rationality as a core virtue is problematic b/c it requires calculation. a finished calculation isn't possible except for toy problems or stripping the world into caricatures. rationality thus requires analysis which is correlated with IQ which is 'unevenly distributed'
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thus rationalism often times leads to a certain kind of authoritarianism that boils down to "if only the stupids were more logical, spent the time to, etc..."
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which boils down to "if only they were more predictable" which boils down "if only there were more like machines" which boils down to "if only i could PROGRAM them"
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someone who has a God cannot be (re)programmed so easily so this desire then boils down to God Slaying. also known as a holy war.https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1336552708405260289 …
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