(July 18, 2015 at 11:18 pm)popsthebuilder Wrote: You speak of instinctual survival instinct which by definition isn't related to thought. I speak of thought that causes emotion. Two very different things.
Your speaking out of your ass. First it was emotions can render truth. You then stated that emotions cloud one's ability to ascertain truth. When the contradiction was pointed out you invoked the idea of 'negative' emotions in an attempt to reconcile your previous statements. After dismantling your assertion that 'negative' emotions cloud discovery of truth, you now attempt to differentiate 'negative' emotions based on whether or not they arise from instinct or some higher level cognitive function. You're simultaneously reaching and making shit up.
I am certain that you have no idea of the complexity of the various theories of emotion. In typical religious fashion, you parlay topical ignorance into an oversimplified theme in order to make grand pronouncements.
You should read this article simply to get a grasp of how broad and complex theories of emotion are:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/emotion/
I can't recommend highly enough Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow. His notion of a remembering self and experiencing self and their profound differences had quite an impact on how I consider the subject.
