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> The whole game of Rationalism is that you should ignore gut intuitions and cultural norms that you can't justify with rational arguments. The game as it is _
by empath75 1y ago
> The whole game of Rationalism is that you should ignore gut intuitions and cultural norms that you can't justify with rational arguments.
The game as it is _actually_ played is that you use rationalist arguments to justify your pre-existing gut intuitions and personal biases.
- NoGravitas 1y agoOr worse - to justify the gut intuitions and personal biases of your cult leader.
- xbar 1y agoWhich is to say, Rationalism is easily abused to justify any behavior contrary to its own tenets, just like any other -ism.
- copularent 1y agoExactly. Humans are rationalizers. Operate on pre-existing gut intuitions and biases then invent after the fact rational sounding justifications. I guess Pareto wasn't on the reading list for these intellectual frauds. Those are actually the priors being updated lol.