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Re:Tips for a Better Life by mcguire on Thursday December 24, 2020 @11:38AM (#25528964)
"What would pseudo-rationalism even be? Purported rationalism, yes, but the rationalism would be just a smokescreen for positions that are not rationally derived and therefore not addressable by means of rational argument."

The fundamental question of philosophy: how do you tell a rationally derived belief from an irrationally derived belief?

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Re:Tips for a Better Life by Viliam1234 on Thursday December 24, 2020 @05:04PM (#25531883)
> how do you tell a rationally derived belief from an irrationally derived belief?

The former, I could change, given enough data.

The latter, I am willing to die for (or rather, attack other people for). However, I could change it after hanging out with different people for long time.

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