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The use of reason is to be preferred to that of the senses.
To be moral is to act according to the dictates of reason.
The use of reason is the best way to understand the world.
Human intelligence is not merely a product of data; it involves complex reasoning.
The power of causal reasoning lies in the ability to reason about interventions.

From The Book of Why by Judea Pearl

Causal diagrams are a powerful tool for reasoning.

From The Book of Why by Judea Pearl

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.

From The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche

Reason is often a servant to our emotional needs.

From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
The rise of reason, science, and humanism is the key to reducing violence.
Human reason has a tendency to go beyond the limits of experience.
The mind is a battlefield where reason and emotion clash.
The main goal of AI research is to create systems that can reason, learn, and act autonomously.
The principle of non-contradiction is the foundation of all logical reasoning.
Causation is the foundation of our reasoning.

From The Book of Why by Judea Pearl

The real challenge lies in creating systems that can reason and learn in a human-like manner.
Imagination is crucial to our ability to reason and understand the world around us.
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
Reason is the foundation of science, and science is the path to understanding the universe.
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
The intersection of faith and reason is a complex journey.

From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels

Emotions are not enemies; they are signals that can inform your reasoning.
The real is the rational and the rational is the real.
Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second.

From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

The understanding does not derive its laws from, but imposes them upon, the objects of experience.
We are all intuitive and we reason to justify our intuitions.

From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

Reason is the light that guides us through the darkness of ignorance.
The mind is a story processor, not a logic processor.
Reason is the light that illuminates the path of understanding.
The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.

From The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche

Deductive logic is not sufficient for scientific reasoning.
To create safe AI, we must understand the limitations of our own reasoning.
Mathematics is the music of reason.
A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.

From The Odyssey by Homer

The critique of pure reason must be a critique of the faculty of reason itself.
Causal diagrams help us visualize relationships and reason more effectively.

From The Book of Why by Judea Pearl

The use of reason is to be distinguished from the use of the senses.
The critique of pure reason is a judgment of reason upon itself.
The passions can be regulated by reason.
What is rational is real; what is real is rational.
The understanding can only think that which it produces itself, according to its own rules.