's your spiritual type? and what's your faith *
* Please take both of the tests and in the end sum both of them.
Here's what I scored->
What's Your Spiritual Type?
You scored 25, on a scale of 0 to 100. Here's how to interpret your score:
25 - 29
Hardcore Skeptic -- but interested or you wouldn't be here!
30 - 39
Spiritual Dabbler -- Open to spiritual matters but far from impressed
40 - 49
Active Spiritual Seeker – Spiritual but turned off by organized religion
50 - 59
Spiritual Straddler – One foot in traditional religion, one foot in free-form spirituality
60 - 69
Old-fashioned Seeker -- Happy with my religion but searching for the right expression of it
70 - 79
Questioning Believer – You have doubts about the particulars but not the Big Stuff
80 - 89
Confident Believer – You have little doubt you’ve found the right path
90 - 100
Candidate for Clergy
AND
What's your faith
1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. New Age (85%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%)
5. Liberal Quakers (70%)
6. Secular Humanism (68%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (65%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (65%)
9. Nontheist (63%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (62%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (58%)
12. New Thought (55%)
13. Sikhism (53%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (52%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (47%)
16. Taoism (47%)
17. Reform Judaism (42%)
18. Scientology (42%)
19. Jainism (41%)
20. Hinduism (40%)
21. Orthodox Quaker (39%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (30%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (17%)
26. Islam (17%)
27. Roman Catholic (17%)
so I am
a highly (hardcore) skeptical neo-pagan
(I agree with this result)
edit- added hardcore as I first smhow replaced it with highly
edit- added neo-pagan definition (I hate to be defined)
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Neo-Pagans are a community of faiths bringing ancient Pagan and magickal traditions to the modern age--including mostly Wicca but also Druidism, Asatru, Shamanism, neo-Native American, and more. Neo-Pagan is an umbrella term for various and diverse beliefs with many elements in common. Some Neo-Pagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-Paganism along with adherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism.
• Belief in Deity
Some believe in a Supreme Being. Many believe in God and Goddess--a duality. Many believe there are countless spirit beings, gods and goddesses, in the cosmos and within all of nature--God is all and within all; all are one God. The Great Mother Earth, or Mother Nature, is highly worshipped. Divinity is immanent and may become manifest within anyone at any time through various methods.
• Incarnations
No human incarnations are worshipped in particular, as all of nature and the universe are considered embodiments of God and Goddess, or of gods and goddesses, worthy of respect, reverence, or worship.
• Origin of Universe and Life
Generally, there is no conflict between observations revealed through science and Neo-Pagan beliefs on origins of the physical universe and of man. Many believe in a supreme intelligence that created a duality of God/Goddess who then created a spirit world of gods and goddesses as well as all of the universe and nature.
• After Death
Many believe in reincarnation after some rest and recovery in the "Otherworld." There is generally no concept of hell as a place of punishment, but some believe wrongdoing can trap the soul in state of suffering after death. Some (Wicca) believe the soul joins their dead ancestors who watch over and protect their family. Some believe that life energy continues in some, if unknown, form. Some believe in various spiritual resting places. Many say we don't or can't know what happens after death.
• Why Evil?
"Evil" is imbalance. Most believe there is no evil but rather that people sometimes make mistakes. Wrongdoing results when we forget we are one with the universal spirit.
• Salvation
The concept of "salvation" is essentially irrelevant; rather the belief that people can attain spiritual balance and harmony with each other and nature. The path includes group ceremonies, dances, songs/chants, prayers, meditation, trance, altered states of consciousness, the metaphysical, magic, invoking or evoking deities or spirits, Tantric practices. Intercessors are commonly used: psychics, seers, shamans, tarot, Oui-Ja board. Ethical choices are influenced by a belief that one is rewarded or punished within this or after this lifetime for one's choices and an ethical code to do no harm.
• Undeserved Suffering
Most do not believe in Satan or any spirit being as the cause of suffering. Some believe in a karma-like principle, that choosing to live a life of wrongdoing and pain will naturally result in suffering in this or later lifetimes. Many view suffering as a result of spiritual imbalance in one's life or on the planet or in the universe. The focus is generally on healing suffering rather than answering definitively why it exists.
• Contemporary Issues
Abortion is not condemned, as there is no official doctrine; beliefs about abortion range the full spectrum. Views on divorce, homosexuality, and gender equality are generally very supportive of human differences, equality, and personal choice. Many believe that involvement in community action, especially regarding environmental concerns, is integral to the belief in human interdependence and worship of the Earth Mother.
