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A Survey Of You, The Posters

BitterCrank
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Posted 09/29/09 - 07:58 AM:	#31
Rypcord wrote: May I inquire as to why so many people's responses are "joke responses"? (and please no "oh but its not, I'm really 1) brain in a vat, or 2) an old goat, or 3) etc.). Jokey responses serve at least 4 functions - They might be, but not necessarily, attempting to criticize the request for personal information in a round-about way; or they could be, hard to say, be making an attempt to participate without revealing very much (or anything at all - in which case, option 3), or conceivably, they are making an attempt at humor, or they may not want to rip the veil of secrecy and mystery that surrounds their persona A more penetrating question might be, "May I inquire as to why so many people responded with what appear to be factual information?" After all, we all chose stage names rather than attaching our real names to our comments, so why drop the pretense now? Are philosophy discussion group participants predisposed to whip out the facts when someone approaches with a clipboard in hand? Another question that could be asked is, "Would individuals write comments in a different way if they wrote under their real names?" I don't think SERIOUS comments would be composed differently (maybe more carefully spelled and punctuated) but there might be fewer caustic or 'abusive' comments made, not that anyone here needs to be protected from the occasional unrequested rinse in parasite-killing sheep dip. But then, are the sheep ever asked? Michael
If you won't fan the flames of discontent, at least don't join the fire department.

Gadfly II
In the ointment

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Posted 09/29/09 - 08:55 AM:	#32
1. Name Gadfly 2. Gender Male 3. Age 50 4. Ethnicity white 5. Sexual Orientation straight 6. Highest Level of Education BA 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles see previous 8. Occupation Medical writer and grad student 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net) ask my wife 10. IQ Probably, but anything either side of normal is a handicap 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? My formal education?sure 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? It is an extreme handicap 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? NA 14. Married yes 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? I really couldn't say since I generally reread them. A lot, I guess. 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place? Again a handicap, but hey I can't help it. 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society? Do I participate? yes, other than that I have no idea what the question means.
Dare to use your own reason. Kant

Fractalist
Indulgent sceptic

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Posted 09/30/09 - 03:28 PM:	#33
BitterCrank wrote: Jokey responses serve at least 4 functions - They might be, but not necessarily, attempting to criticize the request for personal information in a round-about way; I wondered about this, it was almost as if the rest of the information requests were meant to make one less obvious.
We have found a strange footprint on the shores of the unknown.- Arthur Eddington

Paul
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Posted 10/02/09 - 07:32 PM:	#34
1. Name:Paul 2. Gender: Male 3. Age: 29 4. Ethnicity: european-californian 5. Sexual Orientation: straight 6. Highest Level of Education: university 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles: BA in philosophy 8. Occupation: web programmer 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net): $16,000 10. IQ: N/A 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation?: some 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation?: maybe 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? CSU Sacramento 14. Married: no 14a. Divorced: no 14b. Number of marriages: 0 15. Number of offspring: 0 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year?: 1 or 2 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place?: no 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society?: no, but not detrimental to society either

bert1
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Posted 10/02/09 - 11:31 PM:	#35
1. Name: Joshua 2. Gender: Male 3. Age: 35 4. Ethnicity: Some kind of white. Pink cheeked, bald, generally hairy elsewhere. 5. Sexual Orientation (Straight/Gay/Bi): Heterosexual 6. Highest Level of Education: Graduate 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles: Philosophy MA 8. Occupation: Support worker to an autistic family, part time. 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net): £8,000 or so 10. IQ: no idea 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? Yes. 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? Yes 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? N/A 14. Married: Yes 14a. Divorced: No 14b. Number of marriages: 1 15. Number of offspring: 1 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? Maybe 10 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place? Yes 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society? Yes. Destructive too, of course. Not sure what the net product is.
"Like a ungroomed dog in which the desired look is it’s long hair but it has been so unattended to, that combing is impractical, and it might be better if the hair was cut and attended to as it grows back." d_martin

MathematicalPhysics Wizard
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Posted 10/03/09 - 05:24 AM:	#36
As I am a frequent bypasser over these forums, what the heck. 1. Name (if you wish instead of placing your name, you may instead use your user_name): Alan 2. Gender: Male 3. Age: 23 4. Ethnicity: pale white 5. Sexual Orientation (Straight/Gay/Bi): straight 6. Highest Level of Education: last year in maths and physics BSC degree. 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles: Next year I am getting the degree so help me satan, I mean god. 8. Occupation: Student, i.e unemployed. 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net): Look on 8. 10. IQ: I don't have the faintest of ideas as I haven't taken one. 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker): Irrelevant. 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker): Irrelevant. 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school?: No. 14. Married :No 14a. Divorced:No 14b. Number of marriages: nill 15. Number of offspring: nill 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? (Books, being literature, non-fiction, etc. that is roughly 'novel' size, use your own discretion).: for school work I guess between 10-20 textbooks, occasionaly I read pop sci book, but no novels, I can't read of other people's life when I am quite contempt with my own. 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place?: No 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society?: Is it relevant? my motives for my studies and work place in the future are selfish, if society benefits from this then good for them, I could careless.
"What kind of a bomb is this? The exploding kind." Peter Sellers

