2007-06-12 03:51:50 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
wow! i can't just choose one best answer but i guess i should. thanks to every one who responded. trust the heart if the mind deems it logical.
2007-06-12 18:34:34 · update #1
Trust ur heart the most, u end up being happier that way. The trick is though, to trust ur heart and try to follow in a logical way by listening to ur mind.
2007-06-12 04:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by pimpdaddy_mario 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitely your mind. It allows you to examine things objectively. It doesn't matter how delicious a piece of fruit looks, or how hungry I am- if I KNOW it's poisonous, I don't want to eat it.
By the same token, perhaps a friend is asking me to loan them $500 for a week, and they're promising to repay it on time- it doesn't matter how much I'd like to help them- if I KNOW (from previous experience or other people) that they've had drug abuse problems and have already ripped off other people, what I know takes precedence over what I feel.
Now when the facts weigh equally on both sides or you dont have enough information to make a clear, objective choice- follow your heart.
2007-06-12 11:01:38 · answer #2 · answered by C-Man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Both. You can not always choose one & ignore the other. You must find a delicate balance between the two. If you let your heart lead all the time, you will not be practical or responsible in your life. If you let your mind lead all the time you will miss out on passion & spontaneity. Somewhere between the realist & the dreamer, between the pragmatist & the poet, between chaos & control lies a full & meaningful life well-lived.
2007-06-12 11:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by amp 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
trust your HEART, heart can detects things that are not predictable by the mind, because the mind is empirical, it only know what its already knew, different with the heart,
the heart is where your instinct or your 6th sense relies..trust me
the strongest heart is a mothers heart, if you want to make sure you have choose the right spouse, ask your mother :)
2007-06-12 11:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by annisa g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been deceived by both.
the mind is limited by the information it has,and the heart can interpret and justify information according to its desires.
I do believe that instead of looking at a person as a 2 part entity we should instead consider him as 3 parts.Plato said that man was,
thinking man -reason
spiritual man-moral
physical man-appetite(emotion)
that man could by using the power of reasoning WITH the power of morality (sense of right and wrong )or conscience, could bring the physical man (appetites and desires) under control and thus make right decisions.
I think it is a mistake to limit man into a 2 part entity thinking/feeling because we then limit his ability to over come the limitations posed by both.
spiritual man (not to be confused by moral codes imposed upon us ) has a sense of right and wrong and a sense of justice.and is able to balance the thinking man /feeling man which are continually at war with each other.
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2007-06-12 12:23:56 · answer #5 · answered by matowakan58 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since technically they are both the same organ you should listen to both of them to a point. If they are conflicted you are conflicted. you can always do a pro and con list. But in the end you will do what you want to anyway. just remember you have to live with the consequences. you do what they are telling you is the right thing to do
2007-06-12 11:02:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm gonna go with Brain. That's because, technically, the heart is just an organ that pumps blood. However, when people talk like that, they're just referring to the more sensetive side of you. It really all depends on the situation though. I tend to follow my "heart", only because that decision usually feels right. Yup.
2007-06-12 11:14:39 · answer #7 · answered by Little Lotte 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trust your mind if there is solid tangible evidence. But if there is no evidence, or you are doubtful of the source(s) of evidence (like when you feel the evidence has been planted or manipulated), then trust your heart.
2007-06-12 11:10:58 · answer #8 · answered by arabianbard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest some of my friends say listen to your heart and the others say listen to my head and that is confusing but if i were u do what u want because some say that it is bad to listen to either of them... Well that is just confussing sorry that didnt help and that made me confussed.
2007-06-12 10:58:36 · answer #9 · answered by Breenee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to what your mind has to say and then follow your heart.
2007-06-12 10:54:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