We think rationalism is an invention of modernity. Somehow rationalism is connected to industrialization and prosperity, to freedom and happiness. Due to our logical thinking we can understand the world and, because we understand is, we can dominate it and arrange it to our wellbeing. It is logical thinking, the denouncing of superstition and witchcraft, that distinguishes Western civilization from its medieval ancestors (and from non-western societies). Isn’t it?
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