Spock or Kirk? How emotional are you?

[Keroin]

(I’m a thread hog this week, BTW)

I was watching the new Star Trek movie a few nights ago and something stuck with me: Emotion vs. logic. The movie and original series feature two main characters, one ruled by logic, the other by emotions and I find it interesting that it is logic that always seems to get painted as the least desirable of the two. Inevitably, it is Kirk’s rash, devil-may-care thinking that saves the day but is this really how things work in real life? Is an emotional response the best response?

I’m human and I have emotions but I strive always to let logic guide me and temper the gut reactions that rise within me with careful thought, (I’m not always successful but that is my goal). I have a hard time relating to people who frequently react emotionally, though my best friend fits into that category.

I’d classify myself as about 80% Spock and 20% Kirk.

What about you? How emotional/logical are you? Do you see one as more valuable as the other?

 

[kiba]

spock

 

[BiBunny]

I'm very emotional inside, but I try to always be logical when communicating with other people. So I'm not sure what that makes me.

 

[rosco rathbone]

I thought it was funny that a rash, impulsive character was deemed a better starship captain than a logical and controlled character. You'd never see someone like that getting command of an aircraft carrier or nuclear submarine.

 

[Keroin]

I thought it was funny that a rash, impulsive character was deemed a better starship captain than a logical and controlled character. You'd never see someone like that getting command of an aircraft carrier or nuclear submarine.

That was my thought exactly.

Fucken Hollywood.

 

[Keroin]

I'm very emotional inside, but I try to always be logical when communicating with other people. So I'm not sure what that makes me.

How successful would you say you are at communicating logically vs emotionally? Which do you use, mainly, to make your decisions?

 

[BiBunny]

How successful would you say you are at communicating logically vs emotionally? Which do you use, mainly, to make your decisions?

Successful? Probably not very, LOL. And I probably do use emotion more often in making decisions, so I reckon that makes me a Kirk, huh?

 

[intothewoods]

I would say I'm 80% Kirk and 20% Spock. I'm a highly highly emotional person, but I also make *most* big decisions (save for a few times when I've been irrational and out of my mind) by looking at all the facts very logically. I like to consult experts too. That's what I do - research the hell out of a topic and then make a decision. But in the way I relate to people and guide myself and make changes for improving the quality of life - it's all very emotional.

 

[Keroin]

Successful? Probably not very, LOL. And I probably do use emotion more often in making decisions, so I reckon that makes me a Kirk, huh?

Definitely.

But the good news is that Kirk's sex life is far better than Spock's. LOL.

 

[Keroin]

I would say I'm 80% Kirk and 20% Spock. I'm a highly highly emotional person, but I also make *most* big decisions (save for a few times when I've been irrational and out of my mind) by looking at all the facts very logically. I like to consult experts too. That's what I do - research the hell out of a topic and then make a decision. But in the way I relate to people and guide myself and make changes for improving the quality of life - it's all very emotional.

We are inverse. Interesting.

There was a part in the movie when Spock's dad was talking to him and he explained that Vulcans don't lack emotions, in fact theirs run deeper than humans - so that's why they need to focus on logic to control themselves. This resonated with me. I feel things very deeply but how I act on them is just the opposite.

 

[intothewoods]

We are inverse. Interesting.

There was a part in the movie when Spock's dad was talking to him and he explained that Vulcans don't lack emotions, in fact theirs run deeper than humans - so that's why they need to focus on logic to control themselves. This resonated with me. I feel things very deeply but how I act on them is just the opposite.

I am extremely logical about a lot of things, and I'm not rash at all in my decision making. But I think it's safe to say that my emotions are the driving force and have to be attended to with any big decision.

 

[CutieMouse]

Emotional balanced with a huge, enormous, annoying amount of pragmatism.

Practical to the bone, and practical always (sometimes eventually) wins.

 

[Keroin]

I am extremely logical about a lot of things, and I'm not rash at all in my decision making. But I think it's safe to say that my emotions are the driving force and have to be attended to with any big decision.

Most of my emotional responses are irrational. I've found that by making myself wait, maybe a day, maybe a week, maybe longer, I usually come to see how irrational they are. That's not to say my emotions are not without merit just that they don't often serve my best interests in the big picture. Meanwhile, while I'm waiting, the waters may be churning like hell below but the surface is usually glassy and calm.

