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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
And yet I feel that emotional responses are underrated and that logic is overrated. Logically, according to scientists in the 1920s, homosexual men and women were "inverts" and "sick." Those scientists didn't pay attention to the fact that love - an emotional response - is really what fueled gay men and women, and that love is what fuels heterosexual men and women too. Logically, though, they were completely different groups of men and women - and one group deserved (and still deserves, apparently) more rights than the other. (I don't want this to turn into a discussion about gay rights. I was just using it as an example.)
Personally, I always pay more attention to a person's emotions and feelings more than cold logic - because logic constantly changes from culture to culture, from generation to generation. Emotions will always be the same. If you hurt someone's feelings, they will always feel pain.
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By this logic, because I perceived discrimination from the Chinese restaurant owner, I should be able to sue him for damages. We go to trial and he says "No, the other table called their order in first, so that's why they were served first." And I would reply "But I
felt discriminated against." And the judge would rule in my favor, and the Chinese chef would have to pay me.
This "logic" means I am responsible not only for my actions, but your feelings. That just doesn't work in my eyes.