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minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoBehaving emotionless in a universe where 99% of all sapient lifeforms are emotional is illogical when dealing with them. You don’t have to actually feel the emotions, but behaving in a way that puts them at ease makes cooperation much easier.
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 months agoIt’s mentioned a few times that Vulcans feel strong emotions but suppress them because they are afraid of losing control.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThat’s a good point. However, is it fair of them to then look down on other species that don’t suppress their emotions?
Behaving emotionless in a universe where 99% of all sapient lifeforms are emotional is illogical when dealing with them. You don’t have to actually feel the emotions, but behaving in a way that puts them at ease makes cooperation much easier.
It’s mentioned a few times that Vulcans feel strong emotions but suppress them because they are afraid of losing control.
That’s a good point. However, is it fair of them to then look down on other species that don’t suppress their emotions?