a philosophical health check

Think of this as a check-up, not an exam. We are not measuring whether your beliefs are right (philosophy rarely settles that) but whether they are <em>compatible</em>. Like a doctor pressing here and there for tenderness, we press your views against one another and report where they wince. Mark each statement true or false.

1. 01

   People have the right to decide for themselves when to end their own lives.

   truefalseundecided
2. 02

   Human life is sacred, and it is always wrong to take a life deliberately.

   truefalseundecided
3. 03

   It is wrong to interfere with nature by genetically modifying the food we eat.

   truefalseundecided
4. 04

   Modern medicine, which constantly interferes with nature, is one of humanity’s great achievements.

   truefalseundecided
5. 05

   Every event, including every human decision, is the inevitable result of what came before.

   truefalseundecided
6. 06

   People deserve real praise or blame for the things they freely choose to do.

   truefalseundecided
7. 07

   The strength of a belief should be proportioned to the strength of the evidence for it.

   truefalseundecided
8. 08

   It is reasonable to hold at least some beliefs as a matter of faith, beyond what the evidence supports.

   truefalseundecided
9. 09

   What people do in private, harming no one but perhaps themselves, is their own affair.

   truefalseundecided
10. 10

    The law is right to stop people from harming themselves, even when no one else is affected.

    truefalseundecided