Reason Evolved Not to Help Us Make Better Decisions, But to Help Us Win Arguments

The case for the argumentative theory of reason, as made by The Office

“Mmm…kind of an oaky afterbirth.”

— Michael Scott, referring to a bottle of red wine in “Dinner Party”

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mistaking correlation for causation since '94; IYI, probably | 🧓Chicago, IL | ✍️. @ zandercutt.com | GET IN TOUCH: zander [at] zandercutt [dot] com

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Zander Nethercutt

mistaking correlation for causation since '94; IYI, probably | 🧓Chicago, IL | ✍️. @ zandercutt.com | GET IN TOUCH: zander [at] zandercutt [dot] com