Why not approach it as a world wide cult with Jung as its fascist guru and Mrs Briggs and her daughter, Mrs Myers, as his disciples.
You could then ask, who are attracted to cults, and why are they attracted to cults.
You then might locate MBTI within the New Age religion.
And you might locate the New Age within the culture of narcissism.
But most of all you might point out that MBTI is not a valid personality test. And the way it is administered is completely invalid.
And finally you might interview those who have found their way out of MBTI.
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Thread: Is MBTI a Cult?
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11-15-2008, 11:43 PM #1
Is MBTI a Cult?
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11-16-2008, 08:31 PM #2
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11-16-2008, 09:24 PM #3
Speak to any psychometrician with a doctorate from a recognised University, and ask why no qualified psychometricians use MBTI.
You might also ask about the proper use of a bona fide personality test. And I am sure you would be told it is not to be self administered. And certainly not administered by unqualified people to their friends. And of course it would be absurd to administer it to those you don't even know.
If you can confirm the above, you might be interested to ask, what is MBTI?
I would suggest you ask a Sociologist with a doctorate. And I would expect they would tell you it is a popular world wide cult with a guru and followers.
And I expect the Sociologist would further tell you that MBTI is part of the New Age Movement.
And I would hope they would tell you that the New Age Movement is based on pseudo-science and superstition. But perhaps they might consider that too much of a value judgement.
But how bizarre you would think I was joking.
On the other hand, I am doing the unthinkable - I am speaking truth to power - I am telling the truth about MBTI on a site dedicated to MBTI.
This opens up a very interesting question about my own psychology - why would I persist in doing this when, of the face it, it's counter productive.
I don't quite know the answer to this.
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11-16-2008, 09:37 PM #4
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11-16-2008, 09:52 PM #5
I have never written to a site discussing religion and spirituality. So I am at a loss to know why you would say I have.
And as a point of personal explanation - I am an Australian who is a judeo-greek-christian and the son of the humanist renaissance and the Scottish and English Enlightenment.
I do though offer a point of view about theism and atheism based on a deep understanding of metaphor.
Perhaps you have mistaken my metaphoric analysis for atheism.
I do though suspect you accusing me of being a troll.
It seems an easy judgement to make.
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11-16-2008, 09:54 PM #6
I think I hurt my eyes from rolling them so hard. Truth to power? Seriously? Sounds like tail-gnawing paranoia to me.
This opens up a very interesting question about my own psychology - why would I persist in doing this when, of the face it, it's counter productive.
I don't quite know the answer to this.
I don't think anyone here views MBTI as anything more than a framework for understanding reality.
Though I am far too disinterested in your error to take offense, your statements are presumptuous and probably shouldn't be aired in an environment where you know for certain that most people will disagree with you. It's like joining a forum for the Dallas Cowboys and talking about how the Cowboys suck. It's just perverse.
I can't believe that you really believe in a cult of Jung, so I chalk it up mostly to hyperbole."Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave."
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11-16-2008, 09:55 PM #7
*Spanks Victor for confusing Synarch.*
"No ray of sunshine is ever lost, but the green which it awakes into existence needs time to sprout, and it is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest. All work that is worth anything is done in faith." - Albert Schweitzer
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11-16-2008, 09:57 PM #8
Um. And derailing the thread?
"No ray of sunshine is ever lost, but the green which it awakes into existence needs time to sprout, and it is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest. All work that is worth anything is done in faith." - Albert Schweitzer
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11-16-2008, 09:59 PM #9
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11-16-2008, 10:03 PM #10
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