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generalmandrake t1_j50z4k3 wrote

Prefixes aside, the definition of the word "irrational" is normally taken to mean unreasonable and illogical, whereas non-rational is normally taken to mean not based in reason. There is an important distinction between the two. One goes against reason, while the other is not rooted in reason, but is not necessarily unreasonable in nature.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrational https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonrational

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Prosthemadera t1_j514w4p wrote

I'm not interested in discussing word meanings, let alone what a word is "normally taken to mean". It's a total waste of time and I'd rather read Pinker's article again.

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generalmandrake t1_j5175rj wrote

No, wasting time is looking up the Latin prefixes instead of the actual dictionary definitions(which I provided the links to in my response).

Non-rational and irrational are two different words with two different meanings. I’m not sure what to say other than if you are maintaining that they mean the same thing you are simply wrong.

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