What are you? Atheist? Freethinker? Secular Humanist? Agnostic? Unitarian Universalist? Other? Answer the following questions to find out which sort of nontheism most closely fits your own beliefs. When you click "Show My Results" you will see your list of nontheistic philosophies scored and in an order based upon your views. You will also see information links to learn more about these philosophies. 1. The existence of any deities is unknowable. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 2. My belief system/philosophy does not exclude the possibility of an afterlife. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 3. The belief in any deity is not only mistaken, it is detrimental to society. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 4. I cannot say whether I am a theist or a non-theist until the terms ''theism'' and ''god'' are clearly defined. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 5. Although I may not believe it, it's OK if others in my belief system/philosophy believe a personal deity may exist and/or did exist. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 6. Everything that exists is of the natural world and operates within the laws of nature. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 7. Free market capitalism is an essential moral ideal which benefits humanity. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 8. Eliminating wants and desires increases happiness. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 9. If a person does bad things, bad things will happen to them. What goes around, comes around. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 10. Revering nature is a fundamental to my belief system. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 11. An ethical and moral life is best achieved by pursuing one's own happiness and rational self-interest while not interfering in the lives of others. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 12. Past generations' efforts to meet societal needs--and the natural consequences they faced--evolved into today's ethics and morality. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 13. A specific and prescribed list of do's and don'ts, which when followed, is a the basis of our ethics and morality. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 14. Technology should be used to improve our species biologically. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 15. Based on available evidence, the possibility of the existence of any deity cannot be dismissed. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 16. Meditation is a good way to enhance understanding and knowledge. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 17. Scientific methods and reasoning are the best way to gain knowledge. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 18. I would like to gather with other like-minded people in a scheduled, organized way. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 19. Although I don't believe in any traditional gods, some intelligent force must have started the universe. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 20. I am simply unaware of the concept of deities. If you're taking this test for yourself currently, you probably will answer "disagree". But at some point in your life you were unaware of the idea of gods. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 21. Metaphorical references to god or gods can be helpful in understanding the forces of nature. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low 22. The individual identity or a sense of self should be subdued. More important is the group or collective identity. Agree Disagree Neutral What priority do you place on your selection above? High Medium Low
