"You're not thinking; you're merely being logical" (Neils Bohr). To what extent do you agree with this quote?

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"You're not thinking; you're merely being logical" (Neils Bohr).

To what extent do you agree with this quote?

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I agree with Neils Bohr’s statement that “You’re not thinking; you’re merely being logical” to some extent. If one is only using logic, then no real thinking is taking place. According to Bohr, thinking means using critical analysis in order to come up with a concrete evaluation of a situation. Whereas logic is just a part of the whole process that only associates some events by making a connection between them based on past experience but does not critically evaluate a situation. Something can be logical but not require any thinking, or critical analysis. Thinking requires logic along with critical analysis to form an evaluation.

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        For example, there is a population of squirrels living in my backyard. When I throw a rock at the squirrel and hit it, it runs away from me and never comes near me again. The squirrel is not thinking, it is merely using logic. That is, the squirrel is not critically analyzing the situation; it is merely associating my presence with the pain I inflicted. The squirrel acts based on its past experience and uses logic to deduce that every time I come outside, a rock will be thrown at it. But the squirrel does not critically analyze the situation ...

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