little_black_sheep wrote:
So what do you think? Is our rationality our strength or our weakness?
In an irrational, illogical, and often idiotic world, rationality can have both positive and negative effects.
The positive:
Able to think things through clearly based on the information at hand.
Usually can solve complex problems with simple solutions.
Able to show (some people) the logical reasoning you have and why it should be taken as advice.
The Negative:
People often see logicity as egocentric or "high and mighty" as some would call it.
A lot of people seem to think that there are multiple kinds of logic or that logic depends on "personal truth", when the reality is that logic must follow only one pattern to it's solution, which is why it's logical to begin with.
When people are proven wrong with logic, they tend to lash out at the person who disproved them by commenting on how the logician uses intelligence "as a weapon" against those who cannot understand the length of the logical construct.
People who talk about logic often come under fire from people who believe the negatives.
In the end, it is a double edged sword (as it were), and like all things in these humans' society, it should be applied only to certain people for the best effect.
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