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The thing that would make us better isn’t knowing; it’s doing. It makes sense to say that someone who knows better but behaves no better is literally no better.

Rationality is sensitivity and responsiveness to reasons, and plenty of folks are unresponsive to normative facts.

At least 70% of humans are just dangerously intelligent animals. Like imagine a polar bear that can drive and trade stocks. That’s the average person.

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The thing that would make us better isn’t knowing; it’s doing. It makes sense to say that someone who knows better but behaves no better is literally no better.

Rationality is sensitivity and responsiveness to reasons. Plenty of folks are unresponsive to normative facts. At least 70% of humans are just dangerously intelligent animals. Like imagine a polar bear that can drive and trade stocks. That’s the average person.

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The thing that would make us better isn’t knowing; it’s doing. It makes sense to say that someone who knows better but behaves no better is literally no better.

Rationality is sensitivity and responsiveness to reasons. Plenty of folks are unresponsive to normative facts. At least 70% of humans are just dangerously intelligent animals. Like imagine a polar bear that can drive and trade stocks. That’s the average person.

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The thing that would make us better isn’t knowing; it’s doing. It makes sense to say that someone who knows better but behaves no better is literally no better.

Rationality is sensitivity and responsiveness to reasons. Plenty of folks are sensitive but unresponsive to normative facts. Indeed, 80% of humans are just dangerously intelligent animals. Like imagine a polar bear that can drive and trade stocks.

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The thing that would make us better isn’t knowing; it’s doing. It makes sense to say that someone who knows better but behaves no better is literally no better.

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The thing that would make us better isn’t knowing; it’s doing. So it’s no a paradox to say that a creature that knows better but behaves no better is literally no better.

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The thing that would make us better isn’t knowing but doing. So it’s no a paradox to say that someone who knows better but behaves no better is literally no better.