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@theinconceivable1 @ericawordsmith

*grins* Good. I’m glad we can all debate friendly-like  in this thread, since that’s something that’s hard to find anymore. (Believe me, I would be on the debate team in school if I wasn’t so anxious about speaking in front of people.)

Now, for Inconceivable first–

1. Ah, so you’re saying that some types just have a general superiority over everything else, yes? If so…. I’m not completely positive if I can agree or disagree. In general, a thinking type should be considered “superior”–because we’re logical, plan ahead, and pretty perfectionist. That’s generally a good thing to be, since being logical allows you to make good decisions, planning ahead allows for the ability to see mistakes or problems, and perfectionism, to a certain degree, allows for good work ethic(which is something we all need). So generally, you can assume that the thinking type would take preference over the feeler type, since feelers generally tend to be less logic-oriented and more determined on their emotions. (No offense feelers.)

But then there’s the question of maturity and how that plays into affect on the psychological level to alter the brain’s preference of thinking vs. feeling. Does a mature person let their emotions take effect over their logic? No. That’s why they’re mature. An immature person is the kind of person that allows for their emotions and feelings to take precedent over the logic, hence why they make immature decisions. (I’m not saying that feelers are more immature…. bear with me.) So once a person reaches a mature state, can any specific type actually determine what advantages and disadvantages that person has? Since, as a mature person, they will make the most logical and correct decision that will damage feelings the least but also remain analytically correct.

Type is merely a statement of what someone lets dictate their lives. As a thinker, yes, I have an intellectual advantage over many feelers, since my brain is patterned and taught to think in a more linear way most of the time. I’m a generally quiet, blunt, and strongly opinionated person, on the high honor roll and planning for an 8+ year degree in the medical field.

If you stood me next to one of my best friends, who is a feeler, extremely extroverted and talkative, and planning to become a pilot plus a cosmetologist, who do you think would contribute to society more, honestly?

By my own judgement and the general view of people, I would. Medical vs. Cosmetology. Sure, her field might be good for some things, but mine would be better for the world and society, right?

Which is where thinker vs. feeler comes in. The scientist vs. the speaker. Scientists are generally thinkers, speakers generally feelers. They can swap roles, but that’s the general consensus. Yet who do you think understand the patterns of the human brain more? Technically, the scientist could. But the speaker is the person who has the intuitive skill to understand human min outside of technical terms. He understand how we think, what makes us feel good, what makes us laugh and what makes us cry. The scientist knows that these things happen through certain circumstances, but who do you think would be a more convincing candidate for an election? Who do you think people are going to understand and sympathize with?

So sure, I might be more “book smart” than my friend, but in the end, who’s more likely to be liked, helpful, and loved by people and therefore open up advantages for them that I could never reach? I could never be as sympathizing or charismatic as my best friend. And in turn, she could probably never be as satisfied being alone or debating with people as I am. But we can both understand people and help people to the same capacity. And isn’t that what we’re here for?

You say that some functions are more needed in the general scope of life than others. But can any really? Functions are simply how someone’s brain works–the feeler can be logical and the thinker can be emotional. Overall, is it less of a question of function more a question of character?

Now, for @ericawordsmith XD

According to 5lovelanguages.com, I am “Words of Affirmation”. Which makes sense, really. I value someone’s words very much, since they can generally do anything they want once they realize they’ve done something that hurts me, or can do the same thing for someone else that they’re doing for me for someone else, which takes away from the personal affect of it for me, I suppose; but they can usually only complement me or say something that’s meaningful to me to me, an no one else.  It’s also rather funny though because I generally hate it when people say things but don’t actually do them–but I generally don’t value someone’s words about me unless they’re close to me, so people who say something but are not close to me and then do not fulfill their words don’t usually affect me since I already assume that they’re going to disappointing me since most people only really remember or value the people that they are close to as well….. I’m a pessimistic person at times. XD