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John Henry · 12-07-2003, 05:34 AM

Found a neat site searching for philosophy on the Beeb engine.

http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/games.htm

God bless Auntie!

triad · 12-07-2003, 08:53 AM

Wow, some excelent links, thank you!

CSflim · 12-07-2003, 11:51 AM

The philiosophical healthcheck is a cool idea.

See if your view of life contradicts itself in places.

I'm contradiction free!

I also liked Battleground God, which is a similar idea, except that it focuses solely on your views on God.

John Henry · 12-07-2003, 11:57 AM

Have a look at 'So You Think You're Logical' too. The results of other people's tests are fascinating, if a little scary.

JazzmanAl · 12-08-2003, 10:01 PM

This is pretty cool. It really makes me think. Than you very much for showing it to me.

Eviltree · 12-09-2003, 08:38 PM

Some of those questions are worded quite strangely. I mis-selected due to one of the questions.

BuddyHawks · 12-10-2003, 06:29 PM

From Battleground God -
"As long as there are no compelling arguments or evidence that show that God does not exist, atheism is a matter of faith, not rationality."

THats a tough one.

siddhartha · 12-10-2003, 07:01 PM

I thought both "tests" were pretty cool and definitely interesting. And I like Eviltree's mandala.

datalink7 · 12-10-2003, 10:04 PM

I like Battleground God.

I'm an Atheist and got one "bite the bullet." and no "Direct hits." Pretty good.

jwoody · 12-11-2003, 04:57 AM

I played the Battleground God game and almost ended up in a fist-fight with my monitor.

I mean, given the choice between admitting you're wrong or admitting that you're definitely wrong, what would you choose?

Crack · 12-13-2003, 07:11 PM

Tension Quotient = 47%

Supple Cow · 03-28-2005, 11:23 PM

Just wanted to bump this thread because I love these games and I think they've added a new game or two in the last couple of years. Morality Play and Taboo are my personal favorites. Has anybody been able to get to the end of Dealing with Induction or am I just missing some philosophical message about it being unsolvable? Somehow, I get the feeling that I'm just not smart enough to solve it...

jwoody · 03-31-2005, 06:20 AM

There's a good reason why I never chose to become a Catholic priest.

Here's my result from the Taboo test.

If it's a red 'x' then the picture shows that I am fully permissive.... even when it comes to dead-chicken-sex

TexanAvenger · 03-31-2005, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supple Cow

Has anybody been able to get to the end of Dealing with Induction or am I just missing some philosophical message about it being unsolvable? Somehow, I get the feeling that I'm just not smart enough to solve it...

I got there with two mistakes. It's a helluva lot harder than I thought it would be, but not impossible, though it seems that way for a while.

Tension Quotient = 7%: Better than I thought I'd do...

Coppertop · 03-31-2005, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battleground God

Congratulations!

You have been awarded the TPM medal of honour! This is our highest award for outstanding service on the intellectual battleground.

The fact that you progressed through this activity neither being hit nor biting a bullet suggests that your beliefs about God are internally consistent and very well thought out.

Guess I'm in the 7.53% minority.

TexanAvenger · 03-31-2005, 02:17 PM

Just took the Battleground God and came out without a scratch. It was, however, pretty predictable that they'd fire the difficult questions last.

Zeraph · 04-02-2005, 10:10 PM

Do-it-yourself Deity was pointless for me, they didn't come close to what my arguments were for choosing the ones I did.

Taboo test:
Your Moralising Quotient is: 0.00.
Your Interference Factor is: 0.00.
Your Universalising Factor is: -1.

On battleground God, I bit 1 bullet, and got hit once, though it was a matter of interpretation.

I'll do the rest later, it gets draining. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

12-07-2003, 05:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
John Henry Addict Location: Grey Britain	Philosophical Games Found a neat site searching for philosophy on the Beeb engine. http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/games.htm God bless Auntie!

12-07-2003, 11:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	The philiosophical healthcheck is a cool idea. See if your view of life contradicts itself in places. I'm contradiction free! I also liked Battleground God, which is a similar idea, except that it focuses solely on your views on God. __________________

12-07-2003, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
John Henry Addict Location: Grey Britain	Have a look at 'So You Think You're Logical' too. The results of other people's tests are fascinating, if a little scary. __________________ "No one was behaving from very Buddhist motives. Then, thought Pigsy, he was hardly a Buddha, nor was he a monkey. Presently, he was a pig spirit changed into a little girl pretending to be a little boy to be offered to a water monster. It was all very simple to a pig spirit." Last edited by John Henry; 12-09-2003 at 01:33 AM..

12-08-2003, 10:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
JazzmanAl Crazy Location: Iowa?	This is pretty cool. It really makes me think. Than you very much for showing it to me. __________________ I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of silent seas. -The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot Your dumber then me.

12-10-2003, 06:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	From Battleground God - "As long as there are no compelling arguments or evidence that show that God does not exist, atheism is a matter of faith, not rationality." THats a tough one. __________________ Watch More TV

12-07-2003, 08:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
triad Tilted	Wow, some excelent links, thank you!

12-09-2003, 08:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Eviltree Psycho Location: British Columbia	Some of those questions are worded quite strangely. I mis-selected due to one of the questions.

12-10-2003, 07:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
siddhartha Upright Location: out there...	I thought both "tests" were pretty cool and definitely interesting. And I like Eviltree's mandala. __________________ The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older, shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

12-10-2003, 10:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
datalink7 Upright Location: Corvallis, OR, USA	I like Battleground God. I'm an Atheist and got one "bite the bullet." and no "Direct hits." Pretty good. __________________ Ashes and diamons foe and friend we are all equal in the end.

12-11-2003, 04:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
jwoody Shackle Me Not Location: Newcastle - England.	I played the Battleground God game and almost ended up in a fist-fight with my monitor. I mean, given the choice between admitting you're wrong or admitting that you're definitely wrong, what would you choose? Last edited by jwoody; 03-31-2005 at 06:11 AM.. Reason: because I can.

12-13-2003, 07:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	Tension Quotient = 47% __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

03-28-2005, 11:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
Supple Cow Americow, the Beautiful Location: Washington, D.C.	Just wanted to bump this thread because I love these games and I think they've added a new game or two in the last couple of years. Morality Play and Taboo are my personal favorites. Has anybody been able to get to the end of Dealing with Induction or am I just missing some philosophical message about it being unsolvable? Somehow, I get the feeling that I'm just not smart enough to solve it... __________________ "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." (Michael Jordan)

03-31-2005, 06:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
jwoody Shackle Me Not Location: Newcastle - England.	There's a good reason why I never chose to become a Catholic priest. Here's my result from the Taboo test. If it's a red 'x' then the picture shows that I am fully permissive.... even when it comes to dead-chicken-sex

03-31-2005, 02:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
TexanAvenger Born-Again New Guy Location: Unfound.	Just took the Battleground God and came out without a scratch. It was, however, pretty predictable that they'd fire the difficult questions last.

04-02-2005, 10:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Do-it-yourself Deity was pointless for me, they didn't come close to what my arguments were for choosing the ones I did. Taboo test: Your Moralising Quotient is: 0.00. Your Interference Factor is: 0.00. Your Universalising Factor is: -1. On battleground God, I bit 1 bullet, and got hit once, though it was a matter of interpretation. I'll do the rest later, it gets draining. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.