Hmm...OK. Look, when you first posted your definitions a week or
two ago my FIRST reaction was "Rational, reasonable, logical,
blah blah...all these words are still too vague. We might as well
say 'good and bad'". But, after a little more thought I figured that
an argument like that wouldn't lead to anything very interesting.
As a result I just, for purposes of the argument, assumed that we
all agreed that there was some "logico-rational thing"...a way of
thinking that we all understood to be inherent in mathematics,
science, etc. This combination of Logic, PCR, and other formal
systems was a fiat, if you will.
But, now that you bring it up, what is "rational" anyway? Where
does one learn how to do it? How can you tell when someone,
including yourself, is thinking rationally...as opposed to just
"rationalizing".
Reed
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