But not because of his mind, he is probably the strongest in that group. And hearing what he says about "sensitive people" I would run from him if I were the weak, he seems to eat weak people. Then, out of fights, the rest is just thinking in how to get out, so the best one is the best thinker (Not going to make a bet XD).Greta wrote: Still, to be fair, having a relatively dulled experience of reality can have its advantages. If you, Henry and I were lost in a forest with dangerous animals and humans around, he'd probably be a better person to have there than me, at least, more able to handle the rough stuff and almost certainly more brave.
I'm answering to say: NO. First of all, society doesn't exist.Society needs all types. Very broadly* it needs the insensitive (soldiers, police, prison warders) to survive and the sensitive (healers, artists, teachers) to make society something that's actually worth preserving.
But...soldiers, policemen and prison warders are not necesarily (or generaly) insensitive, in fact that ar some of the jobs where there are more suicides, and soldiers are not needed. And, in any way, they don0t need to be "insensitive" to accomplish their jobs in a better way, they can feel pain, sorrow, happyness, and do the same, when they go to a fight, the warm blood and the adrenalyne are a good company. The same for healers, artists and teachers, they can be very good being emotional stones, all the things you said need an extense and "cold" training and learning, like math, and they can be the best doctor, the best painter, and the best teacher, without a cry, a laugh or even a smile.
Feelings are not thoughts, not actions, alone they don't have any meaning, if people can take control over their own actions, everything is ok. If they can't, no matter if they have big or small feelings, they will act in a wrong way, they will cause harm to them and others.
I still don't see sense in sensitive or insensitive, poor simplifications not well defined, crapy labels.