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Originally posted by bilqis:
Yorick, I'm curious... why do you hate them? I'd really like to know. I agree with Cloudquizzer. They can be a fun source of conversation. 
BK: I'm Fire-Earth too! Does that make us 'blood-brothers'? Or maybe that's "COLOR-sibs" LOL 
Charean... what do you think of this one? Do you think there is a correspondence with the way people score and their astrological chart?
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1.Because a human is variable. Answers given in a personality test can be dependent on the preceding events in that persons life. ie. how much sleep they've had, job stress, just won a sporting match, lost an argument with a spouse, bored etc etc.
2.It can limit an individuals growth. They read, oh I'm a such and such, so I behave like this, and don't allow for circumstancial change. Self perception is an important part of determining your environment, so I believe anything that limits that is negative.
3.Personal experience. I was at a workplace that insisted all workers take one of these tests to enable communication. Someone could read what your personality was and then react accordingly. Sounded like an excercise in establishing prejudice and preconception, plus labeling for future reference to me. I refused to do the test BTW. the only one.
4. I've talked to people who define themselves and others by these tests.
"Oh I'm a such and such, and he's a so and so. This will always happen."
And so it does.
For the same reason I avoid astrological charts, and even some so called 'prophecies' the way they are used in some churches. The hope gained through ignorance of the future is to me such a blessing. I don't want to know what's around the corner so I can hope for the outcome I'm mentally projecting.
Anyhow, it ends up being a matter of principle and guarding my subconscious mind. A lot can sink in even in jest, so I avoid it, much like I avoid say MacDonalds because they continue to use such quantities of methane producing beef, and that they expand expand expand in unarrested franchise growth at the expense of other foods.
It is a line I decided not to cross even in jest.
(And please don't say "oh lighten up" or "don't be boring" surely by now you know I love a lark and a joke, and even crack myself up! )
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"Check the sustain on this one ... aaaaaaaa, I mean you could go out for a bite and there'd still be aaaaaaaaa"
"Can I touch it?"
"No. It can't be played"
"Can I look at it?
"No we've seen enough of that one....."
A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!