On 01/12/2014 08:33 AM, Merle Lefkoff wrote: > I don't know you Glen. Do you have a heart? Is "idealism" rational?
Hm. Sorry if I seem like a robot. A friend of mine recently called me a "digital autistic". Apparently he thinks I'm normal face-to-face. Anyway, no, "idealism" is non-rational. As I've tried to explain, I think to be rational requires multiple options. By that I mean actual, feasible options, not just possible in principle. Idealism tends toward pure, non-interactive, closed reasoning. Idealists will conclude whatever their ideology determines they'll conclude. That's not to say that idealism is binary. One can be more or less idealistic. And, hence, idealism is probably a good thing in moderation. But moderate idealism is a bit self-contradictory. Only practical people will be capable of selecting, cafeteria-style, the good from the bad ideas of various ideologies. -- ⇒⇐ glen e. p. ropella Look beyond your own horizons ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
