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Thank you for pointing out the historical inaccuracy in my joke.

Well it's clear where INTPs came from. We started as the famous Greek philosophers, and our population kept slowly growing in preparation of reaching a critical mass by the time the Internet was created, so we could change the world. Instead we just decided to congregate in online forums.

That I understand... But what I mean is WHILE you're saying something. While you're in mid conversation. Like maybe in a statement of 3 sentences, looking away for the split second in-between sentences to gather your thoughts.

I've noticed that it's not so much that I have a hard time looking people in the eyes, but moreso looking people in the eyes while I'm thinking. I can look you directly in the eyes, but as soon as I need to analyze something or recall something from memory, I look off to the right or left. I...

This site looks very promising.... thank you in advance.

Marketing... thinking about a minor in psychology. I want to be less on the end of sales and more towards the end of examining buyer behavior… basically the psychological aspects of it.

And SkyWalker I agree with the majority of your conclusions as well.

I like this... both the idea of specialization, and that fact that even if an individual had perfect symmetry, they wouldn't necessarily be perfect. They would just be void of the overwhelming weaknesses... but in the process they become void of overwhelming strengths as well, so it wouldn't...

ah ok... So if I'm understanding correctly, he was simply providing the host with a mirror so he could look inside himself and recognize the counterproductivity in his bigotry.

So he's fighting hate with hate? :confused: ... with the ultimate goal of peace, harmony, and love? I still don't follow.

Question... if your guest is an example of this "positive misanthropy" you are suggesting, then why are his actions negative? If he was already expecting the host to judge him and impose unfairly, should he be indifferent to it, as opposed to outraged?

Psychedelic art is my favorite. I also like how you say you just set your mind on auto pilot, because that is often times how the best art is created. It captures the raw emotions, while bypassing the intellect. It also leaves it open for interpretation; and it could mean different things to...

I think Jung sums it up perfectly in the quote posted above: "Thinking, if it is to be real thinking and true to its own principle, must scrupulously exclude feeling. This, of course, does not exclude the fact that individuals certainly exist in whom thinking and feeling stand upon the same...

So ultimately, even in the event that we are all born in perfect symmetry, the lifestyle and environmental factors that would maintain this symmetry is theoretically non-existent.

EyeSeeCold to the rescue! :elephant:

This was my original belief. I was just curious as to whether or not the idea of symmetry had been examined or proposed.

How would you characterize that person's ideal level of development?

Do you believe that even in the event that it is typologically impossible for an individual's personality to be born into perfect symmetry, there may be a way to improve on the weakened aspects in order to move toward a more aligned, and less lopsided personality? Ultimately having the...

Does a perfectly symmetrical person exist? Like an individual who is 50% in all categories. (I, E, N, S, T, F, P, J) How would we categorize this person? Would this be the idealistic type?

Nice little video you posted there JarNew... I read a book on the fifth dimension that included personal experiences with it, as well as personal exercises to help explore it...

Photography is one of the hardest forms of art in my opinion, because of the fact that you can't physically create something that's not present. You do a good job of letting your photographs tell a story; in turn adding more to photograph than is physically present.

You're real talented. I love the ambiguity in your artwork.

It depends on who you ask. If you ask people who actually know me, like family, close friends, ex girlfriends, etc, then they will confirm that I am an introvert. But if you ask somebody from college who has only seen me at parties, or one of my co-workers (I work in customer service) then...

Very accurate. I didn't think to take into account that the goals of the original goals of the INTP differ from that of the ENTP, so of course they are affected differently by the results.

My theory is that the main difference between INTPs and ENTPs, is the fact while we both have viewpoints that are in opposition to society norms, ENTPs may become more discouraged when the masses fail to oblige with their proposals. INTPs are used to seclusion and solitude, so in the event that...

Has anyone ever read this book? I think within the INTP lies great human potential. Since we hate tradition, we are innovative. Since we are analytical thinkers, we are the problem solvers. The problem is that we are often times stubborn, and we lose interest in trying to communicate our ideas...

