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This is the only god I would worship, anyway

Category: Weirdness
Posted on: May 7, 2007 4:00 PM, by PZ Myers

Since everyone is having fun with the good/evil quiz, let's up the ante: what kind of god or goddess are you? The questions are very dada-esque, which is appropriate, since godhood doesn't make any sense anyway.

Which God or Goddess are you like?
Your Result: You are your own God or Goddess
 

Sorry to say, i have no answer that fits you. You are your very own person, and you like to do things your own way. You have stumped me this time, but i will soon make a quiz that will have your answer, just you wait...

Budha
 
The Christian God
 
Jesus
 
Satan
 
Goddess Bast
 
Goddess Sekhemet
 
God Zeus
 
Which God or Goddess are you like?
Make Your Own Quiz

I'm rather disappointed that my Zeus score is so low. I could throw lightning bolts and impregnate lovely mortal women! Give me a chance!

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#1

Posted by: Azkyroth | May 7, 2007 4:18 PM

Which God or Goddess are you like? Your Result: Goddess Sekhemet 

You are Sekhemet. You are loving and caring, but when need be, you are fierce and protective. You love the color red and you are no vegetarian. Your feirce nature makes you somewhat like a rebel, but you like it that way. Congratulations!! You are Goddess!!

You are your own God or Goddess Budha God Zeus Goddess Bast Satan The Christian God Jesus Which God or Goddess are you like?
Make Your Own Quiz

Except that I prefer black to red, am a vegetarian, and *sigh*

#2

Posted by: kellbelle1020 | May 7, 2007 4:25 PM

Odd that "The Christian God" and "Jesus" are separate entries. Aren't Christians monotheistic? Unless they're going for the trinity thing, but then where's the Holy Spirit? I bet he/she/it feels pretty left out. It's like the red-headed stepchild of the trinity.

Anyway, I was also my own goddess. Goddess Bast was my #2 though; I had to look her up - she's the Egyptian cat goddess. Satan was my #3! Pretty awesome top three, in my opinion.

#3

Posted by: Cat of Many Faces | May 7, 2007 4:26 PM

Aww, I got the christian god. I suppose I should expect online quizzes to insult me :P

#4

Posted by: CalGeorge | May 7, 2007 4:27 PM

This partially makes up for the barely evil result I got earlier. Satan tops the list and the Chrisian god is in last place. All's right with the world.

Your Result: You are your own God or Goddess

Satan
Goddess Sekhemet
Goddess Bast
Budha
God Zeus
Jesus
The Christian God

#5

Posted by: Tiax | May 7, 2007 4:31 PM

Grab a digit on your hand. Wich one did you grab?

This should've had an answer, "I can't, my hands are nailed to a piece of wood."

#6

Posted by: Luis | May 7, 2007 4:31 PM

In the same way as George Carlin, I only worship Joe Pesci.

#7

Posted by: Christian Burnham | May 7, 2007 4:31 PM

I am Christ, but given my name, what other God could I have been?

#8

Posted by: j | May 7, 2007 4:34 PM

"This is the only god I would worship, anyway"

That's awfully Randian of you, PZ.

#9

Posted by: TAW | May 7, 2007 4:41 PM

HA! I'm Zeus. :D

#10

Posted by: Bronze Dog | May 7, 2007 4:42 PM

I got Buddha. I think I'll be avoiding meeting people near roads for a while.

#11

Posted by: b_sharp | May 7, 2007 5:02 PM

Well, if you have to be a God, you might as well be the one who has the most fun.

Satan
Goddess Sekhemet
God Zeus

I have no idea how these got here.

Budha
Jesus
Goddess Bast
The Christian God

#12

Posted by: Pygmy Loris | May 7, 2007 5:04 PM

I got Budha, followed by Zeus and the Christian God, which makes me wonder about the gender question. I checked female, but my top three are males? Oh well, this contrasts nicely with my Evil rating earlier.

#13

Posted by: me2i81 | May 7, 2007 5:09 PM

That is the stupidest quiz ever.

#14

Posted by: Louis | May 7, 2007 5:09 PM

I'm my own God, followed by Zeus and then Satan!

#15

Posted by: Ethyl | May 7, 2007 5:10 PM

I got my own god, too, but for some reason scored very high for Sekhmet and Satan. That was a really annoying quiz, though. I also scored totally evil. I'm feeling good about my day so far.

#16

Posted by: mojojojo | May 7, 2007 5:14 PM

Buddha, followed by Jesus (the enlightened one, I assume, not the mean-spirited one modern x-ians like to hide behind when they are feeling cowardly)

#17

Posted by: abeja | May 7, 2007 5:14 PM

I can't believe this--It said I'm Jesus, and chicks chase after me. So apparently I'm lesbian Jesus...

#18

Posted by: mojojojo | May 7, 2007 5:23 PM

Abeja, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." Galations 3:28

Huhm? Doesn't gibe with many other refs to gender in bible, but then... it is the bible after all...

