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John Wilkins is an eternal student, who thinks philosophy of biology is at least as interesting as politics or sport and twice as important. He has a PhD from the University of Melbourne and a position as a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Queensland, in Australia. After a varied career, involving factories, gardening, civil service, publishing, graphics, public relations but not, unfortunately for the CV, driving a truck, John finally completed his thesis on species concepts in 2004, which he has worked into two books.
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Category: Religion
Posted on: May 23, 2007 10:58 PM, by John S. Wilkins
Talk about skewing the results with a leading question... but anyway:
You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I'm not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.
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I gave it a shot. Figured I would be apathetic, and that was my top score at 83%. 75% scientific, hmmm. But 50% spiritual? I don't think so.
Posted by: Gerry L | May 24, 2007 12:15 AM
That's pretty much what I scored. I prefer to call myself a scientific blognostic, though - there's no way to know whether these things are worth the power used to display them on screen.
Posted by: Ian H Spedding FCD | May 24, 2007 12:39 AM
Gee, I scored as a scientific atheist too, and I'm not even an atheist. They shouldn't let people like me take the test.
But that's the kind I definitely would be if I were an atheist. Or was when I was one, for that matter.
Posted by: Porlock Junior | May 24, 2007 2:17 AM
[missing text] of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I'm not oneexplain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.
Scientific Atheist
100%Angry Atheist
50%Spiritual Atheist
42%Militant Atheist
33%Theist
33%Agnostic
17%Apathetic Atheist
8%What kind of atheist are you?
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Does that mean that I am more scientific or more atheistic than our favourite silver back?
[edit by JSW]
Posted by: Thony C. | May 24, 2007 2:22 AM
Thony, your comment was scrambled so I unpublished it.
Posted by: John Wilkins | May 24, 2007 4:46 AM
Scientific Atheist
100%
Spiritual Atheist
33%
Agnostic
33%
Militant Atheist
17%
Angry Atheist
17%
Apathetic Atheist
0%
Theist
0%
I guess this means that my world-view is fairly consistent.
Posted by: BiLLy BloggZ | May 24, 2007 5:47 AM
Wow, me too! I'm noticing a pattern here...
Im curious about how the quiz scores the questions where the middle box is checked. I found quite a few questions where my answer would have been started "Yes, but..." or "No, however...". A fourth radio button would have been appreciated.
Posted by: Brian Thompson | May 24, 2007 7:17 AM
Like BBZ I tried to publish my result but oviouly did it wrong. I can not remember the rest of my results and they are not relevant but like BBZ I was a 100% Scientific Atheist and I posed the following quetion: Does this mean that I am more scientific or more atheistic than our favourite silver back?
Posted by: Thony C. | May 24, 2007 8:12 AM
Both, I should think, as I am neither a scientist nor an atheist, rumours to the contrary notwithstanding.
Posted by: John Wilkins | May 24, 2007 8:46 AM
I'm more scientific and more militant than you, but less agnostic. Hey, maybe this test works!
Posted by: PZ Myers | May 24, 2007 10:41 AM
And come on, John...an internet quiz tells you that you are actually an atheist, and who are you going to trust? Yourself?
Posted by: PZ Myers | May 24, 2007 10:48 AM
Scientific Atheist 100%
Apathetic Atheist 83%
Agnostic 42%
Spiritual Atheist 42%
Theist 8%
I nailed the scientific aspect, fully 100%. And apparently I'm angry...oh wait I knew that already, didn't know I was so apathetic though. Guess I should spend more time developing my blog (http://angrybychoice.blogspot.com/) and bring the apathy points down.
[I edited out the table code - guys, don't post the full table the quiz gives you at the end - it causes havoc with the display (I had to edit mine to remove the width tags) and the commenting system - JSW]
Posted by: wafer | May 24, 2007 11:08 AM
You are an atheist and an agnostic. That's exactly what we've been trying to tell you for the past six months!
Posted by: Larry Moran | May 24, 2007 11:36 AM
Okay ... I'm equal parts (25% each) Militant Atheist, Apathetic Atheist and Spiritual Atheist (Wha?), with a soupcon of Angry Atheist (17%). All that on top of 42% Agnostic and 83% Scientific Atheist. Oh, and 8% Theist (wherever that came from).
I'm so confused it's a good thing that there is two and a quarters of me to figure it out!
Posted by: John Pieret | May 24, 2007 12:27 PM
Okay ... I'm equal parts (25% each) Militant Atheist, Apathetic Atheist and Spiritual Atheist (Wha?), with a soupcon of Angry Atheist (17%). All that on top of 42% Agnostic and 83% Scientific Atheist. Oh, and 8% Theist (wherever that came from).
I'm so confused it's a good thing that there is two and a quarters of me to figure it out!
Posted by: John Pieret | May 24, 2007 12:29 PM
Sorry about the double post ... I checked after the apparent error by going completely off site and returning but there was no comment so I tried again.
Posted by: John Pieret | May 24, 2007 12:35 PM
Scientific Atheist
100%Militant Atheist
58%Apathetic Atheist
50%Spiritual Atheist
33%Theist
25%Angry Atheist
25%Agnostic
17%What kind of atheist are you?
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Had I taken this survey 5 years ago the outcome would have been different. I blame you and a few others for the change.
Posted by: Gary Bohn | May 24, 2007 1:31 PM
What a wonderfully accurate test:o)
No what do I have to do to reach 100% Agnostic?
What kind of atheist are you?
You scored as an Agnostic
Agnostics consider the possibility that they may be wrong about God's existence, no matter which side of the fence they stand on. Always willing to objectively evaluate the most ridiculous proof, nevertheless, these guys are skeptics of the Nth degree.
Agnostic 83%
Scientific Atheist 75%
Apathetic Atheist 50%
Theist 42%
Spiritual Atheist 42%
Militant Atheist 25%
Angry Atheist 8%
Posted by: Chris' Wills | May 24, 2007 3:41 PM
To score 100% agnostic you would probably have to answer "undecided" on every question, except the ones that ask you if you are agnostic.
Posted by: John Vreeland | May 24, 2007 7:12 PM
Or leave all the answers blank.
Posted by: PZ Myers | May 24, 2007 10:45 PM
John & PZ,
Thanks, selecting all as undecided leads to a tie breaker (I surmise that these are the critical questions) and selecting a tie breaker question led to 50% on everything.
Being 100% Agnostic would probably result in starvation :o) Everyone has to make choices.
Posted by: Chris' Wills | May 25, 2007 6:42 AM