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It Is Dangerous to Trust Only Intelligence

  • Date Submitted: 12/14/2010 02:29 PM
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As we live with various benefits from this high-tech world, many people are likely to trust intelligence rather than what seems to be not intelligent. Since even movies and TV programs frequently show the process of resolving complicated problems by using logic, it seems that logical thinking is the only answer to all questions. However, it is intensely dangerous to trust only intelligence because we often reach deadlock which only can be broken by following our hearts rather than using brain. Moreover, intelligence itself is sometimes misleading if we don’t pay heed of it. Also, it is better to listen to a man of experience than crack a book in some cases.  
    First of all, there are certain problems in our society which cannot be solved only by using intelligence. We, human beings, are for sure an exclusively thinkable creature in this world, but we also have another crucial ability: to feel or sympathize. In fact, we have been using it for such a long time in numerous important cases, and those are supposed to be done in that way. To exemplify this, we may think of marriage, which is considered to be one of the most important events in one’s life. During the process of selecting and deciding a future spouse, our intelligence plays less important role than our emotion does. In some degrees, it is necessary to think rationally about your marriage; however, you should follow your heart and assure your mind that you are falling in love with this person before getting married. Besides marriage, some other social issues that we have require moral and ethical approach rather than logical one. For example, we cannot make the right decision on euthanasia or execution if it is only based on power of reasoning. We should sympathize the people related before legitimizing an issue, especially when it is directly involved in human life.  
    Secondly, using logic can be deceiving from time to time. In other words, it draws people into making fallacy when people...

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