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 | 73 % | 58 % | +15 |
| Knowledge | 41 % | 36 % | +4 |
| Humility | 25 % | 25 % | +0 |
| Gratitude | 23 % | 16 % | +7 |
| Repentance | 23 % | 19 % | +4 |
| Hope | 21 % | 18 % | +3 |
| Responsibility | 20 % | 28 % | -8 |
| Patience | 17 % | 14 % | +3 |
| Care | 16 % | 20 % | -4 |
| Mercy | 13 % | 12 % | +1 |
| Truthfulness | 10 % | 16 % | -6 |
| Justice | 4 % | 25 % | -20 |
| Question | Answer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| What, according to this text, is the root of the evil? | Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality | 32 % (233) |
| Where does the evil reside? | in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual | 53 % (233) |
| What helps against it? | solidarity, mutual help, belonging | 41 % (233) |
| What is human being according to this text? | fallen, not able to be made whole by one's own strength | 38 % (233) |
| Where is history heading? | the message stands outside of history | 36 % (233) |
| What does the text base its claim on? | on tradition, the fathers, an established practice | 71 % (233) |
| To whom does the text's call for devotion apply? | to one's own fellow believers | 64 % (233) |
| Where is the text's criticism directed? | at one's own community and at oneself | 39 % (233) |
| Area | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Other religions | +0.6 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 133 of 233 texts |
| Education and science | +0.8 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 83 of 233 texts |
| Illness and death | +0.8 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 60 of 233 texts |
| Family and children | +0.9 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 55 of 233 texts |
| State and politics | -0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 51 of 233 texts |
| Pleasure and consumption | -0.4 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 32 of 233 texts |
| Poverty and care | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 31 of 233 texts |
| Violence and war | -1.4 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 31 of 233 texts |
| Work and performance | +0.4 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 30 of 233 texts |
| Migration and strangers | +0.6 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 29 of 233 texts |
| Money and possessions | -0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 13 of 233 texts |
| Marriage and partnership | +0.9 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 9 of 233 texts |
| Environment and animals | +0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 9 of 233 texts |
| Law and punishment | -0.4 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 7 of 233 texts |
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