V.2 Which Religion is Most Goofy

[Dancing David]

Due to popular complaint, please answer which religion is most goofy, deluded or mistaken and lacking in logic.
Now with Country and Western.

[TV's Frank]

I'm glad it finally has the "all" choice.

[burrahobbit]

Hey Where's Hinduism.

I can't vote for my favourite goofy religion???

[RandFan]

The Unification Church (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church) unless of course Raelins are a church then it is them.

[PenguinWarrior]

I vote Cargo Cults.

Any religion which involves coconut headphones is one that's worth getting behind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cults

[Tanstaafl]

When I got to the end of the list, my E-meter pegged, so I voted for Scientology.

[kmortis]

I vote Cargo Cults.

Any religion which involves coconut headphones is one that's worth getting behind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cults

Oh, man! I forgot about Cargo Cults. I was just reading about them the other day. They ARE wacky. I have to add CCs to my list.

[Brian Jackson]

When I got to the end of the list, my E-meter pegged, so I voted for Scientology.

I was feeling a little "enturbulated." ...BTs were clustering. Now I gotta do another Sec Check, at $1,200... Gee, thanks, pollster. I'll send you the bill.

[UndercoverElephant]

The best way to do this is to go to beliefnet and answer the questions backwards - instead of answering what you believe, answer what you find the most ridiculous/offsensive:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

Be sure to use the high/medium/low selectors, it makes for better results.


1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (100%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (87%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (73%)
5. Roman Catholic (73%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (72%)
7. Islam (66%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (55%)
9. Bah�'� Faith (54%)
10. Sikhism (48%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
12. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (39%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (38%)
14. Hinduism (36%)
15. Jainism (33%)
16. Reform Judaism (30%)
17. New Thought (23%)
18. Nontheist (19%)
19. Scientology (19%)
20. Liberal Quakers (16%)
21. Mahayana Buddhism (15%)
22. Theravada Buddhism (15%)
23. Unitarian Universalism (10%)
24. Neo-Pagan (6%)
25. New Age (4%)
26. Taoism (3%)
27. Secular Humanism (0%)

[I less than three logic]

The best way to do this is to go to beliefnet and answer the questions backwards - instead of answering what you believe, answer what you find the most ridiculous/offsensive:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

Be sure to use the high/medium/low selectors, it makes for better results.
Hey, you've changed from your last results. :)

I'm back from the cooler.....
1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
2. Neo-Pagan (94%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (92%)
4. New Age (85%)
5. Liberal Quakers (84%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
7. Hinduism (77%)
8. Taoism (70%)
Since everyone seems to be a U.U., it should probably be ignored.

Here are my old results.
Here are my results. Fun quiz. :)

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
3. Nontheist (82%)
4. Liberal Quakers (81%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
I think this was the same quiz.

[UndercoverElephant]

Hey, you've changed from your last results. :)

.

That's cos I was answering the questions backwards, like I said.... :oldroll:

[I less than three logic]

That's cos I was answering the questions backwards, like I said.... :oldroll:
:footinmou

Right, guess I should read a bit more carefully. :D

[andyandy]

christianity it is :D

although the poll seems a little skewed....




1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (95%)
4. Orthodox Judaism (83%)
5. Jehovah's Witness (79%)
6. Islam (75%)
7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (74%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (69%)
9. Hinduism (63%)
10. Orthodox Quaker (59%)
11. Sikhism (53%)
12. Jainism (50%)
13. Bahá'í Faith (44%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
15. Scientology (36%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (35%)
17. New Thought (32%)
18. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (32%)
19. Reform Judaism (31%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (27%)
21. Neo-Pagan (23%)
22. Liberal Quakers (18%)
23. Nontheist (17%)
24. New Age (15%)
25. Unitarian Universalism (14%)
26. Secular Humanism (5%)
27. Taoism (2%)

[I less than three logic]

Answering backwards wasn't as easy as it sounded. There wasn't always an "opposite" option to what I would have answered. Nonetheless, here are my backwards results.

1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (98%)
4. Hinduism (73%)
5. Seventh Day Adventist (72%)
6. Jehovah's Witness (66%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (62%)
8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (62%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (60%)
10. Islam (51%)
11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (51%)
12. Sikhism (41%)
13. Mahayana Buddhism (38%)
14. Jainism (32%)
15. Theravada Buddhism (32%)
16. Neo-Pagan (30%)
17. New Thought (29%)
18. Scientology (28%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (26%)
20. Unitarian Universalism (25%)
21. Liberal Quakers (25%)
22. Bahá'í Faith (22%)
23. Reform Judaism (22%)
24. New Age (18%)
25. Nontheist (17%)
26. Taoism (14%)
27. Secular Humanism (3%)

[grayman]

1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2. Eastern Orthodox (91%)
3. Roman Catholic (91%)
4. Islam (90%)
5. Jehovah's Witness (88%)
6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (87%)
7. Hinduism (85%)
8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (80%)
9. Jainism (70%)
10. Seventh Day Adventist (69%)
11. Sikhism (68%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (65%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (63%)
14. Mahayana Buddhism (51%)
15. Reform Judaism (42%)
16. Neo-Pagan (39%)
17. Scientology (35%)
18. Theravada Buddhism (28%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%)
20. New Thought (27%)
21. Liberal Quakers (25%)
22. New Age (24%)
23. Unitarian Universalism (24%)
24. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (22%)
25. Nontheist (11%)
26. Secular Humanism (5%)
27. Taoism (1%)


Sorry Rabbi...

