Bruce Siegel
Member
It's a matter of emphasis, KMarantz. David Bailey and I are responding to the fact that, in general, you downplay the role of emotions in experiments of this kind, and in science in general.
As when David said: "A good experiment in this context would care greatly about the emotional state of the girl."
And you replied: "Ah, but emotions SHOULDN'T take part in it, but of course they do. I am saying they need to be held to an absolute minimum."
I think it makes more sense to say that emotions play a proper role in ALL human endeavors, and to try to minimize their presence or their effects is unrealistic and counterproductive.
As when David said: "A good experiment in this context would care greatly about the emotional state of the girl."
And you replied: "Ah, but emotions SHOULDN'T take part in it, but of course they do. I am saying they need to be held to an absolute minimum."
I think it makes more sense to say that emotions play a proper role in ALL human endeavors, and to try to minimize their presence or their effects is unrealistic and counterproductive.