Marxism, what you got?

[Ahriman]

No, it isn't a contradiction. Enlightenment refers to a high level of natural wisdom. Being rational, means that you know and understand something well enough to provide a scientific explanation for it. Enlightenment refers to something that is innate, while rationality refers to something that is learned.

You must be homeschooled.  You stated a false dichotomy about being simple and blissful or rational genius.  You are suggesting one must be one or the other.  That is not true.

Definition of Enlightened (Meriam Webster) - freed from ignorance and misinformation.  (That's what one gets when one learns things.  Education)

Definition of rational (same) - having reason or understanding

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Wisdom is about having good judgement or insight.  I've always had more difficulty explaining wisdom.  But it is not enlightenment.

I was raised Catholic. We didn't even learn math at my school. But I still think I'm right about how I defined those words.