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BELIEF SYSTEM SELECTOR...an exploration of world religionsBy SelectSmart.com Staff
With just 20 questions, our goal is to provide a fun and informative activity to explore world religions and belief systems. We've included a sampling of more than two dozen world world religions, belief systems, or belief categories. When doctrine wasn't available to describe a belief system's positions, we looked at the predominant views of its followers. For detailed information, visit the descriptions pages which are linked from each result. We strive to be accurate. To that end, please share your comments about your results in our Religion Forum.
INSTRUCTIONS: For each section, check the position (or positions) that MOST CLOSELY reflects the one(s) you wish to include in your exploration.
IMPORTANT: Note that some answers include more than one view separated by the word "or," for example "God (or Christ)...." It is an appropriate answer if you agree with just one option within a choice.
1. NUMBER AND NATURE OF DEITY (I.E. GOD,
GODS, HIGHER POWER, Choose one.
Only one God, a corporeal spirit (has a body), supreme, personal God Almighty,
the Creator Only one God, incorporeal
(not body) spirit , supreme, personal God Almighty, the Creator. Multiple personal gods (or goddesses) regarded as
facets of one God, and/or as separate gods. The supreme force is the impersonal Ultimate Reality (or life force,
ultimate truth, cosmic order, absolute bliss, universal soul), which resides
within and/or beyond all. The supreme
existence is both the eternal, impersonal, formless Ultimate Reality, and
personal God (or Gods). No God or supreme
force. Or, not sure. Or, not important.
None of the above.
What priority do you place
on your selection above? High Medium Low
2. HUMAN INCARNATION(S) OF GOD (OR OF
GODS/GODDESSES). Choose one.
God is (or Gods/Goddesses are) supreme, and no Incarnations. One Incarnation. Many
(or countless) Incarnations. No
particular Incarnations because God is all and all are God (or God is in all).
No Incarnations as there is no God. Or
not sure. Or not important. None of the
above.
What priority do you place
on your selection above? High Medium Low
3. ORIGINS OF PHYSICAL UNIVERSE AND LIFE
ON EARTH. Choose one. Per Book
of Genesis; God created a mature universe and mature life forms from nothing in
less than 7 days, less than 10,000 years ago. Per Book of Genesis, but "day" is not 24 hours, possibly refers to
thousands (or even millions) of years, or to creation phases. God is creating and controlling the phenomena uncovered by
scientists. Or, there are other spiritual explanations, but not in conflict with
scientific discovery. All matter and life
forms are manifestations (or illusions) of the eternal Absolute (Ultimate Truth,
Universal Soul or Mind, et al). Only
natural forces (like evolution) and no Creator or spiritual forces. Or not sure.
Or not important. None of the above.
What priority do you place
on your selection above? High Medium Low
4. WHAT HAPPENS TO HUMANS AFTER DEATH?
Choose one. Souls are judged
immediately for a foretaste of heaven or hell. At the final judgment, God (or
Christ) will resurrect and judge all for heaven or hell. (Or, souls may also be
judged for punishment and/or purification before heaven.) Death results in unconsciousness until, at the final
judgment, God (or Christ) will raise the living righteous to heaven; resurrect
and destroy the wicked on earth; return the righteous to a paradisiacal earth
for eternity. Souls don\'t survive death.
God (or Christ) will resurrect the righteous at the final judgment for eternity
in heaven or on a paradisiacal earth; the wicked will remain dead. The soul\'s spiritual development continues after
death so that all may eventually experience the indescribable joy of closeness
to God. Hell is not a place but the tormented state of remoteness from God.
Rebirths occur (continually, or until all
life\'s lessons are learned and one merges with the life force, or until
complete enlightenment and eternal bliss are attained, et al.) There is definitely an afterlife, but the specifics
cannot be known or are unimportant -- most important is one\'s conduct in life.
No afterlife; no spiritual existence
beyond life; no literal heaven and hell. Or not sure. Or not important.
None of the above.
What priority do you place
on your selection above? High Medium Low
5. WHY IS THERE TERRIBLE WRONGDOING IN
THE WORLD? Choose one. Humans
inherited sinfulness, or a damaged nature, or tendency to yield to Satan\'s
temptations from Adam and Eve who committed the original sin against God.
Wrongdoing results from God-given
freewill plus a weak side, or a drive to satisfy personal needs, which sometimes
results in wrongful choices (and/or vulnerability to Satan\'s temptations).
Ignorance of one\'s true existence as
pure spirit and as one with the Universal Truth (or Soul, Mind, et al) can lead
to wrongdoing. Not listening to the voice
of God, who resides within all, can lead to wrongdoing. Egoism (self importance) leads to desire, craving, and
attachments, which can lead to unwholesome thoughts and behavior, i.e. greed,
hate, and violence. No supernatural or
spiritual reasons. Human nature, psychology, sociology, criminology, etc.
explain wrongdoing. Or not sure. Or not important. None of the above.
What priority do you place
on your selection above? High Medium Low
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