You Should Probably Study Rationality

Re:You Should Probably Study Rationality by patinador on Thursday September 09, 2010 @06:21PM (#1677161)

Thanks for commenting the difference, but what would happen when people use rational thinking only to construct excuses, that is rationalization of what they do.

An example: I am a rational people, I will pick certain portion of reality that allow me to construct a good model of myself, with blind eyes for the part I don't want to see.

You can use "rational thinking" to construct rationalization of your behaviour.

Since there is no logical notion of justice, rational thinking and rationalization are not far away.

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Re:You Should Probably Study Rationality by mikemol on Thursday September 09, 2010 @06:31PM (#1677186)

Non sequitur; you can't call your actions driven by being a rational person, yet choose to exclude data points because run counter to your desired conclusion.

If you're excluding data points because they lead you away from your desired conclusion, then you're not thinking rationally, you're rationalizing.

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