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<blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 2164357" data-attributes="member: 30001"><p>Thanks for the Neuron article, it did make more sense than the other one (and IMO was far less ambitious in it's conclusions than the news article). IMO this is getting beyond what's useful to RPGs though, and so I apologize if I'm not able address everything you've said. I'll try to keep it to this -</p><p> </p><p>DnD alignment covers a greater scope of decisions than IIRC what the Neuron article describes. Also, the article uses "cognitive" in a certain way that excludes what I was talking about earlier. My assertion was that people's cognitive processes and culture contribute to their emotional responses. So telling me that such and such a decision occurred in the emotional center of the brain does not rule out the (IMO strong) possibility that cognitive processes played a role in creating that emotional response. I think psychotherapy is based on this idea.</p><p> </p><p>IIRC to summarize your position: "emotional and rational parts of the brain both play a part in moral decisions". Then I misunderstood what you were saying earlier, and I think the Neuron article supports this, and with some generalization you can apply it (qualified) to the DnD alignment system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gizmo33, post: 2164357, member: 30001"] Thanks for the Neuron article, it did make more sense than the other one (and IMO was far less ambitious in it's conclusions than the news article). IMO this is getting beyond what's useful to RPGs though, and so I apologize if I'm not able address everything you've said. I'll try to keep it to this - DnD alignment covers a greater scope of decisions than IIRC what the Neuron article describes. Also, the article uses "cognitive" in a certain way that excludes what I was talking about earlier. My assertion was that people's cognitive processes and culture contribute to their emotional responses. So telling me that such and such a decision occurred in the emotional center of the brain does not rule out the (IMO strong) possibility that cognitive processes played a role in creating that emotional response. I think psychotherapy is based on this idea. IIRC to summarize your position: "emotional and rational parts of the brain both play a part in moral decisions". Then I misunderstood what you were saying earlier, and I think the Neuron article supports this, and with some generalization you can apply it (qualified) to the DnD alignment system. [/QUOTE]
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