As an ENTP, I’m a calm, open-minded, and flexible person… slow to anger. However, when people assert opinions as facts and with no room for nuance, I can fire up in a flash. I have left a few social groups and volunteer/community organisations because of dogmatic opinions. Opinions are not facts!

If I had a motto, it would be: "Hold Strong Opinions Weakly" - ENTP

"Strong views, lightly held" for me as an ENTP

I will say ENTPs learn how to entertain themselves. All I need around is someone that gets me and my sense of humor and absolutely anything can be entertaining and fun.

My ENTP's Fe ability to understand what people value, then use those things as a point of reference with logical Ti and open Ne is stunning.

Two things: 1. ENFPs display a similarly paradoxical nature as ENTPs do in their desire to fight for truth then overthrow it. For ENFPs, this shows up in their need to be authentic despite being very changeable. Somehow, they maintain that thread of them-ness in all their various incarnations. 
 2. I’ve noticed how much I move my hands when talking. That’s… odd. ~ Nathan

As an ENTP, I hate any and every sort of "extreme", People who are too good and people who are too bad. Those who live by "i'm free, i can do whatever i want" and those who are afraid all time and abide all the rules. It just doesn't make any sense for me to be so certain about anything actually. Also one of the things that always bugged me since i was a child is the idea of role model, i never understood how any person can look up to any other person their entire lives. At first i felt envious that i couldn't look up to a certain person or ideology and for real i thought i lacked something that other people have but as i got older i discovered it's because i investigate, over analyze pretty much everything and i don't let the look of any thing deceive me so basically i like certain thing about a certain person today, i look them up and study them and then i'll be like "oh, so you're great at X and terrible at Y" and then i move on to the next. Also in relation to this point, it was just yesterday when i discovered even though i like to comfort people and listen to their troubles i really don't care or connect emotionally i just wanna understand to learn more, also people never take anything too seriously to discuss except their troubles and i like troubleshooting and brainstorming so i'm down to help anyone and of course it makes feel good about myself. I noticed that i really love listening to people and sort their problems out and i get so invested and take things personally but the second they whine, i just lose all the emotions and every motivation to help and think "we've already talked about this and came up with solutions, why whine now??" I guess that's where the uncertainty comes from. Any certainty about anything in life requires a certain level of believe and faith aka some sort of emotional connection to that idea and i guess ENTPs don't have that.... Right???

"When a fool sees himself as he is, then he is a fool no longer; and when a wise man learns of his own wisdom, then he becomes a fool." This caused me great trouble, for it seemed mere word play. But after many years I have come to this conclusion: that only in certainty is there moral danger. Doubt is the gift we must cherish, for it forces us to question our motives constantly. It guides us to truth. - David Gemmell, Waylander i read this quote when i was around 12 and it probably did frame my perspective on certainty, doubt and truth. haha maybe it's what tilted my personality towards more ENTP tendencies

Even as an INTP, I have always felt the desire to argue against what somebody says, even if I agree with them. I always felt that this was my attempt at balance.

Not just theoretically or in arguments… ENTP are also comfortable with ambiguity on a practical level. One of the best examples I can think of as an ENTJ, is in the professional/workplace setting. We work in an environment where goals may remain, but strategies and plans frequently change, and the only other MBTI type who can handle this seem to be the ENTP’s

Taking apart and likely destroying an argument is beginner ENTP stuff. You’re nowhere with the thing until you can put it back together so it actually works. It’s no damn good in pieces. Extra points if you can get the supporter of the failed position to do it himself.

As an ENTP, I think ENTPs like uncertainty not because they are drawn to it, but because they feel this is the setting where they will have an advantage over everyone else. They will see the opportunities line up and orchestrate them while others are holding on to whatever habits they think will help them get back to order. But order is an illusion of course, that's the joke!

“True.. for now.” Exactly.

I am always in doubt when it is about me being an ENTP, I sometimes think, I am an ESTP or any type with Ti-Fe, but thanks for your videos. You always reassure me I am one of them.

Uncertainty is terrifying but I also do some of these things. I usually find myself pointing out obvious holes rather than questioning though.

