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Logical people by definition do what is logical. You seem to have assigned tribehood to a group you call "the logical people" who behave illogically. Without a
by dTal 5y ago
Logical people by definition do what is logical. You seem to have assigned tribehood to a group you call "the logical people" who behave illogically. Without a mental ideal of an actual logical person, how can you ever aspire to behave logically yourself?
- pydry 5y agoI wasn't saying this behavior was illogical nor that "logical" people are a tribe (although on HN, professing a belief in the primacy of logicality is certainly a tribal marker...) I'm merely saying that people who consider themselves "logical people who will change their mind when the facts change" will still ascertain veracity of facts and how much weight to give them in a tribal manner, even if they are not consciously aware of it.