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#1 First run through of the quiz, 100% humanist I went back through and changed some answers to my second fav. Still 100% humanist. Seeing as it didn't change, I started to doubt the quiz and took it again. This time a 90%. So there are some lines that are there without taking the clearly religious answer. I went back to the definition and I realized that the poster was specifically worded to attract those who had already had made some decisions-- it's not designed for wishy-washy. ("Who shapes their life in the here and now". "Shapes" indicates opinions strong enough to change the world around them "here and now" are very firm definitions and do not appeal to procrastinators). Conclusion, although there are multiple takes on humanism in some of those questions (multiple correct answers) and the quiz is clearly designed to appeal to as many people as possible, they have already self-sorted those people through their advertising methods.
Flaws in the quiz aside, did you already know or suspect you were 100% Humanist? I would have guessed that you were, based on things you've already said in class and posted online. So welcome to the club!
I consider myself quite religious, but I found that 80% of the humanist answers resonated with me without betraying my religion. Still, I answered with the obvious religious answers, when applicable, to see how the humanist score would add up. I totaled with a 34% humanist score. If I chose my second-favorite answers that still aligned with my religion, I would get 65%. When answering with an agnostic frame of mind, a 90% was achieved. My view of people didn't change in my answers, but my view of God did. I understand Humanism is an atheistic approach to caring for people by focusing on rational solutions to strictly human problems, but as I see it, following a God doesn't change my humanity
Humanists in Britain are more likely to identify as atheistic, in the U.S. as agnostic.* But it's important to understand that one can be a religious humanist, or a humanistic religionist.The issue isn't about God, it's about our investment in the possibilities facing humanity and our potential to actuate the best of them. You could call it the faith of a humanist, or as Bertrand Russell said: a free man's [or woman's] worship.
*See the American Humanist Ass'n for a slightly different slant: https://americanhumanist.org/
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ReplyDeleteFirst run through of the quiz, 100% humanist
I went back through and changed some answers to my second fav. Still 100% humanist.
Seeing as it didn't change, I started to doubt the quiz and took it again. This time a 90%. So there are some lines that are there without taking the clearly religious answer.
I went back to the definition and I realized that the poster was specifically worded to attract those who had already had made some decisions-- it's not designed for wishy-washy. ("Who shapes their life in the here and now". "Shapes" indicates opinions strong enough to change the world around them "here and now" are very firm definitions and do not appeal to procrastinators).
Conclusion, although there are multiple takes on humanism in some of those questions (multiple correct answers) and the quiz is clearly designed to appeal to as many people as possible, they have already self-sorted those people through their advertising methods.
Flaws in the quiz aside, did you already know or suspect you were 100% Humanist? I would have guessed that you were, based on things you've already said in class and posted online. So welcome to the club!
DeleteI consider myself quite religious, but I found that 80% of the humanist answers resonated with me without betraying my religion. Still, I answered with the obvious religious answers, when applicable, to see how the humanist score would add up. I totaled with a 34% humanist score. If I chose my second-favorite answers that still aligned with my religion, I would get 65%. When answering with an agnostic frame of mind, a 90% was achieved. My view of people didn't change in my answers, but my view of God did. I understand Humanism is an atheistic approach to caring for people by focusing on rational solutions to strictly human problems, but as I see it, following a God doesn't change my humanity
ReplyDeleteHumanists in Britain are more likely to identify as atheistic, in the U.S. as agnostic.* But it's important to understand that one can be a religious humanist, or a humanistic religionist.The issue isn't about God, it's about our investment in the possibilities facing humanity and our potential to actuate the best of them. You could call it the faith of a humanist, or as Bertrand Russell said: a free man's [or woman's] worship.
Delete*See the American Humanist Ass'n for a slightly different slant: https://americanhumanist.org/