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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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I'm not sure.
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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".
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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%
Total 19 vote(s) 100%
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RE: Is it rational to maximize rationality?
July 8, 2015 at 4:34 pm (This post was last modified: July 8, 2015 at 4:36 pm by Whateverist.)
But I don't think the 'opposite' of rational is random or crazy. Rational is what our amazing human brains can do. But that brain is part and parcel of a structure that includes a perfectly good mammalian brain and even reptilian brain. I don't think those have been disabled by the emergence of our human brains. They're still functional and do not rely on rationality. There is something gratifying about moving through the world at least part of the time while operating out of these beautiful, nonverbal brains. That is why I don't seek to maximize rationality, just the opposite. The verbal human brain can make you crazy.
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RE: Is it rational to maximize rationality? - by Whateverist - July 8, 2015 at 4:34 pm

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