RE: If Allah has a plan, what is the point of Dua?
January 19, 2016 at 1:59 pm
(This post was last modified: January 19, 2016 at 2:01 pm by robvalue.)
I'm not sure what I'd describe my emotion as. Frustration, I suppose, when I can see faulty thinking keeping someone mentally trapped. No one's ever going to convince me of anything while they use broken logic, but I feel empathy as to what rejecting proper logic is doing to some people.
But when emotions are concerned, the conclusion is often pre-drawn and then the brain rationalizes. Whether or not it manages to do so logically is of secondary concern to the person. I know, I do it myself. I decide, emotionally, I want to do something. Then I fabricate ludicrous reasons why I should do it, if there aren't any good ones. Sometimes I stop myself and say, "Hey Rob, that's fucking stupid." And sometimes I do it anyway, because I want to, regardless of if I can think of a logical reason.
I'm talking about harmless things here, and addressing my inner critic as to how I should be spending my time etc. But I feel the same mechanism would apply beyond that.
But when emotions are concerned, the conclusion is often pre-drawn and then the brain rationalizes. Whether or not it manages to do so logically is of secondary concern to the person. I know, I do it myself. I decide, emotionally, I want to do something. Then I fabricate ludicrous reasons why I should do it, if there aren't any good ones. Sometimes I stop myself and say, "Hey Rob, that's fucking stupid." And sometimes I do it anyway, because I want to, regardless of if I can think of a logical reason.
I'm talking about harmless things here, and addressing my inner critic as to how I should be spending my time etc. But I feel the same mechanism would apply beyond that.
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