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a society at eachother's throats.

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summit

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What I don't understand is why people seem to block out rational thought when they are angry

One mistake people often make is in thinking that anger is necessary to accomplish goals. Emotions interfere with rational thought and vica versa. Rational thinking is diluted or compromised to a certain extent. Emotions are a hinderance to the synchronized thought and vica versa. So rational thought and emotion have to coexist.

And yes Mindfields19, it does seem rather ironic that
anger blocks rational thought, when it is a natural and adaptive response to threats; that inspires powerful, aggressive, feelings and behaviors, which allow us to fight and to defend ourselves when we are attacked.

Perhaps, anger is not a good mechanism for rational thinking, but rather just a defensive response to our environment. And also perhaps when under threat, rational thinking is of less priority. If you eliminate the emotional guiding factors, it's impossible to make decisions in daily life though.

I believe that rational thought at certain instances is better left �interfered� with. In a similar way, emotional thought is at some times better left �interfered� with by rational thought.

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1687 Posts / 40M

20yrs

awakendwraith

i like to think that i think rationally when i get angry.

"Wht cry for those that often cry? Instead, help them smile, and smile for those that smile."

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25yrs

patape

OK this may be a dumb question but mi confused.. rationallity means what is resonable (i didnt chek the definition yet) but doesnt that mean if its caused.. IF all our actions are caused.. so then arent they automaticley reasonable becasue of that???.. even if its a bizzare action that people hate.. or wait is there a differnce between reasonable (rational) and Reason. ?? would that explain my confusion/..

today i read in the paper (the shooting(in toronto 7 people shot "there is no rational explanation for such behavior"<< WTF assum,ing there was some motive/reason to do it.. even though it was nuusul and many pweopel hate it.. isnt it still rational based on the assumption that the shooter(s) were casued to do it.. had some kind of motive to do it.. doesnt that make it rational?? sorry i ask dumb questions to get answers im looking for..

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a society at eachother's throats.


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