I'm a good example of an irrational person being persuaded with rationality.
Let's see, let's look at my history...
Oh my yes we have some good ones in here, don't we. Ok, in my historical dossiere I am guilty of the following: Racism, sexism, homophobia, religious intolerance, scientific ignorance, fallacious thinking [still am sometimes], intolerance of mental disorders, intolerance of personal preferences of fetishes [occasionally still am in some ways], intolerance of subjectively-based methods of thinking [still am, but nowadays for good reason rather than just hating it for the sake of hating it], and intolerance of differing political views. Among others.
Funny how once I opened my mind, that list of intolerances burned away like paper fed to the campfire.
So...yes, irrational individuals CAN be persuaded with rationality. And in fact it is a good idea to do so because once exposed to rationality, an irrational person may very well learn to stand at your side.
10 years ago I probably would not have gotten along with anyone here. Funny how much a person can change when he starts thinking, hm?
Let's see, let's look at my history...
Oh my yes we have some good ones in here, don't we. Ok, in my historical dossiere I am guilty of the following: Racism, sexism, homophobia, religious intolerance, scientific ignorance, fallacious thinking [still am sometimes], intolerance of mental disorders, intolerance of personal preferences of fetishes [occasionally still am in some ways], intolerance of subjectively-based methods of thinking [still am, but nowadays for good reason rather than just hating it for the sake of hating it], and intolerance of differing political views. Among others.
Funny how once I opened my mind, that list of intolerances burned away like paper fed to the campfire.
So...yes, irrational individuals CAN be persuaded with rationality. And in fact it is a good idea to do so because once exposed to rationality, an irrational person may very well learn to stand at your side.
10 years ago I probably would not have gotten along with anyone here. Funny how much a person can change when he starts thinking, hm?