All people who I know and have taken these tests always have agreed with the results (me included)
Here are the tests (the previous thread has sunk in the sands of time)
What's your spiritual type? and what's your faith *
* Please take both of the tests and in the end sum both of them.
Here's what I scored->
What's Your Spiritual Type?
You scored 25, on a scale of 0 to 100. Here's how to interpret your score:
25 - 29
Hardcore Skeptic -- but interested or you wouldn't be here!
30 - 39
Spiritual Dabbler -- Open to spiritual matters but far from impressed
40 - 49
Active Spiritual Seeker – Spiritual but turned off by organized religion
50 - 59
Spiritual Straddler – One foot in traditional religion, one foot in free-form spirituality
60 - 69
Old-fashioned Seeker -- Happy with my religion but searching for the right expression of it
70 - 79
Questioning Believer – You have doubts about the particulars but not the Big Stuff
80 - 89
Confident Believer – You have little doubt you’ve found the right path
90 - 100
Candidate for Clergy
AND
What's your faith
1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. New Age (85%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%)
5. Liberal Quakers (70%)
6. Secular Humanism (68%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (65%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (65%)
9. Nontheist (63%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (62%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (58%)
12. New Thought (55%)
13. Sikhism (53%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (52%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (47%)
16. Taoism (47%)
17. Reform Judaism (42%)
18. Scientology (42%)
19. Jainism (41%)
20. Hinduism (40%)
21. Orthodox Quaker (39%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (30%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (17%)
26. Islam (17%)
27. Roman Catholic (17%)
so I am
a highly (hardcore) skeptical neo-pagan
(I agree with this result)
edit- added hardcore as I first smhow replaced it with highly
edit- added neo-pagan definition (I hate to be defined)
=========================================
Neo-Pagans are a community of faiths bringing ancient Pagan and magickal traditions to the modern age--including mostly Wicca but also Druidism, Asatru, Shamanism, neo-Native American, and more. Neo-Pagan is an umbrella term for various and diverse beliefs with many elements in common. Some Neo-Pagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-Paganism along with adherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism.
• Belief in Deity
Some believe in a Supreme Being. Many believe in God and Goddess--a duality. Many believe there are countless spirit beings, gods and goddesses, in the cosmos and within all of nature--God is all and within all; all are one God. The Great Mother Earth, or Mother Nature, is highly worshipped. Divinity is immanent and may become manifest within anyone at any time through various methods.
• Incarnations
No human incarnations are worshipped in particular, as all of nature and the universe are considered embodiments of God and Goddess, or of gods and goddesses, worthy of respect, reverence, or worship.
• Origin of Universe and Life
Generally, there is no conflict between observations revealed through science and Neo-Pagan beliefs on origins of the physical universe and of man. Many believe in a supreme intelligence that created a duality of God/Goddess who then created a spirit world of gods and goddesses as well as all of the universe and nature.
• After Death
Many believe in reincarnation after some rest and recovery in the "Otherworld." There is generally no concept of hell as a place of punishment, but some believe wrongdoing can trap the soul in state of suffering after death. Some (Wicca) believe the soul joins their dead ancestors who watch over and protect their family. Some believe that life energy continues in some, if unknown, form. Some believe in various spiritual resting places. Many say we don't or can't know what happens after death.
• Why Evil?
"Evil" is imbalance. Most believe there is no evil but rather that people sometimes make mistakes. Wrongdoing results when we forget we are one with the universal spirit.
• Salvation
The concept of "salvation" is essentially irrelevant; rather the belief that people can attain spiritual balance and harmony with each other and nature. The path includes group ceremonies, dances, songs/chants, prayers, meditation, trance, altered states of consciousness, the metaphysical, magic, invoking or evoking deities or spirits, Tantric practices. Intercessors are commonly used: psychics, seers, shamans, tarot, Oui-Ja board. Ethical choices are influenced by a belief that one is rewarded or punished within this or after this lifetime for one's choices and an ethical code to do no harm.
• Undeserved Suffering
Most do not believe in Satan or any spirit being as the cause of suffering. Some believe in a karma-like principle, that choosing to live a life of wrongdoing and pain will naturally result in suffering in this or later lifetimes. Many view suffering as a result of spiritual imbalance in one's life or on the planet or in the universe. The focus is generally on healing suffering rather than answering definitively why it exists.
• Contemporary Issues
Abortion is not condemned, as there is no official doctrine; beliefs about abortion range the full spectrum. Views on divorce, homosexuality, and gender equality are generally very supportive of human differences, equality, and personal choice. Many believe that involvement in community action, especially regarding environmental concerns, is integral to the belief in human interdependence and worship of the Earth Mother.
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