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    Boo Hoo
    Posted by Timothy R. Butler at 22:3:29

    Well, apparently, my inner child needs Paxil or something. How about yours?


    Your Inner Child Is Sad

    You're a very sensitive soul.
    You haven't grown that thick skin that most adults have.
    Easily hurt, you tend to retreat to your comfort zone.
    You don't let many people in - unless you've trusted them for a long time.
    How Is Your Inner Child?

    Hat tip goes to Michael.



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    Quiz Redux: I’m Germany
    Posted by Timothy R. Butler at 18:0:14

    Interesting; several years ago when I took this same quiz, I was Japan. Now I'm Germany. What country are you?

    Which Country of the World are You?

    Germany - Despite a controversial recent history, it has had a tough and powerful history. A modern-day technological and cultural beacon, it is still target to stereotypes and antiquited thoughts.

    Positives:
    Technologically Advanced.
    Culturally Admired.
    Global Power.

    Negatives:
    Target of Historical Fervor.
    Constant Struggle.
    Funny-Looking Ethnic Clothing.

    Take this quiz!


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    My Easter Bunny Name is…
    Posted by Timothy R. Butler at 15:5:21

    Easter Bunny Name

    Your Easter Bunny Name is
    Bam Bam Floppy Ears
    Get Your Easter Bunny Name at Quizopolis.com

    Quizopolis

    What's your Easter bunny name? Post it below.



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    Quizzical Quizzes
    Posted by Timothy R. Butler at 0:6:24
    I found this quiz via Kevin:
    Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"
    A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out.
    Your heart is open to where ever love takes you!

    Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned out

    Your flirting style: lots of listening and talking

    What turns you off: fighting and conflict

    Why you're hot: you're fearless about falling in love
    What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

    That works for me, for the most part, save for conflict. I love debate, everyone knows that.

    I did another for good measure:
    Your 2005 Song Is
    Since You've Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson

    "But since you've been gone
    I can breathe for the first time
    I'm so moving on"

    In 2005, you moved on.
    What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?
    This one is interesting, because many of the artists to choose from in the quiz I've either never heard of or never heard. There were two groupings of artists that had one artist I actually recognized and liked, so I was able to pick somewhat less than randomly, though. I've never heard the song I apparently "am."

    So what are y'alls results on these?

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    I’m Hap, Hap, Happy (But, I’m not a Loman)
    Posted by Timothy R. Butler at 21:24:53
    Another interesting quiz from Christopher. What are you? (20 asisaid points good in the next Challenge if you can explain the title without Googling for it.)

    Your Social Dysfunction:
    Happy


    You're a happy person - you have a good amount of self-esteem, and are socially healthy. While this isn't a social dysfunction per se, you're definitely not normal. Consider yourself lucky: you walk that fine line between 'normal' and being outright narcissistic. You're rare - which is something else to be happy about.

    Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

    Please note that we aren't, nor do we claim to be, psychologists. This quiz is for fun and entertainment only. Try not to freak out about your results.


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    Yes, I’m a Cell Phone Geek.
    Posted by Timothy R. Butler at 0:41:34

    I took CNET’s Cell Phone Geek quiz. Here's what it said:

    Cell phone geek
    Face it--you're a cell phone geek. On one hand, it's great that you take the time to know about the technology as you can dispense valuable advice to friends and family. But cell phones aren't the be-all and end-all of human existence, and there's more to life than knowing the differences between Motorola and Nokia. Also, remember that not everyone shares your passion, so unless you're with your fellow geeks, keep your diatribes to yourself.

    I have actually expounded on the differences of CDMA/GSM and Motorola/Nokia before, so I guess the shoe fits. How about all of you?



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    Egw Legw Ellenikan, ouk Latinikan!
    Posted by at 15:34:36
    Like Kevin, I am "Latin." I think this quiz is a bit hard on Latin. I wonder what other antiquated skill I could have been? Why not post yours below? Calliope, Muse of epic poetry
    You are 'Latin'. Even among obsolete skills, the
    tongue of the ancient Romans is a real
    anachronism. With its profusion of different
    cases and conjugations, Latin is more than a
    language; it is a whole different way of
    thinking about things. You are very classy, meaning that you value the
    classics. You value old things, good things
    which have stood the test of time. You value
    things which have been proven worthy and
    valuable, even if no one else these days sees
    them that way. Your life is touched by a
    certain 'pietas', or piety; perhaps you are
    even a Stoic. Nonetheless, you have a certain
    fascination with the grotesque and the profane.
    Also, the modern world rejects you like a bad
    transplant. Your problem is that Latin has
    been obsolete for a long time.

    What obsolete skill are you?
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    Seems Accurate Enough
    Posted by at 16:24:50
    This seems to fit me fairly well, except, perhaps its emphasis on organization.

    You Are Likely an Only Child
    At your darkest moments, you feel frustrated.
    At work and school, you do best when you're organizing.
    When you love someone, you tend to worry about them.

