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Define rational. Science takes many things for granted under faith : there is an observable universe, it operates under decipherable rules etc. So you seem conf

• pmarreck 9y ago
  > there is an observable universe wait, this is not self-evident? > it operates under decipherable rules we already know this is not proven. taste, for example, has no discernible rules. therefore taste is irrational (for now). Rational: Agreeable to reason and based on objective empirical evidence and observation. Things outside the reach of this: The irrational. Subjective experience. Etc. The key here is, you can believe whatever you want, but to act against someone else, I think you need a rational basis. Rationality, where it exists, should be given a wide berth.
  • simula67 9y ago
    > this is not self-evident Self-evident is just a lazy term meaning I believe it without evidence. You could for example, be living in the matrix and the real world could operate under different art of rules or maybe no rules. Science puts these types of questions aside for expediency > taste, for example, has no discernible rules. therefore taste is irrational Not true. Some of what is called taste can be boiled down to rational analysis. For example, photogeaphers have rules which helps them take good photos On a fundamental level, science and rationality depends on premises unproven. It is a great tool to examine the universe and it nature, but that does not mean it can answer every question. It was never intended to