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nyoo! don't derail my thread yet D: I've got my explanation like 2/3 of the way complete.. *gets distracted* oooh, did somebody say science? :D

(i need to refine my articulation on this subject.. will re-post later. sorry >.<)

^this Although, I find as soon as I think I have enough information to understand something clearly, I'll take a very particular stance and stick to it until proven wrong beyond a shadow of a doubt. From what I've seen, INTPs seem to have a unique blend of flexibility and stubbornness.. >.>...

On the topic of 3D printed houses.. While governments may resist mass production/purchase of cheap housing in some places, I don't think this will curb the utilization of 3D printing in architecture. It is in its infancy at this time, and not yet practical. But, it's also the topic of a great...

You might be interested in this, if you haven't heard about it already :) I've heard about experimentation with 3D printing using patient's stem cells as well. Although it may be a ways away before the technique is successful enough for use, I think this will probably be part of the future of...

Consciousness: The ability to take in and process information, and to make judgements. I see the phenomenon of consciousness as a sliding scale more than something with absolute definition. Consciousness is really a dual component to awareness - awareness being the ability to take in...

lol, yeah the marketing was pretty basic, didn't watch the whole video myself.. I guess I'm just not offended by advertisements because I don't take them personally. They don't generally pull on my emotions, nor do they impress me most of the time. I studied advertising as part of my degree at...

Something that I thought of while reading about it was size and weight have a lot to do with maneuverability.. and it's a big deal for those of us with smallish hands :phear:

It's a pen with the functionality to print fast-drying plastic that can be used to draw 3D objects in the air. Could draw so many awesome things with this! I imagine utilizing other materials like glass, artistic papers or cloth to create things like collages, lamp shades or custom costumes...

This is very well put. The dichotomy of the singular Self and the collective Self has been represented in many aspects of the human drama. Most clearly, I think, in religion (Christianity vs Satanism, etc.) I wonder, though, if you consider darkness/explicit self-interest as more of a path to...

I'm curious about what traits/virtues in others inspire you. What virtues do you idealize? What people have inspired you in your life, and what is it specifically that you've admired about them? What traits have you desired to embody yourself and why?

@OP - I've had the same thing happen a couple of times. 'm not a neurologist, but think it could be related to part of the brain remaining unconscious and therefore not engaging when you wake up. Don't think I have one mental state on average.. but what I default to when in solitude is a...

From what I've seen/experienced, I think anxiety is an emotionally charged resistance to something. It could be that for some people, the conclusion of meaninglessness that Nihilism puts forth is hard to accept, so they push against it. This might cause anxiety for some.. perhaps this is a...

This is the most cohesive explanation of the phenomenon of love that I have come to so far. I wanted to share it, and potentially exchange opinions on this particular definition and others that may add to or counter it. Love is a result of psychic adaptation. Essentially, it is dependency...

^ http://youtu.be/Nha2h5KZJII Edit: Redbaron scowled at Kuu, then a large grin spread across his face as he said, "Lather up that leather man-thong and join me in the jaccuzzi!" velociraptor envelope swagger

'Comeon you sexy driving instructor, crash that banana into my hatchback full speed! hat weasel frolic

ums.. I think perhaps this is a bit too harsh? From what I've experienced, we can be slow to open up, but once we get to know someone an INTP can be very loving and trusting. I don't think the majority of any type feels totally ok with breakups. Emotional attachment depends on specific...

^ this >.< I think this is one of the most difficult aspects of having a relationship with an INTP. If you're trying to fix your partner, it's inevitable that you'll be focusing on what you don't like about them. And time spent trying to resolve perceived incompatibilities takes away from time...

Well.. because I had something specific in the OP, and I deleted it. So there's basically no content there >.> But! since there seems to be an interest in the topic.. Here's what I had said before: I think you have some good points, but the reasons seem a bit too general to me. There...

.. Sorry for deleting my original post.. On inspection, Fe said it was socially inappropriate =P Mods can feel free to delete this thread.

Reading is definitely my preferred method of learning about theoretical concepts. I also prefer technical writing that is fairly straight-forward. Too many literary flourishes can become confusing and distract from the concept being described. Observation of real-world scenarios is definitely a...

I'm curious about what kind of dreams and desires you have (or have had). What are/were your dreams and desires? What origin do you think these desires sprung from initially? Have they remained something of a distant potential for you? Or, did you ever pursue them? What was the outcome if...

Perhaps.. the opposite of 1 is i. Since 1 is a real number, and i imaginary o.o

Haven't done a whole lot of research on this topic, but here is one of the more comprehensive papers I've found on it so far: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2673798/ Recent studies do suggest that calorie restriction alone doesn't decrease IGF-1 concentrations in humans. It takes...

Irish, French, German and a sprinkling of Cherokee. So white :P

Ribald - I do agree with you that the absence of bodily manifestation for AIs in the movie was quite unrealistic. It seems like a major plot hole to me :P However, I'm curious as to what you thought of Samantha's psychology and the process of actualization that she went through? Why would it be...

