re: #569 pre-Boomer Marine brat

One can be a junkyard dog and still be rational.
A rational junkyard dog is more dangerous, more deadly.
An emotion-driven junkyard dog merely charges the guns.
A rational junkyard dog maintains the savvy to get inside the OODA loop.

Come on, nobody is saying become a rabid dog. All I’m saying is there is more to life than rationality - and rationality can also be abused. Rationality is not life. It is one method of apprehending life. We need to use it sure, but also keep it from limiting us.