Implicit in calling yourself a rationalist is the idea that other people are not thinking rationally. There are a lot of “we see the world as it really is” ideo

Implicit in calling yourself a rationalist is the idea that other people are not thinking rationally. There are a lot of “we see the world as it really is” ideologies, and you can only ascribe to one if you have a certain sense of self-assuredness that doesn't lend itself to healthy debate.