Uplift, I repeat, this is not an academic paper. This is a discussion. In a discussion I expect people to question me when they're unclear about what I mean, and if they expect me to be 100% clear, to their satisfaction, right from the start, they're guaranteed to be disappointed.
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Originally Posted by Uplift  "I ask because, unless Uplift is right, we're not born with specific beliefs, they're learned."
Firstly, where did I say that? Where did I mention being born with belief? Or specific belief. |
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I believe some personality types posess confidence or faith in themselves from birth
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As per the dictionary, as I stated, faith and belief have similar meanings.
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1. something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat.
2. confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof: a statement unworthy of belief.
3. confidence; faith; trust: a child's belief in his parents.
4. a religious tenet or tenets; religious creed or faith: the Christian belief.
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To say a person can have faith in themselves from birth is to say a person can believe in themselves from birth.
You wanted me to use the dictionary meanings. I've done so. I don't appreciate the condescension.
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Originally Posted by Uplift That we are born with identifiable, labelled personality types. |
Others have argued that we develop an identifiable temperament at a very early stage, and that it is strongly influenced by our genes and thus may be innate, but still others have argued that specific temperament does not always lead to specific personality, and that personality is even less likely to be predetermined than temperament. But I don't claim to be an expert so statements such as "no-one is born with that degree of confidence" are open to criticism.