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What religion are you?

Judaism
22
2%
Christianity
319
34%
Islam
33
4%
Hinduism
7
1%
Buddhism
22
2%
Shinto
7
1%
Paganism (Wicca, Druidry, Asatru, etc.)
41
4%
Atheist
297
32%
Agnostic
112
12%
Other
76
8%
 
Total votes : 936
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Postby Abatael » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:19 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:Does anyone know who the shintoist is?


Someone like The something Gauntlet.

They said they were the only one on here somewhere, but I forget their name.

Edit: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=gauntleted_fist This person I think. I'll try to find the post, where they admitted to it.
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Postby Cill Airne » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:19 am

Manahakatouki wrote:
Cill Airne wrote:Just a question... How does Hinduism have 0% even though people have voted for it? Or would it be such a small percentage its closer to 0?


The latter...

It's probably like 0.4 or something...

I thought so, but I figured it could have been a glitch as well.
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Postby Ostroeuropa » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:20 am

Cill Airne wrote:
Manahakatouki wrote:
The latter...

It's probably like 0.4 or something...

I thought so, but I figured it could have been a glitch as well.



Around 500 votes.
5 votes = 1%.
2 votes = 0.4 so that's a good estimate.
It's rounded down by the looks of it, if they get another vote it'll probably bump to 1%
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Postby Manahakatouki » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:20 am

Cill Airne wrote:
Manahakatouki wrote:
The latter...

It's probably like 0.4 or something...

I thought so, but I figured it could have been a glitch as well.


That or polls are against Hinduism and Shintoism...
And so it was, that I had never changed.
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Postby Abatael » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:22 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:Does anyone know who the shintoist is?


Here is the person and the post, where they admit it: viewtopic.php?p=11374223#p11374223
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Postby Cill Airne » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:24 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:
Cill Airne wrote:I thought so, but I figured it could have been a glitch as well.



Around 500 votes.
5 votes = 1%.
2 votes = 0.4 so that's a good estimate.
It's rounded down by the looks of it, if they get another vote it'll probably bump to 1%

Ah. Alright :)
Manahakatouki wrote:
Cill Airne wrote:I thought so, but I figured it could have been a glitch as well.


That or polls are against Hinduism and Shintoism...
Oooh I knew it! The Poll is racist! :P
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Postby Ostroeuropa » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:25 am

Abatael wrote:
Ostroeuropa wrote:Does anyone know who the shintoist is?


Here is the person and the post, where they admit it: viewtopic.php?p=11374223#p11374223


Weird. I didn't know we had any. It's a fairly rare religion. May as well throw Zoroastrianism up there.
Most people who have shinto traditions are syncretic buddhists. To identify as purely shinto is fairly jarring, akin to finding a Gnostic (religion, not in the agnostic-gnostic types) Christian. "No no, the old testement is written by the devil." etc.
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Postby Manahakatouki » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:26 am

Cill Airne wrote: Oooh I knew it! The Poll is racist! :P


It always has been, I fear...

Hide your Hindu memorabilia, if you have any...
And so it was, that I had never changed.
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Postby Sassinia » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:29 am

Manahakatouki wrote:
Cill Airne wrote: Oooh I knew it! The Poll is racist! :P


It always has been, I fear...

Hide your Hindu memorabilia, if you have any...

Bu-bu-but..

I'm Hindu!
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Postby Manahakatouki » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:29 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:
Abatael wrote:
Here is the person and the post, where they admit it: viewtopic.php?p=11374223#p11374223


Weird. I didn't know we had any. It's a fairly rare religion. May as well throw Zoroastrianism up there.
Most people who have shinto traditions are syncretic buddhists. To identify as purely shinto is fairly jarring, akin to finding a Gnostic (religion, not in the agnostic-gnostic types) Christian. "No no, the old testement is written by the devil." etc.


Currently, the only "Shinto" believer I know of, indeed is also a buddhist...
And so it was, that I had never changed.
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Postby Ostroeuropa » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:30 am

Manahakatouki wrote:
Ostroeuropa wrote:
Weird. I didn't know we had any. It's a fairly rare religion. May as well throw Zoroastrianism up there.
Most people who have shinto traditions are syncretic buddhists. To identify as purely shinto is fairly jarring, akin to finding a Gnostic (religion, not in the agnostic-gnostic types) Christian. "No no, the old testement is written by the devil." etc.


Currently, the only "Shinto" believer I know of, indeed is also a buddhist...


It's like christianity adopted most of the pagan things into itself. To find a christian who straight up didn't believe in the pagan bits or the old testement would be weird.
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Postby Manahakatouki » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:30 am

Sassinia wrote:
Manahakatouki wrote:
It always has been, I fear...

Hide your Hindu memorabilia, if you have any...

Bu-bu-but..

I'm Hindu!


Hide yourself, and anything they can link back to you...?
And so it was, that I had never changed.
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Postby Manahakatouki » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:31 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:
Manahakatouki wrote:
Currently, the only "Shinto" believer I know of, indeed is also a buddhist...


It's like christianity adopted most of the pagan things into itself. To find a christian who straight up didn't believe in the pagan bits or the old testement would be weird.


I suppose there are some crazy Neo-Christ believers or something, but once again, it would be quite weird of a belief system...
And so it was, that I had never changed.
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Postby Sassinia » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:32 am

Manahakatouki wrote:
Sassinia wrote:Bu-bu-but..

