(September 21, 2012 at 4:42 pm)Faith No More Wrote: To me, it seems inevitable that as soon as we have any sort of experience, our brain is hardwired to classify that experience, thus utilizing cognition.
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To a degree, this seems reasonable, whether said cognition is conscious or not.
Cognition is of course not necessarily rational or free from bias or distortion, and does not guarantee an correct or coherent answer, even within the constraints of one's own assumptions.
From my perspective, it is less useful to consider whether cognition has occurred, but rather to consider what degree it is being influenced by bias, distortion, and irrationality, as well as how coherent it is with one's assumptions and other beliefs.
