(November 30, 2015 at 12:04 am)Quantum Wrote:(November 29, 2015 at 10:25 pm)Evie Wrote: I struggle to think of any of my tastes and interests that don't have some sort of irrational basis.
As the Scottish Philosopher David Hume said: "Reason is the slave of the passions."
How could they possibly have a rational basis? What would that even look like...
I agree I'm pretty sure ultimately it's all irrational, "Why do you like X?" "Because I like Y." "Why do you like Y?" "Because I like Z", and so on until it comes down to you don't know why you like what you like. It's all irrational and I think a lot of what you like or dislike is because you associate it with something else you like or dislike, but it all ultimately boils down to irrational passions.
