Modernism represents the thought that science and reason are all we need to carry on. Religion is unnecessary and any sort of spirituality halts progress. You believe everything has a rational explanation. 50% of Americans share your world-view.
Modernist
88%
Materialist
81%
Postmodernist
63%
Existentialist
63%
Fundamentalist
25%
Romanticist
19%
Cultural Creative
13%
Idealist
6%
[I wasn't sure whether to post this in the Think-Tank or the Close, but i guessed since it seems to focus on what a person thinks about religion and spirituality...]
<img src='images.quizfarm.com/1113108463materialist.JPG'> You scored as <b>Materialist</b>. Materialism stresses the essence of fundamental particles. Everything that exists is purely physical matter and there is no special force that holds life together. You believe that anything can be explained by breaking it up into its pieces. i.e. the big picture can be understood by its smaller elements.
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Postmodernism is the belief in complete open interpretation. You see the universe as a collection of information with varying ways of putting it together. There is no absolute truth for you; even the most hardened facts are open to interpretation. Meaning relies on context and even the language you use to describe things should be subject to analysis.
Idealism centers around the belief that we are moving towards something greater. An odd mix of evolutionist and spiritualist, you see the divine within ourselves, waiting to emerge over time. Many religious traditions express how the divine spirit lost its identity, thus creating our world of turmoil, but in time it will find itself and all things will again become one.
Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned to be free and must accept the responsibility.
Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned to be free and must accept the responsibility.
Existentialist
100%
Materialist
81%
Postmodernist
75%
Romanticist
38%
Modernist
31%
Cultural Creative
31%
Fundamentalist
19%
Idealist
0%
Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned to be free and must accept the responsibility
The reality is in this head. Mine. I'm the projector at the planetarium, all the closed little universe visible in the circle of that stage is coming out of my mouth, eyes, and sometimes other orifices also.
The reality is in this head. Mine. I'm the projector at the planetarium, all the closed little universe visible in the circle of that stage is coming out of my mouth, eyes, and sometimes other orifices also.
Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational.
Only problem I have with the results of this it goes against my belief that everything is made of information (as opposed to mass and energy), and information is relative.
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
Sylvanus wrote:Only problem I have with the results of this it goes against my belief that everything is made of information (as opposed to mass and energy), and information is relative.
This is an interesting idea, and is new to me. Care to share more?
Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational.
I actually tie in a couple of things for the top spot. They gave me an extra question, asking which of two things was more important to me, and I think that's why they chose one of the two top scores to describe me.
You scored as Idealist.
Idealism centers around the belief that we are moving towards something greater. An odd mix of evolutionist and spiritualist, you see the divine within ourselves, waiting to emerge over time. Many religious traditions express how the divine spirit lost its identity, thus creating our world of turmoil, but in time it will find itself and all things will again become one.
Postmodernist
81%
Idealist
81%
Existentialist
75%
Modernist
75%
Cultural Creative
75%
Materialist
38%
Romanticist
19%
Fundamentalist
13%
So I suppose I am a post modernist-idealist. No wonder I am so confused all the time.
Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational.
Cultural Creative 81%
Romanticist 75%
Fundamentalist 44%
Postmodernist 44%
Existentialist 38%
Modernist 38%
Idealist 31%
Materialist 19%
I think that's quite accurate. And I find it interesting that though there's a broad spectrum represented here, as I expected, there seem to be a relatively high number of Cultural Creatives.
Yeah, we're supposed to be taking over the world about now, aren't we?
Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational.
Cultural Creative 94%
Idealist 63%
Materialist 63%
Modernist 56%
Postmodernist 50%
Existentialist 50%
Romanticist 38%
Fundamentalist 19%
The Materialist score was a bit of a surprise. The only surprise about the Fundamentalist score was that it was so high!
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"Dreaming isn't good for you unless you do the things it tells you to." -- Three Dog Night (via the GI)
Haha, actually, in terms of your worldview, you shouldn't find anything blasphemous.
And I find it interesting that though there's a broad spectrum represented here, as I expected, there seem to be a relatively high number of Cultural Creatives.
