| Are reason & emotion equally necessary in justifying moral decision?
A moral decision involves the distinction between right and wrong.
Are reason & emotion equally necessary in justifying moral decision?
Senses and mind work together. Senses make us aware while reason determines how we conceptualize what we perceive. Although senses and reason coexist in one’s being, emotions tend to transcend reason when it is not controlled. It is likely that self-interest will overpower rationalism in justifying a moral decision because of the nature of humans.
That is why I think that only reason is necessary in justifying moral decisions because emotions put limits on knowledge and society becomes corrupt if everyone practices self-interest.
For example, the clash between Pearl Harbor andHiroshima and Nagasaki is a fitting example to illustrate this claim. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States of America did not respond in a diplomatic manner. Rather, they officially entered World War II and launched the atomic bombings causing numerous injuries and loss of innocent lives. When emotions overpower reason, people generally react in an impulse without considering the consequences of the action beforehand. A rational explanation is obligatory instead of an emotional response in justifying a moral decision. | 