[Jekyll]

That's cos I was answering the questions backwards, like I said.... :oldroll:

Doing it your way...
1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (98%)
3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (83%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (81%)
5. Roman Catholic (81%)
6. Hinduism (75%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (72%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (71%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (68%)
10. Seventh Day Adventist (68%)
11. Islam (61%)
12. Theravada Buddhism (61%)
13. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (60%)
14. New Thought (56%)
15. Scientology (56%)
16. Bah�'� Faith (52%)
17. Neo-Pagan (52%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (51%)
19. New Age (48%)
20. Sikhism (48%)
21. Unitarian Universalism (48%)
22. Jainism (44%)
23. Liberal Quakers (34%)
24. Reform Judaism (27%)
25. Nontheist (22%)
26. Taoism (15%)
27. Secular Humanism (7%)

[Piscivore]

I vote Cargo Cults.

Any religion which involves coconut headphones is one that's worth getting behind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cults

That's not so much goofy as it is a Mickey Mouse operation.

[Jorghnassen]

Doing it backwards, as suggested, I get this:




1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Orthodox Judaism (91%)
3. Jainism (85%)
4. Islam (84%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (80%)
6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (79%)
7. Sikhism (68%)
8. New Thought (65%)
9. Seventh Day Adventist (65%)
10. Eastern Orthodox (63%)
11. Jehovah's Witness (63%)
12. Roman Catholic (63%)
13. Neo-Pagan (62%)
14. Theravada Buddhism (61%)
15. Scientology (61%)
16. Bah�'� Faith (60%)
17. Reform Judaism (57%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (53%)
20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (52%)
21. Unitarian Universalism (50%)
22. New Age (44%)
23. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (38%)
24. Liberal Quakers (36%)
25. Nontheist (29%)
26. Taoism (20%)
27. Secular Humanism (7%)

/still don't think it's weighted properly, obviously. Funny how neo-pagan is very close to Roman Catholic there...

[Dancing David]

Hey Where's Hinduism.

I can't vote for my favourite goofy religion???

Sorry, in my effort to be accomodating, I left of neo-pagans and Hindu's. There can only be twenty choices in a poll.

[Dancing David]

The best way to do this is to go to beliefnet and answer the questions backwards - instead of answering what you believe, answer what you find the most ridiculous/offsensive:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

Be sure to use the high/medium/low selectors, it makes for better results.

Wow, what a great idea, THANK YOU!

1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (86%)
3. Hinduism (86%)
4. Islam (84%)
5. Sikhism (78%)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (77%)
7. Eastern Orthodox (77%)
8. Roman Catholic (77%)
9. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (73%)
10. Jainism (71%)
11. Reform Judaism (64%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (63%)
13. Seventh Day Adventist (61%)
14. Mahayana Buddhism (56%)
15. New Thought (54%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (49%)
17. Theravada Buddhism (48%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%)
19. Neo-Pagan (44%)
20. Scientology (44%)
21. New Age (39%)
22. Unitarian Universalism (38%)
23. Liberal Quakers (34%)
24. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (33%)
25. Nontheist (15%)
26. Taoism (11%)
27. Secular Humanism (4%)

[UndercoverElephant]

Sorry Rabbi...

Curious set of results...... :)

Not seen those before.

[UndercoverElephant]

Wow, what a great idea, THANK YOU!

And another one. Poor old rabbits. :D

[Soapy Sam]

All of them.
But the clockwork orange dudes with the ringlets get the "goofiest looking" award.

[UnrepentantSinner]

The Unification Church (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church) unless of course Raelins are a church then it is them.

Agreed, and Scientology is the goofiest one in the poll, so that's how I voted. I think technically the Raeliens are atheists or agnostics, which makes them one of the few non-religious ID advocates apart from devotees to Zachariah Sitchin's theories.

[aries]

HI :)

I haven't voted, but IMHO, every religion (or politics for that matter) which uses fear and instills and calls for hate and such is the most goofy religion.
Unfortunately people, both in politics and religion, do use the one of the other to install fear, create fear etc. etc. And this happens in all religions, even in my country.

[valis]

Why is atheism not listed?

[Dancing David]

Interesting question, I am not sure that atheism is a religion, I shall ponder. Buddhists and some other can participate in a religion without a belief in gods. But to say that god does not exist is not nessecarily a religion. I don't believe that secular humanism is a religion either.

