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by ok123456 552 days ago
He seems pretty rational.
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AnimalMuppet 552 days ago
If you start from premises that are disconnected from reality, you can use perfect rationality to reach insane conclusions.
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ok123456 552 days ago
Are you armchair diagnosing him? He seems pretty sane.
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AnimalMuppet 552 days ago
No, I'm using his actions to diagnose his conclusions. The conclusions ("killing this guy on a public street is the right way to deal with this situation") are insane, whether or not he is.
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