ENTP here, one thing that ticks me off is when someone is too confident of being certain about something, whether that could be a topic of the existence of God or intellectual diarrhea. Someone who is blind to different perspectives and counterarguments is my favorite one to play with.

I HATE when people are overly-confident about their opinions. It's like: have you really looked at all the data, and also, things change all the time. Just because it's true now, doesn't mean it still will be in the future. It bothers me, not because it goes against my opinion, but because what they're saying just may not be true. At least have some humility when you assert something. Acknowledge that what you're saying might not be right, there are other conclusions and answers out there potentially. My ESTJ brother and I butt heads on this a lot lol

I'm an INTP who plays an ENTP online.

I love your ENTP videos.

As an INTP who is best friends with an ENTP, I definitely see that as a double-edged sword. We've always loved arguing with each other. In classic ENTP fashion, he has an enormous quantity of ridiculous takes that are translated into "just asking questions." He is a good person to debate against, but I always feel like I am arguing with jello.

I noticed that I will put up a passionate idea or argument forward and if someone agrees with me right away I say "Well I could be wrong, I don't know". If they say something like," No, I think you are totally right," I start arguing with them about the reasons I could be wrong.

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When people sound super sure of themselves, I immediately become suspicious. That is why I have difficulty with any particular religion. I used to go to different types of churches at least once a year. The idea was that eventually I might find one that moved me. However, the idea of being a hypocrite is so distasteful to me that I'm never willing to buy right into something lest I become one.

it's amazing how well you undestand entps

No matter how much people seem well put together, I can always see the numerous cracks in their foundation. I have to pick on SJ types on this one. I love testing SJs and then get great entertainment when they snap

As an INTJ, my ENTP acquaintance is either bored or has a vulnerable/lost look on his face if he cannot find a way to disagree with what I have to say, and never have I detected more youthful exuberance when I have confidently presented my master plan or concrete views only for him to blast away at a crack found in my argument as a means to either try to embarrass me or discredit my entire point, but at least I found somebody who enjoys to argue too, even if not too fairly, but I’ll take what I can get

Sent this to my istj friend because this perfectly explains to her something I do a lot that she doesn’t quite understand. We’ve talked about it before but I lacked the words in that situation for whatever reason and found it hard to express this but I appreciate how concise and overall good you are with your words (not just here but in literally every video??? keep it up)

As an ENTP, I find in most social situations there is never a concrete objective correct answer to anything. I believe if there was an objective answer everyone would believe it.

I was going to say that I'm uncertain how I feel about this video but it was too interesting to make fun of. Good work.

I like people who care. It gives me something to speak to. Many people do not care, it is good to learn when not to waste your carefully chosen words.

And in turn I desperately am latching onto things within myself trying to grapple with my lack of identity. Longing to have an identity you feel secure and confident in, not changing with the wind. But at the same time shitting on others who do the same, because how can you believe in something so strongly that is so full of holes?

As an intj woman in an intense relationship very crazy , joyous one with an alpha male ENTP, Mr. Glass , every word in this video is gold. I have experienced every sentence uttered here by my partner.

ENTP here. As people in my circle realize they can’t win debates against me, I have to keep branching out my circle to find new people to debate me. That means I have a ton of friends, but am only very close with a few. Those are usually the ones I like to get in good trouble with. Shenanigans.

As an ENTP i hate the idea of being locked into certain beliefs based on what others expect me to think. If i have strong beliefs and values knowing i am the one who arrived at those, through experimenting and changing the beliefs/values x times back and forth, then that is something i value.:) The thought of being stagnant and not able to grow in uncertain ways is boring. I want to continually evolve based on the new experiences i get along the way and that often involves uncertainty. In the end, looking back, the uncertainty was worth it. My favorite quote has always been “The journey is the destination”.

"They don't like the feeling of committing ... well ... to anything." If I had, still doubts, when hence I came no more would I have after hearing the truth dripping from thine tongue, unfettered.

I find I don’t often disagree with people’s conclusions but their premises. I question their perception not their answers.

woah, this blew my mind, can you elaborate more on never belonging anymore?

