musing on "sanity" and "being right"
Aug. 2nd, 2004 11:58 amWhile reading something I got to thinking.
An old description some author had came to mind. "Reasoning psychotic" was his term for someone who used reason and logic, but to attain insane goals.
Which lead me to consider that just because someone is using reason and logic doesn't mean that their conclusions are correct. Nor does the *lack* of reason or logic in an argument mean that the conclusion is automatically wrong.
Both are things that people need to keep in mind.
An old description some author had came to mind. "Reasoning psychotic" was his term for someone who used reason and logic, but to attain insane goals.
Which lead me to consider that just because someone is using reason and logic doesn't mean that their conclusions are correct. Nor does the *lack* of reason or logic in an argument mean that the conclusion is automatically wrong.
Both are things that people need to keep in mind.