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Nearly Sane

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' How do your morals compare?'
« on: November 21, 2019, 08:21:51 AM »
Odd little quiz. I do wonder about whether the questions were answered honestly.



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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2019, 08:38:56 AM »
6/10 for me - which I assume means that I agree with the majority 6 times out of 10.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2019, 08:45:20 AM »
I can't get the quiz to come up. However I did see the bit about people taking a sickie when they weren't ill, that is disgusting and immoral! >:(
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2019, 09:06:43 AM »
7/10 for me - but I found some of the questions difficult to answer because they specified a situation which did not apply to me.

For instance, would I read my partner's social media private material. I haven't got a partner - so it's hypothetical. And I can only once "taking a sickie" because I was going for an interview for a job which would enable me to escape a job in which I was not happy.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2019, 09:10:44 AM »
Also 7/10 but as HH implies the questions don't fully cover all options.
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Nearly Sane

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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2019, 09:22:17 AM »
And it's very black and white in some of them. I also struggle with whether it means 'Do you think this is immoral' as opposed to 'would you do this'. I know that people might do something that they think is immoral, but my suspicion is that at base that's a worry about getting caught, and that they actually do think it's ok for them.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2019, 10:03:35 AM »
I scored 7/10 - it says I have a rebellious streak, which has cheered me up no end.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2019, 10:48:15 AM »
And looking at it I am not sure how the question "Do you agree women and men are born to have different roles?" is about morals, I also don't really understand the VR question, surely it depends on what the point of the game is?

I got 4/10.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2019, 10:58:35 AM »
I thought the VR question was odd too - it's a game, and being able to kill artificial characters in a game isn't really a moral question any more than shooting artificial ducks at a fairground stall is.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2019, 11:44:48 AM »
The choices for is it ever right to cheat on your partner were bizarre - who on earth says 'Yes, if it's with a celebrity'?
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2019, 12:01:59 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 21, 2019, 11:44:48 AM
The choices for is it ever right to cheat on your partner were bizarre - who on earth says 'Yes, if it's with a celebrity'?
10% of young people apparently.

(8/10 for me)
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2019, 12:03:37 PM »
Quote from: Gordon on November 21, 2019, 10:58:35 AM
I thought the VR question was odd too - it's a game, and being able to kill artificial characters in a game isn't really a moral question any more than shooting artificial ducks at a fairground stall is.
I answered that it was absolutely fine, but that apparently puts me in a small minority.

But it's a game. It's not real. It's no more immoral than Agatha Christie writing books in which one of the characters murders somebody.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2019, 12:09:53 PM »
I managed to do the quiz in the end, I thought my score would have been higher.

Somewhat rebellious, somewhat socially aligned. Your values are a mix-and-match of those surveyed.
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6/10

I agree with the rebellious bit, certainly when I was younger.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2019, 12:10:06 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on November 21, 2019, 12:03:37 PM
I answered that it was absolutely fine, but that apparently puts me in a small minority.

But it's a game. It's not real. It's no more immoral than Agatha Christie writing books in which one of the characters murders somebody.
That was my take as well - that said I would be more uncomfortable with the idea of torture or rape as mentioned in the reply.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2019, 12:22:28 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 21, 2019, 12:10:06 PM
That was my take as well - that said I would be more uncomfortable with the idea of torture or rape as mentioned in the reply.

That's an interesting point. The same logic applies but I don't think I could ever rape somebody in a game. If it was an action that was necessary to progress, I think I would stop playing  the game. In fact, if it was even possible to rape somebody in game, it means the game designer deliberately programmed it in, so I would probably not play that game.

And yet, I have no problem blowing my enemies to smithereens in computer games. I am disturbed by my own inconsistency.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2019, 12:28:24 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on November 21, 2019, 12:22:28 PM
That's an interesting point. The same logic applies but I don't think I could ever rape somebody in a game. If it was an action that was necessary to progress, I think I would stop playing  the game. In fact, if it was even possible to rape somebody in game, it means the game designer deliberately programmed it in, so I would probably not play that game.

And yet, I have no problem blowing my enemies to smithereens in computer games. I am disturbed by my own inconsistency.
I suppose there are times where we are more likely to see killing as justified but not rape. And My reaction to a game with rape would be the same as yours.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2019, 01:01:42 PM »
No surprises for me then
3/10
I'm an absolute rotter 😂😱
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2019, 01:03:21 PM »
Quote from: Walter on November 21, 2019, 01:01:42 PM
No surprises for me then
3/10
I'm an absolute rotter 😂😱
That was at the high end of my prediction for you  ;)
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2019, 01:11:05 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 21, 2019, 01:03:21 PM
That was at the high end of my prediction for you  ;)
and I guessed about right for you too.

I must add that I'm one of those " do as I say, not as I do " types .

I know , hard to believe ! 😂👽
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2019, 01:20:06 PM »
Quote from: Walter on November 21, 2019, 01:11:05 PM
and I guessed about right for you too.

I must add that I'm one of those " do as I say, not as I do " types .

I know , hard to believe ! 😂👽
Yep, with you on that. Of all the scores people have put up the only one I can honestly say was surprising was LR - I mean 6/10 is borderline being down with the scum like us.  ;)
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2019, 01:30:16 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 21, 2019, 01:20:06 PM
Yep, with you on that. Of all the scores people have put up the only one I can honestly say was surprising was LR - I mean 6/10 is borderline being down with the scum like us.  ;)
saney

My guess is she did the quizz at least twice and realised she looked too goody two shoeos so made up her score to give her some street cred 😇
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2019, 01:37:16 PM »
Quote from: Walter on November 21, 2019, 01:30:16 PM
saney

My guess is she did the quizz at least twice and realised she looked too goody two shoeos so made up her score to give her some street cred 😇

FYI I did it only once! ::)
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2019, 01:46:08 PM »
Quote from: Walter on November 21, 2019, 01:30:16 PM
saney

My guess is she did the quizz at least twice and realised she looked too goody two shoeos so made up her score to give her some street cred 😇
I doubt LR pursues street cred, she rolls her own rebellious way. I can just picture her in the Brando role in The Wild One being asked what she was rebelling against and replying 'What've you got?'.
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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2019, 01:48:12 PM »
Quote from: Littleroses on November 21, 2019, 01:37:16 PM
FYI I did it only once! ::)
"FYI"    Told ya , street cred ! 😳

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Re: ' How do your morals compare?'
« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2019, 01:49:44 PM »
Quote from: Walter on November 21, 2019, 01:48:12 PM
"FYI"    Told ya , street cred ! 😳

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What are you on about?
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