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That's exactly what I just said?

• klodolph 7y ago
  Well, if it's exactly what you just said, then I completely misunderstood what you said. Repeating it isn't going to help. What I thought you said was that rationality is relative to goals, and that different people have different goals. What I was trying to add to the discussion is that these goals are rational behaviors that arise from our value systems and beliefs. Different people can have different goals but the same beliefs, they might have more in common with each other than people with the same goals but different beliefs.
  • iamnothere 7y ago
    Yes, I agree. In typical usage, labeling something as "rational" implies it furthers a goal. As each person has their own unique values and goals, rationality is highly individualized. > Different people can have different goals but the same beliefs, they might have more in common with each other than people with the same goals but different beliefs. OK, I see the distinction here. This is true. I'd further note that individual goals often come with sub-goals (conscious or not), and people with overlapping central goals often have disagreements over sub-goals. This is a major problem in politics (the "narcissism of small differences"), and part of effective politics is getting people to ignore their own sub-goals in service of shared central goals. One may often feel more sympathy with an "outsider" who shares fewer actual concerns with you than with a neighbor who disagrees on specific implementations. Edit: clarified a little more.