Wosret
Tetsugaku no mongaikan

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Posted 10/05/09 - 07:00 PM:	#37
For the record, there was no misinformation within my reply. Even when I mocked myself for misspelling "than" I did misspell "than", I added the bracketed part in an edit. Also, if you think that you can let your guard down around lister bums and survive, then you have never felt the air be permeated by the thick, stomach-churning stench of Listerine mouthwash for a thousand yard radius.
"If you've got any last words, say 'em now." - Nadie. "I am Horo the Wise." - Horo the Wise.

mayor of simpleton
CAT vs. DOGMA

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Posted 10/06/09 - 05:53 AM:	#38
1. Name - Jackson Gregory, but everyone calls me Greg or something worse 2. Gender - Male 3. Age - 44 4. Ethnicity - Human, down to particulars 3/4 caucasian, 1/4 Native American Indian 5. Sexual Orientation - choice of Heterosexual as the majority of my character is so, but no one is 100% one or the other 6. Highest Level of Education - 6 years undergrad and 2 years gradschool 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles - B.S. Philosophy and Religion - Countinued studies in Dance, Art and Sports Sciences 8. Occupation - Private Trainer for Profession Cyclists and bit of this and that 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net) - $4000 to 6000, depends on the year 10. IQ - took numerious test when I was young and suffered as a result, constant changing classroom groups-today: no friends from school, avg. in the 140's but I don't believe the hype 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) - Yes, as I work with, rather against, Sport Scientists. Philosophy is an advantage as I can do a bit of "dogma prevention". 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) - It is a major disadvantage when dealing with them, but perhaps a major advantage in that my "abstract reasoning" is better than my so-call collegues. Then again, perhaps my IQ is lower than my collegues? 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? - Radford University, James Madision University and University of Iowa 14. Married - Yes 14a. Divorced - No 14b. Number of marriages - one 15. Number of offspring - 0 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? (Books, being literature, non-fiction, etc. that is roughly 'novel' size, use your own discretion). - I am reading dyslexic and managed to read only 6 books completely in the past 44 years. I only read bits and pieces, but listen quite a bit, does that count? Most of my Philosophy is derrived from the lyrics of music and what I observe. 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place? - Yes, as it keep me centered and sane 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society? - I have no idea. You need to ask society about that one. MEOW! GREG Edited by mayor of simpleton on 10/07/09 - 12:29 AM
I am not one to attribute that which I cannot understand immediately to be god(s)-perhaps I will never understand, but god(s) are not defined by my lack of understanding-this is the foundation of dogmas, the pressing of connotative values into the realm of dennotative meaning. - MOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIYJERcdHb0 Jerry Sings!

atightropewalker
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Posted 10/06/09 - 11:41 AM:	#39
1. Name: Michael 2. Gender: Male 3. Age: 20 4. Ethnicity: British/Irish Caucasian 5. Sexual Orientation: Straight 6. Highest Level of Education: Currently A-levels 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles: None as yet 8. Occupation: Student 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net): 0 10. IQ: Don't like the system but 143 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? I'd hope so, yes. 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? In my case being more intelligent does help. 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? University of Bath 14. Married: No 14a. Divorced: No 15. Number of offspring: 0 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? (Books, being literature, non-fiction, etc. that is roughly 'novel' size, use your own discretion): About 20 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place?: In helps me in life so yeah. 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society?: Yes, and no.
"An honest religious thinker is like a tightrope walker. He almost looks as though he were walking on nothing but air. His support is the slenderest imaginable. And yet it really is possible to walk on it." - Ludwig Wittgenstein 'It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand...' - Søren Kierkegaard

Relief
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Posted 10/06/09 - 08:01 PM:	#40
I hope you tell us the results of your survey once you get enough data. It would be neat to know the percentages of the answers for those questions
"As being is to becoming, so is truth to belief. If then, Socrates, amid the many opinions about the gods and the generation of the universe, we are not able to give notions which are altogether and in every respect exact and consistent with one another, do not be surprised. Enough, if we adduce probabilities as likely as any others; for we must remember that I who am the speaker, and you who are the judges, are only mortal men" Plato

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