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  • #46
    Originally posted by Asher

    I don't think there is a right/wrong for it, since it's philosophy.

    But the idea behind the sentence is that you never really know if you know the truth. And you can't begin to know everything. So "True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing." The people who insist they know everything obviously don't know everything.
    I have known the idea of knowing nothing since I was a kid, even before they told about Socrates in school, I was lied to too often as a kid so I learned my lesson. And btw, I think the question is not about philosophy.

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    • #47
      What do you think the question was about?

      It's either about testing knowledge of some famous philosophical quotes, or about philosophy itself.
      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
      Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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      • #48
        Originally posted by Asher
        What do you think the question was about?

        It's either about testing knowledge of some famous philosophical quotes, or about philosophy itself.
        I think It was about logic (don't look at my sig plz). The tricky thing in my head was to prove the other options wrong, if you know the truth you really do know some true knowledge. So the truth fits better than others, but I did not manage to prove the others wrong. Then again using my logic the weather option would be almost as good too

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        • #49
          Originally posted by tinyp3nis
          So the truth fits better than others, but I did not manage to prove the others wrong.
          Which is precisely why it's philosophy, no?
          All of them good feasably be right, depending on how you look at it...
          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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          • #50
            Originally posted by Asher
            This test had way too much emphasis on simple pattern matching. And a pythag question? WTF?
            Oh yeah, that too... maybe the right answer was nothing afterall. The car thing requires some heavy brains if they already don't have the knowlege of pythagoras in there.
            Edit : what the hell is wrong with my typing today.

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            • #51
              Originally posted by Asher

              Which is precisely why it's philosophy, no?
              All of them good feasably be right, depending on how you look at it...
              That's why many people dislike IQ tests that ask what comes next in a series, which is the odd won out, etc... How you decide what comes next or why it is out of place is far more telling of how your mind works and your intelligence.
              One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.

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              • #52
                Oh yeah and funny thing I forgot to mention, in question

                3. Which number should come next? 144 121 100 81 64 ?
                17
                19
                36
                49
                50
                I started to look at 17,19,36,49,50 and tried to find a pattern to fit some of the 144,121,100,81,64 in it... I wondered how the hell they can make so hard question at the start... after five minutes I realised I was looking it the wrong way

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                • #53
                  I got that one pretty quickly. Notice the numbers given were in a descending order, almost uniformly. Quick mental math showed that every time the difference between the number was reduced by 2...
                  "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                  Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by Asher
                    I got that one pretty quickly. Notice the numbers given were in a descending order, almost uniformly. Quick mental math showed that every time the difference between the number was reduced by 2...
                    Yes but try it my way

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by Asher
                      I got that one pretty quickly. Notice the numbers given were in a descending order, almost uniformly. Quick mental math showed that every time the difference between the number was reduced by 2...
                      I just recognised them as square numbers.
                      One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.

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                      • #56
                        That works too.
                        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                        Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by Asher

                          I think the answer was point the finger. I got the idea that the phrase was about how lots of people ridicule instead of helping.
                          That's right, but it's also contrasting the finger and the hand so it can only be that answer.

                          Edit: Oh I got 136, Visionary Philosopher.

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                          • #58
                            Yes, the answer was "point the finger". I wonder why some native speakers don't know this, it seems to be a saying. I think it also refers to the "your own fault" attitude.
                            "The world is too small in Vorarlberg". Austrian ex-vice-chancellor Hubert Gorbach in a letter to Alistar [sic] Darling, looking for a job...
                            "Let me break this down for you, fresh from algebra II. A 95% chance to win 5 times means a (95*5) chance to win = 475% chance to win." Wiglaf, Court jester or hayseed, you judge.

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                            • #59
                              And I guess, most of us know the quote from Socrates, yet this doesn't render the other options unlogical - it's rather matter of opinion, although many philosophers have stated similar opinions like Socrates.
                              "The world is too small in Vorarlberg". Austrian ex-vice-chancellor Hubert Gorbach in a letter to Alistar [sic] Darling, looking for a job...
                              "Let me break this down for you, fresh from algebra II. A 95% chance to win 5 times means a (95*5) chance to win = 475% chance to win." Wiglaf, Court jester or hayseed, you judge.

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                              • #60
                                Yea, "nothing" is the cheeky answer too. It has that sorta twist that intelligent people love.

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