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It's perfectly fine to deduce the cause of an emotion
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The problem arises when you try to work things backwards
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| I feel bad, therefore the thing causing me to feel bad must BE bad | |
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It's not hard to see how this can lead to unacceptable conclusions
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| Black people scare me. Therefore they scary, bad people. | |
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