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But regardless of how cut-and-dried one may seek to be, an "if" statement necessarily by logical structure implies a question, which must be answered to resolve the truth state of the conditional statement. "Do you?" I assume you're now explicitly asking if I indeed 'think it better to live an irrationally illogical life.' As I indicated before, I must reject this this question, as it is loaded with the assumption that it is possible to lead a rationally logical life, and I think this assumption false. Some lives are more rational and logical than others, of course. A life devoid of reason and logic would face stark limitations that I, like almost everyone, would recognize as disadvantageous. Still, I also see disadvantages to endeavoring to banish the non-logical from one's life, since as I was saying, logic also has definite limitations. Bottom line: I reject the dichotomy you posit between an irrational and illogical life, and a rational, logical one. I think actual lives must partake of both, with proportions varying among individuals. I see rationality and logic as being very useful, until one asks of them what they cannot offer, and then they often supply erroneous advice. But I infer that you are more adverse to the irrational and illogical than I am. |
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