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Shiori Miko

PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:32 pm


I found this in another guild and think it's pretty interesting. It supposedly tells you your unconscience biases. Though it gets kinda messed up when you're used to hitting certain keys.


https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html

I took the religion one, and it went -
Likes Buddhism
Indifferent to Islam
Dislikes Christians
Dislikes Jews

I knew I had a bias against Christians but didn't know my subconcious has a thing against Jews. O.o
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:18 pm


For me it was most positive about Judaism, then Buddhism.
Then on the negative side was Christianity and most negative about Islam.

If I would rate what I think of the four myself it would probably be positive about Buddhism, slightly positive about Judaism, indifferent on Islam, and moderately negative about Christianity.

I guess I see how the test gets its answers, but I don't really agree with it.
It was fun though!

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Ametrin

PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:25 am


This was strange... I don't understand how this method of hitting keys can work, but it's rather accurate for me. The most positive is Christianity, then Judaism, then both Buddhism and Islam are on the same level. [Though I don't really dislike Buddhism, I only dislike Islam.]
PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:12 pm


That was fun.

I was actually pretty shocked by the results I got. Christianity and Hinduism were more positive, Judaism was in the middle and Islam was very negative.

It's the Islam result that surprised me, I might try to take it again and see if it still places so low on the scale.

Semiremis
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Falsequivalence

PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:41 pm


apparently, I hate everybody LOL.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:48 pm


...It didn't give me my results. It suddenly said it was trying to close the tab, so I clicked okay and it opened a bunch of windows which it was apparently trying to close. rolleyes

So I have no idea.

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Lumanny the Space Jew

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:13 pm


This test is total fail. I tried it, but I kept getting the keys mixed up. Also, it wouldn't let me press the 'good' key for Muslims or Hindus when their words came up, even when I got them right the first time.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:15 pm


Hm?
Did they replace Buddhism with Hinduism?

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Semiremis
Captain

PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:59 pm


brainnsoup
Hm?
Did they replace Buddhism with Hinduism?


I think it switches between the two? I was going to take it again, it was Hinduism the first time I took it and when I opened it to try again, Buddhism was there instead.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:23 pm


Semiremis
brainnsoup
Hm?
Did they replace Buddhism with Hinduism?


I think it switches between the two? I was going to take it again, it was Hinduism the first time I took it and when I opened it to try again, Buddhism was there instead.
Interesting...
If they want to do both, they should just give Hinduism a separate category.
From what I've seen, westerners seem far more accepting of Buddhism than Hinduism because they at least think they understand it and it's considered somewhat trendy.

Also Hinduism is polytheistic.
Scary stuff!

brainnsoup
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Semiremis
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:32 pm


brainnsoup
Semiremis
brainnsoup
Hm?
Did they replace Buddhism with Hinduism?


I think it switches between the two? I was going to take it again, it was Hinduism the first time I took it and when I opened it to try again, Buddhism was there instead.
Interesting...
If they want to do both, they should just give Hinduism a separate category.
From what I've seen, westerners seem far more accepting of Buddhism than Hinduism because they at least think they understand it and it's considered somewhat trendy.

Also Hinduism is polytheistic.
Scary stuff!


Yeah it doesn't seem very logical to switch those two off, I wonder why they do it.

Lol, those polytheists...you gotta watch out for 'em rofl

I like both Buddhism and Hinduism most of the time.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:40 pm


My results were pretty much really for Christianity, then Judiasm, and then really not for Hinduism, and 2nd least for Islam It actually kinda surprised me. I expected Islam to be last. xd

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Semiremis
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:47 pm


I tried it out again and made sure I got the Buddhism option this time. Christianity was on top, Buddhism and Islam in the center, Judaism near the bottom.

neutral
PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:07 pm


Semiremis
brainnsoup
Semiremis
brainnsoup
Hm?
Did they replace Buddhism with Hinduism?


I think it switches between the two? I was going to take it again, it was Hinduism the first time I took it and when I opened it to try again, Buddhism was there instead.
Interesting...
If they want to do both, they should just give Hinduism a separate category.
From what I've seen, westerners seem far more accepting of Buddhism than Hinduism because they at least think they understand it and it's considered somewhat trendy.

Also Hinduism is polytheistic.
Scary stuff!


Yeah it doesn't seem very logical to switch those two off, I wonder why they do it.

Lol, those polytheists...you gotta watch out for 'em rofl

I like both Buddhism and Hinduism most of the time.
Yeah... Well, it is a free online test.
I probably shouldn't demand too much.
It was still fun. XD

And like I said in the other thread, I know next to nothing about Hinduism.
Most of what I do know comes out of learning what a lot of westerners mistake for Buddhism.
I want to learn about it someday though!
But it's a lot to tackle with no exposure and no direction...

brainnsoup
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Cranium Squirrel

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:20 am


All of my stuff seemed to be near the center, but it went Islam on top, Christianity and Hinduism middle, Judaism bottom. Though I have no idea why. I made more mistakes and was slower in Christianity. xd But they're all so close to one another in the center, I'd call it a draw.

And brain, if you need help with that, let me know. 3nodding I can recommend a few resources and point you at helpful people and places, if you'd like. Just drop me a PM.
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