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Old Sep 02, 2011, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sittingatwatersedge View Post
Well, reason is what makes us human beings; without reason we are not human. Reason is what makes us sane, Sblue, without reason we are literally - insane.
I refuse the idea that I am insane, and yes I balk at the idea of documenting how I "fail" to use my reason all day every day.
Having our defenses is using reason. We acquired these defenses to survive. It was very reasonable to acquire these defenses. The thing that didn't have reason was whatever pushed us into needing these defenses.

When you use your defenses you are reflexively falling back on a past use of reason.
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