Are Emotions Morally Neutral?
Jill Howard
“…feelings are neither good nor bad. They do not have any moral weight or value; they just are.” – Natalie Feinblatt, https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/blog/emotions-are-value-neutral “Anger is like gasoline; it’s just energy. When anger rises people become active. It’s a neutral energized state. It’s like gasoline before it’s applied to some function. Gas can be applied to run great engines or be used to create horrific firebombs, but the fuel itself is neutral until someone chooses how to apply it.” – Monica Berg, https://rethinklife.today/the-biology-of-anger-101 “Sear this into your brain: There is no such thing as a good or bad emotion. Emotions are morally neutral phenomena. Like the weather, color of your skin, or...
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