[ExI] reason an emotion

[William Flynn Wallace]

Here is an extremely interesting study on those two.

A man somehow had a brain injury that severed the connection between his
amygdala and his forebrain.  This cuts off emotions from the
decision-making process.

Result:  decisions are made without emotion.  His IQ and overall
intelligence levels were unchanged.  Thus he had only reason from the
forebrain to run his life.

He could not make the slightest decision.  He was given intellectual work
but when he finished he could not move to the next problem. He could not
decide if he wanted a cup of coffee.   His decision-making process was
frozen.

So this is what happens when we have only reason to make decisions.

So our conclusion has to be that emotions are involved in every decision we
make, no matter how trivial.

What a validation of Hume!

bill w
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