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BlueStreak

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65. D&D has ruined / ended a lot less lives than religion
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 11:25 AM
Aug 2013

My objection is to the presumption that it is a good thing for people to know the 15 "facts" that the Pew survey asked about. No. It is just a who's who of stupid brain-dead dogma over the centuries. Why is it a virtue to know the 15 stupidest things that some people believe?

My life would probably be more wholesome if I could have scored a zero on that test.

I know that the three major religions Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #1
+1 XemaSab Aug 2013 #2
Knowledge is power, MoonRiver Aug 2013 #3
15/15 XemaSab Aug 2013 #6
jews and atheist/agnostics score best on the quiz burnodo Aug 2013 #5
I am atheist and only 80%. I should have done better. n/t RebelOne Aug 2013 #12
I'm not in those groups and got all 15 questions Yo_Mama Aug 2013 #24
Anti-theist here, scored 14/15. Missed the last question. stopbush Aug 2013 #127
Nominally Jewish and truly lost religion nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #150
It says something about a tradition of asking questions. aquart Aug 2013 #156
Yep, that's pretty much the bottom line of it all IMO too. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #11
don't do nuance, huh? arely staircase Aug 2013 #79
9/15, I guess pretty well... PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #4
I got 14/15. MoonRiver Aug 2013 #7
Gah. I mixed up the first and second great awakenings. Recursion Aug 2013 #8
Same here. (nt) PotatoChip Aug 2013 #96
Never heard of either one. aquart Aug 2013 #153
100%. Know thy enemy. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #9
I scored in the top 16% and I'm not religious in the least, from what I've RKP5637 Aug 2013 #10
14 out of 15 surrealAmerican Aug 2013 #13
Same here. Being raised an atheist probably has something to do with my score. GliderGuider Aug 2013 #180
15/15 Bonobo Aug 2013 #14
93% due to my life long study of safeinOhio Aug 2013 #15
15/15 quaker bill Aug 2013 #16
+1 grantcart Aug 2013 #130
me too n/t catrose Aug 2013 #176
struggled with the great awakening question demwing Aug 2013 #178
early American Lit quaker bill Aug 2013 #181
Dang, missed one. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #17
I'm agnostic - you'll occasionally find me in a church TBF Aug 2013 #18
100%. Only the last question was remotely Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #19
15/15. Arkansas Granny Aug 2013 #20
I know enough to stay away from it... 99Forever Aug 2013 #21
I practice, and I believe you demwing Aug 2013 #177
Atheist Brewinblue Aug 2013 #22
Yeah, I struggled some with that one. MoonRiver Aug 2013 #30
Nice, thank you for the insult blueamy66 Aug 2013 #43
Do you actually believe that a cracker turns into flesh, suspending the laws of physics and reality? cleanhippie Aug 2013 #75
it's actually none of your business blueamy66 Aug 2013 #88
What do I believe about what? That a cracker turns into flesh? cleanhippie Aug 2013 #93
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #97
Juror #6 really summed it up nicely, rug. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #102
I believe that I posted...."thanks for the insult" blueamy66 Aug 2013 #110
You're right. Faith could care less about reality. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #112
Bingo. Quixote1818 Aug 2013 #123
whatever.... blueamy66 Aug 2013 #158
Whatever? cleanhippie Aug 2013 #172
not quite... Ino Aug 2013 #189
Ever wondered why there are gluten-free communion wafers? If it turns into flesh, there's no gluten cleanhippie Aug 2013 #192
Yes. And wine is actually the blood. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #35
Yeah, they're a bit cannibalistic. Neoma Aug 2013 #37
Yeah - its called Transubstantiation Ruby the Liberal Aug 2013 #42
More than bizarre. It is sick. Like putting shrunken heads on poles. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #55
Are you saying that millions of Catholics are brainwashed? rug Aug 2013 #69
1) Yes, absolutely. 2) Somewhat -- enough to know about 1) BlueStreak Aug 2013 #105
Most Catholics don't even believe the doctrine Quixote1818 Aug 2013 #135
And then you have apologists who say things like "do you understand the doctrine?" cleanhippie Aug 2013 #78
I'll put you down as not understanding it. rug Aug 2013 #85
Put me down as not giving a shit what an apologist thinks. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #89
No, that's why you felt compelled to post. rug Aug 2013 #91
Keep trying, ruggie, you can beat that last-word compulsion. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #94
Which is, of course, why you made that post. rug Aug 2013 #100
