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It is rational to ignore information about things we cannot affect. Your energy is much better used in other ways.
by paskozdilar 5y ago
It is rational to ignore information about things we cannot affect.
Your energy is much better used in other ways.
- dylan604 5y agoIt's also rational to be affected by things we cannot affect as well though. Your comment could be interpetted as saying that it is irrational to not ignore these things. Unfortunately, platitudes are not always the answer.
- paskozdilar 5y ago>It's also rational to be affected by things we cannot affect as well though. It's natural to be affected by things we cannot affect, but it is not rational. A rational agent or rational being is a person or entity that always aims to perform optimal actions based on given premises and information.[0] Thus, an agent that spends energy analyzing impossible scenarions cannot be rational. >Your comment could be interpetted as saying that it is irrational to not ignore these things. That would be a valid interpretation of my comment.