#19

Posted by: Warren | May 7, 2007 5:24 PM

Christian God, me.

This actually explains everything that's wrong everywhere. Completely.

#20

Posted by: Skeptic | May 7, 2007 5:25 PM

I'm Jesus! Yay, millions of devout (and mindless) minions and disciples.

Second best was myself as my own god, though. Then Buddha, then the Christian God, then Zeus, Satan, Sekhemet and finally Bast.

#21

Posted by: Jeff | May 7, 2007 5:28 PM

These things always turn me into a woman. :-/

Your Result: Goddess Bast

You are the Goddess Bast. You are quiet and calm, but when need be, you are firm and fierce. You are full of love, and you always care. People often come to you for advise or guidance, and you willingly give it. Congatulations!! You are Goddess!!

#22

Posted by: Steve_C (Secular Elitist) FCD | May 7, 2007 5:34 PM

Yeah I was Jesus with Buddha a very close second.

That works for me.

#23

Posted by: K. Signal Eingang | May 7, 2007 5:47 PM

Apparently I found the "none of the above" triggers.

I got "you are your own god" as well, which is nice I guess. I am slightly more like Satan, and slightly less like Jesus than any other deity, but all the others came out a nice middle-of-the-road 50%. Which you'd think itself would give bonus points to my Buddha score but maybe I'm overthinking this.

#24

Posted by: Dan | May 7, 2007 6:08 PM

I am also my own god, but the rest of the list is pretty good. I like the bottom.


Goddess Sekhemet

Satan

God Zeus

Goddess Bast

Budha [sic]

Jesus

The Christian God

#25

Posted by: Milo Johnson | May 7, 2007 6:09 PM

It HAS to be broken. It said I was Jesus. If that's true, it does not bode well for christianity.

#26

Posted by: Anne | May 7, 2007 6:34 PM

You are Zeus.

You are fierce and stong, and you like to throw lightning bolts at people who deserve it. You are fearless when it comes to fear, and harmless to nothing. You have the guts to take on anything and never look back. Congratulations!! You are God!!

MWHAHAHAHAHA

PHEER ME!!! (for I am stong)

That's more like it, yeah...

#27

Posted by: Paguroidea | May 7, 2007 6:38 PM

It said I was Buddha.

"You are a very peaceful person. You love all who love you. You are a cheerful personality and you have a great sense of humor."

I'm glad I'm Buddha instead of the Christian god.

#28

Posted by: blf | May 7, 2007 7:39 PM

I'm my own mythology as well. Yeah!

I got quite high scores for both satan and sekhemet (which I assume is a mis-spelling of sekhmet?), with both jesus and the christian god scoring very low, at the bottom of the pantheon.

#29

Posted by: James | May 7, 2007 8:06 PM

You can get your actual percentages from the HTML:

Me 87%
Budha 48%
Goddess Sekhemet 46%
Goddess Bast 44%
Satan 44%
Jesus 44%
God Zeus 33%
The Christian God 33%

I rock! Furthermore, none of the other gods are above 50%, and Bast, Satan, and Jesus are in a tie for third, with Zeus and the Christian God both bringing up the rear.

Top that, ya'll secular humanist wannabes!

#30

Posted by: James | May 7, 2007 8:08 PM

And, for the record, I didn't miscount. My own ranking is aleph.

#31

Posted by: tom c | May 7, 2007 8:55 PM

I came out as a tie between Jesus and Satan for first place. I don't even want think about what that implies about me.

#32

Posted by: George Cauldron | May 7, 2007 9:08 PM

It's a rather cheesy quiz if they can't even spell 'Buddha' right.

#33

Posted by: John Vreeland | May 7, 2007 9:11 PM

The Christian God (and)
Jesus

I thought those were the same? I don't think the Holy Spirit even made the list. Anyway, I suspect that the answer is pure playful bunk, and the result is some kind of meaningless hash of your responses. Interestingly, I tried the quiz again while trying to fake my answers and it said "Whatever you say, Yahweh."

#34

Posted by: Carlie | May 7, 2007 9:13 PM

I'm Bast! Yea Me!

#35

Posted by: Kimpatsu | May 7, 2007 9:15 PM

Your Result: Satan
---
Which is odd, because on the Good/Evil quiz I was angelic...

#36

Posted by: RavenT | May 7, 2007 9:21 PM

Well, isn't that how Satan got his start after all ("The Fallen Angel Formerly Known As Lucifer")?

#37

Posted by: speedwell | May 7, 2007 9:22 PM

What? I am a Randian, sort of, and I got Buddha. Go figure. If I had my choice, though, of all the goddesses whether in or not in the quiz, I suppose I would have picked Parvati.

Don't ask.

