It's about time for an update, I reckon.
I was so proud of my last xanga post I decided to leave it up there for a while. Ain't I vain? Well, I decided to give all you live journal users a bonus post. To all my "LJ" homeys out there, I present you with a few random ramblings which I affectionately refer to as "The Shizzle."
Ever taken a personality test? I had to take 2 as a college freshman. Good ol' Myers Briggs told me that I was an INFJ type. Roughly translated, that means "Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging." Makes sense, right? Let's see what the test says about people like me, and then I'll offer my own input.
Myers-Briggs: "Beneath the quiet exterior, INFJs hold deep convictions about the weightier matters of life."
Slimer says, "Most everybody thinks they hold weighty convictions about life, but few people do."
MB: "INFJs may fantasize about getting revenge on those who victimize the defenseless."
Slimer says, "Well, I do enjoy my superheroes..."
MB: "There's something rotten in Denmark."
Slimer says, "What the crap?"
MB: "INFJs are selective about their friends."
Slimer says, "A generally good rule of thumb. I don't know anyone who isn't. Unless you pay money to join frat houses that is..."
MB: "INFJs readily grasp the hidden psychological stimuli behind the more observable dynamics of behavior and affect. Their amazing ability to deduce the inner workings of the mind, will and emotions of others gives INFJs their reputation as prophets and seers. Unlike the confining, routinizing nature of introverted sensing, introverted intuition frees this type to act insightfully and spontaneously as unique solutions arise on an event by event basis."
Slimer says, "Right... Thanks, Plato. Let's move on."
The "Functional Analysis" describes me as possessing "introverted intuition, extraverted feeling, introverted thinking, and extraverted sensing." Gee, I think that was pretty much designed to please everybody.
As for my INFJ forefathers, the list includes such notables as Geoffery Chauer, Goethe, Jimmy Carter (God help me), Mother Teresa, Fanny Crosby, Tom Selleck (too bad I didn't inherit his chest hair), Mel Gibson, Princess Leia, Martin Luther King Jr., and last by not least...
Nathan the Prophet who condemned the sin of David!
I have to admit that its not bad company. Amazing that King David had employed this same test all the way back in +900 BC, isn't it! Hmm, I wonder when all those other famous figures had time to take these tests?
Well, all my sarcasm aside, I think that while these tests can be fun and helpful, I just have to question their fundamental assumptions. This kind of test is one where God/religion is understood as a variable in the equation. This is pretty much opposed to the core of my faith. How can I evaluate myself by any other standard than my identity in Christ? Maybe I'm being too harsh on modern psychology, but I think that Biblical profiling is far more valuable than any multiple choice test thought up by some guys in white suits.