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Belief Systems: Differences
Animism Hinduism Judaism
Buddhism Christianity
Islam Confucianism
Daoism
1. Deity
●Animist = mostly nontheist or
primitive theist
●Hindu = hierarchical polytheist
●Jew = strict monotheist
●Buddhist = nontheist
●Christian = monotheist
●Muslim = monotheist
●Confucian = nontheist
●Daoist = nontheist
2. Time
●Linear
●Cyclical
3. Soul
●anatman
●atman
●reincarnation
●predestination
●moksha
●heaven & hell
4. Exclusivity
●Mostly NOT exclusive
- Hindu, Confucian,
Buddhist, Daoist,
Jewish
●Mostly exclusive -
Christian, Muslim
5. Purpose for Existence
●Hindu - moksha
●Buddhist - nirvana
●Christian - salvation
●Jewish - Torah
●Muslim - Allah
●Confucian - social harmony
●Daoist - peaceful simplicity
6. Books
●Hindu = Vedas, Upanishads
●Buddhist = Dhammapada,
Tripitaka
●Christian = Bible
●Jewish = Torah
●Muslim = Quran
●Confucian = Analects
●Daoist = Dao-de Ching
7. Geography
●Hindu = India
●Buddhist = Asia
●Christian = Europe - Americas
●Jewish = Israel - Americas
●Muslim = Middle East - Indonesia
- Africa
●Confucian = China
●Daoist = China
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