Why do people imply that thought and feeling are the same thing. Many people think that they are synonomous and I am wondering what leads people to not distinguish between the two?
2007-11-16 15:50:40 · 6 answers · asked by angrylittlefisherman 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I am refering to the people replacing the word feel for the word think.
2007-11-16 15:56:10 · update #1
Emerson may have said it best: "The hardest thing for a man to do is to think!"
Emotions are easy, thinking is hard - very hard. Consequently, emotions are common; thinking is not.
I have often thought (I hope that means I sometimes think!) that when a person tries to justify a position on an issue by saying: "this is how I feel", they are actually making a public admission that they choose not to think! If they had actually thought about the issue and used rational thoughts and logic to develop their position, they would be able to 'walk you through' their thought/logic process. Few can do this. Few ever try.
2007-11-16 16:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because there people cant distinguish between their own thoughts and feelings (they have no control over their emotions). There for they think of them as basically the same thing.
Which they're not.
2007-11-16 16:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Lady of the Garlic Elves 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is because thoughts seem to invoke emotion and emotions and emotions seem to invoke thought. Also, both occur in the same way...in the mind. So its easy to see why people confuse thought with emotion. Besides, emotions assume some form of thought. If you feel sad, you think about why you are sad, etc/
2007-11-16 15:55:42 · answer #3 · answered by im_always_drunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rational concept is mandatory in determination to thoughts. at the same time as thoughts come into play severe issues take position. As in lack of existence threats, which happened to me many years in the past because I enable my thoughts administration the whole situation. yet when I enable rational questioning take over issues artwork out for the perfect as at the same time as my fiance' exceeded on to the great beyond and that i understand why it happened the way it did. Her kin were those that were harm besides as me yet i ultimately were given over it and moved on.
2016-10-24 09:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
our emotions depends on what we think.
if i think that rabbits and yucky, then i would feel yucky when i am around one.
our emotions are not just whims (oh, supposedly). But most people treat them differently. Our emotions are response to what we are thinking and what we value.
2007-11-16 19:00:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that you are p****ng me off. Is this a real thought or feeling?
2007-11-16 16:31:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