Are Reason and Emotion Equally Necessary

... 2 Are reason and emotion equally necessary in justifying moral decisions? In a world where countless amounts of decisions are made every day, from the food to you eat to the time you go to bed, many are not reflected on and questioned but always there are a few which we look back on. A split second decision in today's world may be the difference between life and death, a strong financial future or bankruptcy. So what happens when we make the wrong decision and the outcome becomes unfavorable and the lives of others are changed forever? And do reason and emotion need to be used to justify moral decisions if the decision has a positive outcome and the lives of others are positively affected? A mother and father most likely face hundreds of these decisions in the course of raising a child. In a case where a family is struggling financially

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