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Is sanity rational?
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RE: Is sanity rational?
I agree with you. Sanity would be thoughts and actions made towards self-preservation, including doing good for the community. Evolution does a good job of explaing that. It may also explain insanity. I do think self-preservation is rational, but I don't think we came by it rationally.

What would you say about extreme cases of self-sacrifice, like fighting in wars or saving your children or parents from a bullet? Do we come by that rationally, or is that also evolutionary?
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:

"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."

For context, this is the previous verse:

"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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Is sanity rational? - by bennyboy - September 25, 2014 at 9:24 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Surgenator - September 25, 2014 at 10:56 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Jenny A - September 26, 2014 at 12:15 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Exian - September 26, 2014 at 12:44 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by bennyboy - September 26, 2014 at 8:32 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Exian - October 3, 2014 at 2:06 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Alex K - September 26, 2014 at 3:29 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Aoi Magi - September 26, 2014 at 4:19 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Exian - September 26, 2014 at 4:22 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by genkaus - September 26, 2014 at 6:13 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Michael B - September 26, 2014 at 8:07 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by genkaus - September 26, 2014 at 8:49 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Michael B - September 26, 2014 at 7:00 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by mralstoner - October 3, 2014 at 12:51 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by psychoslice - October 3, 2014 at 2:20 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Mudhammam - October 3, 2014 at 3:16 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by bennyboy - October 3, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Mudhammam - October 3, 2014 at 8:04 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by bennyboy - October 4, 2014 at 1:57 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Mudhammam - October 4, 2014 at 11:24 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Well Rounded Rectangle - October 4, 2014 at 12:34 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by *Deidre* - October 3, 2014 at 3:18 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by genkaus - October 3, 2014 at 6:02 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Exian - October 3, 2014 at 6:04 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by genkaus - October 4, 2014 at 4:14 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by *Deidre* - October 3, 2014 at 11:47 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by KUSA - October 3, 2014 at 8:48 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Zidneya - October 3, 2014 at 11:42 pm
Re: RE: Is sanity rational? - by KUSA - October 4, 2014 at 2:03 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by bennyboy - October 4, 2014 at 11:02 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Tartarus Sauce - October 4, 2014 at 10:13 pm
RE: Is sanity rational? - by bennyboy - October 5, 2014 at 1:41 am
RE: Is sanity rational? - by Whateverist - October 5, 2014 at 1:51 am

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