Thread: consultation T?
View Single Post
 
Old Dec 29, 2011, 06:15 PM
stopdog stopdog is offline
underdog is here
 
Member Since: Sep 2011
Location: blank
Posts: 35,154
Quote:
Originally Posted by skysblue View Post
Without feelings, who are you? Do you mean you never feel tenderness towards a baby, you don't feel anger at injustice, you don't feel sad at seeing suffering, you don't feel fear when faced with threat, you don't feel excited about an upcoming fun event, you don't feel relieved when you've gotten through a challenge, you don't feel in awe at the beauty of nature, you don't feel surprised when something new and different comes your way, you don't feel compassion to a person or animal suffering, you don't feel grateful for the good things in your life, you don't feel confused when things don't make sense, you don't feel alienated when you're all alone, you don't feel disappointed when your hopes are dashed, you don't feel disgusted when you encounter that which is disgusting, you don't feel frustrated when things don't go your way, you don't feel suspicious when a stranger knocks on the door, you don't feel proud when you've accomplished something new, you don't feel grief at loss, you don't feel satisfied after enjoying that nourishing meal, you don't feel enthusiastic about anything, you don't
feel nervous when someone forgot to pick you up, you don't feel......????

So, explain to me - who would you be without emotions? A machine? Or dead?

But you do admit they exist. But you want to eradicate them. really??? Never the opportunity to feel love, bliss, joy? Never to be part of the human family
and know sorrow, dread and pain? You want to leave your humanity behind? really?
Well i have agreed they cannot be eradicated and I am stuck with them so whether I want to or not is beside the point. Being part of the human family is not compelling as a concept, but as I am, I have learned to deal with it. I have absolutely no idea why one would want to talk about emotions or what one is suppposed to say about them if one is going to talk about them even without the desire to do so.

A vulcan.

Last edited by stopdog; Dec 29, 2011 at 06:37 PM.