When did the dispassionate defense of reason become an 'asshole' trait? Is ignoring emotion not the right way to consider anything logically? While his bedside

When did the dispassionate defense of reason become an 'asshole' trait? Is ignoring emotion not the right way to consider anything logically? While his bedside manner leaves a bit to be desired, it does at least try to move the debate foreward. While I am no defender of the 'rockstar jerk', we can not judge the merits of an idea principally on the attitude of the author.