I hope this isn't a waste of time. Anyway, I think that you are all missing the point of this. You are latching onto the details of a particular example (Agnostic vs. pure religious beliefs) and missing the overarching theme. This is mostly due to the author's bias, but it is also to do with the fact that this is a delicate subject for you.
Regardless of the cause, the point the author was attempting to make is this: that INFPs will use their feelings to validate their beliefs to themselves, and INTPs will use their logic to validate their beliefs to themselves. Truly, that is what stands out about these types. They need to prove EVERYTHING to themselves, but the method of doing this is different. That is why using an example like that is inaccurate. It assumes that if the method is the same, then the end is the same. This is not true with people. One can use the same method to achieve various goals. But I digress. . .
Anything beyond that is the author introducing their own biased hypothesis- that INTPs are optimistic believers (because yeah it feels good) and that INTPs are skeptics (my speculation- the author themselves may think that this is the truly logical viewpoint or that agnosticism doesn't breed good feelings (I'm inclined to think the latter)). May I remind you that the author is an INTP?
Anyway, hope this helps you INTPs prove these points to yourself and move on. Same to the INFPs.
I rest my case.
P.S. I'm correct. Probably a waste of time though. Ughhh...
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INTJ weighing in here.
I hope this isn't a waste of time. Anyway, I think that you are all missing the point of this. You are latching onto the details of a particular example (Agnostic vs. pure religious beliefs) and missing the overarching theme. This is mostly due to the author's bias, but it is also to do with the fact that this is a delicate subject for you.
Regardless of the cause, the point the author was attempting to make is this: that INFPs will use their feelings to validate their beliefs to themselves, and INTPs will use their logic to validate their beliefs to themselves. Truly, that is what stands out about these types. They need to prove EVERYTHING to themselves, but the method of doing this is different. That is why using an example like that is inaccurate. It assumes that if the method is the same, then the end is the same. This is not true with people. One can use the same method to achieve various goals. But I digress. . .
Anything beyond that is the author introducing their own biased hypothesis- that INTPs are optimistic believers (because yeah it feels good) and that INTPs are skeptics (my speculation- the author themselves may think that this is the truly logical viewpoint or that agnosticism doesn't breed good feelings (I'm inclined to think the latter)). May I remind you that the author is an INTP?
Anyway, hope this helps you INTPs prove these points to yourself and move on. Same to the INFPs.
I rest my case.
P.S. I'm correct. Probably a waste of time though. Ughhh...