epistemological, teleological, scientific, or even mathematical?
For me this hunger for an argument feels a lot like hunger for food. I tend to overeat, when I haven't had my intelectual fill.
Anyone have similar issues?
Maybe experienced in a very different way? Use your imagination.
My brother, INTJ, and I argue almost literally every second we're on contact. It's positive arguing though. It's learning experience for both of us. We both enjoy it.
If I'm not arguing with him, I'm arguing with a teacher or my parents or other brother or anyone else. Almost constant battle. Consequently, everyone hates me, but I know a lot more than anyone I know because in arguing, I force myself to see more than one perspective. I find myself more and more frequently, since I started learning about types arguing the side I'm unfamiliar with. There are a few things which I'm decided on - that is, I always seem to argue the same side of the argument though. Things like religion. I always argue against god. Though, that's probably because it's easier to argue in favor of god, because you're always got the omni-powerful cop-out, "It's all a test - it doesn't have to make sense"
I usually am able to get through that with a single sentence when debating wiht a religious type, but unfortunately for me, I've never been in favor of God where someone could do the same, so the argument ends there. Otherwise I might actually end up arguing in favor of god if any of the atheists I know knew how to hold up an argument.
I wouldn't call what I have a hunger.... more of an addiction. I'm actually uneasy when not arguing at times. Partly because if you're not arguing then the only other option is to ask "how's school?" or "how's the kids?"
Fuck that shit. Boring and uninteresting. Small talk is bullshit. In the first place, no one really cares. They just ask because "it's what you do when you see someone" as though butting into their personal life were some kind of compliment or something. Perhaps it's the flawed mentality that showing fake interest in someone else's affairs is supposed to trick them into feeling that their life is important. I doubt there's any reasoning in it - it's probably just social refle at this point.
Anyway, arguing is much better.