Posted by Diarmuid on July 26, 2001 at 10:47:11:
In Reply to: Yes, it's an inaccurate representation. posted by RoTtEn ApPlE on July 24, 2001 at 13:40:58:
Have you even defined fear?
It seems to me to be a remarkably subjective word. Any deed undertaken to prevent undesirable consequences can be said to be motivated by fear of those consequences. Basically, any logical, sensible thing you do, like taking a shower before a job interview, booking a hotel before you depart, reading the manual before assembling the machine.
Where do you draw the line at calling it fear?
Fact is, fives often act logically, using foresight to predict negative outcomes and taking steps to prevent these outcomes. Every five I have ever met does this a lot. Not to say they never get caught unawares, but it tends to happen less because they naturally use forethought. Which is not fundamentally different from fear.
Other types tend not to think ahead unless they are forced to.
: 5s are no more fear motivated than any other type. Triads and their terms are often misleading.