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You're making my point that there is room for the individual and social status. Pushing limits, being true to yourself can make you interesting and garner status in a group. Social status is not about conformity or even accommodation. It's a fluid relative position that is based on both an...

We're all at risk of losing those we love. We're all free to leave at any time. The only thing we have control over is how we conduct ourselves which will in turn impact our partner (drive our loved one away or closer to us). The questions to ask yourself in this scenario is " Do I respect...

You've brought this up before and I think you've hit on an important aspect of all humanity. I have a bit of a different twist to your idea. Religion serves a humanistic yearning. It's a way to deal with being a fragment of the universe, a separate being that is conscious of our aloneness...

It could go that way but there is also plenty of posts in this forum alone that asks how to overcome a typical typological tendency. Is MBTI useful? That depends on the person and how they use it.

Tannhauser said he was focused on epistemology. Does the philosophy video not address religious epistemology? No cherry picking about it.

"It is common to think that Faith and Reason must be in conflict. Often this view emerges because how we use the term "believe" is ambiguous." https://youtu.be/MTPHXNMi9tA Doesn't seem arrogant to me. As for 'humility tenants' of religions: http://serenityweb.com/?page_id=80 Again...

You're conflating tenants of a system to individuals. Science and religion both have humility tenants but unfortunately some individual scientists/religious figures come off arrogant.

Gopher has it right. The OPs disgust is a negative emotional reaction to an evolutionary hierarchical structure that has been been honed over time in both human and non-human alike. Since we're all a part of society, there is no escape. The only question is how will you handle the reality. Is...

I'm not sure if this is a real memory or if I put pieces of pictures and what I was told together but I was around 3? and I was walking through the courtyard of my home/farm in fear trying to stay clear of a rooster. I started to run when I saw it and the bird got on my head flapping it's wings...

Here's a few ideas to choose from and flesh out: -Their innocence -Their curiosity -Seeing their development -Their humor -The ways in which they learn -Their individuality (how each is different) Good luck!

Independence Day. Maybe it's not this movie in particular as many have a similar theme but the whole notion of American supremacy and how we saved the world makes me puke patriotism.

The best argument isn't a moral one but a high risk of disease. And yes, you can get a disease from human to human sex too but that's all the more reason to be discerning about who/what you'll fuck.

Thanks Blarraun:)

for some reason, I can't link it but if you google jk rowling infj, you'll see a twitter feed that she posted.

Everybody just gotta keep fucking each other till we're all the same color...and the same intelligence.

I don't know you Grayman except through this forum. You've championed the underdog and you show true caring. Your own childhood and what you've been through has given you an understanding and empathy that you can use to help those children in need. You have patience and determination too. I...

Why did the Black Lives Matter group highjack a Sanders rally rather then going to President Obama? You'd think they'd have the greatest traction there.

Mother: INFJ Father: ESTJ ? Brother: INTJ Son: ESTP Son: INTJ Me: INFJ

This. You like the shock value of using studies to reinforce stereotypes. I get it. That can be lots of fun (as this thread attests to). So thanks for the entertaining read. But really now, you can twist data and findings to suit your premise. I'll just leave it that I have doubts about your...

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dark and foreboding. 6/10 https://youtu.be/6ZWsr_AqKxM

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Glad you're employed! Sorry for the breakup. Relationships are hard no matter the type.

Wow! I actually thought of some fetish site but discarded that because I'm really repulsed by shear exploitation but this has a decided flip to the typical porn industry. This idea has some merit but would still take quite a bit of investment in equipment (video, lights etc) people and...

When you compare a Jeffrey Dahmer to John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy, they all have strikingly different personalities that I doubt psychopathy is directly related to type. (Apologies for just taking one example but this is my initial thoughts). I would suppose there might be certain MBTI types...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I've actually thought about buying a rental property. And doing a food cart. Just the kind of ideas I'm looking for. Crippli, what has been your experience renting the apartment? Grayman, why a condo? I was thinking a 4 unit (big enough to give me...

Tom Jones memorabilia is not a liquid investment. What do I want to invest in? That was my question to the forum. I want ideas to look into and my parameters are something to generate income with the ability to get at the funds without much penalty. This is my own money through the sale of one...

