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Ima Racist's desire to hurt people of other races is irrational -- because
{ 1 } - this desire is based on less than full and complete knowledge.
{ 2 } - Ima learned this desire from his society.
{ 3 } - this desire would diminish if Ima broadened his knowledge and experience.
{ 4 } - it seems "irrational" or "strange" to us.
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Ima Racist's desire to hurt people of other races is irrational -- because
{ 1 } - this desire is based on less than full and complete knowledge.
{ 2 } - Ima learned this desire from his society.
{ 3 } - this desire would diminish if Ima broadened his knowledge and experience.
{ 4 } - it seems "irrational" or "strange" to us.
Every desire is based on less than full and complete knowledge.
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Ima Racist's desire to hurt people of other races is irrational -- because
{ 1 } - this desire is based on less than full and complete knowledge.
{ 2 } - Ima learned this desire from his society.
{ 3 } - this desire would diminish if Ima broadened his knowledge and experience.
{ 4 } - it seems "irrational" or "strange" to us.
That doesn't by itself make it an irrational desire.
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Ima Racist's desire to hurt people of other races is irrational -- because
{ 1 } - this desire is based on less than full and complete knowledge.
{ 2 } - Ima learned this desire from his society.
{ 3 } - this desire would diminish if Ima broadened his knowledge and experience.
{ 4 } - it seems "irrational" or "strange" to us.
Ima's desire came from social conditioning (he was taught to hate) and false beliefs. If he understood how his hatred originated, and broadened his experience of people of other races in an open way, his hatred would diminish.
The fact that socially taught desires can be rationally criticized is important when we apply the golden rule.
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Ima Racist's desire to hurt people of other races is irrational -- because
{ 1 } - this desire is based on less than full and complete knowledge.
{ 2 } - Ima learned this desire from his society.
{ 3 } - this desire would diminish if Ima broadened his knowledge and experience.
{ 4 } - it seems "irrational" or "strange" to us.
Whether this desire seems "normal" or "strange" to us will depend on how we were brought up. To people brought up in a racist society, it may seem quite "normal" to hate people of other races.
Rationality isn't about what seems "strange" or "normal" to us because of our upbringing. Instead, it's about taking a more objective standpoint. Part of this involves gaining more knowledge -- including knowledge about how our desires originated.
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