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Must we be rational?

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Must we be rational?
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RE: Must we be rational?
March 12, 2013 at 11:09 am
(March 12, 2013 at 10:48 am)Dawud Wrote: If rationality is just a biologically adaptive feature of the human body - why should we let it rule our lives?

Because it is an infinitely better thing with which to rule your life than that which made you a Muslim.

(March 12, 2013 at 10:48 am)Dawud Wrote: If rationality is just a biological feature that can help us pass on our seed, can we really claim anything to be objectively good or bad?

(PS I do not advocate being irrational)

If you religious types would all be satisfied with dying without offspring, than I would say rarioanlity is bad for you. But it is good for us because we would want offsprings to enjoy the better world in which you Re extinct.
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Must we be rational? - by Dawud - March 12, 2013 at 10:48 am
RE: Must we be rational? - by thesummerqueen - March 12, 2013 at 11:00 am
RE: Must we be rational? - by genkaus - March 12, 2013 at 11:07 am
RE: Must we be rational? - by jstrodel - March 12, 2013 at 12:51 pm
RE: Must we be rational? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2013 at 11:09 am
RE: Must we be rational? - by paulpablo - March 12, 2013 at 11:22 am
RE: Must we be rational? - by Angrboda - March 12, 2013 at 12:55 pm

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