Philosophy Of Mind Test

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25 Mar 2007, 1:14 am

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=5027400687478065256

I got:

You scored 5% nihilist, 65% monist, 5% dualist, and 25% pluralist!

2- Monism comes from the Greek, mono, it means "alone". Monistic beliefs have included both Judaism and Buddhism. To a monist, there is ultimately one substance or one state of being to attain or from whence everything came, usually chaos.
Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding. (go figure, I came out as a monk on several other tests and I have Jewish blood lol)

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25 Mar 2007, 2:50 am

You scored 20% nihilist, 35% monist, 10% dualist, and 35% pluralist!

I'm a bit confused on the "He's cut and dry." question though. I've never heard that phrase used before and don't really grasp the concept/meaning of it. Little help?

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25 Mar 2007, 2:51 am

JYossarian wrote:

Afraid I had the same issue, lol, so I just went for the last option and took the words literally lol.

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25 Mar 2007, 2:54 am

You scored 25% nihilist, 40% monist, 10% dualist, and 25% pluralist! Yeah, I didn't get the cut and dry thing either, so I picked the last option which was something like airy or humid? :lol:

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25 Mar 2007, 3:30 am

You scored 30% nihilist, 35% monist, 5% dualist, and 30% pluralist!

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25 Mar 2007, 3:31 am

JYossarian wrote:

The normal meaning was the first one given, a fairly uncomplicated person.

I liked the one which refered to drying meat though.

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25 Mar 2007, 3:54 am

You scored 30% nihilist, 40% monist, 0% dualist, and 30% pluralist!

Thank you for taking the Philosophy of Mind Test. Not too bad huh? Now the results are in and you will be assigned some labels you will have to wear for the rest of your life! HA HA HA. Evil, yes. But necessary. Now on with the explanation!
1- Nihilism comes from the Latin, nihil, it means "nothing". Nihilistic schools have included dada, deconstructionism, and punk. To a nihilist everything is devoid of meaning other than the meaning we assign to it.
We believe in nothing, Lebowski!

2- Monism comes from the Greek, mono, it means "alone". Monistic beliefs have included both Judaism and Buddhism. To a monist, there is ultimately one substance or one state of being to attain or from whence everything came, usually chaos.
Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.

3- Dualism comes from the word dual, meaning "two". Dualistic philosophy has included Christianty, Islam, Gnosticism. Dualists tend to see things as good and evil, black and white, cut and dry.
There is no God, but God.

4- Pluralism comes from the word plural meaning "many". Pluralistic thought has included Wicca, Ancient Egyptian beliefs, Native American thought and practice and Greek and Norse mythology. Pluralists see many options to attaing their aims.
An' it harm none, do what thou wilt.

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25 Mar 2007, 12:35 pm

You scored 35% nihilist, 35% monist, 20% dualist, and 10% pluralist!

Mixed Bag of mind tricks?

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25 Mar 2007, 1:01 pm

You scored 20% nihilist, 50% monist, 5% dualist, and 25% pluralist!

Hmmm, sounds about right Probably one of the most accurate test results I gotten

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25 Mar 2007, 1:48 pm

You scored 40% nihilist, 35% monist, 10% dualist, and 15% pluralist!

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25 Mar 2007, 1:59 pm

Funny how they asked about every but Philosophy and Religion, and even though to bring Culture into it.

30% nihilist, 40% monist, 10% dualist, and 20% pluralist!

And the description of Nihilism was way off, not to mention incredibly simplified.

Pretty interesting though.

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