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Jonah Lehrer explains how we rationalize:

Humanreason has nothing to do with finding the truth, or locating the bestalternative. Instead, it's all about argumentation...So here's my newmetaphor for human reason: our rationality isn't a scientist – it's atalk radio host. That voice in your head spewing out eloquent reasonsto do this or do that doesn't actually know what's going on, and it'snot particularly adept at getting you nearer to reality. Instead, itonly cares about finding reasons that...