An instrument must have a purpose, the question is; is MBTI a valid instrument for what purpose?
Scientific classification of people into 16 concrete types? No. People tend to think that MBTI is supposed to be used for this. Not entirely so.
When used to measure the differences between people and how they interact with others, it is a valid instrument. We can use MBTI to learn a lot about different people, and even better ourselves. The key is not to take it too seriously. Don't try to make MBTI something it's not. (I know this conflicts with many peoples' beliefs)
On a related subject, some of the prevailing ideas accepted today were quite controversial, and thought to be weakly scientific when they were pioneered.
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