Should we really give the whole country a pass on reason when it comes to JFK conspiracies?

[DanTex]

78. Well, I certainly think some people/groups are more rational than others.

Sure, people are not purely rational beings, but there are wide differences in the rationality of certain beliefs about the world. Creationism is not a rational belief, while evolution is.

I also think that the beliefs of liberals are more in tune with reason and science than those of conservatives. Which I believe is a good thing, because I think that acting on the basis of true and accurate information, particularly in matters of public policy, leads to better outcomes.

I don't know if being rational correlates too strongly with being "better people" in the moral sense (i.e. a person can be rational and also evil), but I do believe that being rational results in making better decisions (in the amoral sense of better=more effective or more likely to achieve a desired objective).