Reply #257: When Rationalism Morphs Into Rationalization [View All]

[NashVegas]

Is when a person wants a particular outcome, and goes looking for arguments to rationalize getting their way. Too often, someone with an agenda cites "it's SCIENCE!" as a way of bulldozing opposition just as much as any moralist.

There's no doubt in my mind that if advocates of legalized, recreational marijuana usage eventually get their way, those smokers will rationalize enough bullshit to allow Monsanto and Eli Lily patents and ownage of the crop. Yet another public resource will be taken by corporate capitalists just as land and water have. Just so immature brats could light up without risking a fine.