by ShixPhaerTechnically, all decisions have to be founded in at least one underlying "emotion,"
I disagree with that because that's assuming that all decisions are emotionally-based.
My decisions are based on logic, not emotion.
I've gone through phases where I turn off my emotions for extended periods of time. It's natural for me to feel various emotions, but I've learned to sort of ignore them in passing. Technically, all decisions have to be founded in at least one underlying "emotion," but I wonder, does anyone else have modal emotions like this?
by Turncoat"My decisions are based on logic, not emotion."
That's up for debate, and I don't even agree with the quoted text.
I've made some occasional decisions out of anger, but most of my decision-making is not based on emotion at all because I don't feel emotion often enough to base my decisions on it.
by ShixPhaerI've gone through phases where I turn off my emotions for extended periods of time. It's natural for me to feel various emotions, but I've learned to sort of ignore them in passing. Technically, all decisions have to be founded in at least one underlying "emotion," but I wonder, does anyone else have modal emotions like this?
Contrary to what you have the impression of, not every decision needs an emotion behind it.
by TryptamineAll decisions are emotion-based
No, they're not.
You can't tell me that when I decide to eat, sleep, shit and drink I'm basing those decisions on some form of emotion.
I make certain decisions based on my needs and desires (by 'needs' I mean physical needs, not emotional needs). They are not all emotion-based.
At the most primal level we seek to feel pleasure and avoid pain
There are plenty of masochists who would disagree with you there.
But we can tell you that what you decide to eat and drink, how you decide to fall asleep, and when/where you decide to shit are all decisions based on emotion.
Your body telling you you need to do those things isn't a decision in itself; it's how the action of fulfillment is performed.
I found this a few months ago, thank you for reminding me about it.
"A few years ago, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio made a groundbreaking discovery. He studied people with damage in the part of the brain where emotions are generated. He found that they seemed normal, except that they were not able to feel emotions. But they all had something peculiar in common: they couldn’t make decisions. They could describe what they should be doing in logical terms, yet they found it very difficult to make even simple decisions, such as what to eat. Many decisions have pros and cons on both sides—shall I have the chicken or the turkey? With no rational way to decide, these test subjects were unable to arrive at a decision."
Thrill Kill: "There are plenty of masochists who would disagree with you there."
Actually, I agree with the statement. What constitutes pain and pleasure is relative, not static. The reason I am less prone to avoiding injury "on the primal level" is because injury doesn't register in my mind as pain. Something painful doesn't have to be physical.
Phoelyss: "But they all had something peculiar in common: they couldn’t make decisions."
So... what did they do, make no decisions? Are they indecisive, or incapable of making decisions?