Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Question

Compassion or any other feelings must be put aside when logically evaluating something. There is no place for emotional bias when dealing with logical reasoning. When making an honestly appraisal of a predicament occasionally you must compromise your ethical position.

I just think a lot of people think Ideologically but would like to get there using conventional methods. How can one be so optimisticly close minded?

Answer 1

I agree. While emotion plays an issue in a majority of decision making--when it comes down to "fight of flight" situations of life--logic takes over and you 'react' without emotion. (ie. Kill or be killed--while I'd never take another life--if mine or that of my children were threatened--I think I could do it.) But then again--evaluation in these circumstances--are split second decisions.

Answer 2

Many feel that the emotion of the moment might sway/influence our normally well functioning mind. If we would like to use logical reasoning it must be void of feelings. Even Mr. Spock eventually learned that emotions have a roll to play. Sometimes emotions bring clarity to a moment. Sometimes, it forces us to see the opposite of an arguement. Othertimes, it clouds are ability to see past the problem. Why can't we people see how much illogic exists because of logical minds.

The second part of your theory. If you have an ethical position isn't it unethical to change it?. Would we do something unethical because it will make the moment easier to bear?
Can we explain murder because to murder one is to save 100? Ethics is an explanation for why man chooses a certain thing. I guess that allows man to change his mind? Is that a logical answer?

Answer 3

Is this for a term paper or what? What do you think? Is it possible to ever be truly dispassionate and objective?