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Emotion vs. Reason
I once had a conversation with my cousin where she started a lot of her sentences with, "I feel like..." so for instance she would say, "I feel like that answer should have been accepted."
This really bothered me and I had to stop her and say, "No one is going to care how you feel in a general conversation especially if reason and rationality are the topics at hand...personally I'm only interested in what you THINK." I made it clear to her that how she felt was important too but not nearly so much as what she thought.
I often find that this is a cornerstone of many debates I have had over the years. Are you operating from a place of emotion or are you operating from a place of logic? If you are deciding what you'll have for lunch then by all means go with your gut...but if you have to make an important decision for yourself or another person then you should try and make the most rational one. In retrospect many obese people have probably gone with their gut in the kitchen too often so maybe logic should rule there too.
I have found that this is a common theme for many of my stances and opinions. Everything from politics to entertainment seems to be affected.
How does this relate with Atheism? I'm pretty sure that you could group most Theists as those who use emotion to justify their beliefs and most Atheists as those who use logic for that justification. What about those Theists that try and use logic to support their points? I think this is a result of a cart before the horse situation; an example of I feel this way so I am going to search for evidence to support that feeling. To be fair, we all do this to some degree I'm sure.
I associate emotion with rational thought in that I feel good when I have a rational point. I think this is fundamentally different from using logic to justify an emotion because in my case my OCD brain is sated that all the pieces seem to fit together and I derive happiness from this. This is a very different process than feeling a certain way first and then scrounging around for evidence to support it. I don't know that there is anything inherently wrong with that process other than the increased possibility you will blind yourself to any data that doesn't support your point.
Now the purpose here is not to devalue emotion but to put it into context. Emotion is really one of our greatest tools. Duct Tape is a pretty great tool as well but it cannot be used for every project, you have to use it in conjunction with WD-40 to have a complete toolbox.
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it's situational. Depending on what is needed i either apply emotional thinking or logic.
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First, don't assume a person using the phrase, "I feel that/like..." has reached their conclusion through feeling-driven thought. That's just a phrase. "I feel like" is a stand-in for "in my opinion," "I think that," and "I believe that." I've noticed that "I feel like" gets a lot of mileage from women and other people who lack the social power to be assertive while arguing or by people who wish to engage in a less abrasive form of persuasion. Just like the usage of "I believe that" can mean "I affirm" or "I assert," rather than, "I base this conclusion solely on a belief," "I feel that" is another phrase with more nuanced meanings.
As for the rest of your post, I would have to agree that logic-driven thinking tends to dominate feeling-driven thought among atheists because many of us have skeptical personalities. This is not to say that atheists are free from emotional thinking on issues related to religion or other realms. We're humans, not machines.
When I was very young, I couldn't distinguish between emotional and logical thinking because the two were often in sync when it came to problem solving...I would feel a certain conclusion was right without needing to go through the process of arriving at that conclusion. I was highly successful with this mode of thinking. My responses were seemingly intuitive but I would venture that they were probably informed by a subconscious, nearly instantaneous process of analysis. This is why it took me ages to understand why people were so put off by 'intuitive' and 'emotional,' thinking...it worked just fine for me! Actually, I wish my brain were still so well-oiled!
I might argue that even if "I feel" is used as a stand in, that situation would then be interpreted as the speaker backing emotion over logic because the logic itself isn't enough on it's own.
It is interesting that your emotion and logic were in sync most of the time, I don't think I had really considered that possibility...do you think that was because you had an attached emotion to analysis and so what was logical always felt good? I know the reverse is true that people can feel a certain way and equate that to logical...but I'm thinking you wouldn't be here if that were the case.
In many contexts "I feel" is simply a colloquial way of saying "I think" or "I suppose" or "It seems to me that" and really makes no particular reference to emotion. The word "feel" itself is not necessarily a reference to emotion, when you think about it. "I feel a quarter in my pocket" is a completely unemotional statement.
Even "I feel the presence of The Lord" really is a statement about purported (and imagined) perception, not emotion.
I'm aware that the phrase isn't always literal. I should have said that this went on for several days of my visit and was not a one time occurrence. Even then you are correct to say that the meaning of a phrase must be considered before the words used to express that meaning. So to better explain my own meaning, the example I used was just that, an example meant to serve as a lead in to the real issue of Emotion Vs. Logic.
I think it is kind of an art commenting on art situation that you are telling me not to be so focused on her word choice because it can mean several different things and then I'm telling you not to be so focused on my example choice because it is one example of a larger issue.
They most definitely are against each other or at least can be.
Consider this: You have just met someone and you instantly feel an attraction to them. You know you like this person but you also know that if you come on as strong as your emotions are telling you to that you run the very real risk of scaring this person away. So you logically conclude that if you proceed more gradually, going against your emotions, that this would be more comfortable for the other person and you have much less risk of scaring them off.
If you obey your emotions you'll come on super strong and scare them, maybe.
If you obey your logic you'll let them know you like them in a more gradual and hopefully successful way.
These 2 situations are completely at odds with each other and produce completely opposite results based on choosing logic or emotion.
Now you ARE correct when you say you need both to function...but they don't have equal power in most situations. Such that if you proceed logically you'll still be obeying your emotions that told you that you liked this person in the first place. If you proceed with your emotion you'll know that IF you scare this person off that was a very likely logical conclusion. Both are used but one wins.
I completely agree that what you deduce and what actually happens may be completely different...but I don't think that means we shouldn't attempt to understand where we are coming from just because we could be wrong.
What happens when you ASSume? I don't get it Hehe

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There has been a Catholic presence in the city of Detroit since the parish of Ste Anne was founded in 1701. The city was first made a part of the Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky in 1808 and then it became a part of the Diocese of Cincinnati in 1821. Pope Leo XII named Detroit as a diocese in 1827 but for some reason his proclamation was not implemented. Once again, in 1833, Detroit was made a diocese with Father Frederick Rese as it's first bishop and Ste Anne as it's first cathedral. March 8, 1833, was the official date that the Diocese of Detroit was founded. That was 179 years ago today. The territory of that initial diocese included all of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas east of the Mississippi River.
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The tipping point for this branch of the science fiction demi-world came in 2010, when NYC ComicCon and a NYC Haunted House Halloween event both featured steampunk themes. If you're a film buff, think of Will Smith in "Wild, Wild, West," which set steam-powered machines in the Old West. Or, remember Rihanna's entrance on a steam-powered sailing ship for the 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony.
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AUSTIN – Col. Pete Flores, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement Division Director, has announced his retirement effective May 31 after more than 27 years of state service.
"Pete Flores has had a long, proud, and very distinguished career serving the department and the state of Texas as a state game warden," said agency executive director Carter Smith. "As colonel, he has been an exemplary and strategic leader of the Law Enforcement Division and has set the bar high for conservation law enforcement across the country. His colleagues respect him immensely and justifiably so."
Flores graduated from the Game Warden Training Academy in January 1985 and as a newly commissioned state game warden began his career in Chambers County. He later worked in Brazos County and after promotion to captain, assumed supervisory duties in Beaumont. Later he served as captain in San Antonio and then as a major in San Angelo. In March 2005 he was promoted from lieutenant colonel to the division's top position.
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In our modern times, there's no need for two people to be in the same room, area code or hemisphere to engage one another in hostilities.
For example, one man could be in a radio studio while the other is on his Twitter account. That was the case for Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and 49ers tackle Anthony Davis on Thursday. Suggs gave a radio interview on KNBR in San Francisco and was asked about the assertion from teammate Cary Williams that the 49ers had fake tough guys on their roster. He was specifically asked if the offensive line had any.
"They've got one fake tough guy," Suggs said, via the Baltimore Sun.
Suggs then went on to offer varying amounts of praise for left tackle Joe Staley, left guard Mike Iupati, center Jonathan Goodwin and right guard Alex Boone while pointedly ignoring right tackle Anthony Davis. Davis got wind of the comments and fired back on his Twitter account. Some of the tweets have since been deleted, but the highlights include Davis calling Suggs an "[expletive] loser," an "[expletive] puppet and a "cornball wit money" while also saying Suggs didn't make a single play in the Super Bowl and finally inviting Suggs to "do a dance for us."
Suggs has not offered any response on his own Twitter feed and the only chance for an on-field rematch next season is if both teams should make it back to the Super Bowl. It's unlikely, but we definitely have some fuel for the hypothetical media day.


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Post by Stefan of Tokyo Whisky Hub.
Since Diageo announced the pricing for its 2012 special releases, there's been consternation (to the point of outrage) and debate over what has driven this price hike and where it will lead not only the serious-but-financially-limited whisky enthusiast but the industry at large over the years to come. The most illuminating - to me - of these debates is taking place on the Malt Maniacs & Friends Facebook page. Rather than add to the debate in general terms, I though it would be interesting to offer two case-studies of price hikes in Japanese whisky aimed at the connoisseur that may be less dramatic in absolute increase, but equally if not more pronounced in relative terms.
For the first case study, let's turn to a recent Ichiro's Malt release. Most of you will probably have missed this as it was a limited, numbered release of - brace yourself - 24 bottles and was gone in no time. There were actually six different types --sherry butt (see above), chibidaru, ...-- each of which came in a limited run of 24 - modeled on the prototypes Akuto-san brought to the Tokyo International Bar Show / Whisky Live in May of this year (see our report of this event for a more detailed discussion). The original price for these bottles was 12,500 yen (125 EUR / 160 USD). Obviously, we're talking about a 3yo whisky here. Now, to put this price in context, let's look at prices of Chichibu spirit/whisky - all single casks and at cask strength - over the last 3 years: - Single Malt Newborn (Bourbon Barrel / Hogshead / Double Matured / Heavily Peated): 4,000 yen - Single Cask 2008/2011 Bourbon Barrel for Whisky Live Tokyo 2011: 7,500 yen - Single Cask 2009/2011 Peated for Whisky Live Tokyo 2011: 8,500 yen - Single Cask 2009/2011 Virgin Oak for Takashimaya Nihonbashi: 6.825 yen - Single Cask 2009/2012 for Tokyo International Bar Show: 8,000 yen The next step in this list would be the set of 24 ltd.ed. releases, accompanied by a 50% price hike. Logic dictates that - if you're looking for an increase in profit for a comparable product (all Chichibu whisky/spirit is young by definition, so you can't go down the road of releasing older whisky with a bigger profit margin) - you need to make it more limited, appealing to that most human of instincts to want something more if (one imagines) somebody else wants it too and if one perceives there to be less to go around. Some may feel the 12,500 yen price tag to be a bit extravagant for a very young whisky, of which - relatively speaking (i.e. regardless of the size of the distillery) - there should be plenty to go around. Fast forward a few weeks, and a bottle of the 2009/2012 Sherry Butt 24-ltd.ed Chichibu goes for 21,500 yen (275 USD) on Yahoo auctions. The signal this sends is obvious: people are willing to pay much more than 12,500 yen for such ultra-limited editions. If I were Akuto-san, I could only interpret this signal in one way: in less than a month, somebody is making much more profit from my products than I am making by putting them out in the first place. Food for thought, I should think.