Ok, so here's the situation. I want to make an income stream. I'll have (hopefully soon) about 40-50K to invest in something. What would give me a good income stream? I'm tolerant of some risk and can devote about 20 hrs/week to the potential endeavor. The income has to be somewhat liquid. Ideas?

Just now saw your post. Are you talking about neuroplasticity? I stand corrected about not being under our direct control but I would think it takes some effort to rewire and reverse some negative plastic events such as sexual abuse, near death experiences and so on. These events are like one...

Maybe the payoff is greater for you and your son (and other INTPs who relate) who reach their goal or maybe it's just a wanderlust of sorts that has to be appreciated for what it is. I guess we all have our own crosses to bear and try and work out.

Our neocortex has great value but it's a property of our evolutionary biology and without direct individual control. So if you take this into consideration, relationships and the quality there of seems to be of the utmost value. When I think about my death, I'll think about my relationships-how...

Re: What are your thoughts on internet celebrties? Like all celebrities, they burn bright then fade away. Some have staying power depending on how they reinvent themselves and stay fresh. Overall I don't pay much attention to them and stay with the lectures that come from universities who have...

Is it the magic bullet or the maze leading to only ONE path? Fi/Ti likes to hone in like a funnel to one purpose, one path, one calling, one truth. Seems obsessive to me but maybe it's more the process than the destination?

@cog You should drink more frequently:D A Taoist theme and holistic. You sure you're not drinking the kool-aid?

Not offended in the slightest as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? The notion of being separate but connected (which is what I read into Inquisitors post) has been a part of my contemplation for a long time. Being a conscious separate being necessitates and brings into focus our...

I think you bring up a valid (and beautiful!) point no matter if you believe in God or not. We created the notion of God (and religion for that matter) for good purpose. God serves us in our loneliness and longing.

I never understood why TV couldn't take a great book, either classic or a book with high reviews (like say, The Handmaids Tale or Call of the Wild, The Women in White, Heart of Darkness) and have screenwriters re-work it and do a series. It wouldn't be movie quality but that's ok. It's...

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I don't understand why logic has to come into play in a question like this. Is it to justify? Because you don't have to do that. You're free to proceed, or not. I have to agree with Nanook and that Reddit post exemplifies how letting go of life attachment frees you.

Have you considered someone (maybe a forum member!) with an effigy of you sticking a pin in your brain, ah la Voodoo:phear: Kidding aside, have you considered environmental factors? Changes in water quality or some such? Any significant life changes in the 2.5 yrs of the decline that could be...

Seems to me Anthile has hit on the undercurrent of the reason for OP's thread. I'm sure OP has knowledge of the genetic, evolutionary and biological correlates (and if he/she doesn't, can look it up). Yes, you can hate your family while still caring (loving) about them. Sometimes we hate our...

Awesome and grand psycheldelic https://youtu.be/Tq3mRSeholU

I'd like to find out the benefits of extraversion but I wouldn't want to give up intuition. Fe is something I'd like to keep too but I'd like to switch and see what a thinking style would be like. Perception is another switch I'd like to experience. ENTP it is!

To really help someone involves asking the right questions. To help them question themselves. I've also found telling your own story related to their plight can help set the stage for self examination. Then give space....but really their own circumstances will push and prod them into making...

Definitions and categories are useful, practical as well as necessary. The term 'life' can then be used to include or exclude. And as Yellow points out, the definition can also change as more is learned. This is not truth but careful studied consensus. The quality of what it means to 'be...

What's more cooler than the Kalahari bushmen language. The 'click' sound intermixed with the exotic sound/melodic rhythm.

I see you wrote quite a while ago. Sorry for the lag but I've been absent from the forum. I'd be happy to get back in the game if you're still around. Hello back!

In another thread ( don't know how to link a past thread), the question had to do with the concept of 'self': Infants, within the womb are one with their mother connected by the umbilical cord and inextricably dependent. The differentiation process starts as infants outside the womb with our...

I see I've muddied the waters by bringing in Chomsky. I really didn't mean that to be anything other than my own observation. Please refer to my main point. I agree that the professional side of anyone masks who they are so trying to type a public persona can be misleading.