[quote]One is not better than the other.[/quote]That's sentimental nonsense. There are many great things about emotions, but when they cloud judgement there is no doubt that they are undesirable. And in this scenario, they are clouding judgement. [quote]Fact is, humans were never [i]meant[/i] to be purely logical creatures; you're thinking of machines.[/quote]I never said that. I said we need to disregard emotion and use logic when faced with ethical dilemmas. [quote]If it's a choice between the emotional part of my brain telling me to save the pet that's given me happiness, companionship, and all that sappy shit, and the logical part of my brain telling me to save some guy I don't know because he might somehow benefit society, the emotional part will win out. That's not the logical response, that's the [i]human[/i] response.[/quote] Yes, people always try to justify their actions by saying "it's only human". I don't find that acceptable at all. We can acknowledge that certain human attributes are undesirable and make a conscious effort to overcome them.