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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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.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's something i wanted to get at, too... you can't remove emotion from rationality. But you have given me much to think about, my friendly little SLOpoke.