Is there a test, so I can know what I am, if I am any of these.
I am not into labels but would like to know. Also if there are others that I need to know.
Thank you for your time in this.
2007-08-30 10:53:21 · 4 answers · asked by Astro 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Evolutionist:
One who believes all life evolved from simpler life... going way back until there were only simple bacteria-like creatures.
Fundamentalist:
Generally referring to a Christian Fundamentalist.. one who believes in a very strict interpretation of the Bible. For example, that creation happened EXACTLY how Genesis says... in 6 days.
Reductionist:
One who believes complex things can always be broken into simpler things. For example, that things like morality, love, God, etc can be explained by a sum of simpler ideas...
2007-08-30 11:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by vérité 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of "ist"...
Evolutionist, one who accepts the theory of evolution as being true.
Fundamentalist: one who believes in and adheres to the fundamental tenants of their religion, most commanly used with chrisitanity but can be applied to other religions.
Not sure about reductionist, I'd look it up in a dictionary.
2007-08-30 18:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are tests on the Internet, but most of them are not what you would consider valid and reliable:
http://cc.ysu.edu/~rlhoover/OPTISM/reliability_validity.html
Really you just have to read those definitions and decide for yourself. Although I'm not sure "evolutionist" is a real word, so you would have to skip that one and simply decide whether you accept the theory of evolution.
2007-08-30 17:58:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whew - you need an encyclopedia for this one!
2007-08-30 17:57:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