(October 3, 2017 at 5:32 pm)Hammy Wrote: Furthermore TD makes a huge error when he pretends like he believes emotions themselves are enough to get you to objective value but then he makes a total non-sequitur by assuming that a variety of moderately "positive emotions" for longer periods of time is objectively better than one positive emotion experienced for less time but experienced much more intensely. He repeatedly fails to acknowledge that "emotions are intrinsically good and bad" doesn't entail "duration and variety matters more than intensity". He has absolutely no way to judge that a few hours of ecstasy isn't better than years of feeling sort of a bit relaxed sometimes and sort of a bit joyous other times. But he pretends that he does.
A blind person could have the idea of colors in his mind even if he has never visualized them. That is the analogy I give to answer your statement above.
