On Religions: Oldest to Youngest, Shamanism to Baha'i

On his blog Only a Game Chris provides a listing of religions from the oldest to the youngest. If you view Discordianism as a "parody religion," as described on Wkipedia, then Baha'i is at the bottom of the list, the youngest. -gw

"Believers sang song or pray to God of Taoism & Buddhism at the temple, Taipei"

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Top 10 Religion
(1) 30,000 years: Shamanism
(2) 6,000 years: Fertility Cults, e.g. Ninna in Mesopotamia
(3) 3,900 years: Canaanite religion/Judaism
(4) 3,800 years: Zoroastrianism
(5) 3,350 years: Vedic pantheon/Hinduism
(6) 2,950 years: Kami worship/Shinto
(7) 2,550 years: Taoism
(8) 2,525 years: Jainism
(9) 2,500 years: Confucianism
(10) 2,475 years: Buddhism (C

Runners up:
(11) 2,000 years: Christianity
(12) 1,400 years: Islam
(13) 500 years: Sikhism
(14) 150 years: Baha’i
(15) 50 years: Discordianism

Chris, "Top ten science and religion," Only a Game: "Hah," She thought, "Here shall be a new game."

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