Topic: Personality
Stuff: what it reveals about you
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New Horizons in Science 2009
Monday, 19 October Parallel sessions
Speaker: Sam Gosling, Ph.D.
Those who remember a 1980s George Carlin routine about “stuff” (cf. YouTube) will have a preview of Sam Gosling’s research. People, he observes, are deeply connected to their stuff. Some is used to make statements about attitudes and values—such as bumper stickers, yellow ribbons, or Springsteen T-shirts. Some affects what you think about—family photos or an iPod playlist. And some is an inadvertent consequence of everyday life—a messy desk or a forgotten theater ticket in a winter-coat pocket. Each of these things offers clues to your psychological functioning. Gosling will explain how your stuff can show what you’re like, whether it’s lying around your living room—or your Facebook page.
Comments
What is wrong with you
What is wrong with you so-called Christians? This was a very nice story about our connectedness with the rest of God's beautiful planet and you have to turn it into an opportunity to state your spiritual beliefs in a way that is offensive to many others. I don't recall Jesus being so offensive and aggressive. That wasn't really his message. I am reminded of a quote from Gandhi: I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. Aggressive attitudes like yours are exactly what keeps me out of churches. They are filled with people like you. If you were concerned with anything other than your own selfish salvation you would try to be loving and kind. The irony is is that as long as you are that selfish you are not working towards anyone's salvation including your own.
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