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	% of Female Votes	% of Male Votes	Average Age	Answer
17	23.9%	8	9	23.5%	39.1%	37.6	Yes, a lot
6	8.5%	2	4	5.9%	17.4%	35.6	Yes, a little
5	7.0%	3	2	8.8%	8.7%	40.3	Not really
6	8.5%	3	3	8.8%	13.0%	31.1	Absolutely not
12	16.9%	9	3	26.5%	13.0%	39.6	I don't know enough about religion to answer the question
4	5.6%	3	1	8.8%	4.3%	41.3	I don't know what my viewpoint on this issue is
7	9.9%	6	1	17.6%	4.3%	38.0	Other

Rating Total Female Male Average Age

Good 16 5 11 34.4

Bad 12 11 1 34.1

No Opinion 37 21 16 38.8

Rating	Total	Female	Male	Average Age
Good	16	5	11	34.4
Bad	12	11	1	34.1
No Opinion	37	21	16	38.8

Type Number

Abstainers 14

Male 23

Female 34

Type	Number
Abstainers	14
Male	23
Female	34

Qualifiers:

User Vote Comment

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?

Last	Type	Created	Category	Creator	Sort	Votes	Hides	Rating
Last	single	23-Apr-2001	opinion	Kris13	by votes	71	16	53.1%

User	Vote	Comment
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?