Phat writes:
”Should the rational mind behave in such a manner?
That's like asking, "Should humans be eight feet tall with x-ray vision?" Why not just stick with what
is and not speculate about what "should" be?
Phat writes:
Would not evolution and the human quest for enlightenment seek to minimize such internal discord?
Certainly not. Evolution "chooses" what works. Having a variety of options is an advantage for survival. If Columbus had thought the "only way" to get to India was to swim the Atlantic, he would have been weeded out of the gene pool.
Phat writes:
Would not our better impulses and long-range decisions tend to improve our cognitive development?
Looking at history, it doesn't seem to work that way. With the President that you guys have now - and the people who voted for him - it looks like you (we) might well be headed backwards to another Dark Age.
Phat writes:
Is there a general consensus as to what constitutes rationality?
I think there is.
And let me repeat, since you seem resistant to the idea, that rational does not mean right. Even Trump's supporters are rational, for the most part. It's hard to even say that their reasoning is wrong. It's their values that are messed up.
And our geese will blot out the sun.