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Re:Left-Pad (2024) by olalonde on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @12:30PM (#44249262)
It seems what you really meant was:

> And third, they haven't read Al-Ghazali, don't quite understand how I make decisions.

Not everyone makes decision guided by the heart. Many people lean more on reason and logic.

Re:Left-Pad (2024) by akoculu on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @12:42PM (#44249383)
> Many people lean more on reason and logic.

Yes, when theres's no impulse strong enough to outweigh reasoning. You don't need Ghazali for this, Kant also explains it. Before suggesting that I rephrase things, I think you should explore the domain first.

Re:Left-Pad (2024) by olalonde on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @01:04PM (#44249594)
That’s beside the point. It’s perfectly valid to draw inspiration from Kant or Al-Ghazali for your decision-making framework, but neither explains how people actually make decisions in general-their work is fundamentally normative. By the way, I'd be surprised if a true Kantian would have arrived at the same decision as you.
Re:Left-Pad (2024) by akoculu on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @01:08PM (#44249630)
> neither explains how people actually make decisions in general-their work

BS -- What's your familiarity with what you're talking about?

Re:Left-Pad (2024) by olalonde on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @01:41PM (#44249954)
More familiar than you apparently. Do you not agree that some people would not have made the same decision as you did back then?
Re:Left-Pad (2024) by akoculu on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @01:43PM (#44249981)
> More familiar than you apparently.

> Do you not agree that some people would not have made the same decision as you did back then?

:facepalm: