What makes people irrational thinkers?

[emjay]

Though I should probably not have brought Neo into this... but since you two often seem to agree I assumed you might think alike on this question... so apologies to either of you if you think that was an unfair conclusion to draw.

Neo knows a lot, and I respect his approach here. He never pretends to know more than he does, he never writes out-of-the-blue objections just to have a fight with people, he never claims unwarranted certainty. Most importantly, he can talk about these things without being insulting or vulgar. To me, how we behave on these forums is more immediately important than the topics we discuss -- metaphysics isn't likely to change our daily lives, but ethical behavior is something we develop only through practicing it. 

I'll get to the rest later but for now I'll just ask, of the italic-ed, are you referring to me here? As I'm aware that most of my posts will indeed be perceived as out-of-the-blue, simply because I rarely post, and I read a lot more than I post. And for the record I was not trying to pick a fight, just ask a question.