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[–] naught101@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is being an intellectual mutually exclusive with having emotions? Because as far as I know all people have emotions..

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you let your emotions dictate your thoughts and actions, I have bad news for you.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Bro, you do it too, you just don't admit it to yourself.

[–] XM34@feddit.org 2 points 13 hours ago

I don't do it to a point of being a complicit in electing Hitler 2.0. Which shouldn't be abhigh bar. But here we are!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah that's what I thought, you're exhibit A.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

🤷

Modern psychology and neuroscience agrees with me. Eg. https://neurosciencenews.com/emotion-reason-decision-making-25803/

Or have a read of Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow if you want something a bit deeper.

The human brain is packed full of inescapable cognitive biases, many of which relate to emotions. They occur just as much for you as for me, and ignoring them or denying them just makes the problem worse.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

emotions, as demonstrated in his wine tasting study

Lololololololol. Whatever you're trying to say it's based on wine tasting. Lolololololol.

My last message to you is: go ahead and cry during old yeller. When it comes to politics, think.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago (1 children)

Ah, ignoring evidence because it doesn't support your pre-existing views. Text-book case of confirmation bias 😊

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago* (last edited 19 minutes ago)

Wine tasting is widely known to be BS. And I already explained there's a time and place for everything. Oh why do I bother. Have at your emotions, but know that not everyone lets them dictate their actions like you.