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Rationally proving rationality
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RE: Rationally proving rationality
(December 14, 2011 at 5:54 pm)Perhaps Wrote:
(December 14, 2011 at 8:59 am)Magicthighs Wrote:
(December 10, 2011 at 4:01 pm)Perhaps Wrote: ‎"...Even rationality is grounded in a leap of intutition. There is no way to rationally prove that rationallity is a good way to look at the world. We intue it - that it is very helpful. And as we know, according to Pascal, the end point of rationallity is to demonstrate the limits to rationality."

Please define rationality.

Rationality - the state or quality of being rational.
Rational - Having or exercising reason.

Okay so far, if that's what you're intending rationality to mean.

Quote:Reason - the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences [based upon observations].

Seems like you just went to dictionary.com and tacked "[based upon observations]" at the end of entry 3. Problem is, even by tacking on that bit, you're including reasons like "the voices told me to do it" and "I saw it in a vision". Even creationists base their claims on observations.

All you're saying here is that rationality means the state of using your mind to form conclusions, judgments or inferences [based on observations]. Do you know of any other ways to form conclusions, judgments or inferences?
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Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 10, 2011 at 4:01 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by frankiej - December 10, 2011 at 4:06 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 10, 2011 at 4:46 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by reverendjeremiah - December 10, 2011 at 6:34 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 10, 2011 at 8:42 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 10, 2011 at 8:48 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 10, 2011 at 8:52 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 10, 2011 at 9:14 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Epimethean - December 10, 2011 at 8:48 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 10, 2011 at 10:15 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 10, 2011 at 11:23 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 11, 2011 at 12:08 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 11, 2011 at 12:25 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by reverendjeremiah - December 11, 2011 at 4:36 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Epimethean - December 10, 2011 at 11:04 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Epimethean - December 11, 2011 at 12:52 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by reverendjeremiah - December 11, 2011 at 2:03 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Epimethean - December 11, 2011 at 2:11 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by reverendjeremiah - December 11, 2011 at 2:24 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 11, 2011 at 5:08 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by reverendjeremiah - December 11, 2011 at 5:17 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 11, 2011 at 5:23 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 12, 2011 at 8:14 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 12, 2011 at 8:30 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 12, 2011 at 10:22 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 13, 2011 at 5:23 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 13, 2011 at 3:49 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 14, 2011 at 12:58 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 14, 2011 at 4:26 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 15, 2011 at 5:05 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by tackattack - December 14, 2011 at 4:33 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 14, 2011 at 9:14 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 12, 2011 at 11:47 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Mister Agenda - December 12, 2011 at 12:52 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by houseofcantor - December 14, 2011 at 3:47 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Magicthighs - December 14, 2011 at 8:59 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 14, 2011 at 5:40 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 14, 2011 at 5:54 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 14, 2011 at 6:35 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 14, 2011 at 6:51 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 14, 2011 at 7:02 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Magicthighs - December 14, 2011 at 7:13 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Magicthighs - December 14, 2011 at 6:40 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 14, 2011 at 7:48 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 14, 2011 at 7:50 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 14, 2011 at 8:04 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Magicthighs - December 14, 2011 at 8:24 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 15, 2011 at 5:29 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 14, 2011 at 8:32 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Magicthighs - December 14, 2011 at 8:33 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 14, 2011 at 8:41 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 14, 2011 at 9:23 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Magicthighs - December 14, 2011 at 9:29 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 14, 2011 at 10:21 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 15, 2011 at 5:17 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by frankiej - December 15, 2011 at 11:15 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by houseofcantor - December 15, 2011 at 3:27 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 15, 2011 at 12:14 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 16, 2011 at 3:20 am
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by LastPoet - December 15, 2011 at 4:05 pm
RE: Rationally proving rationality - by houseofcantor - December 15, 2011 at 5:21 pm

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