What's Your World View?
So there's this World View quiz, that plots out your tendancy to agree with science vs. superstition, and progress vs. extermination on a 2-D graph; based on your answers to 23 questions. I don't really like how they use the term "extermination" – sounds a little leftist to me – but I didn't come up with it, I'm just passing it along.
For the record, I scored [spoiler]9/10 science, 10/10 progress – just one point shy (in science) of tieing Carl Sagan. And I think I was denied that point because I chose B ("they do work and are more than a placebo") for the magnet therapy and homeopathy question. I even looked up exactly what homeopathy was so that I could give a good answer, but they both seem to be based on science to me and I guess it was counted as slightly superstitious. Perhaps "None of the above" would have been a more appropriate answer, since I don't feel strongly either way.[/spoiler]
I'm curious how you would score. I would be lying if I said I hadn't already thought about it and predicted what some of you would score based on how I think you view the world… that's just the way the human mind works.
So if you're not too chicken, take a few moments to take the quiz, and leave a comment with your score. I wonder how well I know your world view.
I also disagree with where they place George W. Bush – but they don't say whether each of these individuals has answered all of the questions in the quiz (or otherwise implied them via policy, as I would assume W has), or if they were just darts thrown in the dark.
How much can you tell from 23 questions, anyway? It's obviously not that comprehensive, but fun nonetheless.
For the record, I scored [spoiler]9/10 science, 10/10 progress – just one point shy (in science) of tieing Carl Sagan. And I think I was denied that point because I chose B ("they do work and are more than a placebo") for the magnet therapy and homeopathy question. I even looked up exactly what homeopathy was so that I could give a good answer, but they both seem to be based on science to me and I guess it was counted as slightly superstitious. Perhaps "None of the above" would have been a more appropriate answer, since I don't feel strongly either way.[/spoiler]
I'm curious how you would score. I would be lying if I said I hadn't already thought about it and predicted what some of you would score based on how I think you view the world… that's just the way the human mind works.
So if you're not too chicken, take a few moments to take the quiz, and leave a comment with your score. I wonder how well I know your world view.
I also disagree with where they place George W. Bush – but they don't say whether each of these individuals has answered all of the questions in the quiz (or otherwise implied them via policy, as I would assume W has), or if they were just darts thrown in the dark.
How much can you tell from 23 questions, anyway? It's obviously not that comprehensive, but fun nonetheless.
Adam ~ Aug 4, 2008 at 9:56 PM