MBTI type and belief in god

[greenfairy]

Well, in antiquity, they didn't care what gods you worshipped. They adopted gods freely, it seems. You can see this in how the Romans borrowed stories from the Greeks for their gods, as one example. It was certainly not an either-or thing, to be sure.

I think this is true. It is true in Hinduism, which is the oldest religion in the world.

 

[greenfairy]

Good heavens, this is tantamount to lese majeste. And just as you, a mere mortal, claim friendship with a God, a supernatual Being, you would refuse to bow or curtsy to our Queen.

I am descended from these people...

 

[Mole]

Well, in antiquity, they didn't care what gods you worshipped. They adopted gods freely, it seems. You can see this in how the Romans borrowed stories from the Greeks for their gods, as one example. It was certainly not an either-or thing, to be sure.

C'mon, the Ancient Romans killed the Christians in the most horrible ways for refusing to worship the Ancient Roman Gods.

So it was either you worship our Gods or we will feed you to wild animals for the entertainment of the citizens of Rome.

 

[Mole]

I think this is true. It is true in Hinduism, which is the oldest religion in the world.

C'mon, the oldest religion in the world is astrology.

 

[greenfairy]

C'mon, the oldest religion in the world is astrology.

Are you sure it's older than Hinduism?

Edit: Kinda depends on how you define "astrology," "religion," and "Hinduism."

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

C'mon, the Ancient Romans killed the Christians in the most horrible ways for refusing to worship the Ancient Roman Gods.

So it was either you worship our Gods or we will feed you to wild animals for the entertainment of the citizens of Rome.

That was because they were seen as traitorous and disloyal for not worshiping the Emperor. Which, admittedly, was dumb. As far as the Romans are concerned, though, if they'd done that, they wouldn't have cared about the Jesus thing.

 

[Mole]

Are you sure it's older than Hinduism?

Edit: Kinda depends on how you define "astrology," "religion," and "Hinduism."

Astrology is the ur-religion on which all the other religions are based.

Go to youtube and type in astrology and religion.

 

[greenfairy]

Astrology is the ur-religion on which all the other religions are based.

Go to youtube and type in astrology and religion.

I actually think fertility cults of the Mother Goddess predate astrology in the ancient sense, but I suppose no one will know since they didn't make cave paintings of the stars as far as I know. Maybe they did.

 

[RaptorWizard]

I think God is sexy!

 

[Mole]

I actually think fertility cults of the Mother Goddess predate astrology in the ancient sense, but I suppose no one will know since they didn't make cave paintings of the stars as far as I know. Maybe they did.

Today the religion of astrology can be found at the back of women's magazines and many newspapers, on the radio, television, and the internet, and even on typology central, whereas fertility cults of the Mother Goddess are absent.

But just go to youtube and type in astrology and religion.

 

[greenfairy]

fertility cults of the Mother Goddess are absent.

Au contraire.

I think God is sexy!

 

[Infinite Bubble]

In my opinion extroverted feelers, and extroverts in general will be more likely to believe in a religious god.

 

[Qre:us]

In my opinion extroverted feelers, and extroverts in general will be more likely to believe in a religious god.

Why?

 

[hjgbujhghg]

ENFP and agnostic atheist. I think god might and might not exist and might or might not exist in one or other form... I am against religions mostly and I used to be strongly atheistic, but I try to be more open now, though it's still hard for me to get along with religious people... I think NFs are not religious in traditional sense of this world. I think most of us are spiritual, but religious in traditional sense of the world I think are mostly SJs and then probably also SPs.

 

[Honor]

funny, my most devout acquaintance is an NT...i think he's ENTP.

 

[Infinite Bubble]

Why?

I've forgotten what my reasoning was TBH.

 

[Ginkgo]

It could reasonably be said that a large chunk of Jung's typological foundation is based on the study of "religious experiences". The studies of psychology and spirituality are syncretic and not necessarily mutually exclusive. Once one acknowledges this, it's far easier to recognize that different temperaments practice the same religions/lack thereof, but for different reasons.

 

[SensEye]

I'd say there is a fair number of NT's in the pagan community, probably more INTJ's than INTP's.

I can tell you there have been multiple polls taken at INTPC over the years. The results are a pretty consistent 70%+ non believers. I can't speak to INTJ trends in this regard. I would think they would be similar, but who knows. Their J-ness might make them more impressionable as youths and less prone to shucking off the standard religious indoctrination that N.A. children typically experience.

 

[greenfairy]

I can tell you there have been multiple polls taken at INTPC over the years. The results are a pretty consistent 70%+ non believers. I can't speak to INTJ trends in this regard. I would think they would be similar, but who knows. Their J-ness might make them more impressionable as youths and less prone to shucking off the standard religious indoctrination that N.A. children typically experience.

I do think on the whole that NT's tend to be rationalists, and you have to remember most people aren't pagans period. But among pagans, I think NT's are at least as well represented as in the general population if not more; I would say more because most pagans go through a period of questioning the faith they were raised with (if they were at all), and so become agnostics and atheists before finding a spiritual path which is consistent with their rational beliefs and progressive values. There is a prominent coven in the community here which contains a lot of NT's. I can tell you they are not likely mistyped either, as they use typology in the group. One almost had a PhD in philosophy, and another is the dean of science at a local college.

Ni is more suited to mystic spirituality and holistic thinking on a spiritual level, so that's why I think there are more INTJ's than INTP's.

INFJ's just tend to be mystics, which covers a large number of categories. I personally draw from most of these, as probably most INFJ's do. I'm certain they are overrepresented in Western exploration of Hindu spirituality.

 

[Mole]

Western exploration of Hindu spirituality.

Hindu spirituality has given India the caste system.