Quote Originally Posted by anndelise View Post
Except that he argues that a person's level of confidence determines what is (or isn't) real.
In particular, that if a person is confident in their typing of person P as type X, that confidence level determines that person P is indeed type X, and there is no need to check for accuracy nor reconsider own view despite Person P (and many others) saying that type Y more accurately describes person P.

Yes, it might be true for that person, but that does not make it real, nor accurate.

I would think that a Te ego would argue that what is real, what is actually observable, is more accurate, and more important, than one person's level of confidence in their own personal understandings.
Where does he argue this? Can you link please?

He has argued in the past that one should be open about one's methods and conceptual understanding and make it available to outside criticism as means of improving on those methods, rather than going by one's personal understanding.

Quote Originally Posted by k0rpsy View Post
It's called theory of mind. Just about everyone but the autistic or retarded utilizes such observation and extrapolation to make sense of others' behavior and mental states. In other words it's not type related.
This discussion wasn't about whether Jim is capable or not capable of attributing mental states to others and recognizing them as separate entities with beliefs and feelings of their own, but rather that he prioritizes external dynamics to making complex internal inferences in reaching his conclusions, as would be expected of someone with Je-ego.