Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Tom Cruise is normal but there's something wrong with ME?

So out of curiosity, I took the Scientologist website "personality test". First let me say that I find it reprehensible that they call it a test. I'm sure its based on the same pop psychology that organizational psychometrics are. I'm certified in one of these assessment tools for chrissakes. And they should always be called surveys. Or assessment tools. Not tests. Tests have right and wrong answers. But I guess the Scientologists are all about right and wrong answers.

So here is my survey result:


Apparently there is something seriously wrong with me as a bunch of my graph is in the "Attention Urgent" area. I'm wondering which questions pointed to this.... Could it have been "Do you browse through railway timetables, directories, or dictionaries just for pleasure?" or perhaps "Could you agree to "strict discipline"?" or maybe "Do you ever get a "dreamlike" feeling toward life when it all seems unreal?"....

Hmmm. And what about "Are your opinions insufficiently important to tell other people?" HUH? Is that not a double negative or something?? "In a disagreement do you find it hard to understand how the other person fails to see your side, and thus agree with you?" Whaaaaaa? Are they agreeing with me or not?

The "test" is a total of 200 questions. There are a lot of iterations of "Can you smile and laugh?" and "Are you depressed a lot?" and "Are you happy?" I consistently answered yes, sometimes/maybe and yes. Sounds like I'm a danger to myself and others. Do I need to get my brain washed?!

Here's what they had to say along with my survey results:
The above personality test profile is being sent to you to give you a basic picture of your personality and what you think about you. This test graph provides an overall analysis, but there is a lot more to be said about this graph and your personality which can be given to you at no charge by our professional test evaluators at your nearest Church of Scientology testing center. Find out all the details about your personality, and what can be done to raise the different points on your personality test graph. Something can be done to change conditions in life. (this was a hotlink to some other part of their site but I've deleted it... I'd rather not have a trail of breadcrumbs leading back to my blog.)

I wonder that the Mormons and Jehovahs Witnesses think of me... The anti-christ perhaps? Nah, I'm too damaged by anyone's standards for that.


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