Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: RE: Emotions vs. rational thinking

[Racheli&John (jnpalme]

** Reply to note from "Michael D" <ohanamd [at] earthlink.net> Tue, 4 Sep 2001 
09:06:02 -0700

>From Racheli
Hi Michael,   

You wrote (in part):  
> I also agree that all 3 are so entwined that it's difficult to thoroughly
> distinguish them.  Our rationality is influenced by our emotions.  Our
> emotions are influenced by our rationality.  Our bodies influence both and
> are influenced in return.

What D'Amasio says (and brings evidence to support) is that the connection
is more than mere "influence": Emotion is really at the basis of reason: One
of the components without which reason doesn't exist.   

I think that people who have developed the habit of suppressing their emotions,
are often not aware of the fact that their "rationality" is based on
anything other than the use of logic and "cold, impartial" reason.  
It's easy to think, on the other hand, of times when each one of us is so 
overcome by emotions, so that everything else flys out the window...  

R.


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