{"id":91147,"date":"2023-02-03T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=91147"},"modified":"2023-02-08T12:30:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T16:30:08","slug":"are-humans-rational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/are-humans-rational\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Humans Rational? No, But We Think We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are humans rational? Are we less rational than we think we are?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)<\/em>, Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson say that we&#8217;re naturally inclined to believe that we&#8217;re rational actors moving through an ordered existence. However, our rationality can&#8217;t justify the bad things we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out why we use rationality to excuse bad decisions, and whether humans are as rational as we think we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-are-you-a-rational-person\"><strong>Are You a Rational Person?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are humans rational? While we can be rational, it doesn&#8217;t mean we always are. The authors note that to avoid dissonance, we refuse to acknowledge any information that suggests we\u2019ve made a decision based on something other than rationality. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-self-justification\/\">Self-justification<\/a> helps us convince ourselves that our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/humans-are-irrational\/\">irrational decisions<\/a> and beliefs are actually well-founded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: The idea that humans are uniquely rational creatures has endured in Western philosophy and psychology since the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle posited that the ability to reason sets humans apart from other animals. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/2019\/4\/25\/18291925\/human-rationality-science-justin-smith\">some modern schools of philosophy hold the opposite true\u2014they argue that humans are the only <em>irrational<\/em> animals.<\/a> Other animals act without hesitation and in perfect alignment with their basic needs, while humans are constantly hindered by emotions such as doubt and fear, causing us to act against our own best interests. Therefore, the fundamental, dissonance-provoking belief that we always act rationally would be inherently false.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self-Justification in Big Decisions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the authors, <strong>we most often seek to protect our sense of rationality when we make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/important-decisions-in-life\/\">important decisions<\/a>,<\/strong> especially those that can\u2019t be undone. Studies show that the more difficult a decision is to undo, the more we try to convince ourselves and others that we made the right choice. Likewise, the more money, time, and effort we spend on something, the more we try to rationalize the decision by highlighting the positives of our choice to ourselves and others. We need to justify the cost of our decision because if we can\u2019t, we admit that we made an <em>irrational <\/em>choice, which triggers dissonance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example: Choosing an Expensive University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Say you decide to go to an out-of-state private university for your undergraduate degree instead of your in-state public university, even though the cost of the private university will put you in much more debt. To justify the financial burden and prove you made the most rational choice (not one based on another motivation, like a desire for prestige), you\u2019ll begin the process of self-justification.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you argue that the private university has better programs or that a degree from there will lead to better job opportunities. Whatever your reasoning, to get rid of the dissonance that comes along with your looming student debt, you\u2019ll likely tell anyone who asks how amazing it is at the private university and how you\u2019re so glad you made the choice you did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rationality and Opportunity Costs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If, as we stated earlier, rationality is working toward the highest standard of \u201crightness,\u201d then the self-justification of big decisions arguably comes from the fear that we made the <em>wrong <\/em>or <em>irrational<\/em> choice. Barry Schwartz expands on this idea in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-paradox-of-choice\"><em>The Paradox of Choice<\/em><\/a>, asserting that <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-paradox-of-choice\/part-3#how-opportunity-costs-affect-our-decision-making\">the stress we experience surrounding big decisions comes from <em>opportunity costs<\/em><\/a>, or the potential benefits of alternative choices that you lose once you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/be-decisive\/\">make a decision<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overthinking opportunity costs leaves us dissatisfied with our decision because we\u2019re forced to make trade-offs between equally enticing benefits. When we give up the benefits of the alternative choices, we may feel like we\u2019re moving further from what\u2019s right, even if the benefits of the choice we <em>did<\/em> make are just as good. Thus, we fear that we\u2019ve been <em>irrational<\/em>, and we feel compelled to justify our choice.&nbsp;According to Schwartz, it\u2019s important to remember that opportunity costs are subjective and that there\u2019s no objectively right (or rational) decision\u2014just the right decision for <em>you<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are humans rational? Are we less rational than we think we are? In Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me), Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson say that we&#8217;re naturally inclined to believe that we&#8217;re rational actors moving through an ordered existence. However, our rationality can&#8217;t justify the bad things we do. 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