This thread isn't about children.
Night is correct. This thread is NOT about children.
I would
personally choose to have a T child if I was
forced to make the decision. First off, I think they would be better off in life because their being T would enable me to connect with them, relate to them, and understand them better. If that was the reality of it, we could have a better relationship and this could possibly help me do a much better job of mentoring them, raising them, and teaching them to be strong and confident and other things like that because there would be a genuine trust and a sense of camaraderie between us.
I would be lost raising an F, therefore, I wouldn't do as good of a job, and even though Fs are great, nurture plays a very important role in a child's development. If the child was an F, I would still certainly love the kid and do my best to raise him or her, of course, but it might end up being a lot less than ideal for the growth of the child. Assuming Ts and Fs are equal in every way, in this specific case, the F would lose out because I, the parent, am a T.
I also believe that a T would be less prone to depression and other things that I perceive as negative effects of being too F. Again, no judgment is directed towards Fs for this. I'm forced into a decision and I'm
simply using my limited intellect to do what I think is best for the child.
For more selfish reasons, I think I'd actually prefer a T child, enjoy their company more, share many interests with them, and have an easier time raising them. It goes without saying that this does not mean that I wouldn't enjoy the company of an F child or love them just as deeply. But, if I'm forced to make a hypothetical decision, I will, and I won't terrorize myself about how I'm such a bad person for choosing one over the other. Besides, it's not like it's actually going to happen. I'm not going to wake up in a dream world tomorrow where my choice has been magically carried out with no chance of turning back.
Like many of you have also clarified, my decision only stands if I was
forced to choose between T or F, so it does not mean in any way that I wouldn't want an F child, or that if I had two children, one T and one F, that I would love the T more just because he or she is a thinker. It doesn't mean that I do not like Fs or that I am forever biased against them.
What
does it mean? That's up to you to contemplate or decide. This is raw information. Form your own conclusions or hypotheses if you want to. Share them if you're interested enough.
I think I understand why some of you would like to avoid answering the question, but I won't be assumptive and guess them all out loud. (I have learned from experience that it's a terrible approach!) I should have said in the beginning that if you fail to make the choice, the child will be aborted, or worse, born and then killed. However, that's a little too extreme and I didn't expect such an aversion to answering a hypothetical question. Now that I've gotten some responses, I'm actually fascinated because I'm learning much more than I originally hoped for from unexpected things like that!
I love science.
I have a feeling that Fs are more likely not to answer the question. I'll bet more people will prefer to have T children. I predict we'll notice many variations in how or why people answer the way that they do, such as contrasting reasons like what the person thinks is best for the child versus what the person thinks will be easier or better for themselves. Just to be funny, I could blatantly guess that Fs would be more likely to choose the option that would make things easier on themselves instead of doing what they think will be best for the child. (Although that is not what I actually think.) I have a hunch that the number of Ts who choose to have an F child will be far lower than the number of Fs who choose to have a T child.
Am I right about any of it? Who knows? Will we ever know for sure? Probably not. Will we obtain enough information to have some fun with? Yes!
