this is actually quite beautiful. Is this from somewhere or did you make this up? Either way, I like it.we go the way we are drawn
We go the way we are drawn. Absent a counter-veiling draw, no choice is presented, no preference is selected. — Arne
I don't understand the distinction you're trying to make here. — Pseudonym
we go the way we are drawn
this is actually quite beautiful. Is this from somewhere or did you make this up? Either way, I like it.Reveal — mrnormal5150
And you never will so long as you continue to equate trivial decisions such as flavors of ice cream with decisions regarding one's philosophical journey. — Arne
In addition and consistent with my previous comments, we do not make the number of decision during the course of a day as we think we do, let alone significant decisions. We spend most of our day on "auto pilot" when it comes to executing the decisions we have already made. — Arne
Ah thank you for clarifying. Now, let us assume you're right, that which argument we adopt is based on our preferences. Why would that not be rational? — mrnormal5150
Preferences would be irrational as they aren't reasoned positions. — TheMadFool
I don't see how that follows. I'm asking why you think preferences are irrational if they aren't "reasoned." Are all non-reasoned things irrational? Is my tv set irrational? My taste for Indian food? These are non-rational...not irrational. Also, rationality and reasons can split apart, as my examples illustrated. Furthermore, rationality is a complex; it is an achievement of sorts. There are no default rational items. In order to arrive at "rational" beliefs, we will need justifiers. Justifiers themselves need not be justified. Insofar as our preferences can act as justifiers (I can think of several accessibility internalists who think this) they would be part of the process of rational belief formation. Because they themselves are non-rational elements of one's justifying base does not make them irrational.Preferences would be irrational as they aren't reasoned positions.
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