Philosophy

Being the basically shallow person I am (and one who NEVER tires of that “Annie Hall” reference)… I tend to agree with Edie Brickell when she says sings “Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box/walk on a slippery rock.” That said… I found this quiz interesting. And since the Quiz Results code appears to be broken, I took a screen-shot of my results, rather than attempt to paste broken code into this post. You’ll note we're in a dead heat when it comes to our philosophical alignment:

I’m a lil bit confused as to why “Justice” isn’t triumphant over “Hedonism” in the percentage rankings, even though the narrative is aligned properly. That's because of the way I answered this:

Tie Breaker

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. [X]

Pleasure should play a central role in our lives.

But, yeah. We ARE a bit hedonistic. More than a bit, actually, and there ain't a THING wrong with that. We're also big, big fans of “truth, justice, and the American Way” in these parts, as well. The two ain't exactly mutually exclusive. As for being 45% apathetic... Who gives a shit?

Here’s another one, which purports to tell you which of the leading philosophers you are most in alignment with:

Well, OK… I’ll buy that. The oh-so-brief narrative anyway. Except for the bit about the world following logic and common sense, what with precious little of either being immediately apparent to MY eyes these days.

Oh… and Edie’s song? “Embedding disabled by request.” But you can refresh your memory here, if the spirit moves ya. Good tune.

h/t for the quizzes: Phil at The Archer Pelican, by way of comments made by Doc at various places, including right here at EIP.