BoxWoman Wrote:Ok, but you still didn't answer my question. You just redundantly stated that illogical and irrational things should not be considered logical or rational.
So tell me, what is rational and what is irrational? What is logical and what is illogical?
Rational: stems from logically-based thought and can be defended primarily using logic. e.g theory of relativity, laws prohibiting murder, process of doing taxes. While logic can STEM from emotional underlying beliefs, it can be defended without appeals to emotion or other logical fallacies.
Irrational: stems from primarily emotional beliefs, and cannot be defended by logic. Is supported primarily by charisma, where a leader wills his followers to believe what he does. Logic supporting such beliefs is usually faulty and can be deconstructed easily by a skilled opponent in a rational argument e.g. white supremacist race theory, cult pseudo-religious beliefs.