[RandFan]

Interesting question, I am not sure that atheism is a religion, I shall ponder. Atheism is a religion as not collecting stamps is a hobby. --Unknown

[snooziums]

Funny that there is no votes against "Theravada Buddhism."

When I took that "religion quiz" at beleaf.net, it said that that would be the best religion for me.

Strange, since I kept saying that I do not believe in any "god," and that religion does. I have no idea why that test thought that would best fit me.

[Hawkeye]

I like how Secular Humanism is dead last in just about everybody's backwards list. ;)

[Dancing David]

Funny that there is no votes against "Theravada Buddhism."

When I took that "religion quiz" at beleaf.net, it said that that would be the best religion for me.

Strange, since I kept saying that I do not believe in any "god," and that religion does. I have no idea why that test thought that would best fit me.
Not that it ,atter but, in the Pali canon, which is the oral tradition of the teachings of the buddha written four hundred years after the death of the alleged historical buddha, there is no specific reference to god or divine agents.

On the other hand the time period of the buddha and the stories surrounding the buddha are stocked with an over abundance of dieties, demons, arhats, mystics, miracles, animal spirits, ...

But since the Pali canon is a reduction of the oral tradition there was likely to be some redactions, but it does allow silly people like me to say things like "that is not a teching of the buddha".

[Dancing David]

Atheism is a religion as not collecting stamps is a hobby. --Unknown


Thank you, very funny! And very true!

[Dave1001]

Due to popular complaint, please answer which religion is most goofy, deluded or mistaken and lacking in logic.
Now with Country and Western.

I picked fundamental protestant. But I supposed I might have picked a form of islam if I knew one of the ones you put up was as goofy in as wide and as deep a way as fundamental protestantism is.

[nescafe]

The best way to do this is to go to beliefnet and answer the questions backwards - instead of answering what you believe, answer what you find the most ridiculous/offsensive:
Hah! Great idea!


1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (94%)
3. New Thought (77%)
4. Scientology (73%)
5. Neo-Pagan (71%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (70%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (67%)
8. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (66%)
9. Jehovah's Witness (66%)
10. New Age (63%)
11. Eastern Orthodox (58%)
12. Roman Catholic (58%)
13. Jainism (57%)
14. Sikhism (52%)
15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (51%)
16. Bahá'í Faith (50%)
17. Theravada Buddhism (49%)
18. Islam (48%)
19. Unitarian Universalism (45%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (42%)
21. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (40%)
22. Reform Judaism (30%)
23. Nontheist (26%)
24. Liberal Quakers (25%)
25. Taoism (22%)
26. Orthodox Quaker (22%)
27. Secular Humanism (0%)

[Macoy]

"Motorism" as a living philosophy developed since its inception in 1896, a date hotly debated by purists.

In modern times, adherents, or self-styled "motorists" kill tens of thousands annually to fulfill their doctrinal obligations. Scientific experts agree that this is far too many, but nothing is being done about it.

[a_unique_person]

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/60245453957e1242.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=2279)

Coconuts is tame. This is real vegetarianism as practiced by some Chinese Thais. Note the body piercing.

[Dave1001]

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/60245453957e1242.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=2279)

Coconuts is tame. This is real vegetarianism as practiced by some Chinese Thais. Note the body piercing.

I wonder why they don't have the per capita gdp of Sweden or Japan?

[snooziums]

Okay, I did it backwards like so many said to do, and here were by results:


[font size=1]1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Eastern Orthodox (86%)
3. Roman Catholic (86%)
4. Seventh Day Adventist (82%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (73%)
6. Hinduism (68%)
7. Jehovah's Witness (67%)
8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (62%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (55%)
10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (53%)
11. Islam (50%)
12. Jainism (41%)
13. Sikhism (35%)
14. Mahayana Buddhism (33%)
15. Theravada Buddhism (33%)
16. Bahá'í Faith (28%)
17. Liberal Quakers (27%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (26%)
19. Unitarian Universalism (24%)
20. New Thought (21%)
21. Scientology (21%)
22. Reform Judaism (16%)
23. Nontheist (14%)
24. Neo-Pagan (10%)
25. New Age (9%)
26. Taoism (9%)
27. Secular Humanism (0%)


Strange though, when I do it in what I do believe, that it still places "Theravada Buddhism" at the top of the list.

I suspect that that is because I place reincarnation as a belief. However, that alone should not change the result that much. Oh well. I still consider myself a "Secular Humanist" anyways.

[fuelair]

Due to popular complaint, please answer which religion is most goofy, deluded or mistaken and lacking in logic.
Now with Country and Western.
Goofy let's us pick all of them. Previous one pretty much required Islam as the choice.:)

[c4ts]

Not a single one of these pink boy collections can out-goofy Subgenius.

[valis]

I have had atheists on this here very board say to me "There are/is no God/s".
That is not the same as not collecting stamps. That is saying postage does not exist.

[Dancing David]

Can you prove that postage exists?
;)