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[INTP] I am too skeptic

Nihilen

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for my own good.

Ever felt that way ? It's probably an INTP trait mostly.
 

blanclait

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well, i'm probably the same. i can't trust anyone 100%. There's no 100% or 0% in my dictionary.
 

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Skepticism is a great great asset in life. It only becomes a problem when it becomes a channel for hate, or when it gets turned on one's self and creates self-loathing. The difference in how you use skepticism is a matter of maturity, experience, and wisdom.
 

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I feel that way.

IJs have it even worse than IPs.

P.S. I agree with all of Edahn's bullshitting.
 
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I wonder what the real reason for the is thread is? Probably something shady.
 

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I first read the thread title as this...

I am too epic

:shock:
 

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P.S. I agree with all of Edahn's bullshitting.

's not bullshitting! It's very true. That's what happens to people who get too skeptical...they rob themselves of self-confidence because they only see the problems with themselves, or with their competence.
 

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's not bullshitting! It's very true. That's what happens to people who get too skeptical...they rob themselves of self-confidence because they only see the problems with themselves, or with their competence.

I said I agreed with it, lol.
 

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Skepticism is a great great asset in life. It only becomes a problem when it becomes a channel for hate, or when it gets turned on one's self and creates self-loathing. The difference in how you use skepticism is a matter of maturity, experience, and wisdom.

My experience is that the young are rarely skeptical of the things which are fun but can harm them and entirely too skeptical of the things which are "good for them." Hah.

What masquerades as strength is actually weakness.
 

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[I am too skeptic] for my own good.

I'd agree. You're going to miss out on some knowledge because of the skepticism cynicism, actually.

It's probably an INTP trait mostly.

Skepticism is an INTP trait.
Everything has to be shown or tested.

Cynicism, I think, is an aggressive intellectual maneuver meant to strike back at people we're bitter towards, where we feel powerless to actually triumph over them or challenge them effectively. It essentially also assumes the position being disagreed with is corrupt or insincere, rather than just built on faulty assumptions... or even refusing to acknowledge the possibility that the CYNIC is the one at fault; that's a subjective call, not an objective one.

I think anyone can be a cynic.
I also think INTP's don't have to be cynics.
Just skeptics.
 

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I'm definitely skeptical. I think it's a good thing to be. The only problem is that when someone is super-nice to me, I tend to think they have an ulterior motive. But in most cases, they turn out to be just nice.
 

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I'm a skeptic of everything including skepticism. But not really.
 

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I'd agree. You're going to miss out on some knowledge because of the skepticism cynicism, actually.



Skepticism is an INTP trait.
Everything has to be shown or tested.

Cynicism, I think, is an aggressive intellectual maneuver meant to strike back at people we're bitter towards, where we feel powerless to actually triumph over them or challenge them effectively. It essentially also assumes the position being disagreed with is corrupt or insincere, rather than just built on faulty assumptions... or even refusing to acknowledge the possibility that the CYNIC is the one at fault; that's a subjective call, not an objective one.

I think anyone can be a cynic.
I also think INTP's don't have to be cynics.
Just skeptics.

You are assuming, because I am cynical -which is closer to be a knowledge, rather than just a doubt- but I'm not complaining about it specifically.
 

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I'm definitely skeptical. I think it's a good thing to be. The only problem is that when someone is super-nice to me, I tend to think they have an ulterior motive. But in most cases, they turn out to be just nice.

You probably haven't discovered the motive yet.
 

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for my own good.

Ever felt that way ? It's probably an INTP trait mostly.
No it's not.
You're going to have to trust me on that.

well, i'm probably the same. i can't trust anyone 100%. There's no 100% or 0% in my dictionary.

Well that's most probably because they're not words.
Mine doesn't have them either.
 
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