Wouldn't the objection to someone hitting on your misses in the first place have an emotional motive?

Yeah, but to take the action that results in walking away is a non emotional response, it's in spite of the emotions telling you to attack

(January 8, 2010 at 2:10 am)TruthWorthy Wrote: Wouldn't the objection to someone hitting on your misses in the first place have an emotional motive?
Such as love for your misses, fear of losing her, anger at the "other guy" for trying it on her . . . I think these must be rational to some extent.

Yeah - definitely. The emotional reaction is fed off of your assumptions or predictions (using those wonderful mirror neurons) that you are inadequate or will "lose" your partner.

But as some say, if you love something, let it go. If it comes back, it is yours, but if it leaves, it never was yours to begin with.

It is better for people to be like the beasts...they should be more intuitive; they should not be too conscious of what they are doing while they are doing it. - Albert Einstein.

better is definately relative

It seems that the vote would put "intelligence contributed by emotion" at next to never. I believe otherwise, so I went to a source I believe many of you will respect edward de bono.
Who the hell is Edward De Bono (just briefly)?

I think that if you're in a relaxed emotional state... you can think more clearly...

And if you're alert and feeling all fresh, enthusiastic but not too enthusiastic - you can concentrate better.

And if you're in a really worked up or depressed emotional state... or you're 'over' excited... you can't think as clearly.

Just to try and give an example of both positive and negative effects of emotions?

I imagine our emotions (such as depression, elation) are telling us how things are situationally, or in life in general. I think to ignore emotional signals means to ignore something important.

i agree with EVF. Emotional decisions may go wrong and unjust for others. Like cop arresting a thief. If that thief turns out to be his brother he has two choices 1) letting go of his brother due to emotional attachment or 2) do his job.
Emotions can lead to indecisions and may cause guiltiness in future.

(January 8, 2010 at 8:59 am)TruthWorthy Wrote: I imagine our emotions (such as depression, elation) are telling us how things are situationally, or in life in general. I think to ignore emotional signals means to ignore something important.

In my experience that's 100% true big time. Biggest lesson I learnt in my life.

(January 8, 2010 at 10:00 am)A897 Wrote: i agree with EVF. Emotional decisions may go wrong and unjust for others. Like cop arresting a thief. If that thief turns out to be his brother he has two choices 1) letting go of his brother due to emotional attachment or 2) do his job.
Emotions can lead to indecisions and may cause guiltiness in future.

Yeah I agree..

Emotions can put you in a bad state of mind and effect you negatively... but they can also put you in a good state of mind and effect your decisions positively.

EvF