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Posted by Perciever on December 06, 2000 at 15:20:36:

In Reply to: Re: Why the MBTI fails to measure a person's function order posted by Jan on December 06, 2000 at 00:08:06:

> Cory
> You are right on this, the Big Five (including the impopular scale neuroticism) is the 'new generation MBTI'.
> However the MBTI makes you look better by not showing your weak sides and most people don't seem to really want to know themselves (including their dark sides), so the MBTI will be succesful for a long time (just like the E-gram).
> Jan

The two tests are measuring different things. Its like weighing your body on a regular scale and weighing your
bodyfat in a hydrotank.
Neither is superior. I liken the big 5 to being so general its quite useless.

Well maybe like having blood pressure taken. The enneagram is your blood type.

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> > Cory > > You are right on this, the Big Five (including the impopular scale neuroticism) is the 'new generation MBTI'. > > However the MBTI makes you look better by not showing your weak sides and most people don't seem to really want to know themselves (including their dark sides), so the MBTI will be succesful for a long time (just like the E-gram). > > Jan > The two tests are measuring different things. Its like weighing your body on a regular scale and weighing your > bodyfat in a hydrotank. > Neither is superior. I liken the big 5 to being so general its quite useless. > Well maybe like having blood pressure taken. The enneagram is your blood type.

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