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The Importance of Emotions in Decision Making

Emotions are probably the most important part of our life. How we feel about things is incredibly important. We have to take account of that in deciding what the best course of action is. But ethics is not just emotions. At some point we have to stand above and critically reflect. I was originally a doctor and everyone feels revolve when they have to see a termination of pregnancy. It's a natural human response. There would be something abnormal with you if you were a human that didn't have that sort of emotional response to the destruction of human life.

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