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==Psychology== | ==Psychology== | ||
Vulcans are known for their high degree of honesty. | Contrary to the stereotype, Vulcans do possess emotion, often far more intense, violent and passionaite than those of many other species. It was this passionate and explosive emotionality that Vulcans blame for the vicious cycle of war that nearly devastated their planet. They now focus their mental energies on mastering emotion. The essence of Vulcan society is in arriving at the truth through logical process - emotions are considered illogical, thus making them impure and deterrent to truth. All Vulcans are born with the same emotions that afflicted their violent ancestors, but continuous mental conditioning generally gives them the impassivity they seek today. | ||
Though not all could arrive at the ultimate pure logical state, the exacting process of mental control gave Vulcans enough to conform to the ideals of Vulcan society. The ultimate level of logical thought was achieved through the attainment of kolinahr, which was said to purge them of all remaining emotions. | |||
Vulcans are known for their high degree of honesty. Some may perceive this as an incapability to lie - this is false, as they are instead extremely reluctant to tell a lie, as they often believe there to be no real purpose or gain by doing so. However, they will do so for what they perceive as logical reasons, though they rarely refer to their dishonesty as "lying." | |||
==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||