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I think I would be fairly upset if someone said I was too closed-minded or judgmental. I tend to pride myself on being dynamical and adaptable. Then again, I always seem to get my lessons in humility that remind me otherwise.

A good statement. I have a lot of arguments in my head about consciousness and the root of existence. The metaphysical debate in my own head revolves simply around the ability to experience. If I don't experience anything beyond this realm, then how can I attempt to comprehend or understand...

Abstract psychologist or philosopher.

I used to be afraid of needles but I outgrew that through repeated exposure. Crowds used to scare me quite a bit, although that was due to my social anxiety, additionally, slight agoraphobia. The fear of crowds and agoraphobia have been fading since I started working on my social anxiety. Now...

WOW, that is a great description. Around 19-20 years old my heart was broke by a girlfriend and I have been single since then, I tried to suppress my intellect and romantic interests which actually completely inhibited my social abilities, funny how they all interact with each other. I am...

It is empty because I drank it, I certainly hope there wasn't piss in it. ...My stomach is upset. :(

That sounds familiar. I tend to have that isolationist attitude as well. I ultimately had to find some guys that had the same interests as myself, I met them through friends I made in college. I really don't make much effort to get in touch with others outside of my immediate circle, but I do...

I definitely see Ni as having some sort of far off ideal in sight, some search for how the current circumstance/situation fits into their idea of the future/path. Heavy symbolism takes place in Ni, instead of storage of empirical observations, abstract relationships are made with deeper meaning...

Limited comprehension. I could become totally self reliant, which would help fulfill part of my goal, but ultimately I expect more from myself than just that.

I had a real tough time in High School in DSM. I went to ICCC and got a Computer Networking Tech AS degree. I wouldn't mind majoring in comp sci or something and minoring in Philosophy but I will wait until I can't get a job or a company will pay for college before I make a move for that. I...

Oh I have had plenty of conversations about Fort Dodge. It is definitely lacking in.... culture? I really miss Des Moines, moving here initially was quite the culture shock. I have made a few good friends in town here, a lot of the IT admins hang out together and we have a good time. What...

Is there any scientific study/evidence showing any sort of ego/cognitive development based in DNA or any other sort of genetically transferable means? Sorry, I am definitely not well-cultured in biology.

So what drew you to MN, if I may ask? Also, what is the diff between INTPc and INTPf, I have heard maturity for one, any other personal opinions?

I have cried within the week. The past year has been very emotional for me overall though, due to life circumstance. It had been years before last year, I think. When I was younger I defeinitely avoided crying, even feared it. I was VERY afraid of someone else knowing I had cried. I definitely...

Sounds about right! I have have no problem having an intellectual conversation with someone that is completely anonymous. Most people are 'anonymous' to me until they have something to say that perks my interest. I definitely remember faces better than names, although I am not particuarly great...

Well, I was motivated earlier to eat something, and set a goal to make a sandwich. I completed the goal and it was AWESOME! I felt so fat and happy. As for goals of significance? Passion tends to be one of the few positive emotions that is abundant in me and sometimes, as others have said...

I will keep the forum under my hat. It can be our special secret.

Within the past few months I have started fighting my extreme social anxiety. It was getting to the point of not wanting to leave my house, agoraphobia. I think my biggest fear is that there is no survival of my consciousness in any way, shape, or form after death. Death itself doesn't...

So very true, I suddently have the urge to study sociology to observe all of the different 'good's from the past.

Ahh, good argument! So, everyone who has a view on something believes it is the best view for life based on one inference or another, or multiples. So what actually keeps us from considering other perspectives? Why is everyone so closed to openly analyzing life? Well, besides the idea that...

The sandwich looked like it had an image of Elvis in the bread but I bit his head off. The pamphlet might be ok if you soak it in water and some salt, or put it in some stew. Enjoy!

