tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832968484796417459.post4193690493140790623..comments2023-10-08T10:12:48.444-07:00Comments on Thoughts per Coffee: Why Do We Believe or Not Believe in GodJust Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617582702842642998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832968484796417459.post-39365716866023258872013-12-24T06:47:20.496-08:002013-12-24T06:47:20.496-08:00Hi Anonymous, Sorry I'm so long in replying. I...Hi Anonymous, Sorry I'm so long in replying. I lost track of my comments. I don't know if I would say I "believe" in personality tests. I, like you, do enjoy them (maybe I enjoy them a bit too much). I find them fascinating to say the least. For me, Helen Fisher's personality types have been very consistent and applicable. <br /><br />Perhaps a church or a congregation would be filled with all personality types; however, the way in which one approaches belief and testimony likely correlates with one's personality type. As you pointed out a Builder would accept things simply because it is 'the right thing to do' while a Negotiator would question until crazy; coming to any number of conclusions ranging from belief to non-belief. A negotiator would be more likely to pick and choose the tenants they believe in. A Director would be a leader in a congregation and as long as things work for them and the rules, or doctrines, make good sense they will be faithful. An Explorer may be less likely to stick around if a church or belief system has too many rules or too many belief constraints unless they find the friendships and social activities are satisfying.<br /><br />That all being said; I still think you would be more likely to find builders in conservative religious groups than you would be to find explorers. It would be a fun poll don't you think?Just Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617582702842642998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832968484796417459.post-87441378808520826932013-12-12T04:37:02.279-08:002013-12-12T04:37:02.279-08:00You can be religious and still question everythin...You can be religious and still question everything, it is actually advised to do so if you are a true Christian. To be honest, I don't think people can be categorized as such and I have come to believe throughout my life, despite of still being drawn into personality tests and enjoying the conclusions, that personality tests DO NOT reflect who you truly are. Not to mention that you can change so much throughout your life. Or maybe not..Therefore, I don't believe there is a link between personality types and religiosity. This is again confirmed to me by your own conclusions. If one believes in personality types, I might agree that there could be some connection between personality types and blind faith. For ex. a Builder is less likely to enquire, while a Negotiator would enquire so much that he might even get dizzy from time to time. Still, both might hold the same belief in God if the answers to the Negotiator's interrogations are satisfying enough so he can still keep his faith. If not, than yes, the later will be less of a believer. Unless, he holds on to his religious practice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832968484796417459.post-27677866063284892742013-03-26T05:00:51.263-07:002013-03-26T05:00:51.263-07:00Thanks for the thoughts PMG. So you were one of th...Thanks for the thoughts PMG. So you were one of those girls? I don't think I asked too many questions in my younger days. I was true blue through and through. Questions bored me; to me, they were a sign of weakness and lack of faith. <br /><br />Now I shutter to think of how I coasted through life. Leaving everything up to some invisible power. Never taking responsibility for my beliefs. I would say I don't come by the analytical/logical thought processes naturally; I have become much more so with time. Now I question everything and find a great deal of fun and satisfaction in questions and research and wonder. I started questioning my Mormon beliefs at age 26. I've not stopped questioning since.Just Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617582702842642998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832968484796417459.post-54936049080259002162013-03-23T16:06:49.607-07:002013-03-23T16:06:49.607-07:00It is pretty interesting to see how people think a...It is pretty interesting to see how people think and how it relates to their religiosity - I was always a questioner myself, hence the lack of religiosity even in spite of the religious up-bringing. postmormongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455759739126093761noreply@blogger.com