(November 4, 2017 at 4:48 pm)Khemikal Wrote:(November 4, 2017 at 4:45 pm)Transcended Dimensions Wrote: You think that our rational value judgments themselves are real emotions. But, in Star Trek, the Vulcans are described as emotionless beings. Therefore, this says that our rational value judgments are not real emotions and, thus, not any real value judgments.
Oh, well......if it's in star trek..that settles it, lol. Are you ready to beam up yet?
Any finite separation between "rational decisions" and "emotional decisions" is a term of art and folklore.
No, it's not. This claim is not specific to Star Trek and other works of art. It is also a claim made by neuroscientists as well such as that one neuroscientist I quoted in this book.