I think it's more likely for super-intelligent AI to become indifferent to humans, and perhaps abandon us for another state/place of being. Has anybody else watched the movie Her? The depiction in that movie of AI and how super-intelligent beings would interact with us seems spot-on to me. It's...

This made me smile when I read it. Reminds me so much of when I was 18 the summer after high school graduation ^^ I took my first college course that summer, and we happened to read "Into The Wild". I was so enamored with Chris McCandless' story that I nearly dropped out to pursue a nomadic...

Hi there ^^ I was discussing psychokinetic phenomena on one of TheHabitDoctor's threads, and s/he referred me to you about something. I'm interested in collaborating with others on experiments that attempt to empirically assess psychic phenomena. Are you already doing something like that...

ok.. :kodama1:

Thank you for posting this HabitatDoctor ^^ The reality of psychokinetic phenomena has been a long-standing interest of mine. I'm quite convinced that pre-knowledge of events - as well as other things like mind reading and remote awareness - are all real phenomena. It's refreshing and...

I think you've described the duality of human existence beautifully.. The Self is a derivative of the Collective, the Collective a derivative of the Self. In part, self actualization is an expansion of awareness beyond one's individual form, the recognition of the Self as part of a continuum of...

I think this is a gross overestimate of my efficiency o,o This is like me, if I wasn't so lazy.. Really like the title of "Curious Creator" though. I think that suits me pretty well.

Actually.. the ideal envisioned in the OP would be free of dependency as well. The people involved would have matured to the point that they would be entirely whole - that is they would be balanced and satisfied within themselves, not looking to others for fulfillment, but for enrichment. Each...

Love the quote ^^ *saves into quotes collection* What book is that from, may I ask? I think you're right that it takes strength to want, especially if it's for something difficult to obtain. The more profound the desire, the greater the longing, and the more the heart must hold it's reach...

mhm, yes, I think that's a very suitable word for it. It is definitely the kind of love experienced by the inclusive Self.. which I defined in another post as the psychological aspect that is often interpreted as "God".

Romanticize - yes I think you're right. Although, I think how it's written here, as a pure expression of a desire, it makes me sound more optimistic about it than I actually am. I've searched most my life for people of like mind, and only met one individual that shares my intrinsic desires so...

I've not desired too much social interaction in my life, but lately I find myself longing for a certain kind of company. A cosmic family, of sorts. I desire an intimate fellowship with other beings who share my perspective on the world, and who I could exist in harmony with. Beings I could feel...

During college finals I'd stay up for 4 days straight.. After about 72 hours or so, I'd start hallucinating though o.o I would sometimes go 5 days without food when my metabolism was at a high level of optimization and I was attempting to tune my system. Fasting seems to clear my head and make...

I don't know if we're really that rare, it seems like there are more female members on this forum than males. er.. maybe that's just my perception o.o @ OP Hello there, welcome to the forum :)

I wasn't arguing that I think the universe is finite in existence, all I was saying is that we really don't know that it is infinite for sure. I hold the same sentiment as the person who wrote the article you linked to, "All we can truly conclude is that the Universe is much larger than the...

B-but.. you can't quit just yet! You haven't ushered in the Terminator Age as the Father of Intelligent Artificial Life yet =(

I can agree hypothetically that space is infinite. But, it may be finite and we just don't know it yet because we have such a limited range of observation (and are located inside of it :/). As far as finding infinity in the universe goes, the concepts put forth by chaos theory are quite...

I think this is a fascinating train of thought, as well as one that may very likely be relevant to our daily lives in the future. If you trace the causality of technological progress forward to the future from where we are now, then it becomes quite probable for us to be connected telepathically...

Reality is built up of relationships. Variables are descriptions of different parts of a whole. Cognitive functions are very much dependent upon each other. The Thinking function is one half of a duality that includes the Feeling function. These functions oscillate between themselves, and also...

I am you, you are me, we are God.. God is not a separate being from Us.. really, the thing we call God is at the center of the human spirit, all that we are and our deepest yearnings. It is a universal reality of the human psyche, the duality of the Self and the Whole of Humanity. You are one...

o) What world would you live in? I would live in a digital representation of this universe that would update its laws based on new scientific findings and/or implementation of my own hypotheses. My home planet would be a vast untouched world with two suns and many moons to explore, but would be...

If you have bad circulation in that leg, it could potentially be a blood clot. You could always perform self-surgery to find out.. have a steak knife and some alcohol lying around? ;D

I socialize because.. Relationships are the best way to learn about who you are and what it means to be human. Interaction with others causes refinement in ideas and world-views, as the causality of our mind is balanced by the causalities of other minds. There are also elements of one's self...

There is no such thing as intrinsic meaning to an object. Meaning is something generated in the mind, it is our interpretation of reality. I think it's safe to say that no one has a completely accurate view of the reality of a thing. We can only ever have an approximation fashioned from mental...