does logic leave room for feelings?

Question

We all claim at some point to be logical in our thinking - my question is: do you think that logic is an emotion or is it simply "what it is". Does logic leave room for expansion on how you feel about things?

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Answer 1

Logic deals with circumstances and results.

Feeling deal with reasoning.

Sophisticated robots can handle logic, only we humans can incorporate reasoning into our feelings and decisions.

Only a human would sign off as "Blessings to all".

(There is a lot of reasoning and feelings in that signature.)

Answer 2

"Logic is the beginning of wisdom," a wise man once said. Logic should lead anyone to the conclusion that logic isn't everything. Logic dictates that we must have feelings and emotions for some reason, otherwise we wouldn't have them, yes?

Oh, by the way... The wise man who said that was Mr. Spock. Vulcans, can't live with 'em,..........

Answer 3

Is logic ever really "simply what it is"? Doesn't it always depend, to some degree, on our own framework for looking at the world. Why are there always debates about "the facts" if they are supposed to be "the facts."
I think our feelings always play some role, no matter how objective we are trying to be.
Sometimes by paying attention to our feelings, we can follow what really matters most in our life, while depending on just the facts can betray us. And sometimes its the other way around.

Answer 4

Yes, it does.

You know those robots in sci-fi movies that claim not to be able to love? Well, that's fiction. I live a strictly logical existence (or I try to, sometimes my hedonism beats my logic) and I still have feelings. Feelings are sort of an automatic response to your surroundings, you can't really choose not to have them, you can only suppress them.

Answer 5

Yes, of course. Logic and feelings are separate things. One doesn't exclude the other.

Emotions are merely gauges of the qualitative aspect of your experience. Logic is a formal method of determine what happens and why. They are two separate things and are not mutually exclusive.

I can use logic and evidence to determine the make up of ice cream. I can study how the various elements of the product interact with tastebuds to give certain sensations. However, none of that knowledge makes it taste different.

Whether I like ice cream or not is a subjective call. It depends on my past experiences with ice cream and some built-in instincts that make us like certain things over others.

The only problem with emotion and logic comes when you pretend one is the other. Religion, for example, makes many claims based solely on emotional arguments. It pleads for you to feel pity for its martyrs. It threatens people with Hell and promises Heaven. It instills guilt over not being able to follow rules. However, none of that really means any of it is true. The determination of truth of a claim should be based on logic, not emotional attachment. While the feelings are enjoyable, they are not necessarily reality. This is why reliance on "faith", another name for wishful thinking, is not good.

On the other hand, when dealing with the emotions of another person, logic doesn't help you as much as a commonality of emotion. When we feel empathy for someone, we get an idea of what the person is probably feeling based on what we've felt in similar situations. We base our response to that on our emotional response to that situation and we try to give similar emotional support to the other person. In such a situation, just telling the person the logical cause of their plight would be like listing the ingredients in ice cream. It is much better, in that case, to share common emotional feelings.

Answer 6

Logic and feelings come from opposite sides of the brain and have little in common.

Answer 7

NO comment

Sure am having a great day, hope everyone else is

although it wont kill to have some humour on board.

Answer 8

Non poetic is real, yet good words and a solid study. Now why do no longer you kick that apothecary chest and lose approximately 2-thirds of the words and make a poem out of something?

Answer 9

well of course logic leaves room for feelings. it wouldn't be very logical to make a desision and pay no attention to how you would feel about the outcome.

Answer 10

great question!

i think that emotions can certainly influence logic.
both are survival tools.
i think they compliment each other well.
but emotions sometimes need to make sure they dont forget logic.