This is the problem with us INTPs. We think that just because we are logical intellectuals who are able to address problems by thinking instead of feeling, that we can cancel out any signs of emotions. We are not robots. Once you become honest with yourself concerning your emotions, you will...

I agree, but even with that being said, I don't find it difficult to empathize. I work at customer service for a grocery store, empathizing is essentially my job. Even if I don't care (which I usually don't) about what you're going through, I am good at masking empathy so I don't come off as...

Are there not many on this site? lol

I never really spent that much on clothes, but I will say that I used to spend a large percent compared to my earnings. I guess you can say I was more materialistic and attempting to evolve with the trends. (Trendy things are often more expensive) Since I have gotten more in touch with my...

:segen:killed me... ;)

Right now I am in my second year of college, pursuing a bachelors (or maybe masters) in marketing. Marketing was just always interesting to me. :smoker: Hopefully post-graduation I will be able to seek employment as a behind the scenes marketing manager who makes decisions and analyzes trends...

I tend to agree with the assessment. I really don't have a problem being social with productive and motivated people. I analyze situations before I get to deep in them, and decide whether or not this encounter will be of benefit to me or not. If not... I'm good at getting out of social...

Are you challenging me? :aufsmaul:

interesting...

I'm listening to samples right now on itunes... and so far... everybody who has responded to this thread has not dissapointed me :smoker:

This cloud cult album is sounding pretty awesome so far:elephant:

Yes... I trust anybody's taste in music who is able to listen to Portugal. The Man, and then switch to Talib Kweli like i do. Portugal. The Man is probably one of my favorite bands, and Talib one of my favorite hip-hop lyricists.

Thanks... I will look into them...

I'm new to the site... but just by my browsing through the music section, I was overwhelmed with unfamiliar terrain.

My musical taste as of right now (People/Bands that are still around) includes bands/artists like... The Dear Hunter Portugal. The Man Radiohead The Receiving End of Sirens The Last Shadow Puppets Kid Cudi Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground Tupac John Mayer Joe Budden Nas Jay-z Eminem...

So I am an INTP who loves all types of music, and when I entered the music area of this forum, I realized that I dont listen to ANY of these artists. I want to check some out, but not sure where to start. Give me some of the top must have albums for an INTP.

I used to walk through crowds with my iPod roaring, but somewhere along the way I developed this phobia about not being able to tell whats going on around me in the midst of all these people. In high school I was not very social at all. I would walk through crowds with my head bowed avoiding...

We have a bias within our psyche that blinds our feelings from grasping past and future emotions. Love at first sight is a cliche' and a figment of perception. When you "love" somebody, its hard to imagine not loving that person. So when asked to recall your first encounter, you falsely...

:borg0: I was reading this and it got me thinking. I personally feel that I have reached a stage in my life where depression is inconceivable. I usually sit back and logically asses situations. By doing this I am usually blissful and often times laugh at depression in the face. I always felt...

I was not ignorant to your sarcasm by the way... just playing along ;)

This is one of the problems I was attempting to address. We often times view insanity as you said, which involves "thinking in coherence with other people." But by definition, sanity is the state of being sane; soundness of judgment; soundness of mind. Its synonyms include reason, rationality...

Not an author as of yet, but I plan to publish a book in the next 5 years. I'm only 19 years old. Thanks for taking a look :cool:

An article i wrote for my blog a couple months ago. The original post can be found at http://chambersthepoet.blogspot.com/2009/07/sanity-interpersonal-vs-intrapersonal.html It is rarely debated, discussed, or even addressed, but we all have our own conceptualized views of what we believe...

A new INTP coming to the boards. I am a poet and a writer. My blog is http://chambersthepoet.blogspot.com. I look forward to hearing opinions from individuals who think in the same manner as I do. I also look forward to sharing my views with people who will give thought and reasoning behind...