Comment by ekianjo
6 years ago
> by being dispassionate and using logic to reason the optimal course of action.
Even with all the logic in the world, it is very hard for most people to overcome their own biases (because they are not always obvious to oneself). So, not sure if it's a good rule to set.
Agreed. The most charitable view of the GP’s definition, is that few decisions are “intelligent”. In a less charitable view, it’s equating rationalizing with being rational.
His wife had a duty as a parent to call BS.