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Why is it not rational to feel insulted in the first place? Do I need permission and science to feel insulted? Is psychology irrational, then

Definition of irrationality:

> the quality of being illogical or unreasonable.

What part of what I said is irrational? Calling people having faith in religion is holding irrational belief? Irrational is a negative word, not a positive word unless you think we are talking about mathematics.

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It is dangerous when your set of beliefs are held as above reproach such that any criticism of them is considered insulting. These are defense mechanisms that act to insulate ideas from scrutiny, and they're used to keep people indoctrinated into whatever their group's ideology happens to be.

If you can't handle your beliefs being questioned or called out as irrational without resorting to feeling personally attacked and calling for apologies, then you're not yet prepared to have an honest conversation about whether you're justified in having those beliefs.

I gave you the meaning of irrational that I'm using. You can cite any definition you want and demand I explain how what I said fits in the framework of definitions I never used, but that definitely doesn't seem like a reasonable or logical request. So maybe start with that?

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