To some degree, but remember that Te ignores internal logical consistency in favor of external expediency. That's the basis of my assertion that Ti works best with impersonal logical analysis in a vacuum--seriously, talk to solitarywalker for like 3 seconds and you'll see why.
No, NTJs are masters of efficiency and ingenuity in discovering new applications. Te views logic as a means to an end, not an end state itself. Te's conception of logic is dependent upon external validation, so it's not operating on a purely logical basis. To Te, what is logical is dependent upon the external world; you can see a similar relationship between Fi and Fe. I would describe Fi users as more in touch with universal ethics as their own end, whereas Fe users are more in touch with localized ethics in terms of what works in concert with others to reach toward common goals.
NTPs tend to dominate the domain of pure theoretical logic with no regard toward external application. That's just what Ti does.
The problem isn't inability to understand logical principles; it's inability to apply them at the right time when Fi is contradicting them.
I could take a course on emotional intelligence and probably ace the test by telling them what they want to hear. I can follow your reasoning when I want to; I just don't think it's appropriate in nearly as many situations as you try to apply it to.
You don't know how many situations I try to apply it to, do you? I don't have to talk to solitary walker - I have a very good friend who is an INTP and I swear he is the smartest person I know. He isn't perfect, but good lord he's intelligent...and not just logical intelligence, he has ethical intelligence too, and sees the objective practicality in ethics
which is completely logical.
He and I could make the exact same argument, it's just that the particular angle he would work on that argument might make his position more appealing to someone like yourself.
Hmmm...you can't compare a logic class with an emotional intelligence test. They're two very different spheres. There's no "telling someone what they want to hear" in a logic class: there are clear answers, right or wrong.
You clearly lack emotional intelligence, it's frankly self-evident, but you have this tendency to disregard emotional intelligence just because it's not your personal strength. I think that's just immaturity. By the same token, it would be foolish for me to disregard logic because it isn't my primary strength.
That's why I try my best to use it - and it seems as though you're bashing Fi users for trying to sharpen their logic. You do go on and on about Fi an awful lot. I've joked about it in the past, but NO really, you do go on about Fi. It's obviously a function that you hate, as well as Te.
