The seeming irrationality of a well-tuned emotional system
Are we discussing &quot;rationality&quot; without having defined that term? I would guess that&#x27;s probably an <i>example</i> of irrationality.<p>As I see it, people mostly use &quot;rationality&quot; to refer to a set of theories, such as mathematics, which are useful tools that can help people make decisions in the real world. However, people still have to decide when and how to use those tools. Deciding which tools to use and how is another thing that theories, such as mathematics, might help people with, but, again, people have to decide when and how to use those tools in deciding which tools to use. To avoid an infinite regression, most decisions need to be made unconsciously: at some point people just do what feels right.<p>If you&#x27;ve discovered some theory that seems really useful and not as well known as it deserves to be, tell us about it: that sounds interesting. If you&#x27;ve got some vague waffle about the usefulness of theory&#x2F;rationality in general, then I&#x27;m not so interested because I don&#x27;t even see any entertainment in that, let alone practical use.