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luttman23 t1_j9errz9 wrote

No, emotions aren't emergent from intelligence, consider psychopaths, usually very intelligent - but unable to process emotions as most of humanity. Most psychopaths don't know they are until they're diagnosed, and so have no idea they are essentially emulating others. I would still agree that psychopaths are both sentient and concious, despite the emotional area of their brains being turned off.

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MethMcFastlane t1_j9ez2qx wrote

Psychopaths do experience emotion. It is not as simple as "the emotional area in their brains being turned off".

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luttman23 t1_j9f7hiz wrote

Nothing with brains is ever simple, but yes I was vastly over simplifying

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