[CrackMonkey] Re: Things

[Mike Goldman]

Mike Goldman wrote:

> http://skepdic.com/myersb.html

Ooh, follow the link to enneagram: http://skepdic.com/enneagr.html

               However valuable some of the insights of
               these people might be, it remains that what
               they say is not being checked against reality
               in any scientific way. Whatever subjective
               validity these insights possess, there are
               literally thousands of others of equal value
               waiting for some communal reinforcement
               for other classification schemes. Since it is
               not likely that any empirical testing of the
               enneagram will be done, I suggest that one
               might do well to start a new scheme based
               on the nine virtues.

                    1.The Clown (Humor)
                    2.The Lover (Love)
                    3.The Friend (Friendship)
                    4.The Defender (Loyalty)
                    5.The Despised (Honesty)
                    6.The Motivator
                      (Self-realization)
                    7.The Teacher (Knowledge)
                    8.The Martyr (Courage)
                    9.The Sweetheart (Kindness)

               Still other systems of thought might be
               based upon the following nine types.

                    1.The Savior
                    2.The Moron
                    3.The Stiff
                    4.The Joker
                    5.The Sucker
                    6.The Con Man
                    7.The Pinhead
                    8.The Putz
                    9.The Schmuck