Ideological Compass

[DAVOUT]

Personal materialism: 50
Social materialism: 60

[Spiffor]

Re: Ideological Compass

1. Can money can buy happiness? Maybe
2. Is the primary purpose of clothing aesthetic? No
3. Does life end at death? (no afterlife) Yes
4. Are salary raises preferable to more vacation? Maybe
5. Is a new thing inherently better than an identical old one? No

6. Does economic progress lead to social progress? Maybe
7. Should the needs of other life be subservient to human needs? Yes
8. Should Church and State be seperate? Yes
9. Should humans settle the oceans and outer space? Yes
10. Would you prefer an engineer over an architect to plan a city? No

And one unscored question:
How has CIV influenced your attitudes on the above issues?
No or rather, very little influence. I may be more prone to settle in the unsettled areas, but that's about it.

My score: 40 personal, 70 social

[Drogue]

Maybe
Maybe
Yes
Maybe
No

Maybe
Maybe
Yes
Maybe
Maybe

Personal: 50
Social: 60

Almost all can be true or false depending on the people involved (hence many maybes)

[Urban Ranger]

Personal materialism:
1. Can money can buy happiness?
Up to a point. A copy of Civ beats none, but what am I going to do with 1,000 copies?

2. Is the primary purpose of clothing aesthetic?
No

3. Does life end at death? (no afterlife)
Yes

4. Are salary raises preferable to more vacation?
Can't I pick shorter working hours?

5. Is a new thing inherently better than an identical old one?
First of all, two things cannot be identical. Secondly, even if I assume it is possible, the old thing would not be the identical to the new thing anyway due to weathering, wear and tear, etc.


Social materialism:
6. Does economic progress lead to social progress?
After awhile

7. Should the needs of other life be subservient to human needs?
Why? What makes humans superior?

8. Should Church and State be seperate?
Yes.

9. Should humans settle the oceans and outer space?
Yes.

10. Would you prefer an engineer over an architect to plan a city?
Neither. I prefer an urban planner.

And one unscored question:
How has CIV influenced your attitudes on the above issues?
Not a thing.

Score: Due to errors in the questions, scores cannot be tabulated.

[Az]

Personal:
maybe yes yes maybe no
60

Social:
maybe yes yes yes maybe
80

7. Should the needs of other life be subservient to human needs?
Why? What makes humans superior?

The fact that we're stronger. In inter-species relationships, since no other logical code of law exists, mght makes right.

[Adagio]

Personal: 10
Social: 30 - 50

Not sure about these two questions... could someone tell me what they mean?


7. Should the needs of other life be subservient to human needs?

8. Should Church and State be seperate?




Btw, what's with the picture in the first post?

[Monk]

ADG,

Min grove, hurtige oversættelse til vort modersmål lyder 7) "Skal andre livsformer være underordnet menneskets behov" og 8) "Bør kirke og stat være adskilt".

[Sava]

Re: Ideological Compass

Originally posted by Smiley
Ten questions...

Score 20 points per YES, 10 per MAYBE, 0 per NO

Personal materialism:
1. Can money can buy happiness?
2. Is the primary purpose of clothing aesthetic?
3. Does life end at death? (no afterlife)
4. Are salary raises preferable to more vacation?
5. Is a new thing inherently better than an identical old one?

Social materialism:
6. Does economic progress lead to social progress?
7. Should the needs of other life be subservient to human needs?
8. Should Church and State be seperate?
9. Should humans settle the oceans and outer space?
10. Would you prefer an engineer over an architect to plan a city?

And one unscored question:
How has CIV influenced your attitudes on the above issues?

use the Grid to find out where ya are.

I score 20 on Personal Materialism, 80 on Social Materialism.

1. In a capitalist society... yes... although I don't have the resources to prove it.
2. Depends on climate.
3. Life as we know it ends at death.
4. Depends on many factors.
5. Depends on item.
6. Depends... during the 80's the US grew in terms of GDP, but regressed in terms of poverty, educaction, and social progress. The super-rich's accomplishments don't trickle down.
7. IMO, humans should strive to not exploit or destroy life... but not at the expense of our own lives.
8. Yes... but only if you value freedom.
9. Eventually, our goal should be to expand beyond our world, but we should only colonize the oceans if it is necessary.
10. I prefer a city planner.

Civ Question: Consciously, not at all.

Too many generalized questions for my tastes.

[Proteus_MST]

Re: Ideological Compass

Originally posted by Smiley

Personal materialism:
1. Can money can buy happiness? No
2. Is the primary purpose of clothing aesthetic? No
3. Does life end at death? (no afterlife) No
4. Are salary raises preferable to more vacation? Maybe
5. Is a new thing inherently better than an identical old one? No

Social materialism:
6. Does economic progress lead to social progress? Maybe
7. Should the needs of other life be subservient to human needs? Maybe
8. Should Church and State be seperate? Yes
9. Should humans settle the oceans and outer space? Maybe
10. Would you prefer an engineer over an architect to plan a city? Yes

So 10 Personal and 70 Social
Somehow Utopian

[Adagio]

Takker for oversættelsen

7) Regnede nok med at det var det, det betød men var ikke sikker
8) Er kirke og stat ikke to vidt forskellige ting, eller er det mig som misser noget her?

[Monk]

8) Er kirke og stat ikke to vidt forskellige ting, eller er det mig som misser noget her?

I de fleste civiliserede lande. Men med "vores" folkekirke integreret i staten er situationen jo en ganske anden her til lands.

[Spiffor]

Did you guys just invent the danithreadi ?

[DarkCloud]

Personal materialism:
YES 1. Can money can buy happiness?
NO 2. Is the primary purpose of clothing aesthetic?
MAYBE 3. Does life end at death? (no afterlife)
MAYBE 4. Are salary raises preferable to more vacation?
YES 5. Is a new thing inherently better than an identical old one?

Social materialism:
YES 6. Does economic progress lead to social progress?
YES 7. Should the needs of other life be subservient to human needs?
YES 8. Should Church and State be seperate?
YES 9. Should humans settle the oceans and outer space?
YES 10. Would you prefer an engineer over an architect to plan a city?[/quote]

Personal- 60
Social- 100

[DarkCloud]

Utopian Consumerist
I knew I was consumerist

[Monk]

Spiffor: Ganz genau.