#### [[video_How logical thinking leads to irrationality]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [How Logical Thinking Actually Leads to Irrationality - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByYUd6DESQk) **Link**:: #### Terms #### Notes - people assume if they are highly rational they are non-emotional - emotionality != irattionality and rationality === emotionality - [[Reciprocal inhibition]] - skill in argument does not mean you are making rational arguments - fallacy:: If I convince someone that means I am correct - [[emotions]] can hijack you rational mind, if they do this you will be unable to rationally question your own beliefs - logic in a human brain is not in a vaccuum - even if you don't feel your emotions doesn't mean you aren't being emotional, possibly because of [[Alexithymia]] - [[Schizophrenia]] - cause a similar break between these two parts of the [[brain]] that leads to [[flat affect]] - #TO/EXPLORE/READ [Inhibition of Action, Thought, and Emotion: A Selective Neurobiological Review](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396584/) about inhibatory circuits - [[Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex]] is inhibiting our [[emotions]] like [[fear]] - [[Reciprocal inhibition]] - If are not aware of [[emotions]] that does not mean they don't exist and if you are aware you are actually more able to rational - this is where [[cognitive bias]], [[defense-mechanisms]], [[rationalizations]] come from - if you are unable to experience the emotions then your [[defense-mechanisms]] are in control - to become more rational you need to gain emotional awareness - [[Humans try really hard to avoid understanding their mistakes]] - Even recognizing this trait in other people can lead to you falling into it. If you feel superior because other people are being ruled by their [[emotions]], you are being ruled by your emotions: [[Look for understanding before you look for solutions]]