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"Of the various things that critics of the New Atheists find annoying about
them—and here I speak from personal experience—this ranks near the top: the air
of rationalist superiority they often exude."
Via Jürgen Hubert, then John Wehrle who wrote:
No one is as irrational as those who think themselves perfectly rational.
Neuroscience and psychiatry show us that we are not exactly the people we
think we are, that our thought processes are plagued by evolved traits that
sabotage rational thought. And these findings apply equally to
neuroscientists and psychiatrists.
We cannot be perfectly rational.
We can, however, avoid being complete and utter assholes.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
