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the alternative to reason is not religion. It can be empathy, emotion, spirituality. You can call it mumbo jumbo if you want to, but it's an integral part of ho
by chobeat 8y ago
the alternative to reason is not religion. It can be empathy, emotion, spirituality. You can call it mumbo jumbo if you want to, but it's an integral part of how humans experience themselves, the others and the world.
- fossuser 8y agoWe’re probably mostly disputing definitions - I don’t consider those things separate from rationality (well except for spirituality).
- chobeat 8y agoOh they are. When you have to take decisions, give priorities, give up control in favor of something else, you will see how big the gap is. Then if you see emotions as a subset of rationality, then it's again your rational view of the world and how you make sense of it, but it's not the position held by most people.
- fossuser 8y agoI think this is a pretty good blog post that summarizes how I think of it: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RcZCwxFiZzE6X7nsv/what-do-we-mean-by-rationality https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RcZCwxFiZzE6X7nsv/what-do-we...