'The problem I have is that you saw a small vocal part of atheists and used it to describe most atheists. Then you compared most atheists, and not the extremist part, to a small group of extremists.
I'm not fully seeing your reasoning here. You're characterizing a majority of a group by the actions of a few, admittedly vocal, extremists among them. To go along with your WBC reference, it's like...
I'm in awe of people who have faith and don't feel the need to press it on others, but instead embody it. With my family, I've seen my grandparents nod along to enough sermons about conversions and...
As I've come home for the summer and spent more time around my highly-religious family, I've found myself frustrated with the near-constant presence of religious sermons and radio and the like....
The issue with my dad doesn't stem from an inability to relate. We've talked a lot about his past and how it relates to things now, and I feel part of his chattiness stems from the fact that I...
1. Become proficient in the Romance languages and those of Eastern Europe (I just really want to have conversations in German and Russian but I couldn't bring myself to stop at two) 2. Take a few...
When I tell people I'm an English major, they typically make the - correct - assumption that I like reading. It's sound reasoning, and I do have an affinity for the written word so I don't mind...
A UNICEF commercial came on. Their attempt to sway me by emotion makes me resent the poor little children in Africa, though I know a commercial that appeals to reason wouldn't bring in nearly as much...
I'm back from my first year of college and staying with my family for the summer, and, 3 weeks in to a 3 month summer break, and I'm at my breaking point already. I'm hoping I can get some advice on...
I know how you feel. I still chameleon with people I meet, but as I've grown I've realized that most people will accept the more subdued chameleon and that it requires less effort. Rather than trying...
I made the mistake of reading more about INTP cognitive functions as I fell asleep and came to a few realizations. One is that - in my mutterings out loud where I began a speech to an imaginary...
9w1. So, lazy and feeling like crap about it when I can muster the energy to do so.
Introverted Thinking types (IxTP) emphasize the particular meanings of words and how each individual piece fits together within a concept. Introverted Thinking Type Nines can be the most introverted...
I think I'm going to stick with 9w1, because that's the one that resonated most with my actions and motivations and, particularly, most of the things I fault myself for, which, apparently, is common...
I find the MBTI more helpful because I identify so strongly with INTP that there's never been a question about it. There's literature for me to find out more about my type, and I find it easier to...
I'm sorry to hear something similar has happened to you. Seems like one of the best way to get us INTPs riled, though, is to ignore us when we're finally up to speak. Nothing more frustrating than...
So, after putting some thought into it, I'm pretty sure I've lost one of my best friends. There was a misunderstanding where I was briefly upset at him but was never resolved and we didn't speak for...
So, I took an MBTI questionnaire (Jung Preference Exploration Personality Test) that was designed to not only tell me my type as I see myself, but the type I would prefer to be and the type I am...
The first one, especially, is bad with me. When I'm in a poor mood and choose to go to friends for advice, I'll tear down any advice they give me that doesn't fit into my way of seeing things. Most...
My logic teacher continually refers to the problems as little chess matches, and insists that the more difficult ones will be easier with practice because we'll have seen the methods before and know...
I have a paper due at midnight. Less than twelve hours. I've hardly started, and I can't bring myself to begin typing. Once my keys hit the keyboard for this effort, I'll second guess everything...
I definitely agree with the idea that most people just aren't worth the trouble. I've times where I'll be in a perfectly good mood in a nice quiet place, and then someone will come along and just...
So, I've been toying around with the Enneagram and other tests to see if I could compile a fun little way to look at my particular variation on all of them. So far I'm an INTP with negative Fe...
I do the same for my ENFP bestie. Though we're both very N and very P (so we come up with grand, marvelous, strange ideas and don't follow through on a single one) she keep me social and focused on...
INTP, and heavily so. All tests have pegged me as at about 90% preference in each of my letters, except Thinking has gone down to 80%, I think because of the influence of my many Feeling-type...