    In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic.
    Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management.
    You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the author of self-help books.
    The Birth Order Predictor




    Just Call me a Barthist
    Posted by at 11:10:20

    According to this unusually thoughtful, well-done theology survey, I am placed in the same school of thought as Karl Barth. Who would have thunk? Yeah, I thought so, and you probably did too. Notice it is virtually a dead heat between Neo-Orthodoxy (Lewis, Barth) and Reformed Evangelicalism (Calvin, Edwards), which of course fits with being Barthian. I'm not sure how Wesleyanism came in third when I gave good, solid Calvinist answers to a number of questions, but I don't really mind that. Notice that Fundamentalism scores much lower, as do the various forms of liberalism.

    It is interesting to find myself being labeled neo-orthodox in a poll today, since I was just talking about my affinity with the neo-orthodox thinkers in my application for SCF, which I almost finished last night.

    Not surprisingly, Catholicism is also low on my profile, which I point out as probably correct, since I answered in the negative on the authority of the pope, the authority of the ecumenical councils, the centrality of Mary and the key of communion to worship (but, let my Catholic friends rest assured, I'm fairly certain that it was only those four questions that determined my Catholicity and therefore one should not read so much into the fact that my liberal and Catholic scores came out the same). Had it been listed, I might have come out with a fairly good Eastern Orthodox score, given that my answers pointed to Christocentrism and I did not answer completely iconoclastically.

    You scored as Neo orthodox. You are neo-orthodox. You reject the human-centredness and scepticism of liberal theology, but neither do you go to the other extreme and make the Bible the central issue for faith. You believe that Christ is God's most important revelation to humanity, and the Trinity is hugely important in your theology. The Bible is also important because it points us to the revelation of Christ. You are influenced by Karl Barth and P T Forsyth.

    Neo orthodox

    82%

    Reformed Evangelical

    79%

    Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan

    75%

    Fundamentalist

    57%

    Emergent/Postmodern

    57%

    Classical Liberal

    54%

    Roman Catholic

    50%

    Charismatic/Pentecostal

    43%

    Modern Liberal

    11%

    What's your theological worldview?
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    Thanks go to Christopher





    I Don’t Know About That…
    Posted by at 10:42:39

    This web poll says I am a fundamentalist and that I believe that science has brought on corruption of society. Oddly enough, I answered favorably to virtually every question about science, save for the one that evolution has helped us become more spiritual (as a whole, I think regardless of one’s position concerning evolutionary theory, it is hard to assert that it has made the world more spiritual). I took the quiz twice, actually; the first time it said I was a “cultural creative” (which it reported as being “spiritual, but not religious”). I went back through because I realized I’d marked a few wrong, and also tried to read their questions a bit more closely.

    As a whole, I think the poll is flawed. While I’ve been accused of being a fundamentalist, I generally do not fit well in true fundamentalist circles. I’ve come to the conclusion I am not a fundamentalist at all. I’m certainly not a post-modernist though, I’m more of about anything than a po-mo. I tend to see post-modernism as the enemy of rational thought — scientific, religious and philosophical. I do probably fit somewhat into the Romanticists, though.

    I think the big problem here is that the quiz had questions such as whether religious texts should be taken symbolically, wherein the meaning is somewhat ambiguous. Sure, they are filled with symbols and even literal parts can have a secondary interpretation that is symbolic. On the other hand, I suspected what the author meant was “scriptures should be read only as mythological truths,” to which I had to answer in disagreement. In truth, then, despite this poll’s support for varying levels of agreeing and disagreeing on statements, it really is rather polar. When I answered that statement as being somewhat true, I was a cultural creative; when I answered it as false, I was a fundamentalist. There is no middle ground in the poll, which is too bad, because it could have been interesting.

    I’m not a polar person. I agree with fundamentalists on many things, but I reject the anti-intellectualism that I am seeing in the fundamentalist movement presently. For that matter, not only anti-intellectual, but just generally anti-all-kinds-of-things attitude, from Harry Potter to the Da Vinci Code. I find myself attracted most closely to the neo-Orthodox theologians such as C.S. Lewis, and more recently, Karl Barth (from what I’ve read of him thus far). I neither reject rationality nor revelation, but believe that both will ultimately be true. Seek truth knowing that there can be no conflict between God and truth.

    You scored as Fundamentalist. Fundamentalism represents a movement in opposition to Modernism, stressing the highest importance on foundational religious tradition. Science has brought on corruption of society. God is real and is watching. Scripture leaves little room for interpretation; man is God’s creation. About a quarter of the population in the U.S. is classified as Fundamentalist.

    Fundamentalist

    63%

    Postmodernist

    56%

    Romanticist

    56%

    Cultural Creative

    31%

    Existentialist

    31%

    Modernist

    25%

    Idealist

    6%

    Materialist

    0%

    What is Your World View?
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