• GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    That we all think we’re far more in control of ourselves than we are. Yes, including me. A person isn’t in charge of the self, even a majority. Not by a long shot. We’re the smartest monkeys in the room, but we’re still monkeys. None of us are fully rational robots, but a lot of us pretend we are.

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      1 year ago

      I think irrationality is evidence of our control if anything. Animals are generally more rational than us (I say this as someone who hates people who worship rationality.)

      I don’t think animals are completely emotionless, but a lot more of what other animals do can be explained by survival instinct than humans.