mixed_biscuits
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well, those "messy subjective feelings" come first, e.g. outrage motivates people to act - the rationality to acheive a result comes later. its not always wrong-headed to be ruled by the heart.
Well, quite - without subjective emotions, you might rationally disagree with the idea of someone being put to death, but would you really give a shit if they were? There would be no shit to give, after all.
This is why Star Trek's Data is such a ridiculous character - even he/it obviously gets pissed off when people fail to follow his 'emotionless' rationality.