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- adjective Having no
rational characteristics; having no capacity toreason . - adjective Not within the
domain of what can beunderstood oranalyzed byreason ; outside thecompetence of therules of reason.
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Examples
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Atheists tend to reject the distinction, and say belief should only be in the rational — arational is insufficient.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Latest Mohammed Cartoon Controversy, this Time in South Africa 2010
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Even so, this recent article's explicit study of the persistently dysrational (a better term than "arational" or "dysreasonal") feels like a useful way to reframe the discussion.
Word Spy 2009
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A decision process can be rational, arational, or irrational.
Feminism and Just Price Theory, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The distinction between arational and irrational is important.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Latest Mohammed Cartoon Controversy, this Time in South Africa 2010
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That is, either supported by reason, or at least ‘outside reason’ (I use the term ‘arational’), but never against reason (irrational).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Latest Mohammed Cartoon Controversy, this Time in South Africa 2010
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Faith is not irrational, it is arational; it goes beyond reason.
ID/Evolution 2009
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It leads to some rather thin rationalizations (see transubstantiation), but the goal is always to escape the ‘irrational’ and get into ‘arational’ territory.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Latest Mohammed Cartoon Controversy, this Time in South Africa 2010
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Atheists tend to reject the distinction, and say belief should only be in the rational — arational is insufficient.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Latest Mohammed Cartoon Controversy, this Time in South Africa 2010
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The distinction between arational and irrational is important.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Latest Mohammed Cartoon Controversy, this Time in South Africa 2010
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That is, either supported by reason, or at least ‘outside reason’ (I use the term ‘arational’), but never against reason (irrational).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Latest Mohammed Cartoon Controversy, this Time in South Africa 2010
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