On 6/3/2016 11:26 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
I'd say a rational person is one who can give coherent reasons for
their beliefs.
Which makes PA into a rational person, even more so than most of us.
Humans still act like they believe that the only coherent reason to
believe in something is that the boss say so (and everyone know that
the boss is always right, especially when wrong!).
That is a coherent reason and a person giving it is rational. Being
rational doesn't mean being right or having all knowledge. "Because the
boss said so." may be a weak reason if the the boss is expounding on
international politics, but an excellent reason if the boss said,
"You'll be fired if you're late to work again."
But even PA, if asked about why she believes in x + 0 = x, might say
something like "obvious", or "Instinct",
Those are not coherent reasons. I find it telling that you use the
religious formulation "believes /*in*/" rather than just "believes".
or "I have been told", or "I have many examples", or ....
Those are weak reasons.
Brent
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