I was in my lecture today and the topic of rationality came up.
'Put your hand up if you think you are rational.' The lecturer asked. I was badly hungover this morning so my and shot up and then I realised I was the only one to put my hand up in the whole room.
I took it upon myself to explain, as I realised then what my lecturer had been trying to get at - that we are all irrational. I said that obviously I am irrational as are all human beings, however I put my hand up as if you compared me to the average person, I am more rational than them.
She understood what I meant and said 'Ahh right I see yes, so for example you may have chosen this university in a rational way, perhaps by weighing up pros and cons or various other methods?'
Then I realised that actually although I think rationally, I rarely act it, and had to answer back with the truth 'Err no actually, I came here by fluke, it was a last minute decision.'
Which just made me look stupid infront of her and my class mates. It really annoyed me. I don't like to look stupid.
Then something else happened. After we had talked about the topic of rationality for about 10 minutes, one of my closest friends who was sat next to me whispered:
'She keeps talking about it but I don't understand what it means.'
'What what means?'
'Rationality.'
Firstly, would you have felt a bit embarrased in my situation where I felt I was made a bit of a fool? Or would you have not cared at all?
Secondly, does any one else have any friends who they genuinely like spending time with but intellectually are not on the same level?
Apart from 2 close friends I have who are INFP and INTP, I am failing to understand what we even talk about and why I enjoy their company.
They talk about things that don't interest me very much, and small talk is commonplace, however it seems that I must not mind this because it makes me feel like I fit in.
'Put your hand up if you think you are rational.' The lecturer asked. I was badly hungover this morning so my and shot up and then I realised I was the only one to put my hand up in the whole room.
I took it upon myself to explain, as I realised then what my lecturer had been trying to get at - that we are all irrational. I said that obviously I am irrational as are all human beings, however I put my hand up as if you compared me to the average person, I am more rational than them.
She understood what I meant and said 'Ahh right I see yes, so for example you may have chosen this university in a rational way, perhaps by weighing up pros and cons or various other methods?'
Then I realised that actually although I think rationally, I rarely act it, and had to answer back with the truth 'Err no actually, I came here by fluke, it was a last minute decision.'
Which just made me look stupid infront of her and my class mates. It really annoyed me. I don't like to look stupid.
Then something else happened. After we had talked about the topic of rationality for about 10 minutes, one of my closest friends who was sat next to me whispered:
'She keeps talking about it but I don't understand what it means.'
'What what means?'
'Rationality.'
Firstly, would you have felt a bit embarrased in my situation where I felt I was made a bit of a fool? Or would you have not cared at all?
Secondly, does any one else have any friends who they genuinely like spending time with but intellectually are not on the same level?
Apart from 2 close friends I have who are INFP and INTP, I am failing to understand what we even talk about and why I enjoy their company.
They talk about things that don't interest me very much, and small talk is commonplace, however it seems that I must not mind this because it makes me feel like I fit in.