OkCupid Philosophy of Mind Test
After reading
catblade's entry I decided to take the test too.
You scored 5% nihilist, 40% monist, 15% dualist, and 40% 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.
Thank you for taking The Philosophy of Mind Test.
ink: The Philosophy of Mind Test written by krathnami on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test
After taking it, looking at my results, reading the trite explanations given I decided the test wasn't really all that great.
For instance. Buddhism and especially Taoism are generally Dualist. Yin and Yang, yet contain aspects of Monism, a smattering of Nihilism, and a dose of Pluralism. Most of the major religions of the world are similar. "Monistic beliefs have included ... Judaism..." yes, a particular set of beliefs espoused by a Rabbi was considered dangerous because it led to pantheism (a heresy to Jews)
Christianity runs the gamut as well from the existentialist Christians who would certainly be Nihilistic according to this test, to some of the Pentecostal denominations that focus more on good and evil, black and white dualism.
The questions weren't all that great either. There was more than one time where I wanted to answer all of them and saw no philosophical difference between the options.
This would be my serious side blowing a non-serious thing out of proportion...