fractalization of reason

[rone]

I have a small theory that posits that irrationality is most often a misnomer; almost everything we do consciously is done rationally, at some level in our mind. The process might not be familiar, but that does not mean that there is no process.

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[gallifreyan.livejournal.com]

If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me?

[bivaughn.livejournal.com]

Not painting lane markers with reflective paint is utterly irrational. Beat that, philosopher man.

[nothings.livejournal.com]

I tend to focus on emotion-driven stuff when talking about irrationality (as opposed to randomness). Clearly emotions are part of the brain process, but mental processes are not identical to rationality to my mind (yuk yuk). A first quick cut at it: something is rational if you can introspectively apply something resembling logic to it.

I just bottled rationality, and made a molotov cocktail...

[(Anonymous)]

I think you're positing a tautology, mister: "Everything we do 'consciously' (rationally) is done 'rationally' (consciously).

Is this only a confusion that you call rationality, anyway? I think the question actually remains as to whether pure rationality itself really exists. Every time you make some decision you call rationality, don't you do so mixed with some insane sentient (non/ir-rational) notion you have? I dare you to make one rational decision that affects you long-term (assuming rationality is resilient long-term) devoid of any emotionality. When you become purely rational, then we will stop talking about irrationality (or sentience). Basically, if you can define for me what the origin of rationality is, then we'll talk about that which follows.