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I cannot help but view every single thing involving humans through this lens. Humans physically cannot choose to ignore emotion and think or communicate "rationally". That's why people who think they're "logical" have no immunity from motivated reasoning, and "rationalist" can turn so toxic and so divorced from reality.

That's why some of the most "logical", mathematically intelligent people are so susceptible to religious ideas: https://idlewords.com/talks/superintelligence.htm



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