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0> By the dictionary: "a person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response." 1> I guess
by mac01021 6y ago
0> By the dictionary: "a person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response."
1> I guess someone who chooses to label themselves as a rationalist likely holds the opinion that most people are not rationalists.
2> And I guess someone who offers up that label in order to introduce himself, before the topic of rationalism has even come up, must see it as a major part of his self-identity. (which probably implies <1>)
- marshmallow_12 6y agothanks for clarifying. A fundamental flaw in rationalism makes itself clear:At a certain point one has to stop relying on his own intellect when deciding on a particular action due to the constraints of the brains ability to accumulate enough information. This is an insurmountable obstacle. A rationalist can at best be described as one who will rely on his own certain knowledge when possible.