Agreed. I have a problem with immaturity played off as intellectualism regardless of the source being T or F. If you are making a joke or satirical comment, fine; but if you are trying to be serious and coming off as an immature fart - there's the door.
(General you, not you you).
:-/ Some things are real and have no proof. Like love.
Agreed. 100%. I think I'm blessed to have a relatively balanced T/F axis, which means I can essentially 'do both' for lack of a better expression.
Oh hush - you emotive thinker, you.
Those people were idiots - not you. Feeling and thinking both have value - essential value, which is why the question of feeling v. thinking is rather pointless. As I have said multiple times, both sides are necessary - even if it is just to have a point of reference. Both are necessary in real life.
I'll keep that in mind.
Agreed. I've seen quite a lot of emotional Ts. And so what? Ts are human, too.
Honestly, though, I do not understand this love affair with dead-panism. Woo hoo, I have no feelings so I must be an enlightened individual who has evolved beyond all that mish mosh. Pfft....It's all a psychological game that your psyche is playing folks. To be really developed, you do not have 100% I or E, N or S, T or F, J or P. You have 50% of both. Then you are a truly balanced, enlightened indivudal who can see the value of every point on each axis. *sigh* Since hardly any of us can reach that goal, we go through trials and relationships to help achieve that balance in life. Once we reach it, we die because we have achieved our purpose....
I think it's a great idea, and I am looking forward to reading other perspectives.
Yup.
I think the really interesting thing is to define 'rational'. What is rational? Who decides what is rational? Who decides which decisions 'should' be made 'rationally' and isn't that a 'value' statement to say what 'should' be done rationally, which in and of itself is not 'rational'???? Bah!
Should I make a cost-benefit analysis or a psychological or sociological or scientific experiment to decide who to love???? Gimme a break!!!! On the other hand, should I decide complex, important matters based on a hunch without any kind of C/B - SWOT analysis...hmmm, maybe not. I'm very rational when it comes to certain things - in the conventional meaning of the word - very irrational when it comes to other things. And my decisions about what should be decided rationally and irrationally are not always rational. So, does that make me a 'bad' or an 'unintelligent' person who is not to be 'trusted'? Pfffft....
These 'thinkers' and 'feelers' put too much stock in their preferred modes of decision making. As if feelers never think and thinkers never feel??? What about those of us like me who are almost 50/50???? Are we total dumbasses just because the scales tipped slightly in favor of feeling? Pfft, I should hope not.
*sigh* Guess that means there is some hope for me, eh?
True.
When people start bitching irrationally like that while claiming to be rational, I usually just let a big fart go. That solves the issue, and I have my peace.
In my opinion, it's a rational solution: Gives both parties a chance to really think rationally - i.e. this is NOT A BIG DEAL.