'I'd very much like to believe this were true, but politics, at least here in the US, are based completely on lies, pretense, and disingenuity, and I only see it getting worse. Money is already the...|||I prefer to be as direct as possible, but I learned early on that most people can't handle that. Now I feel people out to see how honest I can be with them.|||Existing in the 21st century works rather well.|||Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal  This comic, of course, doesn't apply to me. I actually am special.    You can brew your own.|||In order of (rapidly) decreasing likelihood:  The Likely  Achieve a net worth of over 20 million US Dollars (adjusted for inflation)  The Possible  Become CEO of a Fortune 500 company|||Here's an excellent lecture by Dr. Michael Shermer on things like agency bias, self-deception, and the origin of beliefs regarding supernatural entities:  ...|||The knowledge that I'm an ENTJ has helped me immensely in terms of identifying and addressing my own weaknesses. I'm now much more critical of my own ideas, much more open to having my mind changed,...|||Yes.|||Ideally an exchange of money is a mutually beneficial interaction; I can pay a person for their goods or services because what we each get is more valuable to us than what we gave up for it. Of...|||I believed that the universe was made with humanity in mind, that there was a good reason for the suffering I saw in charity pamphlets, that America was the greatest country in the world, and that...|||Funny, I never thought of INTP's as humble. They're certainly not self-aggrandizing, but they seem to have an air of intellectual superiority, and a mild disdain for the simpler folk.|||I always knew exactly what I wanted.|||Bane seemed far too selfless and ideological to be an ENTJ. His plan involved his own death.|||HideousHeart|||You could give the OP veto power over the edits to make sure they approve.|||MindSlinger  The last time I genuinely got angry over an online conversation was over three months ago. I disagreed with a minor point on a blog post and was assaulted with flagrant...|||http://youtu.be/F-S0T4xTdLY|||I didn't mean to imply that your explanation was impossible, that would be an indefensible position to hold. I merely wished to advance a more simple, evidence-based alternative.  Unfortunately,...|||Oh I don't think you could handle me.|||Problem?|||I guess I should have explained my point. Your post was ironic because the very existence of the internet is a testament to the ability of science to determine truth.   And saying it goes both...|||ENTJ's are typified by a desire to enforce their will upon their environment; money is the most obvious way to do that, but it's not the only way.|||You sound way too confident in your new found enlightenment. I strongly advise you to temper your intuition with a healthy dose of skepticism. The ideas popping into your head are educated guesses...|||Need I point out the irony of using the internet to tell people that science is poorly adapted for determining truth?|||You may want to try proofreading your posts for coherence. I'm sure the section I colored blue makes perfect sense to you, but to me it reads like an excerpt from Time Cube.    Yes, an actual...|||Care to elaborate?|||I can tell you that memory is extremely unreliable, and that dreams can easily be confused with actual experiences.|||Interesting. Back in college I took a world literature class that stressed me out so badly I developed chronic heartburn. The professor was a very nice person, but he was also very flighty and...|||adverseaffects  I waxed a little poetic there; I don't really think life has any overarching purpose, because that would require a sentient creator. But if I were to assume such a creator existed,...|||That depends on the attributes of said God.    Is it not dishonest to believe something merely because it's practical to do so?|||What is the meaning of life?  Pointless suffering. The agony endured on our world alone is beyond our comprehension, and it is but one of trillions.|||I first encountered MBTI in a business writing class.|||I'd more than likely derive no satisfaction from it. Besides, a predator often targets the weakest of the herd; all it's interested in is eating.|||You asked how to not get bored in a long term relationship, the professor in the comic describes being married to the same woman for 50 years.|||The default response of many authority figures when a subordinate makes demands is I provide you with X, Y, and Z, how dare you demand more?!.|||Just make sure you use an emotional appeal, not a logical argument. The simplest amounts to I'm in charge, do as I say, though that may backfire if you aren't actually in charge.|||Scantron is obsolete?!|||Just make sure you have a good defense against any accusation of hypocrisy or selfishness.|||No one does that to me in person, at least not more than once.....|||Interesting.... Is resolve preferable to reason? Is holding to your beliefs in the face of opposing evidence a virtue?|||This certainly isn't unique to INFP's. My ideals were brutalized so badly that I abandoned them altogether. I would be an abomination in the eyes of myself just 5 years ago.|||http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2545#comic|||Need someone to make you feel inadequate? You'll have to pay.|||Just so you know, this thread is almost a year old, and bubbamamma hasn't posted anything since last April.|||I love anything that's existentially depressing; it's one of the few things that can make me feel. Unfortunately, I haven't read any more than you.|||The quote assumes the person is wishing on an actual star, and it's supposed to say years, not lightyears.    I used to do this constantly, now I use the less offensive if I remember...|||How much will you pay me to argue your side?|||It's difficult to see that when you're raking in millions every year.|||A lot of that fear is likely justified; imperfect as it is, many profit greatly from society's current configuration. Because of this the powerful are almost always defenders of the status quo.|||The System is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very  room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on  your television. You can feel it when you go to work......'