Recent content by Agnostic Monk

Why do you feel guilty about eating animals? It's natural for one animal to eat another for food.

I think I used wording in my OP that has been misconstrued. Most seem to think "gifted" is being meant as a label of inherent superiority, when in fact I meant the use of "gift" to be a humble and thankful way of meaning any positive attribute. I think everyone has their blessings and their curses.

I didn't state an opinion. I asked a question. I have every right to question and debate the responses, just like anyone here.

That's what I have been doing, but it's frustrating to be fair and good and etc. etc. on down the list of good qualities you try to be, and then it just doesn't translate into positive reactions from others, but instead over time, people start to resent you.

What do you base that opinion on?

I definitely could. No perhaps about it.

I meant that I don't care about the repercussions of stating my honest opinion, not that I don't care what people think in general. I am interested in what others think, and I appreciate and enjoy them for their good qualities.

I'm very self-critical. I only wish to be treated exactly as good as I deserve to be, not better or worse. I don't think people can handle that. They either need you to think too highly of yourself or too poorly of yourself. A lot of people flip out when you tell them (or give them the sense...

I used to be a traditionalist Catholic, then I went through sort of an existential crisis/awakening at about age 22 and spent the next 5 years very sick and depressed, rebuilding my identity and worldview brick by brick. My opinion on the popular religions is that they're wrong. The current ones...

The thing is, when you show them your humility, they take it as "oh, so you're humble, too. Perfectly perfect, I hate you." My question is, why is there a negative reaction instead of a positive one? I look around and see people being funny, smart and able and being liked for it, then when I do...

Do you guys ever get the feeling that your gifts lead to people feeling both jealous and contemptuous of you, and never into them thinking you're cool and wanting to hang around with you? If so, why do you think that is?

Sure. What would you like to talk about?

I agree with Sir in that I think forgiveness should be about accepting a person for who they are instead of who you want(ed) them to be.

Women get friend zoned all the time, but there usually is an unspoken agreement between the two that the girl is not good enough (looking) for the guy. With men, we're just much less likely to submit to being only a friend to an attractive woman. There's more at stake for a man because of...

In my experience, the only people who can't get along with INFJs are those who treat others unfairly. So I don't think your boss really was an INFJ.