In most cases, and in the vast majority of people, "reasoning" functions as follows.
- confronted with a question or problem, person "P" has an intuition.
- "P" immediately identifies with that intuition ("This is my opinion, therefore it must be a good and smart opinion, because I am a good and smart person" )
- Reason is activated in order to find data and arguments that flesh out and support the intuition.
- "P" argues that anybody who does not agree with his/her opinion must be stupid, deluded, misguided or on the payroll of [insert the name of an organization or company you dislike]
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Yes it often works that way, though I do think that most humans are capable of much better, and a lot of the blame lies with our education systems, who don't teach the alternatives. In fact, in the classroom any 'P' who shouts loudly enough, usually gets praise for being decisive and articulate.
But that is just an intuitive thought on my part.
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