Which is why you are unable to not hav the last word. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #106
I imagine we may all agree that civility is not predicated on any religion... merely on the person. LanternWaste Aug 2013 #196
It's only sick if you both reject it demwing Aug 2013 #179
Huh? BlueStreak Aug 2013 #182
That's puerile demwing Aug 2013 #184
The doctrine says it *IS* actually human flesh and blood. That is why it is sick. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #194
No, the doctrine says it is the substance of the Body and the Blood of Christ demwing Aug 2013 #198
I knew it because of a scene from HBO's Oz... shawn703 Aug 2013 #92
The reason I got that one is because I photograph a lot of 1st Communions Quixote1818 Aug 2013 #121
They do. I broke out in silly giggles the day they brought that up Warpy Aug 2013 #126
I don't know that much and I got 14 out of 15 cali Aug 2013 #23
Enough to know its based on ignorance and lies. GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #25
You answered 15 out of 15 questions correctly for a score of 100%. xchrom Aug 2013 #26
Nimby bearssoapbox Aug 2013 #27
15/15 etherealtruth Aug 2013 #28
You answered 14 out of 15 questions correctly for a score of 93%. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #29
Atheist. 100%. MineralMan Aug 2013 #31
15 out of 15 but the questions were super easy Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #32
^That. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #34
Apparently that whole cannibalism thing threw many people off. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #111
Got 10/15... 2naSalit Aug 2013 #33
It's good to sort of know in order to know about history in general though. Neoma Aug 2013 #39
I grew up 2naSalit Aug 2013 #40
No no, I meant down the line in history. Neoma Aug 2013 #44
Oh, true. eom 2naSalit Aug 2013 #45
15/15. Easy test. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #36
15/15 PADemD Aug 2013 #38
Easy quiz FrodosPet Aug 2013 #41
Interestingly... 2naSalit Aug 2013 #47
It's a trivia quiz Orrex Aug 2013 #57
Religion is anti-intellectual. 99Forever Aug 2013 #84
Not Anti but Pre or Prior To The River Aug 2013 #120
13 of 15. And I got the Catholic bread and wine thing wrong. Zorra Aug 2013 #46
Got 13 out of 15 correct... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #48
Really? Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #81
I heard about a survey in Ireland that said about 62% of them thought... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #134
I photograph a lot of 1st Communions so I got that one right Quixote1818 Aug 2013 #113
14/15. The last one stumped me. CJCRANE Aug 2013 #49
Probably because it occurred a couple hundred years before you were born. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #52
I guessed on that one and got it right Quixote1818 Aug 2013 #114
That was the only one I missed too, same reason, same wrong answer. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #166
Missed two. Numbers 10 and 15.... socialist_n_TN Aug 2013 #50
You answered 13 out of 15 questions correctly Coyotl Aug 2013 #51
15/15 NuclearDem Aug 2013 #53
Ditto ReasonableToo Aug 2013 #162
I got 12. This is like "how much do you know about Dungeons and Dragons BlueStreak Aug 2013 #54
I would probably do better with the D&D test PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #59
D&D has ruined / ended a lot less lives than religion BlueStreak Aug 2013 #65
Maybe 2/15. there were two constitutional questions. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #67
Agreed. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #68
The constitutional questions had the lowest scores. rug Aug 2013 #71
indeed, there are many Americans especially among fundamentalist Protestants who believe a bunch of Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #95
To be fair, The Pew Trust hootinholler Aug 2013 #72
Maybe you missed my point BlueStreak Aug 2013 #83
Yes Apparently I did, but hootinholler Aug 2013 #101
That might have been the case 2000 years ago. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #122
100 percent...... Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #56
Are there any "now much do you know about atheism" quizes online? Orrex Aug 2013 #58
Here's one, 25 questions. Not interactive though. rug Aug 2013 #74
Nice--thanks! Orrex Aug 2013 #80
Whoops--blogs are blocked while I'm at work Orrex Aug 2013 #109
Why would there be? Atheism is nothing more than a lack of belief in a god. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #82
Really? I've had decades of theists telling me what atheism "really" is. Orrex Aug 2013 #86
That is still happening right here. Theists tell non-believers here everyday what atheism really is. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #98
Heh Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #187
Because they do. rug Aug 2013 #87
