eek! I'm not that well adjusted, am I?

[scottobear]

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http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/check.htm

No tensions! 0%

The PHC has detected no tensions in your thinking.

There are a number of possible reasons for such occurrence:

1. You have a very consistent set of beliefs;
2. You have very few beliefs - and consequently answered none or only a few of the questions!
3. You've done this test before!

first time test taker, answered all questions.

Comments

Lucky 13%

[egofood.livejournal.com]

As with all such tests, there can often be unforseen interpretations of the questions. The test thought these answers of mine are in conflict when that is not the case at all. Instead it is ambiguities of the questions that are in conflict.

You agreed that:
Individuals have sole rights over their own bodies
And also that:
Voluntary euthanasia should remain illegal
Euthanasia is not the act of a single person. Instead it requires doctors to forego their hippocratic oaths (which also prohibits abortions). I believe euthanasia should remain illegal, but I think suicide should be legal. If someone must have help in dying, let them seek the public executioner not the family doctor.

You agreed that:
Judgements about works of art are purely matters of taste
And also that:
Michaelangelo is one of history's finest artists

Art is communication. If an artist fails to communicate to those experiencing their art, they fail as an artist. Whether that communication happens or not is purely a matter of taste, which is not simply a sensory experience but also a mental experience which is influenced by circumstance, experience, and education. Michaelangelo has communicated through his works over centuries. Whether any one person likes his work or not is irrelevent. The fact that millions have liked his work through the ages though clearly shows he mastered artistic connection with those viewing his work and therefore marks him as one of history's finest artists.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

not bad, those both seem like fair compromises. :)

[burgundy.livejournal.com]

I also disagree about some of their interpretations... especially since they only allow Agree or Disagree responses, with no middle ground. One of the ones they tried to get me with is the 'conflict' between believing in an all-powerful, loving God and believing that allowing an innocent child to suffer is reprehensible. But I don't believe in an active God - I don't believe that everyday events are manipulated. I believe in self-direction and free will, and I would be more upset to think that everything we did was affected by divine intervention than I am by the fact that the innocent sometimes suffer. That is our responsibility.

Also, I support the basic idea of the FDA, and also support alternative medicine. This isn't a contradiction - it's perfectly possible to test alternative treatments for safety and efficacy. The fact is that in some cases this hasn't been done, and in some cases it's been done in other countries and the FDA has disregarded the data. But that doesn't mean there's a contradiction. And so forth.

Still, an interesting test.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I hear you, some of those do seem contradictory. I was surprised that my world-viedw allowed for the comfort it did, though.

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[razz.livejournal.com]

It kinda felt like some of the questions were asked to see if I was capable of being hypocritical, but some of the wording was a little tricky. I watched a friend take the same test, and she scored 53%! I promptly gave her a neck rub. Hahaha!

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

woo! neck rub! I should've fibbed!!

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[razz.livejournal.com]

Lying creates more tension, though! LoL!

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

too true...

hmm... maybe I can teach newt to give me one.

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[razz.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh -- cat pats are the best! I almost adopted a kitten who knew to pat without claws -- the sweetest kitty I'd ever met. I was going to name her Benji. But one of my housemates hates animal hair, and I would've had to have taken Benji's sister, too, and she was kind of a ... hellcat.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

hmm... what do you think of the name tofu for a kitty?

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[razz.livejournal.com]

It's kinda cute ... but only if the cat looks nothing like tofu. This only makes sense to a girl who was going to namer her cat "Benji". I think it would be cool if you gave her a very Japanese middle name to use in conjunction -- "Tofu Mataharu" or something like that. LoL!

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

thinking of a tortoise-shell. :)

the middle name idea is a good one!

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[razz.livejournal.com]

Benji was a teeny, tiny ball of gray laundry lint with big big big gray eyes and pitty patty paws. Waaaaahhhhhh! I'm not really even a cat person, in all honesty. I'm a little allergic. But there are always exceptions. *sigh* I'm sure that she and her sister ended up in a very nice home.

I like middle names, especially for animals -- they always remind me of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. =D

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

awawawwwwwww

I'm still not sure what Newt's middle name is.

Jalapeno Jellybean or Jehosophat.

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[razz.livejournal.com]

I don't think I voted for any of those. You should let him choose, maybe.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

He's pretty cool. He jets jellybean when he's nice, and jehosophat when he's naughty.