[Buddha-l] Speaking of tests...

[curt]

This test is almost completely crap. The very first question lets you 
know that there is a strong bias toward a Western/Christian approach to 
Religion. That the very first question is framed in terms of "God" 
automatically makes it impossible for anyone who does not belong to a 
monotheistic spiritual tradition to accurately answer the question. Of 
course the fact that the site is called "beliefnet" is the first clue 
that they've got it all wrong. The idea that different religions can be 
distinguished/categorized on the basis of their "beliefs" is one of the 
crudest and most obvious signs of a person who has never seriously 
studied any kind of spirituality outside of Christianity/Islam/Judaism. 
Even many Jews reject the idea that their religion is primarily a matter 
of what they "believe", for that matter.

I scored a 67 - I thought I would score higher than that, actually. So 
far it looks like I'm in the lead. I was praying for a high score - I 
guess I should have prayed harder. I kind of cheated though - but it was 
necessary since about half the questions had no answer that was right 
for me.

- Curt

Richard P. Hayes wrote:

>Have any of you taken the test called "What's your spiritual type?" on
>www.beliefnet.com? It doesn't take much time, and it's sort of fun. I
>got a score of 40 out of 100 (which, by the way, is considered a perfect
>score).
>
>I am thinking of requiring this test of everyone who seeks admission to
>buddha-l. No one who gets a score over under 25 or over 45 will be
>allowed to subscribe.
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