Steve Richfield wrote:
To all,
I am considering putting up a web site to "filter the crazies" as
follows, and would appreciate all comments, suggestions, etc.
Everyone visiting the site would get different questions, in different
orders, etc. Many questions would have more than one correct answer, and
in many cases, some combinations of otherwise reasonable individual
answers would fail. There would be optional tutorials for people who are
not confident with the material. After successfully navigating the site,
an applicant would submit their picture and signature, and we would then
provide a license number. The applicant could then provide their name
and number to 3rd parties to verify that the applicant is at least
capable of rational thought. This information would look much like a
driver's license, and could be printed out as needed by anyone who
possessed a correct name and number.
The site would ask a variety of logical questions, most especially
probing into:
1. Their understanding of Reverse Reductio ad Absurdum methods of
resolving otherwise intractable disputes.
2. Whether they belong to or believe in any religion that supports
various violent acts (with quotes from various religious texts). This
would exclude pretty much every religion, as nearly all religions
condone useless violence of various sorts, or the toleration or exposure
of violence toward others. Even Buddhists resist MAD (Mutually Assured
Destruction) while being unable to propose any potentially workable
alternative to nuclear war. Jesus attacked the money changers with no
hope of benefit for anyone. Mohammad killed the Jewish men of Medina and
sold their women and children into slavery, etc., etc.
3. A statement in their own words that they hereby disavow allegiance
to any non-human god or alien entity, and that they will NOT follow the
directives of any government led by people who would obviously fail this
test. This statement would be included on the license.
This should force many people off of the fence, as they would have to
choose between sanity and Heaven (or Hell).
Then, Ben, the CIA, diplomats, etc., could verify that they are dealing
with people who don't have any of the common forms of societal insanity.
Perhaps the site should be multi-lingual?
Any and all thoughts are GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks
Steve Richfield
I see how this would work: crazy people never tell lies, so you'd be
able to nail 'em when they gave the wrong answers.
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Richard Loosemore
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