| REF_GOD_VIEW_TABLE |
| Code |
Description |
| 0 |
Animism |
| 1 |
Polytheistic animism |
| 2 |
Polytheism |
| 3 |
Rational polytheism |
| 4 |
Dualism |
| 5 |
Interactive monotheism |
| 6 |
Influential monotheism |
| 7 |
Crisis monotheism |
| 8 |
Remote monotheism |
| 9 |
Deism |
| A |
Pantheism |
| B |
Agnosticism |
| C |
Rational atheism |
| D |
Skeptical atheism |
| E |
Atheism |
| F |
Philosophical atheism |
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| REF_SPIRITUAL_AIM_TABLE |
| Code |
Description |
| 0 |
Worshippers are a chosen elite who deserve to dominate |
| 1 |
Worshippers will be rewarded in this life |
| 2 |
Worshippers will be saved from some imminent disaster |
| 3 |
Reincarnation with a karma doctrine |
| 4 |
Reincarnation is accomplished via personal choice of next vehicle |
| 5 |
Random reincarnation, building merit for ultimate afterlife |
| 6 |
Worshippers will be received into paradise when they die |
| 7 |
Worshippers will avoid being condemned to eternal punishment |
| 8 |
Ethical and moral standards are their own reward |
| 9 |
Believers perform charitable acts to build a better society |
| A |
Believers seek to promote peace, harmony, and order |
| B |
Believers seek to expand the frontiers of knowledge |
| C |
Believers seek to preserve the knowledge and wisdom of the past |
| D |
Believers seek to improve their lives by self-discipline |
| E |
Hedonism: "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tommorrow we die." |
| F |
Nihilism: there is no purpose to life |
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| REF_DEVOTION_TABLE |
| Code |
Description |
| 0 |
Constant devotion required |
| 1 |
Devotion required several times per hour |
| 2 |
Devotion required hourly |
| 3 |
Devotion required several times per day |
| 4 |
Devotion required daily |
| 5 |
Devotion required several days per week |
| 6 |
Devotion required weekly |
| 7 |
Devotion required semi-weekly |
| 8 |
Devotion required monthly |
| 9 |
Devotion required semi-monthly |
| A |
Devotion required quarterly |
| B |
Devotion required bi-annually |
| C |
Devotion required yearly |
| D |
Devotion required several times during life |
| E |
Devotion required at least once before death |
| F |
No devotion required |
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| REF_ORGANISATION_TABLE |
| Code |
Description |
| 0 |
The religious hierarchy assumes the functions of government |
| 1 |
Rigid hierarchy answerable to a central authority |
| 2 |
Rigid hierarchy with most decisions on a regional level |
| 3 |
Rigid hierarchy with most decisions on a planetary level |
| 4 |
Rigid hierarchy with most decisions on a local level |
| 5 |
Loose hierarchy answerable to a central authority |
| 6 |
Loose hierarchy with most decisions on a regional level |
| 7 |
Loose hierarchy with most decisions on a planetary level |
| 8 |
Loose hierarchy with most decisions on a local level |
| 9 |
Loose hierarchy with most decisions up to individuals |
| A |
No organization above regional level |
| B |
No organization above planetary level |
| C |
No organization above local level |
| D |
Local organization without regulations |
| E |
Loose, highly informal organization |
| F |
No organization of any kind |
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| REF_LITURGY_TABLE |
| Code |
Description |
| 0 |
"Word of God" is pronounced by living oracles |
| 1 |
Holy writings exist, accessable only to the highest authority |
| 2 |
Holy writings exist, accessable only to certain levels of church |
| 3 |
Services are conducted by rote in a "holy tongue" few understand |
| 4 |
Services are conducted by rote in a common language |
| 5 |
Very formal church rituals and minimal teaching of holy writ |
| 6 |
Formal church rituals and limited teaching |
| 7 |
Rituals are combined with moderate teaching |
| 8 |
Rituals are combined with an open teaching policy |
| 9 |
Emphasis is laid on communal teaching with limited ritual |
| A |
Formal study groups focus on discussion and interpretation |
| B |
Formal study groups into philosophy while keeping fundamentals |
| C |
Informal study groups with extensive limitations on subject |
| D |
Highly informal liturgy with limitations on topics of reference |
| E |
Open exchange of ideas and concepts in a conversational setting |
| F |
Religion is not topic for conversation and nothing is organized |
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| REF_MISSION_TABLE |
| Code |
Description |
| 0 |
Zealous and willing to convert any sophont |
| 1 |
Zealous among a limited number of sophont races |
| 2 |
Zealous but intolerant of other sophont races |
| 3 |
Active and willing to convert any sophont |
| 4 |
Active among a limited number of sophont races |
| 5 |
Active but intolerant of other sophont races |
| 6 |
Ordinary and willing to convert any sophont |
| 7 |
Ordinary among a limited number of sophont races |
| 8 |
Ordinary but intolerant of other sophont races |
| 9 |
Occasional |
| A |
Conversion attemps are highly infrequent |
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| REF_ADHERENTS_TABLE |
| Code |
Description |
| 0 |
1-9 |
| 1 |
10-99 |
| 2 |
100-999 |
| 3 |
1,000-9,999 |
| 4 |
10,000-99,999 |
| 5 |
100,000-999,999 |
| 6 |
1,000,000-9,999,999 |
| 7 |
10,000,000-99,999,999 |
| 8 |
100,000,000-999,999,999 |
| 9 |
1,000,000,000-9,999,999,999 |
| A |
10,000,000,000-99,999,999,999 |
| B |
100,000,000,000-999,999,999,999 |
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