Reply To: The evaluation of identity: Fi vs Ti

[Cedar]

@fayest42 I agree. Scientific studies are showing how epigenetics impacts behaviors and can even cause mental disorders in future generations. It's also objectively true that it is neither nature nor nurture in charge of shaping us, but a blend. There's no way I could believe that someone comes into the world with a template of character that they will develop. It wouldn't make sense evolutionary speaking either. All living things are impacted by their environment, experiences, resources or lack of, etc. I do agree that the cognitive functions could be part of our blueprint as I have seen many babies turn into adults; human, dog, cat, chicken, duck, hamster, and on and on. This does seem to be a constant.
I also agree that if our implicit and explicit attitudes weren't in agreement, it would cause stress. This would be due to cognitive dissonance. This tension manifests behaviorally, often with anger.
Back when I was in college, we were tested on implicit bias/attitude to important topics so we would be aware of them and not make hiring decisions without this knowledge. Throughout the years, I have checked myself often to see if I am still aware of my sub-conscience bias and I am. I imagine you are too. It might be interesting to poke around on the link below.
For anyone interested, Harvard has a series of tests you can take at: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html