if you scored 14 out of 15 - you scored better than 97% of the American public - that's scary Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #60
click on by religious affiliation Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #62
interestingly, it seems tied to how actively bounded and defined each group is MisterP Aug 2013 #128
Like many others here, I got 14 out of 15. drm604 Aug 2013 #61
Huh...well I'm surprised... pipi_k Aug 2013 #63
Non religious, 14 out of 15. I was unfamiliar with the First Great Awakening... DreamGypsy Aug 2013 #64
Discussion of religion was par for the course in geography and history classes back in the day. CBHagman Aug 2013 #66
87% ~ 13 of 15 Grey Aug 2013 #70
i know that i know nothing n/t BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #73
I "know" that it was probably "created" by clever men, who claimed to know SoCalDem Aug 2013 #76
It's the scurge of mankind. nt valerief Aug 2013 #77
93 percent arely staircase Aug 2013 #90
Religious Affiliation- doesn't list Pagan. Nor Pantheist. The questions were so general KittyWampus Aug 2013 #99
15/15 frogmarch Aug 2013 #103
Perfect. and an atheist, how common. I've found that the more one learn about Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #104
no trick questions?? handmade34 Aug 2013 #107
14/15. temporary311 Aug 2013 #108
Here is the full 32-question quiz, as originally administered in the Pew survey, for those who are kath Aug 2013 #115
got them all too treestar Aug 2013 #132
I got 0% on that one... Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #160
I got 100% right on that one too. It's too easy. MineralMan Aug 2013 #133
Atheist, 32 of 32 correct. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #141
31/32 ReasonableToo Aug 2013 #165
30/32 - missed that one and the faith alone one Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #188
Look who did the best on this Quixote1818 Aug 2013 #116
That it and it's gods are as phony as a $3 bill Submariner Aug 2013 #117
You shouldn't have done that to those nuns. Orrex Aug 2013 #119
not to mention the drunk priests RainDog Aug 2013 #164
14 out of 15 Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #118
That fact that I knew a bit means nothing about knowing about religion.. Tikki Aug 2013 #124
14 of fifteen -- thought Jewish Sabbath started on Saturday./ nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #125
That's the only one I missed, too. GoCubsGo Aug 2013 #161
87% treestar Aug 2013 #129
15/15 n/t RainDog Aug 2013 #131
15/15 ...... oldhippie Aug 2013 #136
93%. nyquil_man Aug 2013 #137
That must be an easy quiz krawhitham Aug 2013 #138
I got them all, though the last one was a guess LeftishBrit Aug 2013 #139
14/15 and I'm an Atheist. BlueJazz Aug 2013 #140
Asking when the Jewish Sabbath begins is a nasty trick question. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #142
15/15 with an unfair advantage Jim Lane Aug 2013 #143
13 out of 15 n/t malaise Aug 2013 #144
14/15. I've not heard of the First Great Awakening previously, guessed, and missed. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #145
To make it harder, one of the names was from the *second* great awakening 100 years later Recursion Aug 2013 #167
too easy. 100% eShirl Aug 2013 #146
15/15 LadyHawkAZ Aug 2013 #147
Not a lot tabasco Aug 2013 #148
I got one wrong... not bad nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #149
15/15 Another Atheist. wickerwoman Aug 2013 #151
15/15 but Jonathan Edwards was a guess. aquart Aug 2013 #152
15/15 - Atheist Paulie Aug 2013 #154
15/15 Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #155
All questions answered correctly. They were super-easy. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #157
14 out of 15 LiberalElite Aug 2013 #159
15/15 Correct distantearlywarning Aug 2013 #163
13/15. nt City Lights Aug 2013 #168
14/15 truth2power Aug 2013 #169
I missed two Chiennoir54 Aug 2013 #170
14 of 15, missed question 8 HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #171
15/15 -- 100% correct HeiressofBickworth Aug 2013 #173
14/15 - I missed the Nirvana question - but looking it up - I see that I wasn't completely off base Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #174
Yeah, I waivered on that one, too deutsey Aug 2013 #190
Jews, atheists and Mormons are particularly well informed eridani Aug 2013 #175
atheist here. Got 14 out of 15 but I guessed on many of them... Phentex Aug 2013 #183
Enough that it the term "religion" should be stricken as it is all "mythology" snooper2 Aug 2013 #185
15 out of 15 correct Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #186
The true religion "Nudism" was not represented there! RedCloud Aug 2013 #191
Not bad. ChazII Aug 2013 #193
15/15. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #195
15 of 15 Xyzse Aug 2013 #197
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