tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post113326760524683583..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: What Kind of Humanist Are You?Carlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1134328335459518322005-12-11T19:12:00.000+00:002005-12-11T19:12:00.000+00:00Ok I own up..were you right ...grin???jft xOk I own up..were you right ...grin???<BR/>jft xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1133925652572376932005-12-07T03:20:00.000+00:002005-12-07T03:20:00.000+00:00Got you in one, I think!Got you in one, I think!Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1133623825238978982005-12-03T15:30:00.000+00:002005-12-03T15:30:00.000+00:00hi carlotta..have a guess who i am :-)Haymaker Yo...hi carlotta..have a guess who i am :-)<BR/><BR/>Haymaker <BR/> <BR/>You are one of life’s enjoyers, determined to get the most you can out of your brief spell on Earth. Probably what first attracted you to atheism was the prospect of liberation from the Ten Commandments, few of which are compatible with a life of pleasure. You play hard and work quite hard, have a strong sense of loyalty and a relaxed but consistent approach to your philosophy.<BR/><BR/>You can’t see the point of abstract principles and probably wouldn’t lay down your life for a concept though you might for a friend. Something of a champagne humanist, you admire George Bernard Shaw for his cheerful agnosticism and pursuit of sensual rewards and your Hollywood hero is Marlon Brando, who was beautiful, irascible and aimed for goodness in his own tortured way.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes you might be tempted to allow your own pleasures to take precedence over your ethics. But everyone is striving for that elusive balance between the good and the happy life. You’d probably open another bottle and say there’s no contest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1133389825115037072005-11-30T22:30:00.000+00:002005-11-30T22:30:00.000+00:00Hi Leo,Yep, I agree with both you and D. I only t...Hi Leo,<BR/><BR/>Yep, I agree with both you and D. I only take them with the proviso that I don't take them seriously and yet use them to question certain unseen assumptions that I may have. <BR/><BR/>The bit that got me thinking was the answer that made me face the fact that I think I may still hanker after the transcendental, that I still find it difficult to experience the wonder of the universe and human ability purely for themselves. <BR/><BR/>Am wondering if the sense of awe that I experience at times such as the recent evening when we walked through the cloisters of our local medieval cathedral town, just as the frost was settling, whether this feeling was a genuine humanist experience...I DO HOPE SO!Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1133370874250063202005-11-30T17:14:00.000+00:002005-11-30T17:14:00.000+00:00I do agree that tests that intend to pigeon hole y...I do agree that tests that intend to pigeon hole you, label you, and somehow limit you as a result of taking them are bad. Sometimes, though, it's just a bit of fun or even a little bit thought provoking. <BR/><BR/>But perhaps I wouldn't even enjoy light-hearted ones if I hadn't been deeply coerced through tests in the past...and wasn't hankering after them in one form or another!<BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1133352604523140322005-11-30T12:10:00.000+00:002005-11-30T12:10:00.000+00:00I don't like tests that want to shove people in a ...I don't like tests that want to shove people in a labeled drawer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1133344899909529042005-11-30T10:01:00.000+00:002005-11-30T10:01:00.000+00:00I rushed through the test and came out with Handho...I rushed through the test and came out with Handholder too. Except, like you, I think Zadie Smith's books are seriously over-rated!<BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com