Reply #130: I also understand the difference between a visceral reaction [View All]

[LanternWaste]

I also understand the difference between a visceral reaction describing our annoyance to a thing, and an actual wish or agenda to demonstrably remove a thing from existence. e.g, threads dealing with rape cases or pedophilia cases in which many posters state something along the lines of, "if he/she did that to my wife/son/daughter, I'd do X and Y"-- a sincere yet visceral reaction that is usually referred to as venting, and quite different from what that same poster would do were they charged with the responsibility of being a juror on the case-- in which case I would hazard that critical thought would quickly overwhelm the visceral reactions we all experience everyday.