How did we become rational animals? What is the ultimate purpose

>>2189898
>How did we become rational animals?
Evolution.

>What is the ultimate purpose of the human reason?
There is none.

>Do you guys think our ability of reasoning was a mere accident
Any kind of evolutionary development is but an accident that stuck around because it wasn't detrimental to reproduction.

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>>2189898
>2015+2
>he thinks we're rational animals

>humans
>rational

Have you ever even talked to one?

>>2190804
>>2191156
How do we fix this?

spark of god son.
your psychology will never make sense to you till you acknowledge the touch of the divine in you.

>>2189898
>Do you guys think our ability of reasoning was a mere accident derived from our accurate memory and sensibility?

Certainly not, nothing that has evolved did so "by accident".

>How did we become rational animals?

Big brains. Also, we're not rational, at best you can call us rationalizing.

>What is the ultimate purpose of the human reason?

Helps us to survive and make more mans.

>>2189898

>How did we become rational animals?

we didnt

>What is the ultimate purpose of the human reason?

it helps with problems

>Do you guys think our ability of reasoning was a mere accident derived from our accurate memory and sensibility?

we have the capacity to be rational, its a skill, not a inherent function, the brain is a completely irrational thing same as the intestines, this is why their product is often so similar

>>2191189
>nothing that has evolved did so "by accident"
Well, that's exactly how evolution works.
Accidental mutations that in the long term suceed.

>>2191194

You're a moron, read a book.

>>2191194

none of them suceed in anything, thats like saying a piece of driftwood suceeds in floating up and down

>>2191189
>Certainly not, nothing that has evolved did so "by accident".
It's neither accidental not purposeful. It's a natural emergent process.

>>2191197
They succeed in surviving and helping its host species flourish.

>>2191216

and minerals succeed in forming and help their host rock formation flourish

1) Through evolution

2) To survive

3) We evolved the ability to reason to be increase our chances to survive and reproduce offspring