what does it mean to be rational?
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It means to understand that something is based on reason. Therefore words from the bible were written as known to man from words of "Jesus" and the viewpoint is not exchangeable.
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You go through a series of tests, including the one where U have to look @ a picture and tell them what it reminds U of. U answer MANY questions, too. From the answers U give, they'll know if you think like a rational person. (Able to make decent decisions.)
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Cognitive ability is the ability to process information and come up with solutions to problems. Rational thought.
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Logic is the study of reason, that is, of rational ways of drawing or establishing conclusions. \nLogic is for constructing proofs which give us reliable confirmation of the truth of the proven proposition.
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A belief in god based on logic is an oxymoron. Logic is the filter we use to prevent myths from becoming confused with reality. Everything that can be observed and tested for is natural. Therefore by definition, the supernatural must be IMAGINED to exist.
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By posing it as a morality issue, they are really only asking what people think about it.  They are checking their own feelings with the feelings of others, because it is oftentimes dangerous to express feelings which deviate substantial for the common viewpoint.  Understanding and empathizing with social norms allows one's perspective to be framed in acceptable ways.\n\nThey are also evaluating the basis for social norms for predictability and for consistency, while ensuring that their own basis is more firmly grounded.  They are looking for reasons to believe that others are rational in believing things which seem so irrational.\n\nInstead of asking "Is this good or bad .." questions, I tend to ask, "How do you feel about .. " or "Why do you feel [a certain way] .. " questions.  Before Yahoo Answers, I really didn't understand society in general, but now thanks to this wonderful service and good people, I'm starting to see some rationality and understand the popular basis for traditions and common practices and understandings; not that I agree with them, but at least now I can understand them.\n\nAnd then there are those who are just trying to make a statement and aren't teachable at all: Making statements appear as questions, dress wolves in sheep's clothing.
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Rational numbers are ones that can be expressed as the ration of two integers. i.e. as a fraction. 2/3, 113/114, etc. that is why they are called rational numbers. Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers, hence the name ir(not) rational.
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Logic is bad. Put your faith in God. That is where you shall get your wisdom.
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okay.\n I multiplied and divided your question by it's conjugate and you can see that it is rationalised.
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I am a musician, poet, artist, philosopher type. I do not smoke or drink. It may be correct that because their thinking outcast them they need means of coping with reality. I try to base my thoughts off rational not emotion. But, I do use emotions as interpretations of a vague moment. It's more easier to describe something through primal emotions and urges than technical aspects.\n\n Sometimes rational thinking can inspire strong emotions. When you truly understand something you have a true concern attachment for it more so than others. Thoughts can inspire feelings and vice versa. Honestly a lot of people smoke idiots to geniuses, rich to poor. Sex, drugs, and rock & roll. From my knowledge I'd say it's 50 - 50.\n\n Even though death is enevitible, I don't know the meaning and purpose of everthing does not mean I have a complete disreguard for my body as cheesy as it sounds. \n\n F*cked up people have a different perspective they have to think more to be appreciated in this world. People who are contempt with life do not need to think and rarely question anything they have nothing to strive for.\n\n I'd say that whenever you try to lump individuals into a group of people together and there becomes sterotypes some will follow it and some will reject it. In any case majority does not rule because the majority does not always make the smartest of desicions. It's not into the quantity but, the quality.\n\n You may also say that a high level of people in poverty smoke because happiness is so rarely acheieved there. It all goes hand and hand any group of people that is denied and rejected will try to find a means to be "happy" or temparay bliss.
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There's an old saying in the Criminal Justice course I took when I was in college.\n\n"You cannot rationalize irrational thinking."\n\nMeaning that ole Jack probably had a reason, but it was not rational.  You'll only drive yourself crazy trying to find out why....
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what does hypothetical mean?
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Loving someone is more rational, you are more aware of their good and bad points and love them anyway.  Falling in love isn't rational, you only see the good, you don't see them in all their humaness.
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A number is rational if and only if it can written as a ratio of integers, otherwise it is irrational.\n\nHere are two rational numbers between 5 and 7: \n6 and 6.5.\n(6 can be written as 6/1 and 6.5 as 13/2.)\n\nThat's easy.  I'll give you one irrational.  You'll need to think of one more.\nsquare root of 47 = 6.855654...
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A friend of mine has been trying to explain rational behavior in terms of evolution and such.  I think you might be interested in reading it.
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People try to rationalize things in thier own minds, to suit themselves.  They try to make GOD in the image that "they want", instead of conforming to GOD'S way of life.\n\nIt doesnt work...\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
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Only one man has understood me,and even he has not  =  even if this one man said/showed that he understood me or agreed with me, he did not really fully understand my motives/hidden thoughts etc. In other words, I am too abstract for you pragmatic simpletons to understand me (but I am trying to say that nicely).\n \nthe real is rational and the rational is real  =  a thing can only be real if it is rational, and it is only rational if it is real. If it is real, then it must be rational and if it is rational, then it surely is real. It means the two are synonims, or they define each-other.