From: Daniel Staniforth (theonlygolux@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Feb 26 2002 - 05:50:00 MST
Afternoon chaps,
My name is Dan and I am a third year psychology student studying in
Manchester.(England) I am beginning my final project and am investigating
the base memeplex of Christianity. In order to do this I have compiled a
questionnaire. I intend to have certain groups of people fill this out. I
hope the Christian union will oblige me and also the Jewish society as well
as my fellow Psychology students. I thought it might be interesting to
obtain a core Atheist sample too...If you could spare the time to complete
this I would be most grateful. Any criticisms would also be welcomed.
Cheers very much.
Please respond to the following questions.
Do you believe in a higher power? Y/N
Do you believe in God? Y/N
Do your parents hold the same religious beliefs as you? Y/N
Do you accept evolution to be true? Y/N
Do you believe the universe has a creator? Y/N
Do you consider yourself to be religious? Y/N
Do you feel your beliefs are supported by science? Y/N
Do you have faith in yourself? Y/N
Do you have faith in other people? Y/N
Do you have faith in a higher power? Y/N
Do you believe scientists are right to try and discover the underlying
answer to all things? Y/N
Do you accept Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our Saviour as the Messiah? Y/N
Do you feel that Atheists are missing out? Y/N
Would you like to see more people embracing your faith? Y/N
Do you often argue your point of view with others? Y/N
Can you produce evidence to back up your claims? Y/N
Will you accept a rival point of view if scientific evidence shows it to be
true? Y/N
Do you believe it is right that every theory about the world in which we
live should be subject to scientific enquiry? Y/N
Do you believe religious theories of the world should be subject to
scientific enquiry? Y/N
Will you accept evidence that shows religious theories to be false? Y/N
Do you believe in the supernatural? Y/N
Do you believe in a soul which is separate from the body? Y/N
Do you go to religious services on a regular basis? Y/N
Do you try to follow your religious set of ethical and moral
guidelines? Y/N
Do you believe the mind is separate from the physical body? Y/N
Do you believe your deity to have a human form? Y/N
What is the name of your deity? Y/N
Do you believe the Pope is Gods representative here on earth? Y/N
How old were you when you first felt yourself to be truly religious? ___
Did this come about spontaneously? Y/N
Were you converted or shown the light by a member of a church? Y/N
Did you have a personal revelational experience? Y/N
Have you ever had a personal revelational experience? Y/N
Do you believe Jesus was the Son of God? Y/N
Do you believe Jesus was the Messiah? Y/N
Do you believe he died and rose again? Y/N
Do you believe the Bible is right? Y/N
Do you believe the Bible is true? Y/N
Do you believe you must have faith? Y/N
Do you believe in the power of prayer? Y/N
Do you believe you must try to convert people? Y/N
Will this save them? Y/N
Do you believe it is good to tell others about your beliefs? Y/N
Will you raise your children to believe what you believe? Y/N
Do you think you are a better person for your beliefs? Y/N
Have you been baptised? Y/N
Have you been confirmed? Y/N
Do you trust in God? Y/N
Should I trust in God? Y/N
Are non-believers bad? Y/N
Are non-believers missing out? Y/N
Are non-believers unenlightened? Y/N
Are non-believers wrong? Y/N
Will non-believers be punished? Y/N
Do you believe in hell? Y/N
Do you believe a loving God wants people tortured for ever? Y/N
Do you believe in life after death? Y/N
Do you believe the soul can be divorced from the body? Y/N
Do you believe you will be rewarded or punished after death? Y/N
Do you believe all humans were created in Gods image? Y/N
Do you believe all humans are born equal? Y/N
Do you believe witchcraft is evil? Y/N
Do you believe witchcraft is wrong? Y/N
Has religion helped with your problems? Y/N
Is sex immoral outside of marriage? Y/N
Can the Government fix all our problems? Y/N
Do you believe in reincarnation? Y/N
Do you believe that yours is the only true belief? Y/N
Do you accept the idea of a supernatural being ruling your life? Y/N
Does religion give you answers? Y/N
Are they the right answers? Y/N
Do you really need these answers in order to carry on with your life? Y/N
Do you believe there is a purpose to life over and above
reproduction? Y/N
Is God good? Y/N
Do you agree that there are certain things that should never be
discussed? Y/N
Do you think religion should be taught in schools? Y/N
Which religion should be taught in schools? Y/N
Do you feel the name religion is not adequate to describe your
beliefs? Y/N
Do you ever have doubts in your belief? Y/N
Are these doubts sent to test you? Y/N
Do you believe the bible is the literal truth? Y/N
What is the gender of God? M/F
Do humans have free will? Y/N
Is God omniscient? (all knowing) Y/N
Is God omnipresent? Y/N
Are homosexuals ill? Y/N
Do you believe abortion is acceptable? Y/N
Do you believe injustices in this world may be rectified in the next? Y/N
Please rate each item below by using the following scale:
1- strongly feel this is true
2- feel this is true
3- uncertain about this statement
4- feel this is untrue
5- strongly feel this is untrue
God made everything- the stars, the animals, and the flowers.
1
2
3
4
5
There are many events that cannot be explained except on the basis of divine
or supernatural intervention
1
2
3
4
5
The idea of God is useless.
1
2
3
4
5
God hears and answers ones prayers.
1
2
3
4
5
The universe is merely a machine. Man and nature are creatures of cause and
effect. All notions of deity as intelligent being or as a spiritual force
are fictions, and prayer is a useless superstition
1
2
3
4
5
God created Man separate and distinct from animals.
1
2
3
4
5
The orderliness of the universe is the result of a divine plan.
1
2
3
4
5
The church is the greatest influence for good government and right living.
1
2
3
4
5
God will, depending on how we behave on earth, reward or punish us in the
world to come.
1
2
3
4
5
Man is a creature of faith and to live without faith in some supreme power
is to suffer a homesickness of
the soul. 1
2
3
4
5
The world was created in six solar days.
1
2
3
4
5
God has good reason for everything that happens to us, even though we cannot
understand it sometimes.
1
2
3
4
5
The soul lives on after the body dies.
1
2
3
4
5
The first writing of the bible was done under guidance from God
1
2
3
4
5
Belief in God makes life here on Earth worthwhile.
1
2
3
4
5
There is a personal God.
1
2
3
4
5
There are spiritual realities of some kind.
1
2
3
4
5
The world was created by God.
1
2
3
4
5
There is a personal Devil.
1
2
3
4
5
There are such spiritual beings as angels.
1
2
3
4
5
Jonah was swallowed by a great fish and afterwards emerged alive.
1
2
3
4
5
Man has been evolved from lower forms of life.
1
2
3
4
5
There is an impersonal God.
1
2
3
4
5
Religion is the opium of the people.
1
2
3
4
5
There is no God.
1
2
3
4
5
Christianity is a better religion than Buddhism.
1
2
3
4
5
Right will triumph.
1
2
3
4
5
Religious truth is higher than any other kind of truth.
1
2
3
4
5
Jesus was more than a prophet, he was Gods only son.
1
2
3
4
5
Thank You for your time. I will post my findings also if people would be
interested. Dan
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