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I know you are, and the point still stands. Mental illnesses are hereditary. Don't you think that if genetic mutations just popped up like that, then it's better to curb down those which already exists, along with said genetic mutations? Genetic mutations do pop up, but hardly the way you...

As a matter of fact, you happen to be wrong. Firstly, many diseases are hereditary, and some are more prone to such diseases than others. Secondly, that the parents themselves don't have such diseases doesn't imply that they're not more prone to having such diseases. The logical argument for...

Compare an INFJ to an ISFJ and ESFJ. The two latter might understand human social rules and all of that, but do they see through it and do they know anything of the human condition, human nature itself? I think not. All intuitives are better at that. Ni often sees the unseen, it doesn't...

I take it Pod'lair are simply following tradition when they do the same thing then? I feel that Aristotles and Kant would be more likely to appreciate (and understand) Jung than Pod'lair. (If this were the case, the fault would lie within the mental facilities of Aristotles and Kant, not...

Jung typed himself as ISTP too. Keirsey identifies him as an INFJ. There's a lack of tangibility with Jung that makes me think he was INFJ. INFJs are Ni-doms like INTJs, but they lack Te, which is oriented towards the exterior and objects which makes them more empirical and lucid than INFJs...

The Bush administration was more unethical, and would perhaps be more likely to go that far. Still, this is only a possibility and guesswork. Definitely. That 9/11 was taken advantage of is undoubtedly true. But why should Silverstein be of any concern to the state? What made Silverstein...

While reading Schopenhauer's "The Art of Controversy" the thought that the Ni-confident seem to possess a keen ability to penetrate into the human psyche popped up. I base this on a few Ni-confident (i.e. dominant or auxiliary Ni) philosophers, authors and psychologists, who all seemingly had...

I wouldn't say they obsess about intelligence as much as they obsess about acknowledgement. Chris Langan, who has a measured IQ of 200 +/-10, seems to be such a case. (Curiously, it also seems that while recognition is important for those sorts of people, they will not leave their principles and...

There are a lot more assumptions you yourself base your conclusion on. What you forget is that claiming that there was a controlled demolition scenario is not simply one single assumption. It's an assumption that has to support itself on a chain of assumptions, most of them counter-intuitive. As...

Where does the al-Qaeda fit in all of this? Did Silverstein contract Mohammad Atta and co. to take suicide just so he could get the insurance money? The shmuck fooled not only the insurance companies and the whole of America, he fooled those silly Ayrabs too! :D Luck and mere coincidence is...

It depends on the focus of the forum. Forums with a focus on materialistic things are generally going to be sensor dominated. Forums about cars, clothes and such. On the other hand, forums that are oriented toward concepts are going to be intuitive. But I agree that Facebook is oriented towards...

The Stroop Effect test tests decision-making and ability to discern incongruencies. Those are the prerequisites for a good test score, at least. The function of the frontal lobe is foremostly to make decisions, f.e. discernment of right and wrong. My guess is that the ramifications of your...

She's definitely an Se user going by what she said. Breaking into houses for something minuscule, along with her reasoning "fuck it", is very Se-Fi. Her music is for sensors, by a sensor. I predict she's going to be burnt out and end up overweight. Quote me on it. You explained your...

Accomplishments and capabilities, for the most part. Relying on either is a two-edged sword: if it turns out positively, your self-esteem gets a massive boost; if it turns out negatively, your self-esteem shatters. Self-esteem, in that case, is very much like investing. Therefore, you have to...

I feel this should have been pointed out earlier. :D The OP should have rendered it something like multiple types of intelligence rather than making an attempt to separate one from the other. That does seem to fit in with the Dunning-Krueger effect. Metacognition is associated with higher...

The concept of intelligence is very valid; both neuroscience and psychology is there to validate it as such. What I get is that you are against the misconceptions of intelligence rather than the concept of intelligence itself. In other words, I see this as a discussion about what should be...

Most xxNx have active communities and participate in general MBTI communities, I think, and especially IxNXs. The only exception for that is the ENTJ, for some reason. Rather rare type on these sort of forums. I'd say it's because it involves a theoretical framework which apparently describes...

Homework isn't even close to being a factor in determining success, not even in the education system. Homework determines how much of a monkey you are and how high the lack of independence is. I didn't do homework, yet I had the highest grades in class, and I was always the guy with the right...

Homework isn't a bad idea in itself. It does develop discipline, and in some subjects, like math, it's very useful. Even then, it's only useful in teaching mathematics because of the way mathematics is taught in the West: lots of reproduction; little understanding. On the other hand, the way...

Hello? Is there anybody out there? Just nod if you can hear me. The title isn't very comforting having the song's meaning in mind. MBTI descriptions are sort of like horoscopes: both reek of the Forer effect. That's why I prefer to read the theory, in particular on functions, and see how it...

Previously, I could get by - not only get by but also get very good grades - not doing any homework, studying or even meeting up in classes. That there were no challenges are amongst the top reasons I was rather apathetic at that time.

I like it. As did a friend who I forwarded it to. Efficient use of the time I have existing is better spent doing something meaningful than just being apathetic. Habits that prolong life while also bettering the quality of life, ultimately expanding my being and the utilization of myself, are...

That MBTI personality traits correlate with something genetic isn't completely unlikely, but I doubt that it's that easy. It would hard in the first place to find correlations between certain personality traits. And how does one know that they are really INTPs and not something else? I see...

