Recent content by Craig Weiler

It must be a typo. That makes no sense. That's straight out of Soylent Green.

They're being left in drying rooms. Like beef jerky.

I'm ethically torn here because if dead baby skin powder is the new "in" aphrodisiac, then that means that rare rhinos, tigers and silverback gorillas are not in demand for this purpose anymore? I'm pretty sure that humans are not an endangered species.

At some point I may actually watch this video, but not right now. I don't have an extra hour this morning. But I do want to comment that they probably did not mention that neuroscientists have no idea how you get from brain function to consciousness. When you get down to brass tacks...

I agree that we shouldn't focus too closely on individuals and their personality types. There is some discussion about whether this changes over time. You don't want to box people in too much. What I came away with after examining this idea, was that we aren't meant to go it alone in terms of...

The book is not critical of mental illness as far as I can tell. It is exactly what it claims to be: a philosophy of mental illness. It questions how mental illnesses are thought of even to the point of questioning whether the word "illness" is appropriate since it is so different from normal...

I agree that it costs too much. My wife checked it out of the university library for me. I do find it very readable. It's not jargon filled.

Thanks, I'll check it out. I'm familiar with the Sybill story. It was a big deal back then, I remember it. My wife won't be reading it. She has her hands full with traditional philosophy literature.

I do make the point in the article that mental disorder is hard to classify. There exist four different conditions: Healthy brain + healthy mind unhealthy brain + unhealthy mind Healthy brain + unhealthy mind unhealthy brain + healthy mind All of these occur. It makes it hard to pin down...

Another black pepper How exactly is a person secretly dominant and powerful? I'm not clear on how that works.

Not all psychologists agree that it is a disorder. Studies into creativity have pinpointed this personality type as being at the epicenter of their research. As there are plenty of high profile creative people who are not mentally disturbed, yet fit this personality type, it's somewhat...

I read this description from the Mayo clinic. It is hilarious. Don't take it too seriously. This is what happens when mental health professionals encounter something that they do not understand. If you read between the lines, they're just pathologizing psychic ability and being highly...

This is my latest blog article. Enjoy! This includes INFP's. I just forgot to state that. http://weilerpsiblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/where-are-the-role-models-for-sensitive-people/

Schizotypal is not schizophrenia and the studies in this field, most having to do with creativity, make a strong distinction between the two. INFJ's are categorized as having "less lateralized brains" so this confirms what you're saying that we're balanced in our thinking to a degree unheard of...