Author Topic: Personality types. good and evil? (Read 2514 times)

spouse of Jesus · « **on:** December 30, 2009, 06:13:57 AM »

It is God who creates us with different personality types, so it follows that all of them are good and worthy of respect, and all of them have some role in God's plan.
But reading some articles on traditional gender roles and marriage, makes me think that perhaps some personality types are undesireable and people who have them make bad spouses.
examples:
1-Alpha vs. Beta men (type A vs. type B) just read some marriage manual and see how they are telling women how to find Alpha men, as if a type B man was not a person.

2-The whole emphasis on being extrovert and sociable, as though introversion was a defect.

3- The fact that our definition of a successful person (especially a successful man) matches so well with ST types, and so little with NF ones.

I think it is very discriminatory.

any thoughts?

PS. to read more about their definitions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_A_and_Type_B_personality_theory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keirsey_Temperament_Sorter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Personality_Factors

Telesphorus · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2009, 08:38:40 AM »

Marriage manuals?

littlerose · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2009, 09:24:53 AM »

Spouse, I agree with you that it is discriminatory.

I believe it is due to two things: in the world we treat our bodies as a "commodity", available for trade to the highest bidder, and since the so-called "alpha" male is likely to make more money in business, people who are seeking the highest bidder will seek him.

The other thing is that our society around the world becomes more fascist every day, and the "alpha" type is the fighter. It is all about violence and Darwinian survival.

Love and gentleness have been tossed out along with any notion of Eternity being more important than physical survival.

spouse of Jesus · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:13:03 AM »

Quote from: Telesphorus

Marriage manuals?

On-line anti-feminist websites, that speak about marriage. Also searching on-line libraries for books written before 1950 on this topic, gives you many results.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:19:32 AM »

Quote from: spouse of Jesus

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Marriage manuals?

On-line anti-feminist websites, that speak about marriage. Also searching on-line libraries for books written before 1950 on this topic, gives you many results.

I'd be wary of "anti-feminists." Obviously women are attracted more to certain kind of men, just like men are attracted to certain kind of women.

It seems like strange advice, like telling a man he should marry a beautiful woman.