Who am I to deny anyone the right to earn a living in a Capitalist economy? With kudos to P.T. Barnum, Mr. Ponzi, Mr. Zuckerberg, most politicians, etc. etc.

"I suspect that most modern philosophers and fans of philosophy consider the actual practice of philosophy to be a game, with no actual purpose in discovering how to live your own life."

Excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!

These internet 'quizzes' and polls are used to collected personal information. One of the para-site domains listed as using javascript to monitor and track use of the site is facebook.

The test itself is philosophically meaningless with its lack of definitions and standards and its ambiguous false-alternative questions. A similar test was posted here a while back (the same one hosted at the same or a different site?) and all this was discussed. Do I remember correctly that me-dino was chagrined to learn that he had been suckered by it then?

But me dino bets he/she/it took money for this.

Me dino did not start this post. Who is allosaur? Me no see him before. Don't know who he is.

As I am a young dinosaur, my college reading of Plato’s Republic was shortly after Allosaurus. About half way through, I realized that Plato must be joking. Thus, pulling Platonism from this magician’s hat of questions could easily occur. Yours truly, Skeptic by Nature and Religion.

I got Platonism too!

I too rolled Platonism, but I believe in large part that was because I wasn't satisfied with the available answers to several of the questions. For those who are interested, here are the questions:

1) What is the meaning of Life?
2) What is Divinity?
3) What is Reality?
4) What happens after Death?
5) Are our lives Predetermined?
6) What is most important to you?
7) What word do others use to describe you?
8) What is the best way to describe your moral code?
9) What word would you use to describe yourself?
10) Is there a God or multiple Gods?
11) What question is most controversial to you?

This clearly wasn't any serious work put into this. It's for if you want to see how the quiz-maker views people ;)

Rationality can help determine what is real and needs to be responded to. Ethics can help determine how to respond. If any premise is flawed however the outcome will be undesired for a moral person. An immoral person will determine how to use perception of reality to achieve the plunder of others with their willingness and consent.

Didn't even get past the first question.

It would have been more intellectually honest to ask, "Would you rather kill your wife with poison or by hanging?"

Why's that more honest? Well, it exposes its false set of choices more starkly.

I suspect that most modern philosophers and fans of philosophy consider the actual practice of philosophy to be a game, with no actual purpose in discovering how to live your own life. Those who see a necessity of getting a useful answer tend to go with religion.

It doesn't always put you in the Platonist box; mine was Skepticism, which is probably as close as anything on their list. (I doubt that Objectivism is in there.)

(Amusing side note: the spell checker puts a red line under Objectivism.)

The first question, "What is the meaning of life?", is one that has long annoyed me. It's a perfect example of what Rand called "context dropping." Life is what makes "meaning" possible.

unless you know to what port you are sailing...no winds are favorable...

the only way of knowing is to study epistemology, reason, and logic...the rest is psycho-babble...

I too am with Plato but also took it twice answering as opposite as possible the second time and again came up Plato.
I think the quiz designer should take it again and unless he comes up an IDIOT then it has no useful meaning.

Rigged!
Me dino has decided to be more careful with what I post.

Either Plato was a schizophrenic or the test is rigged. I just did the test twice and answered the questions in opposing ways...both times...it said I was a Platonist.
I will say, I didn't like ANY of the possible answers...none of them suited me.

Me dino wonders if I should be experiencing poster's remorse.
Up until now, I've had the attitude that some posts blast off, some fizzle on the launching pad and not to over concern myself.

According to this I am a Platonist.

But I am definitely not one.

Me dino must admit that I picked some of those answers as being more attune with who I am--but not dead on. Guess you could call that compromising.
And just now it struck me dino that I should change the category from Philosophy to Humor.
Yes, that's far more appropriate.
Love the belated editing options we're allowed on this board.

I really don’t fit into any of the boxes some of these questions allow me to fit in.

I guess I’m an outside the box person.