lessons learned from my colloquium

[intertribal]

so apparently my real theoretical fight is with the realists, not the rationalists, and they are not the same thing (yes, starting with the same letter and having similar connotations is not enough).  because you apparently cannot fight with rational choice.  it is the unbeatable ID, it is 42, it is God with a capital G.  give rationalists any situation, perhaps even situations that involve prehistoric plants, and they will tell you that it fits their theory.  they are magic.  they are the sacred cow, the undying worm. 

whatever.  realism it is.

*rolls eyes*

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[royinpink.livejournal.com]

How so? I'm pretty sure there are still good reasons to be against rational choice theory, but perhaps that's different from rationalism in general? It's not like I'm going to claim that humans have no reason or choice, after all.