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The Myth of Rationality: We Are Emotional Beings

18 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by Doug Noll. This content was uploaded by Doug Noll. This is a YouTube video titled "The Myth of Rationality: We Are Emotional Beings" (created/last edited 2026-01-18T11:45:04Z). It contains a single-speaker monologue/talk (English) arguing that humans are primarily emotional rather than rational, critiquing the societal and educational "myth of rationality," and urging people to embrace emotions as a source of personal power. Thumbnail: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d3J6uYdI4aU/maxresdefault.jpg.

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well, even today still labor under the myth of rationality, believing that what makes us human is rationality, not the truth. And the truth is that what makes us human is emotions. And we're emotional beings, not rational beings. And most people still don't get that because they haven't been taught it, they haven't been trained it. And our whole educational system is based on the myth of rationality. You know, our society is based on the myth of rationality. Emotions are irrational, bad. Emotions are evil. Emotions make you soft. Emotions allow you to be exploited. People can take advantage of you. Don't make— don't ever let them see you sweat. It's all BS. It's all total BS. And once we free ourselves from that myth, then the power that we have as human beings opens up and explodes and becomes incredible.