@Driftdriver, I've been following your argument, and I have to disagree. Some of us usually make decisions based on emotion, and some of us frequently don't. It's a long and difficult process to become able to be able to learn to discern the difference between what we want and what we should do, but it's very possible. I think you're giving too much weight to emotion.
@Sanguine @CatherineofAragon Perhaps and I think the typical "conservative" gives it far too little consideration.
Lets look at the average person on an average day.
They wake up, possibly to an alarm clock they bought because they liked it. Sleeping in a bed they bought because its comfortable using a pillow that feels good.
They take a hot shower because a hot shower feels better then a cold show.
They use soaps that make their skin feel good and maybe smell good (smell triggering an emotional response).
They fix their hair in a way they feel comfortable with and put on clothes they bought because they look good, feel good.
They eat a breakfast that they like, because it tastes good (another emotional response).
They drive to work in a car they bought because they like it.
They work at a job that gives them satisfaction.
They married a wife/husband because they loved them.
They get pleasure out of watching their daughter play a sport, their son hit a baseball.
They visit this site because they like to argue.
They watch movies they find interesting.
Then they repeat. yes facts and figures play a part but its naive to think emotions aren't important and that the majority of people in the world aren't ruled by their emotions.