Head Decisions vs. Heart Decisions
Basing too many decisions off only one is probably dangerous.
There are times to make logical head decisions. There are times to make heart and emotional decisions.
If they contradict each other, in most cases I wonder if the logical decision is more often right?
I don't know if there is a hard and fast rule as to when one should override the other.
I do think the best decisions are when the two agree.
There are times to make logical head decisions. There are times to make heart and emotional decisions.
If they contradict each other, in most cases I wonder if the logical decision is more often right?
I don't know if there is a hard and fast rule as to when one should override the other.
I do think the best decisions are when the two agree.
Again, a good post and thought. One of the downsides of popular contemporary thought within existentialism is it's disregard for logic. I'm sure we all have made illogical choices because they "felt" right, but this is a dangerous way to build one's worldview. One abuse of this is when we encourage people to ignore what their head tells them and go with their heart. Within naturalism this is not a problem, because if there is no "reason" behind evolution than there is no reason to think the senses and mind are reliable. However, we are supernaturalists. As theists we believe that God created everything with good intentions. If the senses and the mind are unreliable, than by no means can we call God good. If he created heaps of "evidence" for the natural mind that is contradictory to supernatural "evidence" for the emotions or spirit as a means to test for faith in him and find "true believers" than his omnibenevolence should be fundamentally questioned.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, that is not the case. It can be shown that the senses and the mind are generally reliable. As you say, the best decisions are when when the head and the heart agree. Logic and reason are the foundational building blocks of worldview which the walls and roof of emotion and spirituality are built on. If any "revelation" we might have contradicts what is naturally evident than it should be seriously questioned. There are times when we do not have sufficient logical basis to verify an emotional fact, but that is an exception and not the norm, and hopefully it is only a temporary problem. It is when we have many of these contradictions, and it causes us to forsake reason that we have a problem.
Really good thoughts building off my post, Orton!
DeleteReason and faith have to work together hand in hand. One without the other is imbalance.
Makes me appreciate before each service with Pastor King, he almost invariably, asks us too pray for ears too hear, a mind too understand and a heart too receive....
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