The Enigma of Reason
The bipolarity of reason:
In some senses, reason is underrated. The path to spiritual growth is somewhat tied in with … logic (you can use the “scientific method to build tentative theories about the sense that you then prove or disprove. It’s the path to true self-knowledge).
Yet, also … reason can lead to obsession and tinkering and control over th
Instinct is the aggregate of rules in accordance with which all my action necessarily proceeds if it meets with no obstruction. Hence it seems to me that Instinct may most appropriately be called practical reason, for like theoretical reason it determines the must of all experience.
Arthur Schopenhauer • The Collected Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics)
Reasoning can take us to almost any conclusion we want to reach, because we ask “Can I believe it?” when we want to believe something, but “Must I believe it?” when we don’t want to believe. The answer is almost always yes to the first question and no to the second.
Jonathan Haidt • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
1) Les humains peuvent se connaître. Nous pouvons user de raison pour examiner nos croyances inconscientes et nos valeurs. 2) Les humains peuvent changer ; nous pouvons user de raison pour changer de croyances ; cela changera nos émotions car elles découlent de nos croyances. 3) Les humains peuvent constamment générer de nouvelles habitudes de pens
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