I think logic matters. The problem is not so much with logic itself, but with its applications. Two things are needed: logic and brain. Logic applied without brains is just that: brainless logic. Brain without logic is just that: illogical brain.outcydr said:
Application of logic requires prior assigning of classes to objects we are dealing with. This requires objectivity. Objectivity is different from logic. To be "objective" requires brain.
Moreover, assigning classes is always somewhat fuzzy, uncertain. Classical, Aristotelian logic is not well adapted to dealing with the fuzzy, uncertain world. The calculus of probabilities is based on classical logic, yet it adds "probabilities", so it is better. But deep inside probability theory assumes that probabilities are objective. Yet what we are dealing with in everyday applications are subjective probabilities. So called Bayesian probability is better equipped to this end.
So, to summarize, there is nothing wrong with using logic, but is necessary to be aware of the fact that categorizing real world objects is subjective, that we are dealing with uncertainty and fuzziness, and that assigning probabilities is also subjective. It is only by using our brains that we can effectively deal with subjective classifications and yet approach objectivity.
Of course, having at least a seed of a "soul", beside logic and brain, is an extra bonus. Because both logic and brain (mind) can be applied for malevolent purposes -see John Nash and The Beautiful Mind. See the Lambda Corporation - search Google for:
