Thread: Religious Poll
View Single Post
Old 08-12-10, 11:20 AM   #2
frau kaleun
Rear Admiral
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again.
Posts: 12,706
Downloads: 168
Uploads: 0


Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch View Post
I see a subsim Secular Humanism theme here...
I don't know that it's a Subsim thing, necessarily, as IME at least there are almost always a few of the same things that come out in the top 10 every time I see people take this test and show their results.

I suspect it's because those people who are willing to take the test in the first place are already curious - in a positive way - about belief systems other than their own, and thus more likely to be less rigid in their spiritual attitudes. Or they are already asking themselves some of those questions and reconsidering some of the things they were taught and always accepted or never thought about before. Consequently they are more likely to get a list that includes traditions where honest inquiry and curiosity are accepted, encouraged, and not considered a departure from the "true faith."

OTOH people who are very rigid about their beliefs, who cannot accept the possibility that there is more than one possible answer to any of those questions, are probably never going to take that test. They have no reason to, because not questioning what they believe is a fundamental part of their belief system overall.
frau kaleun is offline   Reply With Quote