This was a single cask bottling, distilled in 1995, matured in an ex-red wine cask, making this in effect a Karuizawa of the "Rouge Cask" type. Original price tag: 12,900 yen (130 EUR / 164 USD). Fast forward a few weeks and the first bottle to appear on Yahoo auctions goes for 20,800 yen (210 EUR / 264 USD). Again the signal this sends is obvious: if the original price had been higher, maybe it wouldn't have sold as quickly, but the profit would have ended up in the pocket(s) of the distributor and/or retailer, rather than speculators on the auction circuit.
It's clear from these two examples (and I could have given many more from the Japanese whisky scene) and from similar world-wide trends that whiskies aimed at whisky aficionadoes are starting to become prohibitively expensive for most people who were fans-of-the-first-hour, or who jumped on the wagon when there was still room. It's natural that this leads to a whole spectrum of reactions, mostly negative ones, from the consumer's side. On the other hand, can we really blame the industry for reacting to a situation that we - as consumers - have created, i.e. increased demand and the concomitant sky-rocketing of prices on the secondary market? Let's not fool ourselves: what's irrational is not the industry's reaction to the situation, but the consumer's impulse that it responds to (and creates to a certain extent, of course - it's never one-way traffic). To quote Serge Valentin, "people who buy these bottlings are not only seeking deals - it's like with all toys for boys, watches, cars, shoes... it's not all rational." The question is whether or not - and if so, to what extent - developments on the whisky-collector front will influence the pricing strategies of independent bottlers (which is not a problem in Japan, obviously) and the prices of entry-level and mid-price whiskies in the long run.


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Allentown centers distributing vouchers
June 22, 2010
It's that time again, when four free $5 vouchers (worth a total of $20) will be distributed at both sites of Allentown Senior Citizen Centers, Inc.
Distributions will take place on Tues., June 29, at the Henry Kaufmann Center, 2201 Salisbury Street, Arlington, from 10 a.m. to noon and at the Allentown/Hilltop Center, 631 E. Warrington Avenue, Allentown, from 1-3 p.m. Only one set of vouchers per consumer is allowed.
Seniors must be at least 60 years of age (or turn 60 in 2010) to receive the free vouchers. Eligibility is based on residency, age, and income. Eligible persons must reside in Allegheny County and have a total household income at or below $20,036 for single individuals or $26,955 for married couples. Married individuals can each receive their own set of FMNP vouchers. No documentation is required for proof of income.
By signing the voucher form at the distribution site, the participant is verifying that he/she is within the eligible income range. Photo identification is required for proof of age and residency.
A proxy (helper) may assist an eligible consumer that is unable to attend on distribution day. Proxy forms are available at both Henry Kaufmann and Allentown/Hilltop Senior Centers and must be completed and signed by both the consumer who is unable to attend and the proxy (helper) prior to June 29. A proxy can help no more than two consumers and can pick up their own vouchers, as well, on distribution day.
This popular program is a part of the Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), administered through the Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging. Through FMNP, older adults can use their vouchers to purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables at many of the farmers' markets and farm stands throughout Allegheny County. Participating farmer stand vendors accepting FMNP vouchers will display an orange sign at their stand. Once distributed, the vouchers will be accepted through November 30, 2010.
For more information on the Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, call Allentown Senior Center at 412-481-5220 or contact the Area Agency on Aging SeniorLine at 412-350-5460.


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What other steps must be taken when making financial decisions regarding floor care? Englund suggests the following:
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I had to import and process 100+ files for my latest project and wondered if there was a way to generate SSIS packages based on a repository table containing the rules. As it turns out, this can be done but the programming model is a bit awkward.
The samples that you can find online are not allways functional and debugging is difficult. I did get it to work though and will show you how I did it and what problems I ran into.
After this session you will know how to generate packages that contain sources, destinations, cached lookups, derived columns, conditional splits, sorts, union all, etc.
This session is not about the script component inside SSIS but about generating SSIS packages and programmatically reading and changing properties of existing packages.This session should also be usefull if you're not a full blown developer but more of a DBA type. I'm a DBA and I got through this :-)
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