somebody wrote:
>> Rational implies that 'ratio' i.e. reasoning was applied. As such the
>> use of irrational when applied to the position of another person in a
>> discussion is a bit like suggesting that that person did not think
>> everything through. Which is of course not a fruitful position to take
>> in a discussion. Used like this it probably needs an identifier, yes.
>>
>> In this case I don't think that is what somebody was meaning. I think he
>> meant that it is a way of thinking that is completely alien to him.
> 
> I used "irrational" to mean "not benefiting (or even damagaing towards) the
> self". As in "jumping from a plane without a chute is irrational", or

	And how do you suddenly declare that being concerned about the universe
a few hundred years from now is "not benefiting the self".

	It may not benefit you, but don't assume it's irrational (by your
definition) for others.


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