Recent content by inigo

I guess everybody does it differently, but I tend to recognize without really trying whether I'm talking to an iNtuitive type quickly. From there, it's a question of which of Kiersey's temperament groups is a best fit. Si vs Se is so different, that SP's vs SJ's seem to be very easy to nail...

Well this individual has both a confrontational and charismatic vibe. She is a rigid J and also, I know some ENTP's and I just don't think so. ENFJ is a possibility but there is not much of the NF spirituality or empathy there, except maybe when using a less developed function. Her...

That's interesting Odyne, and makes sense. My post wasn't meant to imply that an ENTJ might be manipulative or nefarious so much as they are a strong presence who knows how to get what they need from people. It seems like they in turn will use whatever information they have to benefit their...

Can an INFJ trust an ENTJ? They seem to know how to obtain that trust when they behave like an ally. What I always wonder is what they do with what they learn and what their internal code of ethics is about using information that they've gained in trust to meet their own needs. One particular...

That's how it is for me too, especially the part that I bolded. I do it to regain control of my emotions, but also to give the other party some space. When my emotions toward another person become flooded, I no longer can get an accurate gauge on whether I am smothering, and I lose all sense...

Standing here, the old man said to me "Long before these crowded streets, here stood my dreaming tree" Below it he would sit For hours at a time How progress takes away What forever took to find And now he's falling hard He feels the falling dark And how he longs to be Beneath his dreaming tree

I've wondered for a while if dominant vs. recessive genetics play a part in this. It seems as though sensing, Si or Se has a much larger distribution among the population than iNtuition does. And the difference between the concreteness of S and the abstractness of N can be huge. If S is...

Christianity is one seriously misunderstood religion....and Christians are some of the biggest offenders in this regard. Yes, "so many Christians ARE unlike their Christ." The ones who strive to be like him are seldom written about or portrayed in any kind of public forum though. And being...

Fair enough on the definition of violence according to Webster. But if you want to probe deeper and find out if there are cases where violence is justified or not, it's hard to do that without defining the type and severity for the situation. That's all my point was, but I don't want to hijack...

I don't feel I was treated in a violent way. But even if I did for the sake of argument, your definition would not only say they were both violent acts, but that there was no distinction between them. That is why it is too broad. When the concept is only broadly defined, there will not be...

Yes I am serious. Your definitions are vague and broad. My grandfathers' definition of spanking my mother when she was young was holding her aganist a wall by her neck so that her feet dangled off the floor while he smacked her face back and forth repeatedly. My fathers definition of it was a...

Yeah, probably if by most you mean a majority which means any number greater than 50.1%. For this topic to really get any traction, it seems like spanking needs to be operationally defined. One person's definition of it could qualify as another person's defininition of torture. Another...

I respectfully disagree. I'm not saying that would never be the takeaway that a child gets from it; but it is hardly the only takeaway, nor would I think it is the most significant one that is reinforced in their mind. Lots of spanked children do not become violent adults.

This. /\ /\ It seems like corporal punishment is one of those topics that usually downward spirals into all or nothing; neither of which do I agree with. It is nice to see that this thread is touching on balance. I do not believe in sparing the rod, but very rarely have I ever used it. It...

This is obviously no fun and I hope it turns around for you. As far as typing people goes, it has only been useful to me in evaluating how people can be useful to me. I hate saying it that way because it sounds cold, but when it comes down to it, people have a natural style and it would not...