The Neural Paradox

When reading my gReader the other day I stumbled upon a quite interesting article via 3QuarksDaily that immediately pushed me into another state of mind in which I was able to dive into one of my favorite subjects, rationality. What follows is a condensed version of my thoughts on relation of reason and non-reason...

On one hand, proponents of human rationality as the ultimate achievement of our brain's development are praising our this complex entanglement of neurons as the origin of our success but are at the same time extremely reluctant to acknowledge the rise and sophistication of yet another equally complex system inhabiting those very quarters, a system that is consequently just as unique and powerful, the wonderful cluster of human emotions. Why is that, due to unintelligibility of the latter?

In order to advance any further in the debate on rationality, its purpose, role and overall importance, this issue must be resolved beforehand.

In addition, this reconsideration would indubitably debunk the myth of our brain's nominal uniqueness or at least play a decisive role in bringing those who have faith in humanity but not much else to the other side of the river.