I think invalid inferences that lead to unrealistic expectations are the problem here. I am a VERY skeptical persion, not to say my epistemological view revolves around knowledge being impossible to gain, but imo we can never truly know how sound that knowledge is without full comprehension...

This test had me struggling not to bust out laughing at work. I got robot: You are 71% Rational, 0% Extroverted, 29% Brutal, and 43% Arrogant Borderline Haughty Intellectual.

All I have is a half eaten sandwich and a pamphlet for scientology, will that suffice?

I am not sure if this is old news for you, but have you heard of the brainport? It allows the blind to see through their tongue. http://www.howstuffworks.com/brainport.htm

I would rather you be an INTJ as well, so that you wouldn't have that INTP tendency to say exactly what is on someone else's mind, such as this instance!

I am! I work at "The Labs" which actually just got bought by Pfizer and in turn, the FD plant just got bought by Boehringer-Ingelheim. The whole situation gives me a headache! Small world!

One of my favorite descriptions is on a google books preview, here is the link: http://books.google.com/books?id=twt29GlROowC&lpg=PA18&ots=7E4lZLhAnM&dq=extraverted%20sensing&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q=extraverted%20sensing&f=false It does a good job comparing and conrasting the various functions...

I think I am generally pretty good about remembering relevant things people say. However, my most recent roommate talks NON-STOP and so I really developed selective hearing and it works a little too well sometimes. Don't expect me to remember a damn name or a birthday though, ugh.

I am not opposed to the idea of reductionism in itself, but I KNOW there are still variables of the mind that we don't see, otherwise we would already have all the answers and they would be without a shadow of a doubt. Quantum physics really adds a lot of potential for a deepened understanding...

I think this will become more prevalent as psychology and neuroscience continue to bridge into a cohesive understanding of the human mind. I think science and the ability to test on lab animals and have it link back to our own minds definitely shows some level of proof of similarity between...

I was born in Mason City, but I grew up in Des Moines and moved to Fort Dodge after my graduation. I also lived in Iowa City for a few months.

Hah! Thank you! Thanks, any specific area of IT you are interested in? Mmmm coffee. SHARE!

In IT we can watch anything we want to as far as data traffic goes. In most cases no one cares unless they have reason to suspect you of some sort of foul play. It is always wise to assume you have no privacy on your company's internal network. Outside of work is a different story though. I...

I personally don't have a problem giving out my personal info in most cases because I am fairly restrictive in what I say. I don't feel the need to be anonymous, it feels like I am being deceptive or something. Then again, there are some real weirdos out there. I would be MUCH less inclined...

Hi! Never Am I. :king-twitter:

I can't talk verbally because either someone's head explodes or their eyes glaze over after about 15 "Actually, wait a minute...'s" I do it so often. I constantly have to throw out disclaimers too. I don't necessarily mean or believe what I say, it is all hypothetical/theoretical and is subject...

I have way more experience with Gnome than KDE and I prefer Gnome, although I don't know either all that well. I don't typically use linux on my personal machines, usually just servers with runlevel 3.

2nd and youngest child Regular birth Male gender Left handed Regular foot arch Parents never divorced Height: 5' 10" (1.78m) Weight: 230lbs (104kg) Still working on losing more Eye colour: blue Hair colour: brown Skin colour: fairly pale Ancestry: German/Irish(Potentially Greek mercenaries)...

Hi Tyria, I am pleased to meet you! We wear many hats in IT here, Systems administration (Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, Exchange 2007, NetWare 6.5, Groupwise, VMWare ESX, *nix, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, Apple OS X) Application deployment and repackaging (Novell ZenWorks, Microsoft...

I frequent other forums more often, but I figured I would give this one a shot. I work in IT and I like to ask stupid questions. Or if there is no such thing as stupid questions, then I like to be a stupid person!

Some people think I am the most patient person in the world. In all actuality I most likely forgot what I was doing... That being said, don't interrupt me; it is rude and I just might break stuff!