I'm Hindu!


Hide yourself, and anything they can link back to you...?

Bu-bu-but why?

Nobody is Hatin' on HIndus around here, right?
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Postby Manahakatouki » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:33 am

Sassinia wrote:
Manahakatouki wrote:
Hide yourself, and anything they can link back to you...?

Bu-bu-but why?

Nobody is Hatin' on HIndus around here, right?
:?


Just dirty polls apparently...
And so it was, that I had never changed.
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Postby Ostroeuropa » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:34 am

Manahakatouki wrote:
Ostroeuropa wrote:
It's like christianity adopted most of the pagan things into itself. To find a christian who straight up didn't believe in the pagan bits or the old testement would be weird.


I suppose there are some crazy Neo-Christ believers or something, but once again, it would be quite weird of a belief system...


The Gnostic movement in Bosnia was pretty much this.

"Christ wasn't divine you PAGAN!!!"
"Uh, i'm the pope."
"So? And while we're at it cut out that crap about virgin births and christmas."
"Uh, no."
"PAGAN SCUM!!!!! Stop reading the JEWS book! You are a heretic!!! Murder EVERYONE who isn't a gno-ohcrapwe'rehugelyoutnumbered"
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There is an out of control trolley speeding towards Jeremy Bentham, who is tied to the track. You can pull the lever to cause the trolley to switch tracks, but on the other track is Immanuel Kant. Bentham is clutching the only copy in the universe of The Critique of Pure Reason. Kant is clutching the only copy in the universe of The Principles of Moral Legislation. Both men are shouting at you that they have recently started to reconsider their ethical stances.
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Postby Manahakatouki » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:36 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:
Manahakatouki wrote:
I suppose there are some crazy Neo-Christ believers or something, but once again, it would be quite weird of a belief system...


The Gnostic movement in Bosnia was pretty much this.

"Christ wasn't divine you PAGAN!!!"
"Uh, i'm the pope."
"So? And while we're at it cut out that crap about virgin births and christmas."
"Uh, no."
"PAGAN SCUM!!!!! Stop reading the JEWS book! You are a heretic!!! Murder EVERYONE who isn't a gno-ohcrapwe'rehugelyoutnumbered"


And that turned out well, as we can see... :p
And so it was, that I had never changed.
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Postby Ostroeuropa » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:36 am

Manahakatouki wrote:
Ostroeuropa wrote:
The Gnostic movement in Bosnia was pretty much this.

"Christ wasn't divine you PAGAN!!!"
"Uh, i'm the pope."
"So? And while we're at it cut out that crap about virgin births and christmas."
"Uh, no."
"PAGAN SCUM!!!!! Stop reading the JEWS book! You are a heretic!!! Murder EVERYONE who isn't a gno-ohcrapwe'rehugelyoutnumbered"


And that turned out well, as we can see... :p


Well, people are a lot more accepting of new religions if they say "And also you don't have to give up your holidays or traditions." as opposed to "And cut out that christmas stuff, that's idolatry. We'll slaughter the whole town if you do it."
"But isn't that idolotary bit in the old test-OW you stabbed me!"
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Postby Manahakatouki » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:38 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:
Manahakatouki wrote:
And that turned out well, as we can see... :p


Well, people are a lot more accepting of new religions if they say "And also you don't have to give up your holidays or traditions." as opposed to "And cut out that christmas stuff, that's idolatry. We'll slaughter the whole town if you do it."


The hostile take over of religions has really evolved through the years, hasn't it?
And so it was, that I had never changed.
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Postby Ostroeuropa » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:38 am

Manahakatouki wrote:
Ostroeuropa wrote:
Well, people are a lot more accepting of new religions if they say "And also you don't have to give up your holidays or traditions." as opposed to "And cut out that christmas stuff, that's idolatry. We'll slaughter the whole town if you do it."


The hostile take over of religions has really evolved through the years, hasn't it?


Pretty much :p
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Postby The Republic of Lanos » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:48 am

That is such a biased poll, don't you think?

I'm a Roman Catholic btw.
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Postby Ostroeuropa » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:49 am

The Republic of Lanos wrote:That is such a biased poll, don't you think?

I'm a Roman Catholic btw.


Why is it bias?
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:22 am

Korintar wrote: Those Buddhists and Satanists I've met, while atheist or agnostic in orientation, did not use the term atheist to describe themselves- they would simply call themselves Buddhists and Satanists. That may be where Calldari is coming from.


And yet... I chose Atheist. Try again.
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Postby The Multiversal Species Alliance » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:23 am

Abatael wrote:
Ostroeuropa wrote:Does anyone know who the shintoist is?


Someone like The something Gauntlet.

They said they were the only one on here somewhere, but I forget their name.

Edit: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=gauntleted_fist This person I think. I'll try to find the post, where they admitted to it.

Shinto: the indigenous religion of Japan, combining ancient indigenous Japanese religous beliefs and Buddhism.
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Postby Abatael » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:46 am

The Multiversal Species Alliance wrote:
Abatael wrote:
Someone like The something Gauntlet.

They said they were the only one on here somewhere, but I forget their name.

Edit: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=gauntleted_fist This person I think. I'll try to find the post, where they admitted to it.

Shinto: the indigenous religion of Japan, combining ancient indigenous Japanese religous beliefs and Buddhism.


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