Emotions are intrinsically good and bad

[Transcended Dimensions]

Yes, I understand.  Alright, so this means that if positive emotions were intrinsically good, we would not be able to decide other things and situations as being good or wise.  From here, my worldview/idea would say that the good value and beauty that comes about in our lives through having no positive emotions would be a no quality standard of good value and beauty.  It would still be good value and beauty, but it would be devoid of the light (positive emotions).   It would be like the words good value and beauty being lit up at the entrance to a dance club as opposed to those words being shut down (i.e. "dead").  Those words are still there, but they are "dead."

Okay fair enough. But it sounds to me that you are saying positive emotions are a necessary but not sufficient condition for a good life. Because positive emotions aren't enough without moderation and wisdom.

But you are also saying that the other values are useless without positive emotions.

Positive emotions can't be intrinsically good if they're not good enough in and of themselves though, TD. Because that's what intrinsically good means.

When I said that other values are "dead," then does that imply that they do not exist without our emotions?  I said that, during my worst miserable times, that even thoughts of good value were completely "dead" in my life.  So, is that implying that there is no good without positive emotions?  If so, then religious doctrines also make the claim that there is no good without god and, yet, people are still making choices to help themselves and others anyway.  I seriously wish to know how these religious doctrines address this seemingly contradiction.  Because, by having the answer, that might also address this contradiction my worldview has as well.