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    « Corrections | Main | How Harun Yahya and the Discovery Institute changed my mind »

    Philosophy

    Category: Chatter
    Posted on: March 31, 2007 10:52 AM, by Josh Rosenau

    Via Stranger Fruit:

    You scored as Justice (Fairness). Your life is guided by the concept of Fair Justice: Everyone, yourself included, should be rewarded and punished according to the help or harm they cause.



    "He who does not punish evil commands it to be done."

    --Leonardo da Vinci



    “Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.”

    --Dwight D. Eisenhower



    More info at Arocoun's Wikipedia User Page...

    Justice (Fairness)

    95%

    Kantianism

    70%

    Utilitarianism

    65%

    Existentialism

    50%

    Hedonism

    25%

    Apathy

    15%

    Strong Egoism

    5%

    Divine Command

    0%

    Nihilism

    0%

    What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03)
    created with QuizFarm.com

    These quizzes annoy me, because they give bogus results unless you game them. On this quiz, if you acknowledge thinking about the meaning of life, you are an existentialist, pretty much whatever you think it means. That isn't my understanding of the term.

    I nearly came out as a utilitarian, which is bogus. I think Kantianism and justice are closer to what I believe, and I think that there are ways that utilitarianism plays into those philosophies. The fact that I've thought about these things doesn't make me an existentialist.

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