Ornoth: Four Great Philosophers in One!

Okay, so I was noodling around the Existentialism Community, and I came across a post that pointed me at one of those self-test sites. Now, being Orny I naturally think all those "What X-Man character are you?" quizzes are complete inane crap. But this one held forth the promise of telling you what degree of correllation your beliefs have with a bunch of famous philosophers. And since that's exactly the kick I've been on for the past month, I moseyed over to http://www.selectsmart.com/PHILOSOPHY/ and gave it a go.

Well, I shouldn't have been surprised at the results. After going on about how wonderful Sartre and Nietzsche are, check out my score:

1. Sartre (100%)
2. Nietzsche (98%)
3. Hume (97%)
4. Hobbes (95%)

So, essentially, I'm in perfect accord with those two gents, and also find myself closely aligned with two others who aren't really known as existentialists. And judging from the other folks' results, it's rare that someone matches up with more than one or two philosophers. Bizarre. After Hobbes, things drop off precipitously, with the stoics coming in at 75%, and everyone else at 65% or lower.

Yeah, the test is still stupid, but it sure did provide some amusement for me. Perhaps my next car should be a Dodge Dartre!