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Not emotional does not guarantee rational. Rational does not guarantee correct, if you don't consider all the variables. Anecdotally, I find Libertarians are

Not emotional does not guarantee rational. Rational does not guarantee correct, if you don't consider all the variables. Anecdotally, I find Libertarians are just as susceptible as people of all political parties of being selective with arguments that support their points of view, and ignoring others. What is unique to Libertarians I know is an arrogance about the objective correctness (because of their lack of emotion and rationality) of their philosophy.

CryptoPunk 6y ago
Libertarians are only slightly more rational than liberals. Both are significantly more rational and less emotional than conservatives. >>Rational does not guarantee correct, if you don't consider all the variables. Of course, but a rational mindset is more likely to base its beliefs on evidence and logically sound suppositions, and thus be correct, than an emotional one. >>What is unique to Libertarians I know is an arrogance about the objective correctness (because of their lack of emotion and rationality) of their philosophy. I think the willingness of adherents of non-libertarian ideologies to use the force of the state to force peaceful people to bend to their will reveals a greater arrogance. I find "live and let live" to show the greatest humility, but I suppose this is all subjective.
- bambataa 6y ago
  > Libertarians are only slightly more rational than liberals. Both are significantly more rational and less emotional than conservatives. What is your basis for that claim? Go on r/conservative and you’ll see plenty claiming the opposite.
  - CryptoPunk 6y ago
    According to this study, Figure 4: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22927928/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22927928/
    - bambataa 6y ago
      What’s the basis for saying that’s “significant”? (Genuine question — I’m not familiar with the metric and the differences seem small)
      - CryptoPunk 6y ago
        That's how the study described it IIRC.

CryptoPunk 6y ago

Libertarians are only slightly more rational than liberals. Both are significantly more rational and less emotional than conservatives. >>Rational does not guarantee correct, if you don't consider all the variables. Of course, but a rational mindset is more likely to base its beliefs on evidence and logically sound suppositions, and thus be correct, than an emotional one. >>What is unique to Libertarians I know is an arrogance about the objective correctness (because of their lack of emotion and rationality) of their philosophy. I think the willingness of adherents of non-libertarian ideologies to use the force of the state to force peaceful people to bend to their will reveals a greater arrogance. I find "live and let live" to show the greatest humility, but I suppose this is all subjective.

bambataa 6y ago
> Libertarians are only slightly more rational than liberals. Both are significantly more rational and less emotional than conservatives. What is your basis for that claim? Go on r/conservative and you’ll see plenty claiming the opposite.
- CryptoPunk 6y ago
  According to this study, Figure 4: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22927928/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22927928/
  - bambataa 6y ago
    What’s the basis for saying that’s “significant”? (Genuine question — I’m not familiar with the metric and the differences seem small)
    - CryptoPunk 6y ago
      That's how the study described it IIRC.