Human consciousness includes cognitive patterns, logical notions, as well as rational and emotional elements. The complex process of thinking can be categorized as logical or factual (rational), and emotional. In your perspective, why is rational thinking important?
The categorization of thoughts as rational and emotional is superficial. The thinker is well placed to sense whether the thinking process is tilted towards the rational or emotional side. Emotional thinking may be construed as rational thinking where the thinker has not consciously tried to separate out his/her personal biases or wean down his/her emotions. Whether we like it or not, the thinking process is predominantly emotional.
The thinker should have the capability to judge the presence or absence of emotional elements in the thinking process. It is this capability in the thinker that is essential to ensure that the thinking process remains rational.
Rational thinking helps us to go closer to the reality. Adoption of rational thinking helps them to arrive at a common term of agreement and work towards a common goal for societal welfare. Rational thinking is needed to promote science and technology. Nevertheless, we should never lose sight of the fact that human beings have in general tendency to think emotionally.
Thank you for your response. Yes, both rational and emotional thinking play a crucial role in human cognition. Rationality is based on objective reasoning, and emotionality comes from subjective judgments. While rational thinking gives foundations for sciences, emotional reasoning helps in creating art, and having aesthetic experiences. When balancing these psychological layers, the process of thinking becomes harmonious, and leads to better cognitive outcomes.
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