and that attempting to encourage humans to be more dispassionate like computers is actually impossible.

I anticipated this response. No, we're not all supposed to be like Mr. Spock and only live logically. Critical thinking requires a dispassionate view. It doesn't mean living dispassionately, it just means being objective about something. So live, love, laugh and have passion for truth, but also know when you're being manipulated and understand how emotions can cloud reason.