Jillyanne

Surely spoilt kids = bloody annoying rugrats who want everything!!!

I would agree when I was a kid, we actually WENT OUT, nowadays it's all damn expensive gadgets, christ even this Facetime thing and Gaming!!!

Just ask Keith!

I disagree, surely this is not teaching children the value of money, example, my Stepson wants a MacBook, he already has a Laptop, X-Box, i-Pod, PS2 etc!!! FFS where does it stop?

Should it be relative to what you earn or be like Paul Macartney and cap it?

How much do all you parents spend on your offspring (mainly the little ones) This is a subject that no doubt will cause arguements this Christmas!!! Would appreciate realistic answers please.

Takes wwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy toooooooooooooooo long!!!

Certainly wouldn't be a sport I would participate in although I know those who would, I do like Boxing (watching it) but not when the fighter ends up like Michael Watson.

It's just christmassy!!! I went along to Asda, fake snow, trees etc, was very cool to see it imho!

My Nan, rip, used to send us Easter Eggs and Advent Calendars, the eggs would be smashed to bits when they arrived and the chocs in the advent calendar had all dropped to the bottom! Damn you Isle of Wight post!!!

You were on a BUS?

You can't be that high on the expenditure list then!

22 but went back to live with mum at 30 as I royally f*cked up a relationship then left again 6 months later.

Yep, I'm going along with my camera!

You've left yourself wide open on this one!!!

Is being called up completely random from the Electoral Roll or is it means tested in some way?

Agreed but from watching 'The Jury' on tv last week and yes I know it's only a programme on tv, I can see how decisions can be swayed by either prosecution of defence in any case.

As a 'spin-off' from the Stephen Lawrence thread, who on here (or knows anyone who) has done Jury Service, I personally would love to but being pessimistic I would get a really boring case. If you have done, what was it like (I appreciate that details cannot be discussed) just interested to know.

Can someone clear this up for me please, I didn't think you could be tried (sp) for the same crime twice?

I guess it questions if the 'average' person can differentiate between Disgusting and Angry, I imagine a lot of people went for 8-10 for both.

Same for me!

Rest of my results: [h=2]Your sense of wrongness is lower than average[/h]You tended to rate the scenarios in the test as less ‘wrong’ than the average person in our sample study. Your score suggests that you are less sensitive than average to actions that go against your personal view of what is right, and that you are therefore probably more tolerant of moral wrongs. Different factors such as religious belief and personal wealth can influence our attitudes to the action and behaviour of others. The Test Your Morality experiment is exploring the ‘Human Superorganism Theory’ of morality. This theory states that human society behaves like a single, huge organism. This organism has functions like reproduction, memory and waste removal that have parallels in individual organisms and even individual cells. In other words, your personal morality may differ from that of other people because you fulfil a different role to them within the superorganism. If the theory is correct, you are less likely to be one of the people who helps the superorganism deal with threats to its wellbeing by policing the ‘bad’ behaviour of others. [h=2]Your sense of anger is lower than average[/h]You tended to rate the scenarios in the test as less likely to make you angry than the average person in our sample study. Your score suggests that you do not generally feel anger when someone goes against your personal view of what is right. This means you are less likely to react in a confrontational manner towards people who do not share your values. Anger is thought to have evolved as a response to threats from predators. In a social context, anger is common where harm or injury was intentional rather than accidental, and may result in a desire to punish the perpetrator, either physically or by other methods. Some psychologists think that ‘moral anger’ evolved to encourage retribution against individuals who did not support the wider community and attempted to damage society for their own personal gain. [h=2]Warning[/h]The fictional news story you saw near the start of Test Your Morality may have influenced your responses to the moral scenarios in the test. This story was designed to arouse moral concerns specifically related to one of the functions that keep the ‘human superorganism’ working properly. It may have affected the way you rated scenarios. This news story was included in the test to help our scientists discover more about what influences a person’s response to moral scenarios. Your story was randomly selected from a group of stories but other participants will have seen different news stories. Thank you for participating! [h=2]Your sense of disgust is lower than average[/h]You tended to rate the scenarios in the test as less ‘disgusting’ than the average person in our sample study. Disgust relates to your feeling of revulsion against a person who commits a moral ‘wrong’. The word ‘disgust’ can also relate to something you find physically repellent. Your score suggests that you do not experience a strong emotional response to issues of right and wrong. You probably rarely feel physically sickened by the immoral actions of other people. Interestingly, the concept of physical disgust may play a similar role to moral disgust. Some psychologists believe that disgust evolved as a mechanism to help us avoid disease and parasites. Moral disgust may act in a similar way by causing us to avoid people who we perceive as causing society harm. [h=2]Your desire to avoid is lower than average[/h]We also looked at your desire to avoid individuals who do things that you don’t agree with. You tended to be less likely to want to ‘avoid’ than the average person in our sample study. The desire to avoid is thought to be a consequence of being disgusted by someone’s behaviour. Like disgust, avoidance is associated by some psychologists with perceived threats from infection and parasites. Your score suggests that while you may find some actions morally disgusting, you are less likely to have concerns about interacting with those involved. You may be more tolerant than others in terms of your desire to avoid. Theories suggest that avoidance plays an important role in helping the human superorganism adapt to different kinds of threat, particularly those associated with ‘social parasites’, or people who try to cheat on their social obligations. [h=2]Your desire to punish is lower than average[/h]Finally, we looked at your desire to punish individuals who do things that you don’t agree with. You tended to be less likely to want to ‘punish’ than the average person in our sample study. Your desire to punish indicates how inclined you are to engage in active retribution against an individual who is doing something you perceive as ‘wrong’. This may be a result of the amount of anger you feel towards them. Your score suggests that no matter how strongly you may react to moral wrongs, you do not generally feel a desire to see moral ‘justice’ done. You may be less inclined than others to challenge moral wrongdoers. The Human Superorganism Theory suggests that actively punishing those who do not fulfil their social obligations is one means of regulating social conduct and thus increasing social cohesion. Your personal moral response to each of the scenarios may differ from that of other people because you fulfil a different role to them within the 'human superorganism'. Find out more about this theory in the next section 'Are you part of the human superorganism?'.

[h=3]YOUR LOW DESIRE TO AVOID[/h] Your low desire to avoid is your most prominent moral dimension. This is the area in which you differed most from the average person in our pilot study. This suggests that you are unlikley to avoid people who go against your view of right and wrong. Although you may react strongly to actions which go against your personal moral code, you probably do not often have concerns about the consequences of interacting with moral ‘wrongdoers’.

My next door neighbour is an electrician, this is a fact.