wow, if you folks end up finding out how a person's type is determined while being in the womb, let me know!
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Holy crap, I knew it.
I'm pretty sure I know identical twins that are EIE and ESE respectively. Type is not genetic.
Also, lol at BS hypotheses making it into the wikipedia article. Their hypothesis still doesn't explain why twins have different types, does it? edit: sorry...I should read the thread before responding, lol. And yes, somebody should edit that article for bias.
screw the validity or lack thereof in the wiki article. it's not even on the level of hypothesis yet. but it's still a cool idea...and one that may yet have merit.
director abbie: yes this is exactly what i was looking for...to see if there are correlations. and those are great examples.
i was thinking temperament could be genetic...but the specific ordering of the IM's in the child's model A could be maternally influenced. i think it's obvious that moms look for certain things in their kids and put them on missions in life. but if you think about it....if it is the ordering of the IM's that they have influence over, it's still a pretty big influence.
like if the child was born EP, then the mom could influence type expression with a resulting ILE, IEE, SLE, or SEE, all very different people.
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those who are easily shocked.....should be shocked more often
I can see how being more or less stressed can cause differences as stress affects hormones and hormones affect pregnancy. I'm very skeptical of the specific concerns and thoughts that specifically affecting the fetus.
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