{"id":2823,"date":"2021-04-24T17:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T15:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testhexen.de\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2021-04-24T18:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T16:16:19","slug":"the-most-important-test-are-you-are-real-witch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testhexen.de\/?p=2823","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important Test: Are You a Real Witch?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This morning, while I was wondering how to do my annual witches dance at Walpurgisnight<\/a> with a stay at home order in effect, I stumbled across a test titled: \u201cAre you a REAL witch<\/a>\u201d? As my latest hexes did not work, and also, as my witch friends do not believe me, that my witch familiar Harvey<\/a> (the rabbit) is a real support in my witch craft, I figured, I need to prove something here. Although it hurts, that they do not believe in Harvey only because they have not seen him for long. Or is it, because he is a white rabbit instead of a black cat? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I took the test. The outcome was \u201cYou got highly potential magic in your veins. Just turn that switch and activate the energy to do real magic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy sh\u2026 I knew it \u2013 just one turn of a switch and I can become a magical monster!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then it said: \u201cLook at the wrong answers\u201d. Wait, something was wrong about my answers? So, I asked Harvey to come over and help me evaluating where I could improve to become a real witch. And Harvey, as a real friend, asked me questions so that I can learn: Here is the transcript, so that you can join me in learning\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Me and Harvey, talking<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

H: Why do you think, this was a test?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: Well, it said so in the title, and then you have multiple choice answers, like in an exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: But how would you define a test?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: I check some behaviour against an expected result. But, did I have an expected result? I mean, I know that I am a witch, but \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: \u2026other people might need a proof? Maybe they have a different perception of you. I mean, nobody believes that I, as a white rabbit, could be your familiar. People need to validate the expectations of results in tests also in diverse contexts!<\/strong>
So how can other people better understand your super powers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: Well, they could judge alongside some heuristics that have proven in the past, that there is some indication, that a person could be a witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: You mean: ugly women with big noses, always carrying a pack of tarot cards in her skirt and a black cat on their shoulder?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: no, wise women with a crystal ball! (And a white rabbit). But you are right: how can we create a set of heuristics, that encounters for diversity of witches, that do not pick the false ones – with drastic results as they did the Dark Ages… I mean at that time they all thought, that, if a suspect cannot swim with her arms and legs tightly bound to the body, she is a witch. And they had other horrible heuristics – they called them trials<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: So, good you see that you have to revisit your heuristics depending on context<\/strong>! But tell me, what was the \u201ccorrect\u201d expected result of the witch test?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: In order to become a real witch, I would have had to choose quite differently \u2013 and in a way that I would picture myself as a really old-fashioned witch, with spooky seances and being negative. I even would have had to pick an owl as familiar! I do not like that expectation! I don\u2019t think, it is correct!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: Well then do not take it as correct expectation! How horrible \u2013 an owl! But if in a test, the given expected result is not what you think is correct \u2013 think twice<\/strong>. You have your own ethical judgement system. Or discuss with others \u2013 good that you did talk to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Me, all dressed up for the dance<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Harvey is such a great friend! I now feel better. Rereading the transcript, I see, why being a witch and a tester at the same time resonates so much! I need to sharpen my test heuristics next time for an extended context and for the ethical dimension!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now back to the really important question: How can I celebrate Walpurgis night?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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