Popular and consumerist culture, media, television, norms, small talk and tradition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLQhLcKyGs8

I would recommend you to not do it. You're relatively young and you don't know whether you're going to want a baby later in life. The decision simply lacks any flexibility whatsoever. You don't have to give birth to a child, but having the option to do so is good in itself. I wouldn't risk doing...

You sound xNTJ to me, more likely an INTJ. Not that I'm going to give much of an argument for it. There is not that much to put my fingers on.

I'm not and have not argued against any of that. Although one could make an inductive argument that since NTs are drawn towards hard science, it's more likely that a scientist is a NT. You made an argument that Dawkins was too charming to be a thinker, I argued against it. It seems like you're...

I see. Unfortunately. Moreover, they never seem to have left the stage they were on as pupils. Their faith in often outdated books never left them. Based on my observations, the higher in the education system one goes, the more likely the teachers are going to be able to think critically...

I'm not familiar with the SAT. Does it not only test knowledge? If I have understood it correctly, you do not need to evaluate anything; the SAT is a test where you succeed if you already know the answer to the question, but fail otherwise. Which is essentially what one one meets throughout the...

@scorpiomover It is about preferences rather than strengths (although you will most likely be better in your modus operandi than anything else). One can prefer thinking while being bad at it; many are, in fact. A feeler would probably not try to wrestle with the religious and religion as...

It depends. I believe that would happen in modern, consumerist and individualist societies that have long ago cast away the notions of family, traditions and so on. That is not to say all would do it, but a relatively large number would. The ones who would not do it are the family oriented...

You are assuming that the animals suffer. In fact, they do not. A lot of measures are taken just so that the animals that are slaughtered do not need to suffer. One example of that is that they use anesthetics on the animals. Death also comes rather quickly. I think you should rather argue that...

Morals are the principles from which one deems what conduct is good or bad, right or wrong. Ethics is the philosophy of morality. Therefore, your question is not really that good; they are mutually inclusive to great extent. I would not consider myself much of a moral creature. I deem morals to...

I have a far too extensive personal experience with just that. I think that I made a good choice to stop masturbation and watching porn especially with the knowledge put forth by this article in mind. I would reccomend others to do the same. Abstaining from porn is the foremost priority in...

I believe that the best human society would be a liberal meritocracy. Basically, it would be a Meritocracy with great emphasis on the liberty of people to do what they want to do. In other words, there would be no petty and unnecessary rules like we have today. So there would be relatively much...

That is probably for the better, porn seems to be the main problem. I would still say that it is better to go for actual women. It is wherein part of the problem lies; because 1. you satisfy your sexual urges, but not through actual sex and 2. the sexual urge is also the will to progress. The...

Thank you. I cannot say much else than that I agree with you, that we are on the same track and that I could therefore not add much more. Additionally, I have little to no knowledge on TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine, I infer? I really have no idea.). The reason men may be affected more by...

I do not masturbate. The foremost reason is that I think that it has negative psychological effects, depression and apathy being among those two effects. The reason for that is that, in my opinion, we are wired towards achieving as far as our potential goes for the simple reason of procreation...

This one is great! It's basically my whole life story: an eternal struggle against my inept, suppressant and inflexible environment. And apparently, I had potential; I can't say the same for my teachers. Most of it is just frighteningly spot on. I am considering wearing a tin-foil hat...

I have central heterochromia. My irises are green on the edge with a small amount of yellow-amber colour in the centre. There are also some gray hues. One person referred to them as gray, green, yellow and red eyes. So I have rather unique eyes.

I don't drink sodas at all. I do however drink both tea and coffee, depending on how much effort I want to put into preparing my beverage. The tea I drink is the regular stuff. The coffee I drink is not, at least not where I live. I use roasted and finely ground coffee beans and boil...

- There is always some things that you could do if you wanted to, but you won't do it, because you can do it, if you wanted to. - When you prove yourself capable of something, interest in 'something' immediately declines. - You don't think you have to prove yourself to others if you have...

It's the closest to being a song that defines me although it doesn't. I don't really think a song is able to define me. Music performance starts at 0:28. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i037HTohUhw

My ratio is a whopping 0.905, and from what I have read the average for people with autism is 0.94. This is quite discomforting along with the fact that there are cases of autism in my family, one of those cases being my little brother. Nevertheless, I doubt I have autism, although it could be...

Gratitude would only be necessary if I were gratifying you. That is to say, I plainly gave a compliment as a formal matter. I was not being courteous: I simply pointed out what it is. Hence there is no reason to thank me. Yes, I have. I looked at it again though. What I was wondering about...

I've enjoyed every single comic you put forth. They have a certain wit, and being MBTI internal humour makes it easy to relate to. Anyway. Is there any particular reason that a slight predilection for Kersey's temperaments sits so terribly with NFs that it warrants physical action?

No problem. I understand that, I have yet to take a test too. You are sure to be part Neanderthal, unless your origin is exclusively African. The only question is how much. 2-4% is the average, I think. Anything below or above that value is considered abnormal. It's not necessary that modern...

Architect There were other human species as well, in 2008 they discovered the remains of an unknown human species in Siberia now called Denisovans. It costs far less than that. It's still not cheap though. https://www.23andme.com/ I think you can find out how much Neanderthal DNA you have...

My mother is an ISTJ, and I can relate to your situation. Everything I did was extremely flawed. I had my ways of doing things, always with great success, and my mother would still bicker at me for not doing it in the "ordinary" way. I just avoided my mother as much as I possibly could. If...

I definitely think that type is something genetic. So far extroversion and introversion has been proven by brain scans. I suspect the other functions can be proven that way too, the only possible exception being the J/P functions, although I think that's possible too. Hormones might play a part...