P.s This isn't a question whether the choice is right or wrong. I want to see if anyone can make the case that the red pill is the rational choice, and explore the implications of it in real life. — TheMadMan
That might be one of the many definitions of rational, but having a reason (cause) is not necessarily having reason (logic). — introbert
Rationality can transcend normative reason. — introbert
No, I don't see. You have your own ideas about it, but they seem to be mostly semantic traps rather than philosophy. — introbert
reason to act is not in itself rational — introbert
Rationality can transcend normative reason. — introbert
Back on topic, is taking the blue pill rational? I would say the blue pill is not rational, but it is possibly utilitarian. If the blue pill pays homage to Platonist and Cartesian traditions then it is not in the spirit of rationality to take it. The common spirit of rationality in these cases is to overcome illusions. — introbert
Something is not incoherent because it is missing a single letter. — introbert
Most people on the forum would agree that you talk nonsense, — introbert
I don't really care to talk to you, you're not a civilized person. — introbert
If normative reason is "when in Rome do as the Romans do" and that is rational then being deemed a heretic for espousing science in a catholic country can't be. But science is more rational than religion. — introbert
- makes no sense?To behave 'rationally' is to behave in ways that you have overall normative reason to behave in — Bartricks
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