People's belief (or lack thereof) in free will is something which fascinates me. From my own observations, there seems a correlation between someone's level of sociability and the strength of their belief in free will - indeed very social people are often strongly attached to the idea, and can get highly defensive when questioned on how much control they have over their actions. Those who vigorously defend the notion of free will can also struggle to understand depression ("cant you just think happy thoughts?"), and can be highly resistant to the idea of genetic differences.
To the point - Im curious if theres a correlation between MBTI type and a belief in free will. I am not arguing for or against free will itself - my views arent fully thought through. But Im interested to see your opinions on it, and then if any patterns emerge. My feelings are that EXXPs very much hate the notion that their actions can be predicted, and that there is no genuine "choice" being made. IXXJs may be more relaxed about the notion. Perhaps its as simple as Extravert vs Introvert, and Judger vs Perceiver.
To the point - Im curious if theres a correlation between MBTI type and a belief in free will. I am not arguing for or against free will itself - my views arent fully thought through. But Im interested to see your opinions on it, and then if any patterns emerge. My feelings are that EXXPs very much hate the notion that their actions can be predicted, and that there is no genuine "choice" being made. IXXJs may be more relaxed about the notion. Perhaps its as simple as Extravert vs Introvert, and Judger vs Perceiver.
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