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The ENTJs will get it together eventually... I hope. Yep. Humans: monkeys that like math. :) *starts drooling and licking his lips* So much power! Maybe we can make all other problems into those types of problems? Hamanahamanahamana, that last sentence was almost entirely...

It's not an emotional truth as much as it is an emotional breakdown. The 'end of suffering' offered by death is a vacuous reward, for the dead no longer exist to enjoy it. -Duxwing

Edited to acknowledge your point. -Duxwing

Dear Forum, Given that forums can sometimes disappoint us, I wonder: What would the ideal forum be like? Things to consider: Who would its members be? How would it be organized? What should its influence upon the world be? Who should be admitted? -Duxwing

Dear Forum, Alice? made me realize that we need to discuss something other than politics, religion, and love, and Lyra pointed out that our discussions often rest upon unstated axioms, so I'll try to see if I can make a post that doesn't do either of these things. Will the presently...

SP's just looooove me, especially the dumb or disturbed ones. Maybe it's the Ne? -Duxwing

The INTP AI would then develop the Mk. n version of all the other types and replace them with robots. -Duxwing

Correcting the thoughts was the easy part. Correcting the various emotional tangles (e.g., learned helplessness due to not exercising my will in so long) and the few remaining 'hidden' thoughts is the hard part. -Duxwing

That's it. That's how I overcame existential despair. I just became more throroughlgoingly logical and realized that my emotions were based upon irrational thoughts, and I corrected them. Easy as pie. -Duxwing

Hadoblado But if the poster didn't see a hole in their reasoning then, why would they see it after you shut them down? -Duxwing

Maybe you find some release for some emotion? -Duxwing

Yeah, he has issues, and you were smart to do what you did. Nice, Fe, O INFJ. ;) -Duxwing

Ah, OK. Thanks! But it wasn't dramatic at all. I just asked myself, "Why am I so miserable about the absence of meaning? Do I have a good reason? ... No." -Duxwing

Thanks for the solid. :) -Duxwing

I don't want you to leave this forum, but accusing me of lying about having overcome existential despair is bothersome-- especially since you did so by playing the age card. A better way to know whether I'd really overcome it would have been to ask, "How did you overcome existential despair?"...

Are you calling me a liar? -Duxwing

Exactly! -Duxwing

Hehehe! -Duxwing

So, does enthusiasm approach zero as time approaches infinity? -Duxwing

Oh, OK. Thanks! -Duxwing

Let's see if you're not just on the lower end of the enthusiasm scale: Architect Do you feel any less enthusiastic than you did when you were younger, the ravages (for lack of a better word) of age not withstanding? And am I necessarily wrong in thinking that I understand reason? Let's...

Does the smilie imply sarcasm? :confused: -Duxwing

Much like bullying can erode the very self-confidence and strength needed to prevent it, abuse can warp one's view of relationship health-- especially when it (or bullying, for that matter) occurs for a long time from a young age. Hence, people who have been abused or bullied in the past tend...

No SJ, no... everything. No police, no firefighters, no doctors, no soldiers, no politicians, everything gone in a flash. Yikes! -Duxwing

OK. How does the creation of a strong AI have necessitate the murder of millions of innocent people by poison gas? -Duxwing

How many are they? I mean, what if the only thing keeping our XSXJ's going is those wacky ESFPs? They might not be, but data is of the utmost importance in making such a decision. -Duxwing

Did the unread bills have to wait? You might be seeing a pattern where none exists because you are understandably and justifiably frustrated that important bills aren't passing. Would you go into more detail? This sounds interesting! :) Distributing birth control, or maintaining birth...

*shudder* *gag* Euuugh, people like her make my skin crawl. -Duxwing

Argumentum ad Hitlerum, really? That's all that you've got? Come on, scorpiomover, you can do better! :) -Duxwing

Making a "decision" implies rational deliberation, and we very well know that one can work another into a state, whether by words or drugs, in which rational deliberation, and therefore the ability to decide, is impaired. Oh yes it does. Human decisions-- not those of ideal agents-- are...

They're boring, but practical. -Duxwing

Hmm, interesting. But what happens when no-one's entertaining us? -Duxwing

And if the person is no longer rational because of others' influence? -Duxwing

I'm not swallowing this flame-bait. -Duxwing

"Suffer"? How am I "suffering"? Woah, back up there, buddy. Disagreeing and debating is making "trouble"? Need I remind you that we are in a forum almost entirely devoted to discourse? Not addressed to me, not replying. Don't put yourself on a pedestal, Chad. -Duxwing

I never said that I loved ESTJs; I was only pointing out that removing them, as you suggested, would have disastrous effects upon society. It's all good. :) -Duxwing

In the ideal world of philosophy, yes. In the real world, no: our judgment is significantly affected by the perceived or imagined judgments, actions, and feelings of others, so telling someone to "kill themselves" can figuratively be the straw that breaks the camel's back, or at least a...

I don't understand what you mean. -Duxwing

Fully analyzing every bill is impractical: too much legislation is passed for any one person to be an expert on it all. -Duxwing

Other exceptions include: sculpture, installation art, and art intended to be seen from many perspectives. Seeing the picture itself is nice, too. -Duxwing

Our strengths are in organizing ideas into logical structures; without that, the whole world would implode into madness as the INTJ's and ISTP's try to pick up the slack but can't because they're too practical and too concrete, respectively. I admire the other types' abilities: I couldn't stand...

Si is the reason that cops do what they do: they want to serve their communities and protect people from harm, and they want to do it one person at a time. An ENTJ wants to look at the big picture and achieve huge goals. An ESTJ wants to organize their fresh meat into a lean, mean, policing...

But who would manage the copy machine replacement team at Goldman Sachs? Who would have the relentless toughness to train policemen, firefighters, EMTs, and soldiers? The ESTJ, though rough and tough, is essential to the maintenance of order in society. The INFJ, on the other hand... I...

Quite an interesting way to test your hypothesis. :) I'll be here all week! But seriously, folks, how does your Fe relate to your Ni? -Duxwing

"Concrete reality" is just philosophical shorthand for, " 'reality,' were it to exist as described by monism, physicalism, materialism, reductionism, determinism, and the latest theories from the sciences derived therefrom". I know that we can't prove anything, much less reality, but we all seem...

I find the same to be true; 'going through the motions' is easy for me if the 'motions' in question are related to something that I enjoy. Sometimes, I even enjoy mundane tasks if they are integral to my thought process: following perfectly written logic or writing "QED" at the end of a perfect...

It's a small pain (nyuck nyuck) compared to having them around, ready to pounce on you and your children at a moment's notice. And they'll need only be around for a minutes before the poison in the cups (of red wine, just for the irony) will take effect. Hahaha! :) -Duxwing

Oh, OK. -Duxwing

What is this not-so-concrete reality? :D BRICK! *tosses a brick at the Introvert* -Duxwing

Of course I'm ignorant, own8ge. I'm asking a question! :) -Duxwing