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    0 starsmike | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 30 2007 | philosophy, game
    Stayling Alive | TPM Online - The Philosopher's Magazing

    Philosophy game (answer 3 questions). Did you make the same choices as me?

    Quoted: Your choices are consistent with the theory known as psychological reductionism.

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    • eric - Dec 01 2007

      That was fun. I hit psychological reductionism as well.

    • brad - Dec 01 2007

      I was dead. D-E-D dead. Taking the quiz gave me a bit more compassion for someone who decides to have their decaying mind modeled in silicon, but it did nothing to reduce my interest in buying a portable Tesla coil so's I can go kick robot butt.

    • zzelinski - Dec 03 2007

      Psychological Reductionism for me as well...which is a bit strange, I admit.

    • mike - Dec 03 2007

      Where do you think most Catholics would end up?

    • zzelinski - Dec 06 2007

      Without going into too much thought about it, I'm fairly certain that these choices follow along with Catholic teaching, although I must admit to being slightly confused for a minute on the second choice. Strictly (although it's changed a bit in the past 100 years or so, I think) Catholicism doesn't even allow you to cremate your body because when Christ comes again our bodies join with our souls in heaven. So, I'd say that letting your brain be replaced with silicon would be just as bad as cremating your body.

      That's my take anyway.

      "You chose:
      Round 1: It's the spaceship for me!
      Round 2: Let the virus do its worst!
      Round 3: Let my body die!

      Your choices are consistent with the view that the continuity of the soul is essential for personal survival. Your first two choices showed a desire to keep your physical body alive. Yet your last choice showed a willingness to jettison this physical body in order to save your soul. So presumably, you only valued the continued existence of your body because you thought it housed the soul."

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