This post really is about whether it is rational (not “good”, “nice”, “approved-of”, etc.) to mistrust one’s own rationality (not “correctness”, “omniscience”, “good taste”, “general awesomeness”, etc.).
I think you are taking your campaign against overuse of “rational” and its cognates too far.
This post really is about whether it is rational (not “good”, “nice”, “approved-of”, etc.) to mistrust one’s own rationality (not “correctness”, “omniscience”, “good taste”, “general awesomeness”, etc.).
I think you are taking your campaign against overuse of “rational” and its cognates too far.
This is not unlikely.
I beg your pardon; I should have said “irrationally far” :-).