![]() ![]() When it comes to belief, people have always been disinclined to change their minds as it can seem to prove the poor basis for their earlier beliefs or predictions, he said. "It's always a mistake to observe something deplorable and think things are getting worse." conspiracy theories go way back, fake news." "We've always practised medical quackery and paranormal beliefs. "We've always been vulnerable to the kinds of irrationality that are catching our attention right now," Pinker said. ![]() Throughout history, public rationality has always been hard-won and easily eroded, he says.Īnd although it may seem like there's more irrationality around today, we can't say that unless we can measure how much there used to be. Most people aren't aware of the academic tools of determining rationality - such as logic, probability and game theory - and Rationality is his attempt to share them, Pinker told Kim Hill. Pinker defines rationality as "the use of knowledge to attain goals" and knowledge as "a justified true belief". Listen to the full interview with Stephen Pinker on Saturday Morning with Kim Hill ![]()
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