Can a rational person believe in rational people?
- pgrundyposted 14 years ago
0I see no evidence that they exist, yet some claim otherwise.
What say you?
i'm beginning to wonder....
lol @ HealthTip.
as for me, i hub, therefore, i AM.
- pgrundyposted 14 years ago0
- pgrundyposted 14 years ago0
Descartes jokes! Yes!
A waitress walks up to Descartes, pours him a cup of coffee, and asks, "Would you like cream with that?"
Descartes replies, "I think not."
And disappears!
How can oneprove they are rational, isn't that like trying to prove you sane?
But really how would you even begin. Do others have to find you rational to actually be that way?Or is enough for you to believe that to be true of yourself....but then it wouldn't be rational to negate others opinions..,or would it
I am! At least I think.
- sandra rinckposted 14 years ago0
lol okay, what do you call a person who isn't a theist?
A theist?
Is it rational to call atheist a theist? Or is there some sort of logic behind the conundrum?
I bet rational and irrational people come up with the same answer that oppose each other. lolNot exactly the point of the conundrum. But okay!
Atheist studied theism and concludes he/she is atheist. A theist studies theism and concludes he/she is a theist.
Both study a theism, both consider themselves rational, studied and within reason. Both read the same things (for sake of argument anyways) but all who have studied a theism move towards opposing sides yet both use the same methods to reach their conclusions.
Atheist have or do study a theism.
A theist however also studies a theism but does not study atheism.
....I think therefore my brain hurts!
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
hmmm, I have been married thrice, knocks me out of the game altogether. Course, marriage is not rational now is it? Lot of people are out of it then.
I was married three times as well...though I really don't count the second one it was only five months long and was really more of a very long bad date
LOL! Me too! We should start a club here ralwus--the "Three Strikes Yer Out!" Club.
I would never characterize myself as rational. I person think raionality is a defense, that it isn't even real. It's something people talk about to make themselves feel better, less frightened.
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
- Star Witnessposted 14 years ago0
I don't believe in rational people, but I do believe in REASONABLE people.
But then, I am not rational person. I am just a heavenly body.
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