One cannot exist without the other as to a certain degree, emotion will always have reign over reason in the form of biases; These biases fabricate the ambiguity that is discerned from the relationship between reason and emotion within both bodies of shared and personal knowledge. In order to discern truth, one must first glean information, which reason and emotion then place credence behind this information to deem it as facts. These facts then are converted into personal and communal bodies of knowledge so that individuals and groups discern the value of truth. “Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds” by Elizabeth Kolbert, argues this relationship and demonstrates that to a large extent, emotion is integral in the formulation of reason as one cannot occur without the
One cannot exist without the other as to a certain degree, emotion will always have reign over reason in the form of biases; These biases fabricate the ambiguity that is discerned from the relationship between reason and emotion within both bodies of shared and personal knowledge. In order to discern truth, one must first glean information, which reason and emotion then place credence behind this information to deem it as facts. These facts then are converted into personal and communal bodies of knowledge so that individuals and groups discern the value of truth. “Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds” by Elizabeth Kolbert, argues this relationship and demonstrates that to a large extent, emotion is integral in the formulation of reason as one cannot occur without the