#38

Posted by: Ken Mareld | May 7, 2007 11:31 PM

Wow, not only am I pure evil, I'm also Jesus.
Not only have you been warned, but I love you.
Ken

That's just creepy. Next quiz will say I'm a Nixonian Republican. While he may have been our last liberal president (relative to what came after) I think I need to just shoot myself.

Ken again

#39

Posted by: Crudely Wrott | May 7, 2007 11:41 PM

Man, this is wacky; I love it!

Without giving away my answers and by estimating the percentage of red displayed in the "scoring fields" I ended up like this:

Over All: 80% my own god or goddess
Satan: 70%
Zeus 70%
Goddess Sekhemet 65%
Xtian God 50%
Budha 40%
Jesus 35%
Goddess Bast 35%

Listen PZ, I'm really sorry about the Zeus score. I wasn't even trying, I swear!

What confuses me is who is Bast and why is she last?

#40

Posted by: twincats | May 7, 2007 11:44 PM

Both those quizzes are BOGUS BOGUS BOGUS!!!

I am SO not God or Angelic. I am, however, insulted. :(

#41

Posted by: dorid | May 7, 2007 11:51 PM

hmmm... I'm getting more and more disturbed by these quiz results...

Your Result: The Christian God You are the Holy Lord. You are the shepherd and those that follow you are your lambs. You are kind and patient, but when need be, you are vile and creul. You are often asked for advise or wisdom, and you willingly give it. Congratulations!! You are God!!

{wow, the guy who did this quiz couldn't even spell CRUEL... I guess I shouldn't worry TOO much about the validity of this one ;) }

#42

Posted by: Q. Pheevr | May 7, 2007 11:52 PM

I'm rather disappointed that my Zeus score is so low. I could throw lightning bolts and impregnate lovely mortal women! Give me a chance!

Uh... Didn't you just recently mention having done at least one of those things three times?

#43

Posted by: PZ Myers | May 8, 2007 12:05 AM

Yeah, see? I'm qualified!

I'm a little deficient on the lightning-bolt-throwing, but once my godhood comes through, ZAP!

#44

Posted by: Caledonian | May 8, 2007 12:10 AM

I don't see Cthulhu on that list.

You'd better do some worshipping, fast, or you'll be eaten last.

#45

Posted by: Krystalline Apostate | May 8, 2007 1:08 AM

Warren:

Christian God, me.

How odd. So was I. We could flip a coin, see who gets to be the holy spirit?
A few more folks score that, we can also claim infinite regression. ;)

#46

Posted by: Scott Hatfield | May 8, 2007 2:16 AM

I am the "Budha"? This Christian is amused! Though, on the other hand, I am quite bald....and.....fat.....!

Get thee behind me, Satan Quiz!

#47

Posted by: Chang Yang | May 8, 2007 3:19 AM

Eer, weird, Buddha is not a god.

#48

Posted by: Dianne | May 8, 2007 5:27 AM

I'm ok with being Sehkmet followed by my own god/dess, but I'm really pleased at getting the Christian god last.

#49

Posted by: Greg | May 8, 2007 8:38 AM

It's true! I AM JESUS™ !!!

#50

Posted by: MJ Memphis | May 8, 2007 9:10 AM

"I am the "Budha"? This Christian is amused! Though, on the other hand, I am quite bald....and.....fat.....!"

If it helps, the fat bald Buddha is strictly a Chinese modification. In the canonical descriptions, Buddha was actually tall, svelte, and had quite a lot of hair. He did, however, specifically deny being any sort of god.

#51

Posted by: Mari | May 8, 2007 11:54 AM

Got to be my own god too, contrary bugger that I am.

The rest were in this order: Sekhemet, Bast, Budha, Zeus, The Christian God, Jesus, Satan

Hmm, Christianity occupying the three bottom spots -not much of a surprise there..

#52

Posted by: Lynn | May 8, 2007 12:28 PM

LOL! I'm so proud! Not only am I my own goddess, but those three Christian pretenders, Jesus, The Christian God and Satan, scored bottom three in my similarity lexicon ;^)

Lynn

#53

Posted by: nightgigjo | May 8, 2007 1:32 PM

Ha! I'm my own goddess too! Yay! (And 93% too... wow. Probably because I deigned to be contrary with their "Pick one (1) uno" garbage.)

As for the rest:
Jeebus 68%
Buddha 59%
Sekhmet 57%
Bast, Satan and Christian God all 54%
Zeus 41%

Hey, CG oughta be Yahweh, 'cause then the term applies to the Judeo- part of Judeo-Christian thinking.

And no Allah. So disappointing.

(Just noticed, too, that most of the 'mainstream' 'gods' are perceived as male... there's a blog post in that somewhere.)

#54

Posted by: Keith Douglas | May 10, 2007 5:25 PM

Crudely Wrott: Bast is the Egyptian cat goddess.

I'm the Christian god, apparently. And evil. Hmm. These are just wacky people making up these quizzes ...

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