Agnostic Variation and Religious Opinions

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Ok, atakingcow is going to help me space this out so my information doesn't get deleted again. I'll start this post with general figures and overview. The 6 basic religions I will use as a dtoneation are Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Confucianism.


6 Basic Religions World and Follower Population
Buddhist: 354 million followers, 6% of world population
Christianity: 1.9 billion, 32.7%
Hinduism: 762 million, 12.8%
Islam: 1.2 billion, 19.6%
Judaism: 14 million, 0.2%
Confucianism: not available
Other: 28.7%

Deitys/Leaders
Buddhism: The Buddha (though he did not teach any direct worshipping figurehead)
Christianity: God (Abba)
Hinduism: 3 main Gods (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)
Islam: God (Allah)
Judaism: God (Yaweh)
Confucianism: Confucius
Other: varies upon religion

Founder of Religion
Buddhism: The Buddha (birth name was Siddhartha Gautama)
Christianity: Jesus Christ
Hinduism: No individual founder
Islam: Muhammad
Judaism: Abraham
Confucianism: Confucius
Other: depends on the religion

Holy Book
Buddhism: No individual book
Christianity: Bible
Hinduism: No individual book
Islam: Qur' an
Judaism: Hebrew Bible, Torah
Confucianism: The Analects, the 5 Classics
Other: varies with religion

End of Part 1. There will be 3 parts which I will edit together in the morning.