In ascertaining truth utilizing Philosophy, there is a base
   assumption of Reason. The reasonable individual can weigh things
   logically and rationally.
   *
   Yet, underlying logic and reason _is_ emotion. It can easily
   sway our outlook on things; we are, after all, not computers.
   Computers are loosely based on human mental processes but lack
   certain emotional functions.
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   The view of self and other or self vs other and culpability, I
   believe, can influence our reasoning processes and lean us
   towards a particular philosophy or another. Also, the emotion of
   Certainty can most definitely sway our outlook and color our
   thoughts. That certainty is an emotional state to me, seems to
   put a bit of a chink in the armor of Logic as used by humans.
   *
   I will give an example I made tonight. It was spur of the moment
   (a little 1/2 hr production for a 33 second 'concept', playing
   around with creating artificial singing)
   *
   The backdrop is the inner thoughts of one who is Certain and
   looks at the world with a way of thinking, "They are ignorant,
   but I know the truth. I am fundamentally blameless, they are to
   blame, but they just don't see it" with the implication that...
   one day, they will see things the right way.