On Nov 20, 9:30 am, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Irrationality only has meaning at a higher level, when you're engaging > in an activity which does not lead to the goals you desire.
I'll buy along with the assertion that many, perhaps most "goals" are not conscious. I suspect that most people do not consciously desire pain, however, it is likely that something about the pain, or other things about spicy food and other sources of pain, can lead to some correction the complex system that is a person or animal. In fact, I have reason to believe that acting purposefully (to achieve a goal), often leads to imbalances. For example using chemical fertilizers to increase crop yields makes sense until one t realizes the down side. In many purposeful acts this is all easy to do. That's not to say that purposeless acts don't have a down side too. The difference is that purposeless acts followed by purposeless corrections, such as in evolution by natural selection work better when given enough time. Once purpose is injected, then purpose will be use again and again. Often it is used to try and forestall a correction. Then when correction comes, it can be and often is disastrous. On the other hand purpose can be used to plan ahead and prevent disasters such as meteor strikes. On Nov 20, 9:30 am, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<None of these activities are rational in themselves. >> > > Neither are they irrational, any more than liking chocolate is > irrational. If you like spicy food, the spices work by activating > your pain sensors. > > Irrationality only has meaning at a higher level, when you're engaging > in an activity which does not lead to the goals you desire. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
