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Tell that to the kid who stays away from a relative she's afraid of
Mary Anne — (archived)

It turns out that he molested children.

She can't explain why she felt that way. He just gave her the creeps. It's not logical, but it saved her life.

Ask anyone who has done an heroic deed whether he or she stopped to reason it out and fight the fear. Whether it was the cool soul of reason that informed the act. Adrenlin has nothing to do with philosophy.

Philosophy is driven by heart just as much, if not more, than by mind. Just try to convince a person to adhere to a point of impeccable logic he finds loathesome and hateful.

Emotions are an excellent way to judge reality, but by themselves are short-sighted. Logic acting alone, on the other hand, is cold, manipulative and sterile, either in the short or the long run.

Raise a child by logic alone, and see what I mean.

Regards--
Mary Anne

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