Analysis Of Supertramp's The Logical Song

Very often are people praised for being able to compartmentalize, or see things in an unemotional way. But, is this logical, critical ideal one humankind should have? People are naturally emotional, without this we wouldn't be such social creatures. Humans also crave knowledge, and we are taught from a young age to look for flaws in how we and others think, in order to find the truth. Is one way of being more correct, or more healthy for us? A common trait associated with children is their imagination, in contrast, adults are associated with rationality and realistic view. In Supertramp’s “The Logical Song”, it says:
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
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But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible,
Logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
Clinical, intellectual, cynical.
The person in the song is describing how they used to have an open and happy view on the world, but they went to school and grew up to become logical and cold. While losing childhood wonder is a negative thing, being dependable is a trait that others want us to have. In the grand scheme of human survival, being dependable and responsible has more rewards.
By being critical we are able to drown out the troublesome emotion-causers and guilt-trippers that can stop us in our path. As Michael S. Roth said in “Young Minds in Critical Condition”, by not being critical of everything, “We risk seeing a different way of living not as something alien, but as a possibility we might be able to explore, and even embrace.” Humans are so afraid of admitting that they are wrong, and thus strive to be so correct that they see the flaws in others’ logic. But this is not a good mindset to have, as it limits