I never thought I liked math (I've always succeeded in it, but never really enjoyed it) until I helped one of my dormmates with her algebra problem and became completely engrossed in the equation and...
Well, I've seen P's be very assertive when they're dedicated to something. I know I'm a very VERY strong P (last test I took pegged me as 91% P) but I get very emphatic about my interests, especially...
The whole theory just screams P and I love it. I've never really believed enough to feel religious, believed little enough to deny a higher power and claim atheism, or had any sort of conviction in...
Some of my best friends are ENFPs, and I'm glad to see more of them around. Welcome to PerC. By any chance, do you know what type your mom is? Because I did something similar (though not as forceful)...
I 89% N 91% T 80% P 91% Ended up tying P and N, but PNIT suits me far better than NPIT. Still not sure how I managed to score only an 80 on my T. I suppose that would be the influence of my...
I'm a Slytherclaw, and I love that idea more that I probably should.
When you make a Tumblr post at one in the morning to momentarily rave about how your apathy will never go away and people assume it to be a cry for help. I love my apathy. It's a shame everyone...
You know you're an INTP when someone, to describe why they think you're a nice person, say that it's because you're so very civil. I think it's the most wonderful compliment I've ever received to...
This morning, my parents had to get my dog put down. The news was the first thing I heard when I woke up this morning. I don't feel up to company right now, but I'm making myself get out and...
I got her (and a large majority of my dorm) to take it. ENTJ. She came out exclaiming that she read it through and it fit perfectly. I then got a chance to explain it in depth, along with the...
I sometimes wonder about Scar, from the Lion King. I'm pretty sure that he's xNTJ because he exhibits most of the stereotypical NT arrogance in combination with an ability to get things done. If Scar...
I believe my roommates come from a secret race of nap-monsters. I enjoy having quiet time in my room as much as the next person, but it's a hassle when I can't move comfortably in my room without...
I don't peg her as much of a dreamer. She's quite serious about this ambition, and has her route to the top quite planned out. I was caught off guard when, during one conversation, she suddenly began...
It means you don't mind sitting in a room with a computer, casually observing peoples lives in a detached manner rather than actually interacting with them. Facebook is no wolfsbane or silver bullet...
I stand by the usefulness of the AP exams, because they have helped me so much in kick-starting my college career. I took six over the course of high school (Euro History, US History, Composition,...
Oh, yay, a reading assignment : P Thank you to everyone who posted. I've done some reading and am still in the process of figuring out SJ's in general. I posed this situation to my best friend,...
Last night, a guy from my dorm building came out into the lounge and asked if anyone had some milk. I did, and, laziness overruling the fact that I barely knew the guy, I handed over my ID card so...
I get that way when I'm in crowds or lines. It's actually quite distracting when I'm at a concert and, instead of enjoying the music, I'm wondering how the guy in front of me might react if I just...
I don't believe much in fate, but it seems as though all INTP's are doomed to suffer through incredible loneliness for most of their lives. I guess that's why we have the internet, laptops, and PerC...
Sometimes I think it would be a relief to be an extrovert. Then I realize that I'm actually quite content with my introversion and that it's the convention of extroverts in my life that has gone and...
Thanks for your perspective. I'll definitely do some looking into ESFJ because I really do want to get along with this girl, and overcoming this anxiety will make it easier for me to deal with just...
I'm a young and, quite frankly, emotionally-immature INTP in my first year of college. Though I am handling the transition to dorm life fairly well, I find that I question myself and my actions more...
He is a romanticized INTJ, a personality type thrown into a style where it doesn't quite fit in. I was quite frustrated as the story went on and Victor lost all reason, because I was pretty sure a...
I'm sure he's already been brought up on this thread, but Victor Frankenstein seems to me the quintessential INTJ. I've only just started the novel last night, but everything I read about this...
Never took the ACT, but my SAT scores were never better after the first time I took the test. Preparation, it seems, ruined the efforts that followed, because I didn't study for the first time...'
