Everything on this page is measured by the same standards as for every other tradition: the same twelve values, the same eight questions, the same scale per area of life. What is measured is what the texts do, not whether they are right.
| Value | here | overall | difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | 86 % | 58 % | +29 |
| Knowledge | 59 % | 36 % | +23 |
| Hope | 36 % | 18 % | +18 |
| Responsibility | 23 % | 28 % | -5 |
| Gratitude | 23 % | 16 % | +6 |
| Justice | 18 % | 25 % | -7 |
| Humility | 14 % | 25 % | -11 |
| Patience | 14 % | 14 % | +0 |
| Care | 9 % | 20 % | -11 |
| Repentance | 5 % | 19 % | -14 |
| Mercy | 0 % | 12 % | -12 |
| Truthfulness | 0 % | 16 % | -16 |
| Question | Answer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| What, according to this text, is the root of the evil? | Hostility, hatred, the breakdown of community | 32 % (22) |
| Where does the evil reside? | in the economy, politics, or social structures | 45 % (22) |
| What helps against it? | solidarity, mutual help, belonging | 68 % (22) |
| What is human being according to this text? | above all a part of a community or of creation | 50 % (22) |
| Where is history heading? | it is getting better, development towards the good | 77 % (22) |
| What does the text base its claim on? | on the founder or prophet of the tradition | 55 % (22) |
| To whom does the text's call for devotion apply? | to every human being, regardless of faith | 64 % (22) |
| Where is the text's criticism directed? | the text does not criticise | 64 % (22) |
| Area | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Other religions | +0.8 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 12 of 22 texts |
| Education and science | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 11 of 22 texts |
| State and politics | +0.6 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 7 of 22 texts |
| Family and children | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 5 of 22 texts |
| Violence and war | -1.2 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 4 of 22 texts |
| Work and performance | +1.3 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 3 of 22 texts |
| Migration and strangers | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 3 of 22 texts |
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