(August 31, 2019 at 3:28 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(August 31, 2019 at 3:07 pm)wyzas Wrote: I don't think I've called them hypocrites but thanks for putting words in my mouth. I'm not talking "rational to them" but rational to an outside observer/third person perspective. My perspective would be that they are avoiding a rational look at the beliefs as a way to avoid cognitive dissonance in favor of emotional reasons/security.
I assumed you meant rational to them, not a third-party observer, because you were responding to my post on live hypothesis which is all about what's rational to the individual.
Rationalizations can be made for any behavior/belief. It does not make the behavior/belief rational.
And Boru makes an excellent point.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
