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minus-squarecub Gucci@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoA regular reminder for us all to search for contradictions in our rationalizations of our own behavior
minus-squarecassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoIf you dont try to be rational, you can get down to zero pretty quick.
minus-squarecub Gucci@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThe only goal of being rational is to communicate ideas with others. It’s not something that makes you inherently smart
minus-squarecassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days ago the goal of being rational is to communicate ideas with others Wait, that’s what it’s for!? It’s fucking useless for that shit.
minus-squareSuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoRight? I thought it was a sort of self-defence against being swindled, lied to, or otherwise taken advantage of by malicious thought patterns. Trying to use reason to communicate - especially with others who don’t share your commitment to reason - is insane.
A regular reminder for us all to search for contradictions in our rationalizations of our own behavior
If you dont try to be rational, you can get down to zero pretty quick.
The only goal of being rational is to communicate ideas with others. It’s not something that makes you inherently smart
Wait, that’s what it’s for!?
It’s fucking useless for that shit.
Right? I thought it was a sort of self-defence against being swindled, lied to, or otherwise taken advantage of by malicious thought patterns.
Trying to use reason to communicate - especially with others who don’t share your commitment to reason - is insane.