Comment by NateEag
5 days ago
To be fair, the Rationalists _do_ accept the two-word rebuttal "Chesterton's Fence," in principle.
...though yes, in practice if your invoke or, they're fairly likely to explain in elaborate length why it doesn't apply here.
The verbosity and ability to rationalize let's you come up with reasons which makes sense to your in-group quickly, even if it isn't often grounded in reality. They're quicker to rationalize than understand.