The Religion Catering Machine
The Belief-O-Matic is a user-oriented survey that determines which religion is the most suitable for him.
Through 20 various questions, the survey produces a list of religions based on the user's beliefs of God, the afterlife, human nature, and more.
According to Canadian-American anthropologist Anthony Wallace, religion is by definition "a set of rituals, rationalized by myth, which mobilizes supernatural powers for the purpose of achieving or preventing transformations of state in man or nature.
" The Belief-O-Matic begins by determining the user's belief in the supernatural, whether there is a higher being or not.
It then goes on to determine the belief of myths, i.
e.
how the world was created.
Finally it addresses the acts and sets of rituals.
The survey is well streamlined in the sense that it addresses each issue according to importance.
The focus begins on the transcendent, continues to the self, and finishes on the details of the self.
The survey is effective in the way it is formatted due to the natural progression of the stream of consciousness.
It is conducted in a top-down format that guides and leads the user to choose the most natural option.
Concluding the survey, I had received the result of "Seventh-Day Adventist".
I believe that I am more of Protestant Christian, which, unsurprisingly isn't much different.
Most of my answers were made on medium priority in accordance to personal commitment level rather than that of the church's beliefs.
One concern is the lack of and the similarity between different descriptions.
Both the Seventh-day Adventist and the Orthodox Christian's description pages have roughly the same beliefs, yet one is more detailed than the other.
It can easily become confusing as to what religion one belongs to if there is no clearly made distinctions.
As there are so many different sects and denominations within the Christian church, I can see how it may be seen as over-represented.
Results amongst the more conservative side also bring out many results from Orthodox Judaism and Roman Catholicism.
Surprisingly, the survey did not address the issue of polygamy or the focus on deities/sacred icons.
Overall the survey is well made and represents most religions quite equally.
Within 20 questions, it forces the user to contemplate questions that tend to be overlooked and accepted without challenge.
It helps users realize which religion he is, or even which he isn't.
It offers an interesting perspective on the thought process of a person and can change how one views himself.
This survey reveals many interesting points through its results.
It shows just how closely each religion and sect is, despite its many differences.
The margin between Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism is actually quite low.
Which begs the question whether these religions truly have fundamental differences that prevent their "getting along".
Perhaps the problem lies simply with the people and the insistence on culture and tradition.
Through 20 various questions, the survey produces a list of religions based on the user's beliefs of God, the afterlife, human nature, and more.
According to Canadian-American anthropologist Anthony Wallace, religion is by definition "a set of rituals, rationalized by myth, which mobilizes supernatural powers for the purpose of achieving or preventing transformations of state in man or nature.
" The Belief-O-Matic begins by determining the user's belief in the supernatural, whether there is a higher being or not.
It then goes on to determine the belief of myths, i.
e.
how the world was created.
Finally it addresses the acts and sets of rituals.
The survey is well streamlined in the sense that it addresses each issue according to importance.
The focus begins on the transcendent, continues to the self, and finishes on the details of the self.
The survey is effective in the way it is formatted due to the natural progression of the stream of consciousness.
It is conducted in a top-down format that guides and leads the user to choose the most natural option.
Concluding the survey, I had received the result of "Seventh-Day Adventist".
I believe that I am more of Protestant Christian, which, unsurprisingly isn't much different.
Most of my answers were made on medium priority in accordance to personal commitment level rather than that of the church's beliefs.
One concern is the lack of and the similarity between different descriptions.
Both the Seventh-day Adventist and the Orthodox Christian's description pages have roughly the same beliefs, yet one is more detailed than the other.
It can easily become confusing as to what religion one belongs to if there is no clearly made distinctions.
As there are so many different sects and denominations within the Christian church, I can see how it may be seen as over-represented.
Results amongst the more conservative side also bring out many results from Orthodox Judaism and Roman Catholicism.
Surprisingly, the survey did not address the issue of polygamy or the focus on deities/sacred icons.
Overall the survey is well made and represents most religions quite equally.
Within 20 questions, it forces the user to contemplate questions that tend to be overlooked and accepted without challenge.
It helps users realize which religion he is, or even which he isn't.
It offers an interesting perspective on the thought process of a person and can change how one views himself.
This survey reveals many interesting points through its results.
It shows just how closely each religion and sect is, despite its many differences.
The margin between Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism is actually quite low.
Which begs the question whether these religions truly have fundamental differences that prevent their "getting along".
Perhaps the problem lies simply with the people and the insistence on culture and tradition.
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