Which types tend to be more religious?
Okay I have a very limited knowledge on socionics... frankly it confuses me greatly. But in attempting to understand it better I started wondering if type really has anything to do with religious preference. From what I've gathered, I would say that S types are more apt to be religious because of their following of tradition... however I think that N types would get more out of religion because of their ability to feel things that aren't necessarily physical. So N types would believe in religion because they truely "feel the light", as it were, and S types would believe in religion more because they always have to begin with. I have two friends, one is an N and one is an S. My N friend is an athiest and very open to all forms of thinking and my S friend is very close minded and would never dream of questioning his faith, even though he has plenty of reason to.
Do my assumptions hold any water at all or am I completely off? This isn't meant to be offensive either, I'm just curious.
Re: Which types tend to be more religious?
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Originally Posted by ElliseLinette
Okay I have a very limited knowledge on socionics... frankly it confuses me greatly. But in attempting to understand it better I started wondering if type really has anything to do with religious preference. From what I've gathered, I would say that S types are more apt to be religious because of their following of tradition... however I think that N types would get more out of religion because of their ability to feel things that aren't necessarily physical. So N types would believe in religion because they truely "feel the light", as it were, and S types would believe in religion more because they always have to begin with. I have two friends, one is an N and one is an S. My N friend is an athiest and very open to all forms of thinking and my S friend is very close minded and would never dream of questioning his faith, even though he has plenty of reason to.
Do my assumptions hold any water at all or am I completely off? This isn't meant to be offensive either, I'm just curious.
don't think so. i think xNTx is thought to be more likely to be atheist, because of a need to question things. so if such a person is religious, it's probably a conscious choice. i think that some S types would be predisposed towards whatever religion (or no religion) that they grow up with. i have friends from east and west who are sensing types and the western ones would tend to be atheist and the eastern ones tend to be religious, but generally neither group thinks very much about why they personally ascribe to that position. that is not to say, of course, that *all* sensing types are blind followers. many people, of every type have changed their mind on this question, and many do so not for (what appears to me, anyway) irrelevant single events, but because they were persuaded towards a more convincing option.
i think different types are persuaded by different things. the litmus test of a 'true' religion would differ depending on what sort of person you are. some place importance on what a religion is able to teach, some on unbroken continuity, some on the persuasiveness of the underlying theology, some on the practical ability of the religion to improve mankind, and so on.
among intuitive types, my expectation would be that the types with strong Ne would be more open to religion/mysticism/spirituality, although whether they would ascribe to any one religion or embrace a kind of pantheism is an open question. i'm not sure if quadra has any influence.
perhaps it would be helpful to define what is encompassed by 'religion' in your question. i am assuming 'structured belief' in general, which includes all belief systems that attempt to explain existence in a holistic way.
i personally find this an interesting question, from observing acquaintances and forums from the east and west. observing the west is very useful because westerners are much more strongly individualised, and more likely to claim some position or opinion for themselves, and so the personality/belief link (or lack of it) is clearer. minority types among eastern populations are less visible which blurs things a bit. but relying solely on observing westerners i think risks a bias, because in the west it is not in vogue to be spiritual or religious. it seems to me that spirituality and religion is viewed in the west as a sign of stupidity and since nobody wants to appear stupid, types that care how they appear to others (or to themselves) will have a bias towards atheism. the east will tend to have an opposite bias although there are regions and countries that are close to a neutral bias, i.e. valuing or not valuing spirituality has negligible social impact.
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Originally Posted by Kirana
i think xNTx is thought to be more likely to be atheist,
I'm LII, and I'm Catholic. Religion is not type-related.
Again, there are aspects of Atheism, and types tend to say different things about it :
F-types tend to say : "God doesn't exist, because there is Evil in the Earth (because He's unethical)."
T-types tend to say : "God doesn't exist, because Science contradicts God (because He's unlogical)."
PRAISE CHRIST - being Catholic is so cooooooooooooooooool
Nothing is more logical than the existence of God.
Re: Which types tend to be more religious?
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Originally Posted by machintruc
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Originally Posted by Kirana
i think xNTx is thought to be more likely to be atheist,
I'm LII, and I'm Catholic. Religion is not type-related.
Again, there are aspects of Atheism, and types tend to say different things about it :
F-types tend to say :
"God doesn't exist, because there is Evil in the Earth (because He's unethical)."
T-types tend to say :
"God doesn't exist, because Science contradicts God (because He's unlogical)."
PRAISE CHRIST - being Catholic is so cooooooooooooooooool
Nothing is more logical than the existence of God.
*ehem* i said thought to be. i am also not atheist and am also LII. i also said that i don't think religion is type-related, but there may be some predisposition for various aspects of it. thread seems derailed pretty quickly.