Do you find polytheistic religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism to be more accepting of other views and beliefs, than monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam?
Polytheistic religions are based on the belief of many gods, where as monotheistic religions are based on the belief of only one supreme God.
| Total Votes | % of Voters | Female Votes | Male Votes | Unspecified Votes | % of Female Votes | % of Male Votes | % of Unspecified Votes | Average Age | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 23.9% | 8 | 9 | .. | 23.5% | 39.1% | .. | 38.7 | Yes, a lot |
| 6 | 8.5% | 2 | 4 | .. | 5.9% | 17.4% | .. | 36.7 | Yes, a little |
| 5 | 7.0% | 3 | 2 | .. | 8.8% | 8.7% | .. | 41.4 | Not really |
| 6 | 8.5% | 3 | 3 | .. | 8.8% | 13.0% | .. | 32.2 | Absolutely not |
| 12 | 16.9% | 9 | 3 | .. | 26.5% | 13.0% | .. | 40.7 | I don't know enough about religion to answer the question |
| 4 | 5.6% | 3 | 1 | .. | 8.8% | 4.3% | .. | 42.4 | I don't know what my viewpoint on this issue is |
| 7 | 9.9% | 6 | 1 | .. | 17.6% | 4.3% | .. | 39.1 | Other |
| Rating | Total | Female | Male | Unspecified | Average Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 35.5 |
| Bad | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35.2 |
| No Opinion | 37 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 39.8 |
| Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Abstainers | 14 |
| Male | 23 |
| Female | 34 |
| Unspecified | 0 |
| User | Vote | Comment |
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| TylersMamma | nitpick | posted 23-Apr-2001 2:07pm Hey Nihons idea is much better than mine - I'd go with that. |
| nihon | needs work | posted 23-Apr-2001 10:47am Perhaps change the question to "Are polytheistic religions or monotheistic religions generally more accepting of other beliefs?"Then define them in the explanation. It's better to keep the question as short as possible. |
| TylersMamma | old | posted 23-Apr-2001 1:45am The question is alittle confusing at first glance. Maybe something like: Do you find polytheistic religions (i.e. Buddhism/Hinduism) rather than monotheistic religions (i.e. Christianity/Islam) to be more accepting of other views and beliefs. |
| HareKrishna | needs work | posted 23-Apr-2001 12:53am I agre with everyone who says this survey needs work. |
Strider    | reasonable | posted 23-Apr-2001 12:19am |
| spidertea | reasonable | posted 22-Apr-2001 11:05pm |
| smurf | reasonable | posted 22-Apr-2001 10:42pm |
| natsim | nitpick | posted 22-Apr-2001 9:34pm Maybe an option like "the acceptance of other views and beliefs is more dependent on other factors" would give Iseult et al a more agreeable answer. I do agree that it's really hard to generalise because you can't describe a "pure" religion... it's usually messed up by the human followers of that religion! |
| bcollins | reasonable | posted 22-Apr-2001 5:03pm |
| darkshadowsseeker | reasonable | posted 22-Apr-2001 4:36pm |
| msgman | reasonable | posted 22-Apr-2001 3:36pm I think this is fine. The SC is clearly asking on a general level, and one thing that all branches of Christianity agree on is that Christianity is a monotheistic faith. (In fact, it's pretty much the only thing they're all agreed on...).If you're going to take account of differences within Christianity, then you also have to take accont of differences within Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc - which are just as wide as the differences within Christianity, it's just that most of us are less aware of them - and this would make the survey unwieldy and risk missing the point. |
Iseult  | needs work | posted 22-Apr-2001 3:33pm survey creator: yes, but some branches like Catholic (I don't want to offend anyone here) are more strict than the other ones like Orthodox. |
| Kris13 | N/A | posted 22-Apr-2001 2:57pm But aren't all branches of Christianity monotheistic? We ARE talking in generalities here. |
| sequel | reasonable | posted 22-Apr-2001 2:16pm nihon et al. -- we're clearly talking in generalities here. |
| nihon | old | posted 22-Apr-2001 12:53pm WEES |
| Lana77 | needs work | posted 22-Apr-2001 12:49pm I will agree with Iseult on this one - not all Christian faiths are the same. |
| Iseult | old | posted 22-Apr-2001 12:32pm Add an option 'Depends on what kind of Christianity we are talking about'. |
| msgman | old | posted 22-Apr-2001 12:15pm Neither Christianity nor Islam are "Western" religions. Both of them originated in the Middle East, and both of them have more adherents outside the West than in it. Historically, Christianity has become Westernised over time, but Islam certainly hasn't!If you want to compare Islam and Christianity as a group with other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, then it would be better to compare the monotheistic religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) with polytheistic or multitheistic religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Ba'hai, etc). This is a primary distinction recognised by theologians, and probably fits better with the intent of your survey than making a geographical distinction. |
| TylersMamma | old | posted 22-Apr-2001 4:32am |
| Strider | old | posted 22-Apr-2001 12:09am |
| BrightBlue | old | posted 21-Apr-2001 11:29pm |
| bcollins | old | posted 21-Apr-2001 10:30pm |
| sequel | old | posted 21-Apr-2001 10:20pm |
| smurf | old | posted 21-Apr-2001 10:06pm |
| darkshadowsseeker | old | posted 21-Apr-2001 10:00pm |
| darkshadowsseeker | old | posted 21-Apr-2001 9:59pm |
| callen610 | old | posted 21-Apr-2001 9:27pm I think the wording on the next to last option is somewhat unclear."stand point"? Do you mean viewpoint or position? |