 

[Netzach]

I'm extremely unemotional until I'm emotional and then it's either very good or very bad for anyone around me.

Spock speaks to me because he's not a character devoid of emotions, but they're mystifying and messy and generally to be avoided and transcended.

 

[intothewoods]

Most of my emotional responses are irrational. I've found that by making myself wait, maybe a day, maybe a week, maybe longer, I usually come to see how irrational they are. That's not to say my emotions are not without merit just that they don't often serve my best interests in the big picture. Meanwhile, while I'm waiting, the waters may be churning like hell below but the surface is usually glassy and calm.

Many of my emotional responses are totally in sync with the best decisions based on the facts. They often do serve my best interests! Not always though, so I don't typically go with my gut right off the bat. I take a long time to make a decision. I also pay close attention to those times when my emotions are driving me to make a decision that's not in my best interest. Most of the time this happens when I'm really pissed off. So something that sets off that emotion? Yeah, I've learned to ignore that response and wait until my mood clears.

I'm extremely unemotional until I'm emotional and then it's either very good or very bad for anyone around me.

Spock speaks to me because he's not a character devoid of emotions, but they're mystifying and messy and generally to be avoided and transcended.

I totally love Spock. I think we both know why, sistah. Must. Not. Hijack. Thread!

 

[Etoile]

I just love Star Trek. That's all I have to say in this thread.

 

[Keroin]

I'm extremely unemotional until I'm emotional and then it's either very good or very bad for anyone around me.

Spock speaks to me because he's not a character devoid of emotions, but they're mystifying and messy and generally to be avoided and transcended.

Yes, I get this.

My emotional responses tend to go wildly in either direction so it's best to keep them on a tight, tight leash.

Was your mother very emotional? Mine was, my sister too. Drove me batty! I think I developed an aversion to outward expressions of emotions at a young age and perhaps never learned to process them in a healthy way because of that? Hm. My mom would cry at a supermarket opening, I'm dead serious. I cry about once, maybe twice, a year.

 

[Keroin]

Many of my emotional responses are totally in sync with the best decisions based on the facts. They often do serve my best interests! Not always though, so I don't typically go with my gut right off the bat. I take a long time to make a decision. I also pay close attention to those times when my emotions are driving me to make a decision that's not in my best interest. Most of the time this happens when I'm really pissed off. So something that sets off that emotion? Yeah, I've learned to ignore that response and wait until my mood clears.



I totally love Spock. I think we both know why, sistah. Must. Not. Hijack. Thread!

Oh go on, everyone does it. I'm no fascist threadtator.

 

[Netzach]

Yes, I get this.

My emotional responses tend to go wildly in either direction so it's best to keep them on a tight, tight leash.

Was your mother very emotional? Mine was, my sister too. Drove me batty! I think I developed an aversion to outward expressions of emotions at a young age and perhaps never learned to process them in a healthy way because of that? Hm. My mom would cry at a supermarket opening, I'm dead serious. I cry about once, maybe twice, a year.

My entire family is pretty much a naked spinal column of emotional reactiveness.

The fact that I have flashes of whatever is pretty well done on my part.

 

[Homburg]

I used to consider myself wholly logical, and attempted to stay that course. Then I realised that it was utter unbalanced crap for me to be in that state. At this point, I walk the line between the two.

 

[myinnerslut]

i am very emotional but have also exhibited some rather extreme control over my actions when needed. survival trait.

 

[midwestyankee]

I don't have a logical nerve in my body. These days I also have a weird relationship with the truth.

 

[Cattypuss]

I am highly logical. To me logic is the only "truth" I KNOW I can rely on.

I am also highly emotional but I keep that internal. Emotions are true too but you can't pin them down and be sure of them like you can with logic. I rarely trust my emotions, no matter how deep they run.

Mensa say my IQ is 161.

If there were an emotional equivalent of Mensa and I took the tests, I'm sure they'd tell me I had an IQ of about 70 lol.

 

[satindesire]

60% logic, 40% emotion.

 

[Keroin]

I don't have a logical nerve in my body. These days I also have a weird relationship with the truth.

*Nods*

A slippery creature, truth.