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Welcome to the Religion Piki, the best place to decide between religions. A religion is a set or organization of beliefs pertaining to life, death and world creation. This Piki makes use of more than 320 facts about 44 religions. Sort and filter these religions according to your preferences using the options on the left. Whether you're looking for religions for peaceful spirit, religions for afterlife or something else entirely, we have you covered.
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Islam (General)
Islam (General) has around 2000000000 followers and receives lackluster marks for tradition and history from Pikimal users. It believes that human nature is good, and it has a loving/benign deity and is Monotheistic.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 2,000,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Islam (General) achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Good
Islam (General) achieves 92% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization
We currently have no data on Islam (General) for organization.
Hinduism (General)
Hinduism (General) has around 1000000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is good. It has a loving/benign deity and is antitheistic.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 1,000,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Hinduism (General) achieves 49% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Good
Hinduism (General) achieves 92% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization: Flat (no special distinctions)
Given that users looking for the best overall religions have selected hierarchical as the top choice for organization, Hinduism (General) achieves 11% performance in this category.
Christianity (General)
Christianity (General) has around 2000000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is evil. It has a loving/benign deity and is Monotheistic.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 2,000,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Christianity (General) achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Evil
Christianity (General) achieves 75% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization
We currently have no data on Christianity (General) for organization.
Shaivism
Shaivism has around 1000000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is neutral. It has a loving/benign deity.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 1,000,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Shaivism achieves 49% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Neutral
Shaivism achieves 70% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization: Flat (no special distinctions)
Given that users looking for the best overall religions have selected hierarchical as the top choice for organization, Shaivism achieves 11% performance in this category.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism has around 1000000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is evil. It has a loving/benign deity and is Monotheistic.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 1,000,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Evangelicalism achieves 49% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Evil
Evangelicalism achieves 84% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization: General followers and spiritual mentors
Given that users looking for the best overall religions have selected hierarchical as the top choice for organization, Evangelicalism achieves 0% performance in this category.
Catholicism
Catholicism has around 1200000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is evil. It has a loving/benign deity and is antitheistic.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 1,200,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Catholicism achieves 59% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Evil
Catholicism achieves 75% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization
We currently have no data on Catholicism for organization.
Pantheism
Pantheism has around 10000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is neutral. It has an n/a deity and is Pantheistic.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 10,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Pantheism achieves 0% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - N/a, Human Nature - Neutral
Pantheism achieves 100% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization: Flat (no special distinctions)
Given that users looking for the best overall religions have selected hierarchical as the top choice for organization, Pantheism achieves 11% performance in this category.
Buddhism (General)
Buddhism (General) has around 1000000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is evil. It has a loving/benign deity and is antitheistic.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 1,000,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Buddhism (General) achieves 49% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Evil
Buddhism (General) achieves 79% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization: Flat (no special distinctions)
Given that users looking for the best overall religions have selected hierarchical as the top choice for organization, Buddhism (General) achieves 0% performance in this category.
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam has around 1000000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is evil. It has a loving/benign deity and is antitheistic.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 1,000,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Sunni Islam achieves 49% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Evil
Sunni Islam achieves 84% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization
We currently have no data on Sunni Islam for organization.
Anglicanism
Anglicanism has around 40000000 followers, and it believes that human nature is evil. It has a loving/benign deity and is Monotheistic. It has been around for about 482 years and has an Abrahamic cultural tradition.
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Approx. Number of Followers: 40,000,000 people
Given that users looking for the best overall religions prefer higher values for approx. number of followers, Anglicanism achieves 1% performance in this category.
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Basic Beliefs: Afterlife, Nature of Deity - Loving/benign, Human Nature - Evil
Anglicanism achieves 75% performance for basic beliefs.
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Organization: Hierarchical
Given that users looking for the best overall religions have selected hierarchical as the top choice for organization, Anglicanism achieves 100% performance in this category.