POLL: Is using a tulpa on an exam considered cheating?

[Din]

Yes, I think constructing a tulpa is cheating. Cheating is having an advantage to an accurate resource that others are not able/allowed to access through normal means.

 

But, cheating doesn't determine something as morally right or wrong. That decision falls upon the tulpaforcer, and it's up to them whether this "cheating" is right or wrong. But really, if the person in question does cheat, they must understand the material in question. THAT'S the really important thing, and that matters far more than the assignment. If a person were to dissipate their tulpa, which I hope they wouldn't, but this is a "what-if" scenario, they would lose all information they gained from that class and the ability to produce that information. That would screw them brutally, especially if they had gotten themselves into a career that required the information learned from said class. Long story short: I couldn't care less if a tulpa was used on an assignment or two, but, if you don't want the class to be for naught, KNOW THE MATERIAL.

[bila bila]

For everyone who's saying that it is because it's easy information access, revising is gives you the same result. Does that mean we should not revise because it's cheating? Whether your making a tulpa or revising, you still put in a certain amount of effort to recall memories. It's not like you're googling on your phone or something.

[Virgil]

Hmm, my definition of cheating is: deliberate violation of rules, and perhaps even exploiting loopholes, with the intention to gain advantage.

But, of course, rules don't take tulpae into account, or any other extraordinary capabilities or aptitudes, for that matter. What is more, there's no public opinion on this question, so it's entirely subjective.

But we could take the closest ability to the memory recall ability that is widely known, and see whether exploiting it is regarded as cheating. I think eidetic memory would be a fairly suitable example.

Leonhard Euler, for instance, had eidetic memory and used it to his advantage all of the time, yet barely anyone considered him a cheater. Or so I was told by my physics teacher. I don't really know for sure.

But with a tulpa, it's quite different, especially if you regard it as another person or being. Then the tulpa should be credited for any help if your morals, both you and your tulpa's dictate so, assuming they don't differ. If they do then that's another problem. Also, imagine mentioning to your teacher that your imaginary friend helped you with homework or an exam... That sort of thing could very easily earn you a visit to the counsellor.

Anyway, my opinion is that it isn't cheating.

[JD1215]

I've had assistance from my tulpa on an AP exam, and I do not consider it cheating. It's the power of my brain alone, without outside assistance. It'd be like calling a mathematically talented savant a cheater if he can recite more digits of pi than most other people.

[tulpatalk]

How is it cheating if it's all within your brain?

 

>inb4 qualia

[Guest]

tulpatalk, no joking about qualia here. Qualia is serious business, so serious that I will refrain from going there, even if I'm tempted.

[Gray]

Yes, I think constructing a tulpa is cheating. Cheating is having an advantage to an accurate resource that others are not able/allowed to access through normal means.

 

What about already mentioned eidetic memory, is that cheating?

Hell you don't even have to go that far, what about simply having better memory then most people or just having higher IQ that allows you to better understand the material in question?

Those are resources that others are not able to access through normal means.

[Din]

I consider it cheating when looking at it through a "mentor helping you and giving you answers as you take the test" perspective, but to others, it isn't. And that's fine. Even if I personally believe it's kinda cheating, I also do not believe that it's wrong. Cheating, in my opinion, isn't instantly wrong. In certain cases, I'd even advocate the use of a tulpa and fully support it. I think Virgil put it best. It's entirely subjective and based on the individuals' opinion, and there is no right or wrong answer as to whether it's cheating or not.

 

Shortened version: While I believe it's cheating (only according to my own definition), I don't believe it's wrong to do. Hell, I support it.

 

The point I tried to make is not to rely entirely on your tulpa to learn the subject for you and take every test for you, because if the tulpa is unable to do these things in the future for whatever reason, you no longer have any knowledge in the subject, and you're screwed if you take classes that require knowledge from previous classes, knowledge that you no longer have on hand because you relied too much on your tulpa to take the class for you while you consciously learned practically nothing. My point is, make sure you CONSCIOUSLY understand the subject matter, not just subconsciously. Your tulpa relays this information from your subconscious to your conscious.

[Black Bane]

if you say no, but your tulpa says yes, then your screwed.

[Graywolf]

I don't think it's cheating, since unlike Googling the answers or something, one works for tens - possibly hundreds of hours - to create a tulpa, which makes it more fair than an eidetic memory (which one doesn't have to work for) in my eyes. However, I think one should at least attempt to learn the material and not rely entirely on your tulpa, especially on the chance that you should ever dissipate it.