'I think I get you, if only a little.  The rhetoric I use when dealing with others is disgustingly politically correct and devoid of any personal opinion because I am afraid of hurting others.  I find...|||I am agnostic, so I do not know if God exists or not.  Actually it's more like I don't care if s/he exists.  That being said, if God were real I would want her to be a woman.  I am personally more...|||I was an officer of two clubs and the president of a third one when I was in college.  I started off as an ineffective leader, but like all things I get better over time and learned how to get things...|||First of all don't worry about age.  There are people in medical school at the age of 40, and they probably won't become attendings until they are 50 years old, and they are perfectly happy with...|||I'm a libertarian.  I'm not quite sure what the definitions of right-wing and left-wing are these days because politicians and people change sides in politics faster than the speed of light these...|||I fail to see how the thousands of children in poverty would demean the existence of your future child or your potential happiness.  Does that imply that you feel guilty about your child's existence...|||I generally agree with all of them.  However I don't really agree with the wording on the last one.  It implies that introverts are smarter than extroverts which is not true at all, and that...|||How do I deal with hate?  By realizing that all of us are a little bit sexist and racist.  And that by only condemning racists, I realize I am being hypocritical myself.  Then I watch South Park,...|||If money and status are not your definitions of value, then what is your definition of true value?  And once you have defined this value, how do you intend to produce it?  Once you can answer these...|||I'm an ex-liberal.  I lean libertarian these days.  I can't stand the idea that people should be guilted or prodded into following an agenda that doesn't suit their individual needs.|||And you know what?  You shouldn't have to feel guilty at all.  If other people get offended then that's their problem, so long as you are tact and respectful.|||I think the part of the article that most struck with me is the pressure to be good at EVERYTHING.  I actually think it's extremely important to be good at and passionately enjoy the things you love...|||Freedom of speech.  When one limits speech one cuts out all forms of expression and communication for one's own egotistical agenda.  One then effectively silences a population in favor of obedience...|||I actually believe this, but I don't think it's because we conveniently forget details.  We tend to soften the truth when we want a situation to revolve around our own ideals and beliefs, or when we...|||I LOVE pop music.  As in, almost every single kind of pop music.  In fact it's an aspect of my life since childhood.  I've loved everything from the boy and girl bands and pop princesses from my...|||I don't envy you at all.  I just graduated from college and I had a horrible time there.  I came in expecting to get educated and feel useful to society, but in reality I just listlessly went from...|||Puella Magi Madoka Magica came out in early 2011.  It's only 12 episodes long but it's already one of the hottest shows out there, and everybody unanimously believes it is awesome.  It's got great...|||The question is, who doesn't hide parts of themselves from the world?  I like to think we all have individual quirks we'd rather not have anyone else know, even family and friends.  For example, who...|||About to graduate soon so this song (and all the songs in the musical) really resonate with me.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIJJxL9utow|||Let the Trolldom commence!  This is probably my favorite thread ever.|||Yes.  It exists.  True, we are also partially a product of our genes and our environment but free will is what makes us unique individuals.  It is why we do not consider identical twins to be the...|||*raises hand* Me!  Grew up in Norcal, but spent the last four years in Socal.|||I personally love reading these kinds of threads.  It never ceases to amuse me how these victimizers wallow themselves in indignant self-pity and rage at the world, all while being sexist and...|||School is not the equivalent of education.  Education/gaining maturity can be gained through many ways, including job/life experience, reading books, and even going on the internet.  School...|||I'm tired of seeing threads about the perfect girl.  I want to know what guys heterosexual females and gay guys like.  You can be as deep or shallow as you want.  I personally like someone who...|||I'm reading this and it hits me hard how much you and I have in common.  I'm also a 21-year-old in college and I'm constantly questioning my happiness and asking myself if I'm doing the right thing. ...|||The difference is that Dr. Paul actually follows through with his commitment to freedom.  When other politicians use it in pretty speeches, it's often shallow and is usually followed by policies that...|||On principle I hate all politicians because I assume only narcissistic and arrogant people have the audacity to go forth and pretend they know what my individual interests are.  Dr. Paul remains the...|||You're not the only INFP who feels this way.  I have met bitter lower-class people who act as if the entire world can be neatly categorized into economic brackets/groups, and deny that the...|||I learned how to drive at age 16.  I was expected to get my license at age 18 just like my brother and my parents were so close-minded that I had to do everything like him.  I also come from a...|||This video.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYnlpaWWH4E|||1) Libertarian 2) Religious agnostic, secular Buddhist 3) Individualist 4) Anti-postmodernist 5) Agnostic physicalist|||As idealists it's very easy for us to get swamped by reality when it does not meet our expectations.  Because we want to change the world we want to literally produce tangible results that let us see...|||You should totally be a stand-up comedian.|||If they have enough common interests and values they may end up becoming the best of friends.  I don't know how far the 'relationship' aspect will actually go though.  Relationships typically need...|||The federal US government was supposed to protect our life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, and its powers watched over by the judiciary, legislative government, and most importantly, the...|||I become apathetic when the goal I worked so hard for fails.  If I put in honest time and effort into a long-term goal and it doesn't get achieved, I ask myself what was the point and get very...|||In my fantasy world I dream of being the perfect Mary Sue.  In reality the Messiah Complex just reeks of White Man's Burden so I'm put off by it.|||My most common fantasy world is a blank, white world with no boundaries, objects, or living beings.  There is no contact with the outside world. There is only me.  I am constantly running towards an...|||Clannad, but especially Clannad After Story.  This show made me question my humanity and ask myself what is really important in life.  The premise of the story isn't complicated but that only...|||1) The smallest minority is the individual. 2) Nothing lasts forever. 3) Nothing is free.  Everything comes with a sacrifice. 4) We are more than our genes and environment. 5) Free will exists....|||I don't think I have anything against ESTP's but I think it's because I have never interacted with any long enough to be a true judge of that.  It may be because we don't have much in common in the...|||While I may not like interacting with ESTJ's I have to admit I respect them a lot.  Though their narrow-minded view of the world does give me headaches, I love working with them because of how...|||When anything threatens our values we get all ESTJ on your ass.  I become extremely logical and critical of anyone who dares disagree with me, and I start to view everyone else as incompetent and...|||I have a rather exotic fascination with small towns.  I grew up in a multicultural suburbia and I go to college in a multicultural suburbia, so ironically enough, I don't really have a diversifying...|||I don't know what level of philosophy you're interested in but since you want something that's relatively easy to read, I'd avoid all the hardcore stuff, at least initially.  That means avoiding a...|||How long were you waiting until you found the opportunity to do that?  Is the next one going to be 1337?|||Original poster|||Zuko from Avatar: the Last Airbender Mithos Yggdrasil from Tales of Symphonia|||The family is the smallest unit of community (in the traditional sense).  I never said we don't conform to our families.  If anything that just means that the smaller the community, the more likely...'