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		warble on July 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Language records reveal a surge of cognitive disto... No one is particularly rational. Reasonable is maybe 50/50 at best. We can strive though.

MrYellowP on July 30, 2021 [–]

As an exception I must certainly agree. People not only aren't being very rational in general, they also really suck at being irrational. Most people are closer to animals than humans.

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