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This was posted in another thread, but wasn't given much attention.
It can generally tie into indoctrination, or specifically bad socialized viewpoints, such as racism or sexism.
I think it's a very valid inquiry, so I thought it fit to see what people honestly think.
1. They are more about common sense. This entails seeing things as things are naturally understood, rather than going against the grain. Thus, if an entire culture is racist towards various groups of people, a sensing type is less likely to deviate from the common social paradigm.
2. Sensors are universally more traditional than intuitives, by nature. They trust past experience (even past social experiences) and are more practical and simple. Thus, more reason to hold that if a social group culturally views the world one way (perhaps that people with blue eyes are better than people with brown eyes, for example), a sensing type is less likely to give it a thought, as they are more conventional than unconventional. If a sensing type is less inquisitive, and therefore, less likely to question things, then whether or not social discrimination is truly justified just won't be the first thing they think about on a daily basis, as they are probably too busy dealing with more down-to-earth, worldly matters, rather than such abstractions as whether or not race is justified.
3. Sensing types aren't often called visionaries, unlike intuitives, and I would think it rare that a sensing type is commonly called wise, as wise people like Yoda, Einstein, Buddha, or Gandhi just aren't usually viewed as a sensing types. Given that sensing types aren't very visionary, it would make more sense that intuitive types would be more prone to questioning the status quo, the way things have been done, the way things have been understood, and would be the true bringers of progression, socially. If this is the case, sensing types really wouldn't be the type less likely to be racist, as they would, for reasons 1 and 2, be limited primarily to common social views, rather than the questioning of them. And I would say it requires a bit of inquisitiveness and curiosity to really question something as common as racial distinction. Thus, sensors are probably more racist, as they are probably less prone to progression type behavior.
4. Sensing types learn by imitation and observation, according to the current establishment. If the current social trend involves seeing other racial groups as different, or inferior, a sensing type would seem more likely to simply pick up the behavior, as if they see people being prejudiced and judgmental, they're likely to view the world from a more prejudiced, judgmental position. In effect, what they see is what they are/become. If they see racism... -- you get the picture.
Intuitives, on the other hand, are imaginative (more like to see things from a new perspective, to think of the world as it could be, to imagine a world where racial distinctions simply do not exist). Intuitives are also creative and theoretical, which means they're more likely to think of different ways of viewing people, socially, rather than going along with the typical social paradigm. They're also inquisitive, visionary, curious, and searching for a new way. This is essentially the basic type that brings progress to society, in various ways: both socially and intellectually. Intuitives are also more future-based and idealistic, which means they're less likely to see the world as it has been, but more in terms of how it could be. If the world is currently full of racial discrimination, and the culture in which an intuitive is raised happens to be full of particular racial discrimination, than the intuitive is more likely to think how the world could be without such discrimination. Again, intuitives are the visionaries, like Martin Luther King Jr. We, essentially, think differently.
Feel free to critique away. If my reasons are invalid, please explain why you think so.
I'd love to know what people honestly think.
It can generally tie into indoctrination, or specifically bad socialized viewpoints, such as racism or sexism.
I think it's a very valid inquiry, so I thought it fit to see what people honestly think.
1. They are more about common sense. This entails seeing things as things are naturally understood, rather than going against the grain. Thus, if an entire culture is racist towards various groups of people, a sensing type is less likely to deviate from the common social paradigm.
2. Sensors are universally more traditional than intuitives, by nature. They trust past experience (even past social experiences) and are more practical and simple. Thus, more reason to hold that if a social group culturally views the world one way (perhaps that people with blue eyes are better than people with brown eyes, for example), a sensing type is less likely to give it a thought, as they are more conventional than unconventional. If a sensing type is less inquisitive, and therefore, less likely to question things, then whether or not social discrimination is truly justified just won't be the first thing they think about on a daily basis, as they are probably too busy dealing with more down-to-earth, worldly matters, rather than such abstractions as whether or not race is justified.
3. Sensing types aren't often called visionaries, unlike intuitives, and I would think it rare that a sensing type is commonly called wise, as wise people like Yoda, Einstein, Buddha, or Gandhi just aren't usually viewed as a sensing types. Given that sensing types aren't very visionary, it would make more sense that intuitive types would be more prone to questioning the status quo, the way things have been done, the way things have been understood, and would be the true bringers of progression, socially. If this is the case, sensing types really wouldn't be the type less likely to be racist, as they would, for reasons 1 and 2, be limited primarily to common social views, rather than the questioning of them. And I would say it requires a bit of inquisitiveness and curiosity to really question something as common as racial distinction. Thus, sensors are probably more racist, as they are probably less prone to progression type behavior.
4. Sensing types learn by imitation and observation, according to the current establishment. If the current social trend involves seeing other racial groups as different, or inferior, a sensing type would seem more likely to simply pick up the behavior, as if they see people being prejudiced and judgmental, they're likely to view the world from a more prejudiced, judgmental position. In effect, what they see is what they are/become. If they see racism... -- you get the picture.
Intuitives, on the other hand, are imaginative (more like to see things from a new perspective, to think of the world as it could be, to imagine a world where racial distinctions simply do not exist). Intuitives are also creative and theoretical, which means they're more likely to think of different ways of viewing people, socially, rather than going along with the typical social paradigm. They're also inquisitive, visionary, curious, and searching for a new way. This is essentially the basic type that brings progress to society, in various ways: both socially and intellectually. Intuitives are also more future-based and idealistic, which means they're less likely to see the world as it has been, but more in terms of how it could be. If the world is currently full of racial discrimination, and the culture in which an intuitive is raised happens to be full of particular racial discrimination, than the intuitive is more likely to think how the world could be without such discrimination. Again, intuitives are the visionaries, like Martin Luther King Jr. We, essentially, think differently.
Feel free to critique away. If my reasons are invalid, please explain why you think so.
I'd love to know what people honestly think.