Revisiting Rationality: A Living Dialogue with Graham Boyd and Ken Homer

A Follow-Up Conversation On My Article "Being Rational Isn’t That Rational After All."

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May 10, 2025 | Zurich, Switzerland

Today, I am enclosing a video conversation between me,

Graham Boyd

and

Ken Homer

sparked by my original article "Being Rational Isn’t That Rational After All." I am deeply grateful to Graham and Ken for this intellectually provocative, heart-warming, and wisdom-filled exchange. You can scroll to the end of this post to learn how to get in touch with them.

With this conversation, I also open the doors to all my readers for future follow-up dialogues on other articles I’ve written- an invitation to weave our shared wisdom into a rich and evolving tapestry.

Brief Summary of Our Conversation

In this deep, heartfelt and wide-ranging dialogue we dismantle the prevailing societal myth that rationality is supreme, especially in a world that is increasingly complex, chaotic, and emergent. We explore the limits of rationality and suggest a deeper understanding of contextual “frames of reference” that shape every decision.

I open by questioning soc…