thomblake comments on When It's Not Right to be Rational - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 02 April 2009 08:27:52PM 1 point [-]

Never. You show me a counter example and I'll show you an irrational decision.

So what you're saying is either that (1) 'right' and 'rational' are analytically equivalent, or (2) that your belief is unfalsifiable.

(1) begs the question, and (2) shows that your belief is held irrationally.

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