I know that this is sort of sudden and came out of nowhere, but I've got a question for you.
Are humans instinctively more emotional or logical beings?
It's an interesting question. If you managed to come to an answer, then how about this.
Which one would you consider yourself more to be?
After all, in proper society you could argue that neither one are wrong. Humans can be driven by emotions such as love, hate, happiness and pride. That's why people get married, go to work as well as do many other things.
If it isn't for their self-gratification or selflessness, then why else would we do things. Emotion is a natural gift given to us that differentiates us from mere animals.
Is it something that we are born with though or develop?
If it is something that we are born with then couldn't we say that animal instinct, carries out the same effect as emotions for animals. Or are they completely different.
I mean does a lioness protect its cubs out of self-duty and instinct or does it feel a genuine feeling of love towards its cubs. Does it get spurred by wrath and other emotions when confronting prey, or is it being led by a distinct instinct to survive. Does it feel emotions of love when mating or is it something self-programmed in its DNA.
No one knows.
If emotions are something that we are born with, then in the end we are no different to animals.
However, if humans are created to be more logical creatures, then aren't we special in our own way. I mean all fundamental sentient organisms could be said to hold basic logic. So in the end what makes human logic more special or pronounced than monkey logic.
Why can a human build a car but a monkey cannot. Surely it can't just be genetic.
So, does that mean we are instinctively more logical creatures. Is that why we are special?
If that's the case then, why do humans make such illogical decisions. Why do we wage war, with other countries out of personal interests and greed when we know that cons outweigh the pros? Why do we choose to betray and backstab each other even when getting along would be the most safe and logical decision?
Or maybe I'm wrong to say that we are more of one than the other.
After all a famous Greek philosopher said that,
-"Human behaviour is not under the sole control of emotion or deliberation but results from the interaction of these two processes," Loewenstein
Maybe it is because that we hold these two weapons instinctively from birth that we can differentiate ourselves from the rest.
Is this the reason for our success as a species? Honestly, I don't know.