20220107 : thinking vs feeling
Most of the time, when we have to make a decision/ choice, we do a quick mental calculation. Different parameters are taken into account, weightage assigned and a weighted score is calculated to help us make the decision. Of course none of it is done mathematically, but that is basically what happens in various other terms in the mind. If we interrogate the mind later - the constituents will come out. But sometimes, against this mental mathematics, we want to do something else. We often say we listened to the heart or the gut or plainly - "it just feels right" What is this "feeling"? I think it has nothing to do with the "heart" or "gut" or any other organs. They don't speak to us. I think it is our subconscious mind telling our consciousness mind what to do. Very likely, it is doing a similar computation taking into factor many earlier experiences and other's experiences, etc. Since we can't quiz the subconscious mind using our consc