Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Consulting Detective
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- Aug 10, 2010
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- MBTI Type
- JiNe
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- 5W4
Kay guys, sorry if I've been going on too long, but I'm still kind of confused about the possibility that I am INFP. And my confusion is this. In type descriptions, functions and such, I keep reading that Ti is analytical and searces for logic and truth, while Fi is subjective and searches for meaning and creates values. But what if you have strong levels of both? I analyse, criticise, find holes in ideas and create logical deductions from information, but from what I see, when I take it apart, I see things, possibly somewhat subjectively, though they seem mostly logically, that are pointless, that cause problems and such, usually attitudes, movements or behaviour, and I form values against these things (and for things that seem to create overall positive effects). I prefer to be impresonal and act on logic, and my values SEEM mostly impersonal and can change somewhat overtime if evidence against them is produced. But this is supposedly an area INTPs have very little interest in. So can logic and value systems run alongside each other? Can an INTP have strong convictions and and and/or an INFP base their values on logical reasoning? These 2 functions are supposed to be direct opposites, but I am somewhat in the dark (due to lack of information) about why they must be.
My Fi traits:
I value friendship a lot
I have often strong opinions (though usually based more on what makes sense and the world as a whole rather than my personal experience)
I like to be emotionally supportive of those I am close to when it does not strongly contradict with my logic
My Ti traits:
I prefer being impersonal and analytical observation, and am often analytically inquisitive
I treat most situations from an objective standpoint to be criticised and sometimes worked on, including myself
I am not usually quick to draw conclusions based on how I feel
I am often considered insensitive or pedantic due to a need for truth and correctness and to not allow someones emotions to rule them if it will lead to a worse situation.
I am really very confused about my type and the differences between Ti and Fi, as unlike the S and N functions and Te, Fe, there doesn't seem to be ENTIRELY opposing sides. Unless of course I am wrong and have gotten deeply confused and made awful misinterpretations somewhere.
My Fi traits:
I value friendship a lot
I have often strong opinions (though usually based more on what makes sense and the world as a whole rather than my personal experience)
I like to be emotionally supportive of those I am close to when it does not strongly contradict with my logic
My Ti traits:
I prefer being impersonal and analytical observation, and am often analytically inquisitive
I treat most situations from an objective standpoint to be criticised and sometimes worked on, including myself
I am not usually quick to draw conclusions based on how I feel
I am often considered insensitive or pedantic due to a need for truth and correctness and to not allow someones emotions to rule them if it will lead to a worse situation.
I am really very confused about my type and the differences between Ti and Fi, as unlike the S and N functions and Te, Fe, there doesn't seem to be ENTIRELY opposing sides. Unless of course I am wrong and have gotten deeply confused and made awful misinterpretations somewhere.