You can have emotions while being rational, and you can be rational while having emotions. They are opposed sometimes, but they do not always have to be. But when there is a conflict between them, rationality (so long as you practice it properly) is more reliable in reaching correct, useful conclusions.
Unless you’re involved in an emotional relationship with someone… Yes, you could take the machine approach and go “your reaction is improper based on the stimulii” or you could take a more human approach and say “oh sorry I hurt your feelings” and maybe cry with them or something. Irrationality is allowed in human relationships.
You can have emotions while being rational, and you can be rational while having emotions. They are opposed sometimes, but they do not always have to be. But when there is a conflict between them, rationality (so long as you practice it properly) is more reliable in reaching correct, useful conclusions.
Unless you’re involved in an emotional relationship with someone… Yes, you could take the machine approach and go “your reaction is improper based on the stimulii” or you could take a more human approach and say “oh sorry I hurt your feelings” and maybe cry with them or something. Irrationality is allowed in human relationships.
Saying “oh sorry I hurt your feelings” is just plain being nice, which is a good idea whether you are aiming to be rational or not.
That’s not irrational.