A Fascinating Question

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That out of the way, I can now (tap) relax. No obligations. Lessee... Ahah! I'm off to Daily...

Now I'm back (at 2115L). As I 'observe myself' (a Buddhist expression) I notice that in spite of being satisfactorily inebriated I still have beer left. This could be the result of 'tolerance.' I have been experimenting with one, two, or more beers almost every night lately (being gassed here - RLG) and my failure to achieve the usual glorious state tonight is probably due to, 'tolerance.' This is my clue to avoid alcohol more than once a week. Will I follow this sage advice? Stay tuned. We shall see...

Hmm. I just inadvertently published this thing. Then I tried to regroup, to no avail. I was eventually successful after changing the original version slightly. Live and learn!

As I watch The News nowadays I marvel at my fellow man's (faint boom) apparent ignorance. I do this, of course, from the perspective of an old man who has witnessed the history of the last half of the 20th Century. And I think I have discovered the root cause of my fellow man's failure to act in accordance with modern scientific discoveries.

The problem is 'emotion.' Logic (or 'reason') is not sufficient to overcome ancient cultural ideas. Logic is not enough. The emotional brain will overcome the logical brain (boom) every time. Emotion trumps Logic. This is another way of saying that, so far as the average idiot is concerned, Nature favors Emotion over Logic.

Why is this so? Does it not mean that 'emotion' is a more reliable guide to 'truth' than 'logic?' At least so far as Nature is concerned? And isn't Nature the ultimate judge? And if so, then why do so few folks base their retirement future (for example) solely on religious considerations? Do most of them distrust Emotion in the long run, and favor Logic? This is a fascinating question.