the F-function is mammalian? (limbic system related?)

[SkyWalker]

I can see the same human MBTI types in other mammals. I guess you all agree with that.

However, I dont see it in non-mammals, like reptiles. The entire F-function seems to be missing in reptiles. Reptiles seem indifferent selfish thinkers to me. They seem to have a T-function, but no F-function.

The F-function makes you oppose or help others of your kind (e.g. love/hate in higher human rationalities), it generates herd behavior, reptiles dont have herd behavior.

I think the F-function is a mammalian thing only. Thus limbic system related probably (triune brain theory).

And that makes the T-function more reptilian complex related in its turn.

Some non-mammals, but close-to-mammals, those with a more developed limbic system, like higher birds, probably also have an F-function.

So then T-doms are reptilian-complex-doms and F-doms are limbic-system-doms.

 

[Logic]

I find it hard to understand how it could be possible for an animal to be "incomplete" in that way. Without a feeling function I would assume the animal shouldn't be able to function properly.

When dealing with animals in general, I think that you have to sort of assume they don't necessarily function like the way humans do. Sure, we humans have the eight cognitive functions, but animals may have a different system altogether.

The best way to figure out the answer to your question is to actually study the behavior of the particular animal group and try to come up with an understanding based on the external cues of the animals.

They may actually have a feeling function, but it may be heavily suppressed for some reason. Unlike mammals who may have more access to it which may have something to do with the "limbic system".
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I wonder if insects also have personality traits, lol.

 

[Artsu Tharaz]

The functions know nothing of people,
so social interaction cannot be its essence.

What then is the true nature of Feeling?

 

[SkyWalker]

The functions know nothing of people,
so social interaction cannot be its essence.

What then is the true nature of Feeling?

1

its about helping or opposing (to avoid deadlock of 2 purely selfish superrational entities as in 1 going left and 1 going right, both deadlocking by staying in the middle because of both actions)

reptiles can fall into these kind of left/right deadlock situations according to my theory

2
help/oppose is about trust/distrust of external tasks.

external tasks = external to self = tasks not on the todo list for self.

this is regardless of direct social interaction, lots of interaction is indirect: external tasks can also "float around'' in artifacts (books, videos, images) or still in memory from past interaction or artifacts. artifacts are interaction too btw, although a postponed kind of interaction.

3
stronger feeling (than thinking) is unselfish / sacrificial to self. oppose/hate = taking the self down to take the other down, help/love = taking the self down to help the other.

4

and my idea in this thread was that "taking the self down for love/hate (e.g. feeling)" is a mammalian thing