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Originally Posted by ptgatsby
I think that would of eliminated NTs from the population, although we could say we are moving towards that.
More accurately, I think that it should be said that the tail ends are eliminated from the gene pool, so there is a pruning off both sides (the mentally unstable ones). As such, the core personality traits remain the same... I'd say that the distribution is dependent on the series of gene combination that create express these traits.
Another reason for one particular set to be dominant over the other is historical survival rates, which could be associated to Ss (philosophers and such don't tend to get much respect in rough times!)... but currently that isn't much of an issue. However, IQ and children are anti-correlated, so that could be an issue of reproducability... smart people not being all that horn doggy. That might off been true before now too.
So, I think the three core factors are;
1) Gene configuration is balanced around the presence in society (dominance, etc)
2) Survival traits historically have weeded out certain traits (namely S:N)
3) Certain traits lead to less offspring
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Actually, I think the INTJ's in their desire to control the world developed such devices as religion to control the masses, the S and F (touchy feely ones) would be happy and productive. (Incidentally, the Church of England got very powerful through people leaving their lands to them...).
lol lol...
I do think however, there are ecological niches for all the various types of people and there is a natural order, which depends on what perspective you take on being important.
I think different traits have different dominance in different situations. Think Feast or Famine. I'd sure what to be a rational in a famine where survival instincts become seriously important. (Probably also the NT's are storing cash away for the impending recession if it kicks in... I apply my contingency thinking to everything, works well in business strategy and engaging in any conflict (business or otherwise) we do probability).
I do think though IQ is probably more important than traits.. However I believe IQ begins to skew a persons thought process towards NT over time.