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 | 70 % | 58 % | +13 |
| Hope | 30 % | 18 % | +13 |
| Humility | 27 % | 25 % | +2 |
| Repentance | 26 % | 19 % | +7 |
| Knowledge | 24 % | 36 % | -13 |
| Gratitude | 23 % | 16 % | +7 |
| Care | 20 % | 20 % | +1 |
| Responsibility | 19 % | 28 % | -9 |
| Mercy | 18 % | 12 % | +6 |
| Truthfulness | 12 % | 16 % | -4 |
| Patience | 11 % | 14 % | -3 |
| Justice | 9 % | 25 % | -15 |
| Question | Answer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| What, according to this text, is the root of the evil? | Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality | 33 % (620) |
| Where does the evil reside? | in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual | 58 % (620) |
| What helps against it? | solidarity, mutual help, belonging | 40 % (620) |
| What is human being according to this text? | fallen, not able to be made whole by one's own strength | 33 % (620) |
| Where is history heading? | a turning point, a coming, a new order is about to arrive | 40 % (620) |
| What does the text base its claim on? | on the holy scripture of its own tradition | 68 % (620) |
| To whom does the text's call for devotion apply? | to one's own fellow believers | 56 % (620) |
| Where is the text's criticism directed? | at one's own community and at oneself | 52 % (620) |
| Area | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Other religions | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 278 of 620 texts |
| Family and children | +0.9 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 173 of 620 texts |
| Illness and death | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 149 of 620 texts |
| Education and science | +0.6 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 143 of 620 texts |
| State and politics | -0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 139 of 620 texts |
| Poverty and care | +0.9 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 130 of 620 texts |
| Work and performance | +0.4 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 129 of 620 texts |
| Migration and strangers | +0.8 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 109 of 620 texts |
| Violence and war | -1.6 as a danger or transgression that is warned against | 103 of 620 texts |
| Pleasure and consumption | +0.0 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 71 of 620 texts |
| Environment and animals | +0.5 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 52 of 620 texts |
| Money and possessions | -0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 50 of 620 texts |
| Law and punishment | -0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 36 of 620 texts |
| Marriage and partnership | +1.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 22 of 620 texts |
| Gender and roles | +0.6 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 12 of 620 texts |
| Sexuality | +0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 5 of 620 texts |
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