By the title I thought this was going to go in the direction that viewing the world in an uncertain way fosters an ability to thrive within an uncertain world.

Happy bday, Nathan!! 🎉

"This is new, factinating, makes sense, full of potential and craps on everything we've painstakingly built. I like it."

THANK YOU, I believe that nothing is worth believing 100%, whether it's religion or science-everything evolves and what's right rn may still be wrong

As an icon of ENTP these videos crack me up. Seriously, where do you have the cameras and surveillance you have on me? 😈😉

woooo baby let the 'I AM THIS' marathon begin

Yea no thanks from an intj-a. uncertainty is the lack of enough research being done or the mental capacity to make the right judgment for yourself. you don't need to be right, but standing still is as bad as moving in the wrong direction.

A revulsion at certainty... I feel like someone called for an intervention during a revival meeting.

“ENTPs in the wild”😂

Can anybody explain why, from this and many other descriptions of ENTPs, they seem to value social harmony less than INTPs (and many other Thinking types) despite Fe being their third cognitive function? I know they enjoy lively debates and are more open to risk-taking but why (if so) at the expense of social harmony and keeping the peace? I’m an INTP with ENTP friends and I’ve found I’m always the first one to hold my tongue and deescalate a conflict. Tbh I find it hard to tell a healthy ENTP and an unhealthy ENTP apart most of the time. They just seem to never know when to stop.

As an ENTP, and given my background, I say I am not an Orthodox Jew, I am a Paradox Jew.

Liked ”true, for now…” quote.

I tend to believe ENTPs are able to accept cognitive dissonance on a scale that makes us sophists at times.

Is it possible for an INTP to do this as well? I'm a bit more hesitant to do this now that I've developed my Fe more, but sometimes I just find it very tempting to start a debate for no reason whatsoever other than to challenge a viewpoint. The dinner table can get heated sometimes because of me.

As an INFJ, I could hope to have a good relationship with an ENTP. I do like them, from a distance. I respect that they shake the status quo, but the thought of always qualifying everything I say, to alleviate having to hear points of contention that I find exhausting, is exhausting.

Surprised that no one answered to "uncertainty and neutrality" with "I don't know and I don't care"

Contradictions that most have to talk out are an entps common sense.

Uncertainty is authenticity. I, for one, crave authenticity.

I[m an ENTP and yes, you are right on on all points. And, ours is not an easy lot in these days of political correctness. These are such a goad for a put-down reply but one has to be careful because the politically correct have the upper hand, after all they are morally and intellectually superior holding opinions of the majority. Conformity really, really bugs me. To me it means the person is a coward or too darn lazy to think for him/her self. In my rather large circle of friends (an ethnic community) people seem to have a grudging respect for me because I'm not afraid to speak out on issues but they don't want me in their social clubs like the Book Club. Frankly, I wouldn't want to be in that club because of the stereo-typical, predictable and obvious conclusions that they will be reaching and discussing and feeling so proud about. Humanity is a big disappointment - lazy and cowardly. But I do have a few intelligent friends, mostly older people or a few from Europe where it seems they are not so brainwashed and are not afraid of using their brains for a discussion or debate. Debating by the way, seems to be a lost art. In school, many decades ago, you would debate one side of an issue, then the next day have to debate the other side. Grades were given for the strength of arguments. Today, no one debates no one analyses anything. No one wants originality. Conformity is in, so creativity is dead. Sad state of affairs, and it's getting worse.

