Systematic Classification of Religions, Gamified

[Heyo]

This may be a stupid or at least impractical idea. If you think so, feel free to criticise me - but not the other posters as this is a discussion thread.

We had a little "expert system"/game on an unix system, I think it was called "animals". The computer had to guess an animal you were thinking of. It would ask question like "does it have wings?", "is it bigger than a cat" or similar and after a few questions it would pronounce "you are thinking of a rabbit". If it was wrong, it would ask you to enter a question that would have helped to identify the animal. With time the program learned all the animals and how to discern them.

We could mimic this here by starting with a belief (or non belief) and work our way through as classification of ideas, religions and denominations by adding the most important differences.
If this goes well, I will update the question tree from time to time.

So, welcome. Please read the last of my questions below. If nothing fits you, please state what you are not (so I can see which path you came down), state what you are and add a question that may discern you from I predicted you were.

 

[Secret Chief]

Hello there.

I am a non-theist. I do not accept as true the existence of deities.

 

[Heyo]

Formulating @Secret Chief 's distinction into a question:

Do you accept the existence of deities as true?

 

[dybmh]

So, welcome. I think you are a Deist. If not, please state what you are and add a question that may discern you from a deist.

I am not a Deist.

Discriminating question: Is God involved in the operations of created beings?

 

[Brickjectivity]

I think you are a Deist. If not, please state what you are and add a question that may discern you from a deist.

No I believe the deity may interfere in our affairs in some ways, but I'm not sure how. Invisibly and intangibly without action. Maybe just by being.

Question: "Do you think its possible that the deity could be involved in our affairs, somehow?"

 

[dybmh]

@Heyo, perhaps the first split would be: Is reality intentional or random?

 

[Heyo]

I am not a Deist.

Discriminating question: Is God involved in the operations of created beings?

So, what are you?

 

[Heyo]

No I believe the deity may interfere in our affairs in some ways, but I'm not sure how. Invisibly and intangibly without action. Maybe just by being.

Question: "Do you think its possible that the deity could be involved in our affairs, somehow?"

So what are you?
(I may combine your and @dybmh 's question into one as they are similar.)

@Heyo, perhaps the first split would be: Is reality intentional or random?

That should happen automatically when weighing the tree.

 

[Brickjectivity]

So what are you?
(I may combine your and @dybmh 's question into one as they are similar.)

My religious position is liberal Christian. I lean towards Quaker positions. I feel beliefs are in third or fourth place to other things such as love, and I think both beliefs and strong opinions change and can't be relied upon.

 

[Heyo]

Do you accept the existence of deities as true? No: #2
Do you think its possible that the deity could be involved in our affairs, somehow? No: #1
You are a liberal Christian.

#1: You are a Deist
#2: You are a non-theist

 

[dybmh]

So, what are you?

Jewish.

 

[Heyo]

Do you accept the existence of deities as true? No: #2
Do you think its possible that the deity could be involved in our affairs, somehow? No: #1
Is God involved in the operations of created beings? Yes: #3
You are a liberal Christian.

#1: You are a Deist
#2: You are a non-theist
#3: You are Jewish

 

[Sunstone]

...feel free to criticise me...
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Well... I don't really want to... but, if you insist, @Heyo... well, then... Did @SalixIncendium pick out your clothing this morning?

 

[Heyo]

Well... I don't really want to... but, if you insist, @Heyo... well, then... Did @SalixIncendium pick out your clothing this morning?

This morning? I don't even remember when I put these clothes on.