(January 14, 2012 at 10:24 pm)Napo Wrote: Wait what? It was basically another way of saying "you are wrong". Sure it had more 'emotion' to it, if you want to call it that. It was in no way irrational to say you were wrong however. How is providing a 'positive outcome' in this instance relevant to your original point?
Original point:
Quote:Personally, I'd prefer someone who thinks logically with no emotion.
You'll notice two things. One, I prefaced the statement with the word personally which creates a contextual and subjective conversation. Two, to be with character requires emotion, which I stated I would prefer none to exist.
As to how providing a positive outcome is relevant to this point, because of its subjective nature as a statement I am correct unto myself. To state otherwise would create a situation where subjective statements are pitted against each other in an ineffective manner - thus making the statement of contradiction unreasonable (there is no right answer in subjective conversation).
In relation to the conversation objectively, this whole subjective conversation proves my original point. To use reason and logic to come to an objective answer is much more efficient than utilizing emotions while attempting to be rational.
Quote:What, so you're saying character and rationality are incompatible? Don't be fucking stupid. I'd prefer someone who thinks logically AND is a person with good character.
I did not say that character and rationality are incompatible, simply inefficient in the realm of politics. As to your preference, we each are entitled to our own, I'm not going to say your wrong in an objective sense simply because I am pitting a subjective statement against another. If you wish to discuss the objective answer to this then simply say so. By adding emotion into a logical discussion it only retards the progress.
Someone who is purely logical can only produce logic, while someone who is purely emotional can purely produce irrationality. To mix both is nice, but not effective - especially in objectively running a government.
Brevity is the soul of wit.