thomblake comments on Of Exclusionary Speech and Gender Politics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 21 July 2009 08:37:45PM 2 points [-]

which was an attempt to illustrate the dangers of allowing your thought process to be driven by your emotions

Wow. That post was particularly hard to read, but somehow I got the impression it was about quite the opposite.

Emotions are powerful tools, and should not be undervalued.

Comment author: pjeby 21 July 2009 09:51:21PM 2 points [-]

Somehow I got the impression it was about quite the opposite.

It said that your emotions control your thought process. It didn't say that was a good thing, it said it was a fact.

Emotions are powerful tools, and should not be undervalued.

Nor are they to be used inappropriately. Negative emotions in lasting doses are likely harmful to your health, as well as to your rationality. Depressed people aren't thinking rationally.