Rationalists tend to take any criticism as Romantic anti-rationalism: “But emotions! But poetry! And what about healing crystals!” Whereas, we tech people are often annoying when we try to apply specific rational methods in cases where they don’t work. https://twitter.com/smoofra/status/993598161267539968 …
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Replying to @OortCloudAtlas
I guess I’d say it’s nebulous, rather than that it doesn’t exist…
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Replying to @Meaningness
In the final analysis, all human decision making is emotionally based. By that definition, no decisions are rational.
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Replying to @OortCloudAtlas @Meaningness
Are our emotions not impacted by rationality, though? If someone critically addresses the reasons behind my anger, does that emotion not change *downstream* of rationality?
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Replying to @averykimball @Meaningness
Sure, there is feedback. But even the choice to do something about the anger is an emotional one.
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Replying to @OortCloudAtlas @Meaningness
But the choice to become angry is informed by belief, and belief is created through rational processes (though they may be irrationally held). If you don't believe you even have a wife, you will never get mad if she cheats on you, after all.
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Replying to @averykimball @Meaningness
Belief is an emotion about an idea.
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Replying to @OortCloudAtlas
This is a really interesting formulation—is it your own? Or, if not, do you know the source?
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I may borrow that! (with attribution)
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Replying to @Meaningness @OortCloudAtlas
It's pithy. But you might want to look more at
@damasiousc because he has been saying this for a few decades now. I've also been saying this at great length for at least 6 years. E.g. http://jayarava.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/facts-and-feelings.html …1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 2 more replies
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