Foreign Policy Discussion Thread Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Policy Discussion Thread

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: skinowski who wrote (5219)	3/18/2003 4:54:34 AM
From: Maurice Winn	of 15987

<...you seriously think that our Neocortex has got that old emotional limbic contraption under proper control...> Yes, people who have their brains more or less hooked up okay and who aren't drunk etc, pretty much invariably have their thinking department in charge of what goes on, even if they make mistakes. There aren't many people who get so wound up that they can't reason and talk/listen. I don't recall ever being out of control so that I didn't decide what I wanted to do [even if it resulted in "Oooops"]. I'm sure I'm a normal sort of person. Sure, there are emotions surging around and I've thought "Where the heck does that come from?" but that doesn't mean I don't remain in charge of what I actually do, even if the emotion is surprise. The point of having the thinking department is that it helps us do better than animals without a thinking department. When people claim that they "lost control", what they really mean is that they thought they could get away with it, or didn't really care, or miscalculated the risk of their action and belatedly regret it because the consequences arrive and the consequences aren't good for them. We have limited predictive capacity. Saddam is dealing with his miscalculations now. Or, is enjoying a situation he has created and loves being the centre of the world, even if it will probably mean his death. Or something. I think he has known what he's doing all along. His drives are different from most of us, but his mind is definitely hooked up, humming along and sitting there in charge. He's verbal and thinking. That's my theory anyway. Mqurice

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next