Vladimir_Nesov comments on Instrumental Rationality is a Chimera - Less Wrong
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There is a rational way to butter toast but it has nothing to do with the rational way to conduct particle physics experiments.
But what is there in common? Inherently mysterious human mind?
Humans want buttered toast and knowledge of particle physics. Other than that I cannot think of anything else they have in common. If we are discussing beliefs about toast and particles then we are in the realm of epistemic rationality.