Silveresque
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I checked the thread: it was pretty useful, though it seems like everyone came to the same conclusion I did; Fi and Ti are both used in very similar ways, and it's difficult to tell the difference. I liked the descriptions by Dr. J. H. van der Hoop; I'd say I think more like a Ti, but my emotional world is more Fi. I tend to get really philosophical, distrust emotional judgement over logic, and try to disregard emotions when making decisions, like a Ti user, but the description of an Fe user's emotional world described me a lot better in general, which is why I think it could actually be the function I'm using. The way I figure it, a person can, over time, change the way they think, but emotional patterns are much harder to control, and so are likely to be more honest. Also, I tend to be able to see how things make sense quite quickly, and so, a lot of my thoughts are directed toward giving things value; however, when something doesn't make sense, I immediately have to figure it out.
From this, you sound like an ENTP. If you prefer logic and try to disregard your emotions when making decisions, that's definitely Ti. Having Ti instead of Fi doesn't mean that you're any less emotional. I would say that my emotional world is much like Fi as well. The difference is that a Fi user would actually use their feelings all the time in making decisions, so if you say you don't trust emotional judgement, you're not a Fi user.