Yes, ideally, you don't want to be in a highly charged emotional state when evaluating information. But emotions can actually help with discernment. Sometimes we know something doesn't feel right before we can logically process why that is. People whose brains sustain injuries that prevent them from feeling their emotions have a very hard time making decisions. Without emotions to guide them, they don't know what to choose. Our brains work best using a combination of observation, perception, knowledge, logic, intuition, and emotion.
I agree, and I think this dovetails with OP's intent: By clearing our emotions as we look at the information, we're arguably more able to pick up on those subtle hits of intuition telling us that something is wrong.
Yes, ideally, you don't want to be in a highly charged emotional state when evaluating information. But emotions can actually help with discernment. Sometimes we know something doesn't feel right before we can logically process why that is. People whose brains sustain injuries that prevent them from feeling their emotions have a very hard time making decisions. Without emotions to guide them, they don't know what to choose. Our brains work best using a combination of observation, perception, knowledge, logic, intuition, and emotion.
I agree, and I think this dovetails with OP's intent: By clearing our emotions as we look at the information, we're arguably more able to pick up on those subtle hits of intuition telling us that something is wrong.