Nocapszy
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I posted this on INTP central some time ago, and got their perspective, but now I'm curious what you NFs here think. There's a higher concentration of you idealists here on MBTIc, so I figure I might get a little more feedback from them here.
Well?
Fortunato posted another take on the situation. I'll get the quote and post it, because I think her take on it is if not more accurate, at least an interesting thought.
Nocapszy on INTPc said:It's understood, to my knowledge universally by analysts of this strain, that NFs can believe whatever want and throw truth to the wind if it makes them more comfortable.
I admit this might not belong in the MBTI talk forum.
Since both NFPs and NFJs have minimally developed sensing facility, they're already getting "unreal" information. NFs are less likely to bother with their sensing than NTs because for NTs it's a utility - there's got to be a constant scan of the world to verify a theory, otherwise why bother, so says the rational. The idealist has no such bounds and hence their intuitions are left to meander freely and answer to no function.
I'm beginning to wonder why or how they can do this. I'm beginning to think, after dealing with a number of NFs, some of whom blatantly admit that they don't accept the truth if they don't want to. One of them ascribes her ability to the rejection of axioms.
That seems to be more the NFP mentality. The NFJs seem to have a bit of trouble procesing truth. Their shaddow side is that of the STPs. More importantly they encompass Ti. This ability, can be a great tool or a stumbling block as Ti has the ability to renegotiate things, or just put them off. Perhaps NFJs are less inclined to believe what actually is because of a lack of ability to process it, or a simple procrastination, which is never tended to and eventually forgotten due to the incessant influx of emotion brought on by Fe.
Well?
Fortunato posted another take on the situation. I'll get the quote and post it, because I think her take on it is if not more accurate, at least an interesting thought.