Entitled to be irrational/illogical?

[jakethebake]

Over 50% of the population is genetically predisposed to being irrational.

[ZeeJustin]

Not everything humans do has to be rational, but when you're discussing science and math, rationality is necessary. Think about the scientific process, and then take out rationality / logic and it doesn't take a genius to find out that the conclusions will suffer.

[Trantor]

This certainly has applications in game theory. The one time I have heard of it is as applied to international relations, the Cuban missile crisis I think was the context.

It needs the otherside to know you are going to be prepared to act illogically, ie in a fashion that they know you know is illogical.

It may have been illogical to confront the USSR on the assumption that both sides were acting rationally but once the other side knows you are prepared to be irrational then the rules of the game literally change.

So, my answer to your question is "yes".

[Piers]

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but rather when someone has used logic to come up what is clearly the best belief/action, and yet denies that action or belief.

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This is a pretty normal human reaction.

I think a common process is to use logic to help justify something know to be true, when logic gives an incorrect conclusion it ‘makes sense’ [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] to ignore it.

Valid – guess depends what you need for something to be valid.

Entitled – who sets the guidelines?

[boose_bagina]

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Perhaps if you can give me an example of a healthy illogical discussion

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this is a good example of what 'humour' can be.