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That makes a lot more sense. I see where you are coming from now - am I right in saying then, that you think that there is no change in personality because everyone is capable of all of those personalities anyway, and its therefore just a preference of one over another at any given time? That pretty much explains my position on it anyway - now when you look at it in terms of these tests, which take a static one-time slice of this system of preference, it appears that over time your personality 'changes' because the percentages shift, which is why I use the term.

Yeah, as far as i'm concerned, humans are just being human; can't really call that a change.

People are not always aware of how their desires and motivations affect their actions. I think you are probably right, but that doesn't discount the fact that we cannot know this for certain until we can fully quantify motivation, desire, emotion and the chemical balances in the brain that constitute them.

This is why I say we can know it once we can fully simulate the brain, body and all it's workings. At that point, we will be able to draw clear conclusions from watching the chemical and electrical changes in the brain and how they correspond to certain actions, and once we can simulate memory and any other brain functions that may factor into 'desires' and 'preferences' for certain things. We will be able to test it and recreate it millions of times in order to get accurate, reliable data based on quantifiable evidence - without with, the results remain up for debate.
Thats also why I say we may not have to simulate it ALL, right down to the sub-atomic level, because much of this is being done now, just in a limited way

Recalling to myself some of the theories following from socionics (for example, facial structure and features hinting at personality type), i can see why anyone would claim that personalities, or at least the strong preference to any personality, could be an attribute of the physical self rather than the other way around. In fact, such research would make these personality tests play a major role in the research (albeit, the percentages may be tossed out). Nevertheless, i don't think that would make me retract anything that i've said. It would at least explain why people have a strong preference for any personality type, which was what i was lacking in my previous responses.