Yes. Rationalism shouldn’t be see as a bag of discrete tricks, but rather, as the means for achieving any given end—what it takes to do something you want to do. The particulars will vary, of course, depending on the end in question, but the rational individual should do better at figuring them out.
On a side note, I’m not sure coming up with better slogans, catchphrases, and neologisms is the right thing to be aiming for.
Yes. Rationalism shouldn’t be see as a bag of discrete tricks, but rather, as the means for achieving any given end—what it takes to do something you want to do. The particulars will vary, of course, depending on the end in question, but the rational individual should do better at figuring them out.
On a side note, I’m not sure coming up with better slogans, catchphrases, and neologisms is the right thing to be aiming for.
Do not underestimate the power of poetry.
Yes, but power to do what? Sometimes poetry conveys ideas and associations, sometimes it just annoys people.
‘Whatever wins is rational’?
‘Winners are rational’?
‘Rationality is winning’?
Hm. Sloganeering is harder than it looks.