alvarojabril comments on Open Thread: June 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: alvarojabril 02 June 2009 02:04:28PM *  1 point [-]

Not only that, often people's goals require irrational thinking. If you're hoping to find a mate in a religious community, or if you're a businessman bringing the free market to the boonies there's an obvious rational incentive to believe irrational things.