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Is it rational to maximize rationality?

Poll: Is it rational to be rational?
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Yes, rationality can rationally be shown to be an objective good.
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Yes, by definition.
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 4 21.05%
I'm not sure.
5.26%
 1 5.26%
No, but obviously it is a damned good thing to be.
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No, rationality has utility and has nothing to do with what we "should be".
21.05%
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Other, please explain.
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None of the above.
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I fucking hate polls.
31.58%
 6 31.58%
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Is it rational to maximize rationality?
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RE: Is it rational to maximize rationality?
July 7, 2015 at 6:42 pm
So, are people saying that it is rational to be irrational?  Or that it is irrational to be rational?

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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RE: Is it rational to maximize rationality? - by Pyrrho - July 7, 2015 at 6:42 pm

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