Belief that purely rational thought is possible or even a reasonable goal is a sure sign of an irrational person.
That last sentence should cause a bit of cognitive dissonance if you’re paying attention.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw
I guess no-one wants to have a “rational” debate on the subject of rationality.
They’d rather vote-down minor problems like actually having concrete definitions for the basis of their faith in this abstract thing called “rationality.”
Definition of rationality- The ability to determine truths based on what is justified by the evidence avaliable. Generally requires a degree of ability to compensate for cognitive biases.
Definition of ‘pure rationality’- Perfect ability to make justified interferences based on the evidence avaliable. Implies complete immunity to cognitive biases.
These are both tenative, but close enough to show the flaws in your argument. Pure rationality as defined may be practically (if not theoretically) impossible, but is a reasonable goal.
Rationality is fiction.
Belief that purely rational thought is possible or even a reasonable goal is a sure sign of an irrational person.
That last sentence should cause a bit of cognitive dissonance if you’re paying attention.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw
I guess no-one wants to have a “rational” debate on the subject of rationality.
They’d rather vote-down minor problems like actually having concrete definitions for the basis of their faith in this abstract thing called “rationality.”
Good luck with that!
If you’re still here:
Definition of rationality- The ability to determine truths based on what is justified by the evidence avaliable. Generally requires a degree of ability to compensate for cognitive biases. Definition of ‘pure rationality’- Perfect ability to make justified interferences based on the evidence avaliable. Implies complete immunity to cognitive biases.
These are both tenative, but close enough to show the flaws in your argument. Pure rationality as defined may be practically (if not theoretically) impossible, but is a reasonable goal.
Those are quite good! May I suggest a discussion thread asking for personal working definitions of rationality?