(sigh) I have to say something. I keep seeing people referring to ENTPs as "devil's advocates" and the term is always used wrong. Seeing both sides of a situation is not being a devil's advocate. The devil's advocate is the person who is assigned to argue for the devil since he is not there arguing for himself. It was an actual practice of, probably, the Catholics. It's been a while since I looked it up and had to know it. But, it was literally assuming that just because something is Biblically moral doesn't mean it can't be proven to be a worse idea than something else that Satan would offer as an alternative. So, before making a decision on some matter of great import they would have one person argue for the side of Jesus and the way he thought things should be done and the other argue for the side of Satan and the way he thought things should be done. Then, they would do the one that seemed most prudent or find a common ground between them. Which is exactly the sort of thing the Bible tells one not to do. I mean, if that's not becoming unevenly yoked with an unbeliever ... ENTPs see both sides. They can argue both sides. They do not argue for evil to reign on earth in the guise of good, necessarily. I certainly don't! I would never play devil's advocate. I would, however, play "What would my friend want that I don't and who would win and why." And, I have successfully talked myself out of the evening I thought I would most enjoy, as a result of that sort of argument. But, it was never to further the goal of evil.

Science is a process not an end state (ENTP here)

I feel like crying cuz someone understands

As an ENTP, I've realized that ENTP has knowledge but lacks "WISDOM". We are intelligent, clever, witty , social and usually what we say Sounds very logical BUT we say this at the wrong time in wrong scenarious causing outrageous reaction from others. We dont stick to one idea and jump across both side of the coin causing many SENSORS to be confused about what does he actually stand for.

Completely describe Peter the great.

ENTP is neutral only because they analyse both sides of things,not because we dont have opinions and trust me we are neutral for your benifit not to hurt you because we see everything.

Now i am more confused 😂 i have these traits but i also have the traits of an enfp i am losing my mind 😂 😂

ENTP: We do a little trolling

ENTP's can come off as very capricious and spineless at times in my opinion.

accurate

Lol i have had people try to kill me over this, no exaggeration

I will say that my anti-religion stance is among other things, also because most religious texts are 2,000 years old and are not living documents, but fixed ideas from a pre-science past of fear and superstition….

Truth is just something we all agree upon, within some context. When it comes to truths, only the agreement part matters. God is true. Allah is true. Buddha is true. - me, an entp

Did you misplace your fuzzy cardie? 🙃

Ahh we are so Tao.

I’m an entp woman it suck’s

Intj- ENTP shadower here..🤣😁🤩🤭😏🤪

I hate generic quotes (just like a certainty in ideas) exactly because they try to establish themselevs as wisdom and reality is far more complicated than them...

si soy

As an ENTP, wasting time opening about the shirt already puts me off the video.

CAN U HELP ME ? PLZ

Certainty is so confusing. Ppl just pick random opinions based on how comfortable they are with them and then just pretend it's the truth and when you point out to them how their truth is in fact just an opinion they get mad. What are we supposed to do? Just play along and act like mercury retrograde, lizard humans and gods are hard facts? What's so enraging about a "maybe"?

Mbti

can you do ISFJ next pwease UWU.

Although I don't mind ENTPs, that absolute neutrality, and treating the information from both sides as equal can be their biggest downfall -- especially when combined with a tendency towards contrarianism. I think ENTPs could learn a practical lesson from some more "F-type" emotional reasoning, where some people's points of view really shouldn't be considered, or given air time. If that notion offends you, then let me reframe it into something more "T" friendly. At least going from my own observations, it seems ENTPs place far too much trust in internal logic (Ti) without taking the time to verify the reliability of those data points (Te). (And whether or not something is "morally correct" (Fi) seems to be either completely alien or even repugnant in itself!) I find ENTPs want to move too quickly, where if the logic seems to check out, then they'll happily start making that argument, or adopting that behaviour, often in the public sphere. This ENTP Devil's Advocate approach can often result in... well... advocating for the Devil! T types may look down on F types' inclination to pay more attention to _who_ is conveying a piece of information, and how that person's character seems, but very often that will act as a folk-wisdom shortcut to picking trusted sources. When followed through to completion, this path leads to Te-style reliable data.

Bruh I did not saw the ping of the discord poll :(

Day one for asking for 16 types as jjba stands (yes I’m trying to make it a daily thing until I get it).

ISTP here, if someone speaks with absolute certainty about a subject I will wrack my brain to find a crack in their argument, just because it's fun to watch their frustration 😂😂.

Yeeeee

ENTP who is a young earth creationist debater 👋😅

If you don't wanna be questioned, don't show me questionable behaviour 🥸🫴🏻