In this episode, Joel and Antonia explore the idea that the “true self” might not be something we discover, but something we invent. They dive into the psychology of identity, authenticity, and choice, weaving in insights from Jungian theory, cognitive functions, and their own experiences with personal growth.
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I think if I were to sum up this pod cast it would be accepting the good, bad and the ugly about ourselves .
Another great thought provoking podcast! What really got me thinking on this one is the rabbit trail of the reoccurring theme on Personality Hacker that Ti work can result in the rejection of one’s childhood belief systems. As an INFP I want to expound on that idea. I’m concerned some may take away that Christianity is incompatible with well developed Ti. However, Christianity historically is an extremely intellectual religion with almost all Ivy League Colleges being founded by Christians as Seminaries that had extremely rigorous intellectual standards. I’m also sure throughout history there have been many genius level INTPs who have been faithful Christians. There are mountains of scholarly works written about theology and the Bible with very consistent logical frameworks. That being said American Christianity went off the rails in the 20th century into all kinds of mystical cults and superstitious nonsense used by corrupt manipulators.
That being stated, I agree with Antonia that everyone should leverage their Ti to logic check their belief systems but it should be done very carefully and thoroughly. Also, one needs to keep all their bias and emotion in check when doing this. When done carefully many in Christianity will reject the bad theology of their parents rather than rejecting the faith altogether and find that the Ti of the Reformers like Calvin and Luther is extremely logical and that they address most of the logical concerns that one may have.
My final thought though is that Ti can never be fully satisfied when contemplating how and why humans and pain exist. Atheism, Christianity, Gnosticism, Mystery Religion, and Jungian Collective Consciousness all have illogical elements. Agnostics may be the only ones without logic issues but that’s only because they won’t answer the question. Our existence and our experience is illogical so some intuition, feeling, and faith is necessary no matter what you believe.