One pundit suggested that the button to launch nuclear missiles should be implanted in the chest of the President’s best friend. That way, if he chose to launch nukes, he’d have to inflict physical violence on his friend, tearing him open. That consideration would recruit emotional networks into the decision. When making life-and-death decisions, unchecked reason can be dangerous; our emotions are a powerful and often insightful constituency, and we’d be remiss to exclude them from the parliamentary voting. The world would not be better if we all behaved like robots.
