Please define "thinking," that appears in the OP. — tim wood
Ah ha, 990s (normally $175) were on sale for $129. A deal -- only they are a light gray-green. Is this tolerable? Period of dithering about color. Logic only tells me the color will not affect wear. — Bitter Crank
Period of dithering about color. Logic only tells me the color will not affect wear. — Bitter Crank
Nobody at Target cares whether I look like a hot number or look like an old troll. — Bitter Crank
So far, the only thing that logic has helped with is recognizing that a $48 savings on line is a better deal than full price at a store and that the subtle light green shading will not affect wear. Logic did nothing for the slight unease I felt (feel) about the coloring. I suppose I can send them back if they are ugly. — Bitter Crank
the logical approach is directed toward those who have already decided what they want, demonstrating with logic, that here is the place to get it. — Metaphysician Undercover
Is that logic, or emotion, or intuition? — Brett
The seduction. What’s doing the seducing? — Brett
Logic" is the smaller circle inside larger "Thinking" circle in a Venn diagram, not the other way around. — Terrapin Station
It is a type of common sense, or intuition. — Metaphysician Undercover
The problem is that we tend to take this skill for granted, as if it were a skill which is naturally gleaned just from existing as a human being within a society. In reality we naturally recognize what is believed as true according to the conventions of the society. — Metaphysician Undercover
Yes,I think so. But are you suggesting it’s formed by the conventions of society? I don’t think you are, but a couple of sentences aren’t clear to me. — Brett
What seduces us is the logic itself, as well as the premises. We tend to think that if it's logical then it's true. But we forget about checking the premises for truth, so the premises tend to appeal to our emotions. — Metaphysician Undercover
Well of course, that’s how logic would like you to see it. — Brett
"Logic" is the smaller circle inside larger "Thinking" circle in a Venn diagram, not the other way around. — Terrapin Station
and then as an aside I would say there would also be illogical thinking and non-logical or perhaps a-logical thinking, which could then be further broken down."Logical thinking" is the smaller circle inside larger "Thinking" circle in a Venn diagram, not the other way around. — Terrapin Station
So my thoughts are not so much about truth, the truth that comes to us through social conventions, but the idea that logical decisions are right and therefore the best decisions made. Our love affair with this idea, the seduction of it, blinds us to the errors we make in the name of logic. Which is why I asked is thinking logic? I don’t think it is. — Brett
This part, I believe, is true. But then what is thinking without emotion? — Brett
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