meh, an *extremely thoughtful and analytical" poster

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I have a long history on the Internet, as I've gone under the names "simfish" and "inquilinekea" on various websites. I've listed my entire history here: [removed by Sallamandrina at OP's request]. I also have a blog at [removed by Sallamandrina at OP's request]. But I warn you, I do swear a lot (mostly when I'm frustrated, which I have been for some time). As for me, I'm obsessively analytical, in that I like to analyze everything to the fundamentals. I also have *extremely* strong respect for the scientific method and do lose some respect for those who don't think scientifically. Moreover, I don't have a lot of self-control so I'm willing to procrastinate just for the sake of getting to know something better. So I don't know. I'm extremely thoughtful and intellectually honest (that being said, intellectual honesty != honesty since I do lie to my parents when they are being over-intrusive on my life). I like most academic subjects and I really like reading. I don't like it when people assume that everyone else acts in the same way as they do.

I would have preferred isolation if I were extremely good at math (since I still have to study *a lot* of math), but I'm not, and so math often frustrates me and I want someone to talk to. I kind of liked the social structure in school more than I like the adult world since I interact more fluidly with teenagers than with adults.

meh. I'm repeating a lot of the things I've posted in the "aspies single list".

So I'll post it here again:

My entire past:
[removed by Sallamandrina at OP's request]

gender:male
location: washington state
Personality Type: Extreme INTP
Blog: [removed by Sallamandrina at OP's request]
Website: http://simfish89.tripod.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Simfish
I have old ones - just e-mail me: simfish@gmail.com.
SLOAN: RLUEI
Religion: Agnostic
DnD Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Also known as: InquilineKea, NihilisticMacaw

Warning: I'm known for being neurotic.

As for me, I'm a nihilist and relativist, so I tend to be objective and detached. I currently go to the University of Washington (yes I entered 2 years early). I also have happened to self-study 4 APs in my sophomore year and a couple of SAT II's. I'm not particularly fond of the school system or the lecture system (but I actually like the collegeboard - since it allows people to self-study for tests without forcing them to go to class).

I'm VERY intellectual and VERY thoughtful (and I have little tolerance for most forms of entertainment or small talk, with the exception of those that relate to a few computer games). I have written approximately 200 pages of thoughts online (although they are disorganized at the moment). I'm fairly cynical but I am quick to trust people once I get to know them (probably too quickly at times).

I tend to waste loads of time looking up information related to my interests on the Internet. I have very few real friends, and am probably more autistic than most of you, but less so than a lot of famous scientists who were extremely unidirectional. I tend to get really into computer games, but am not into any particular computer game at the moment, having had to restrain myself.

As for the Internet, I used to frequently forum at http://aok.heavengames.com, so you can look for my old posts - they're all under variations of the Simfish name. I also have a substantial number of posts at http://www.talk.collegeconfidential.com. I used to be really into the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and analysis of the biographies of scientists.

I have virtually no appreciation for aesthetic matters. (except for philosophical writing, which could be considered kind of an art).

Go ahead and google simfish OR inquilinekea if you want to know more about me.

Anyways, here are my favorite books:

http://www.edge.org/questioncenter.html, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Kuhn), Consilience (E.O. Wilson), The Psychology of Science and the Origins of the Scientific Mind (Feist), Origins of Wealth (Beinhocker), The Blank Slate (Pinker), Origins of Genius (Simonton), The Scientist as Rebel (Dyson), Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Dennett), The Extended Phenotype (Dawkins), The Selfish Gene (Dawkins), Scientific Genius: A Psychology of Science (Dean Simonton), Beyond Good and Evil (Nietzsche), Towards a Genealogy of Morals (Nietzsche), Human All Too Human (Nietzsche), How the Mind Works (Pinker), Rare Earth (Brownlee and Ward), Life and Death of Planet Earth, The Brief History of Time (Hawking), The Nurture Assumption (Harris), No Two Alike (Harris), The World is Flat (Friedman), The Language Instinct (Pinker), Romance of Three Kingdoms, Deschooling Society (Illich), Freakonomics, The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, Talking About Leaving - Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences, Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns, The Quest for Consciousness (Koch), The Scientist in the Crib (Gopnik), Heaven in a Chip (Kosko), Noise (Kosko), Outsmarting IQ: the Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence (Perkins), The Synaptic Self (LeDoux), Where Mathematics Comes From, The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind (Goldberg), The Quark and the Jaguar (Murray Gell-Mann), Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid (Sternberg), School's Out (Perelman)

hello, simfish,

Welcome to WP!


Merle

Nice to meet you, simfish.

Welcome. I think you'll like it here.

Hi simfish

welcome to WP

From a fellow INTPer.

(Those are the ones I've read)
Exception is that Pinker book wasn't this one-it was "The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature" (most recent one-saw him reading presentation from it on BookTV). It was kinda' dull (for my tastes) during first half (though intro. chapter was tantalizing), but it improved greatly in second half, where he addresses taboos & norms. That portion of book was really insightful & constructively deconstructive-appreciate someone calmly discussing something about which many people get too emotional to analyze.
Think the edition of "Brief History of Time" that I read was illustrated with color photos, charts and graphics-not sure if that counts, compared to text-only version that came out earlier.
Harris book was fascinating & intriguing, as was Goldberg's.
"Freakonomics" was fun-though I liked Gladwell's "Tipping Point" better.
"Synaptic Self" was mentally exhausting, esp. in middle. Was more able to comprehend his earlier, shorter volume "The Emotional Brain".

To WrongPlanet!! !

I have read "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by Thomas S. Kuhn
and "Against Method" by Paul Feyerabend.

Also read "Energy And Equity" by Ivan Illich
The full text can be found at: http://reactor-core.org/energy-and-equity.html
I often cite this as argument against cars...

A chaotic person who likes math and scientific method. How very strange

I am neutral good myself in case you care, and logic is the cornerstone of my existence.

Welcome to WP, and I look forward to reading you analysis of the various posts on here.

Ah thanks for the list. Actually "The Stuff of Thought" was a book I read 2 months ago (too late to add to the list at the time i made it though)



Thanks. I should try that out sometime

[quote]A chaotic person who likes math and scientific method. How very strange Confused [/quote[

Haha. chaotic = unorganized. I have an unorganized personality - it's just that I have a strong respect for reality.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!