A silly test, but no sillier than some other things...
Here's the problem, though. This test, while not that scientific, makes a false or imprecise good-evil distinction in terms of the Catholics and Luther-types who are the most feverent supporters of dualism in western religious culture. The paradigm of good and evil (in present and past actions), and the paradigm of Xian salvation and damnation, have some overlap but are fundamentally different. I recall an email exchange where a Xian said to me "There is no such thing as a good or moral person", allowing only for the distinction between the saved and the damned. That's, uh, great.
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Here's the problem, though. This test, while not that scientific, makes a false or imprecise good-evil distinction in terms of the Catholics and Luther-types who are the most feverent supporters of dualism in western religious culture. The paradigm of good and evil (in present and past actions), and the paradigm of Xian salvation and damnation, have some overlap but are fundamentally different. I recall an email exchange where a Xian said to me "There is no such thing as a good or moral person", allowing only for the distinction between the saved and the damned. That's, uh, great.
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