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An irrational belief is one you did not come to through reason. Irrational doesn't mean bad or wrong. It just means it did not come from a rationale. Many beli
by MacsHeadroom 2y ago
An irrational belief is one you did not come to through reason.
Irrational doesn't mean bad or wrong. It just means it did not come from a rationale. Many beliefs we have are presuppositions which we demand strong rationale for changing, despite not needing similar rationale to arrive at the presupposed belief.
Believing the earth is flat because it looks flat is an example of an irrational belief practically everyone holds until taught otherwise. Some people hold onto the belief even after being given good reason to abandon it. We call that irrational behavior.
- baxtr 2y agoI like the flat earth example. However, it seems to me that your definition is circular. You define irrational as the opposite of being rational. I’m pretty sure that flat earthers have their own “rationale” why the earth must be flat and we are the irrational ones to them. The circular definition is not good enough.
- MacsHeadroom 2y agoHaving rationale to support your belief is inconsequential to whether it is rational or not. The important distinction is whether you arrived at the belief through rationale or not. Everyone believes the earth is flat by default because it appears flat. That's what makes it irrational. If you later revert to believing in the globe because of reason and then convert back for reasons none of that matters. The initial belief was always irrational.
- baxtr 2y agoSo basically you’re saying that being irrational means ignoring facts that the majority has established to be true?