RE: Must we be rational?
March 12, 2013 at 11:22 am
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2013 at 11:26 am by paulpablo.)
(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?
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're talking about adaptive behavior then rationality can be adaptive or non adaptive.
Rationality causes people to use condoms, not have sex whenever they feel like it and so on, which is counterproductive to reproductive success.
I don't think rationality is a specifically evolved behavior for passing on our seed, It's more of a bi product of tactical behavior and intelligence.
If you're asking me personally why should i let rationality rule my life, well in my case i probably should so that i don't get an STD or get a girl pregnant.
But rationality is a difficult subject though because in a way no matter what type of person you are you always tend to use rationality by your own standards.
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