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You're just not thinking rationally enough.

• klyrs 5y ago
  What does "thinking rationally" mean in this context?
  • anotherman554 5y ago
    The article references some seminar on rationality, so "thinking rationally" means "thinking like the person at the seminar says people should think" presumably.
  • morelisp 5y ago
    As idlewords once described it, "AI cosplay" - a dumb person's idea of what a smart computer would do. It's honestly a little heartening that comments on HN don't immediately recognize the movement anymore.
    • klyrs 5y ago
      I've heard of a few flavors of "rationality" and I was mostly curious what rationalism would specifically recommend in this situation. Particularly, I know that regionalists strive for a Vulcan-like emotionless mindset -- but even Vulcans are capable of reasoning about others' emotional processes. Simply ignoring/dismissing the emotions of others is absurdly irrational -- one might as well refuse to account for the effect of gravity because we don't fully understand it.