What Plato, Descartes, and Kant Got Wrong: Reason Does not Rule.

by Gerald GuildAdaptive Unconscious, Erroneous Thinking, Evolution, Neurology, Psychology, Rational ThoughtPosted on 5 Comments

For nearly as long as humans have been thinking about thinking, one of the most intriguing issues has been the interplay of reason and emotion. For the greatest thinkers throughout recorded history, reason has reigned supreme. The traditional paradigm has been one of a dichotomy where refined and uniquely human REASON pitches an ongoing battle …

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Emotion vs. Reason: And the winner is?

by Gerald GuildAdaptive Unconscious, Neurology, Psychology, Rational Thought, SciencePosted on 4 Comments

The capabilities of our adaptive unconscious are really quite amazing. In an earlier post, entitled Intuitive Thought, I covered the general relative strengths of this silent supercomputer running outside of our awareness. It has long been believed that rational thought, the application of logic and reason, over intuition, is the key to a successful life. …

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