Religious Beliefs Research Study

On a scale of 0-7:
0 = "Plead the Fifth" - (If you don't know what it means, you can't use it!)
1 = "Strongly Disagree"
2 = "Disagree"
3 = "Somewhat Disagree"
4 = "Neither Agree nor Disagree - Utterly undecided"
5 = "Somewhat Agree"
6 = "Agree"
7 = "Strongly Agree"

Comments after each response are encouraged but not required.

Overall...
1. The Bible is the Word of God.

2. The Bible 100% accurate and infallible.

3. The Bible is literal.

4. The Bible is allegorical.

5. In the history of the world, religions have done more good than bad.


Specifically...
1. The Creation story is literal - that's how the world was made.

2. The Adam and Eve story is literal - they were the first people.

3. Adam and Eve sinner and that sin was passed down to their children and so forth (concept of original sin).

4. The God of the Bible is the same God throughout the Bible (unchanging God).

5. The God of the Old Testament was a loving, caring God to all mankind.

6. Jesus "changed the rules" of the Old Testament.

7. People should still live by all of the super-strict laws of the Old Testament (specifically, the ones in Leviticus).

8. Its ok for modern believers to pick and choose which "rules" follow because times have changed.

9. The Earth is only between 5000-8000 years old.

10. You have doubts about your faith.

11. Evidence is less convincing than faith.

12. Everything the Pope says is as good as the Word of God.

13. If there were no religion, you would be a bad person and do bad things.

14. No amount of "evidence" would sway your faith.

15. Jesus existed as a flesh and blood person.

16. Jesus died and rose again.

17. Jesus sacrificed himself to forgive everyone of original sin, current sin, and all sin.

18. But, you have to accept Jesus as a personal savior in order to be eligible for the forgiveness.

19. Once you have been "saved," you can't be "unsaved."

20. Even if you aren't sure about God and Jesus, it's better to believe based on the "better safe than sorry" principle.

21. Even with all of the religions in the world, you are 100% sure your religion is the right one.

22. And you are willing to stake your eternal soul on it.

23. Your God values faith over logic (eg. when faith and logic are irreconcilable, your god would rather you choose faith).

24. Your God would rather you claim belief in him, even if you are unsure, rather than put off making a decision until you have more evidence.

25. Personal spiritual experiences are conclusive evidence of God.