# Was It All An Accident...Or Did An Intelligent

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 19, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-all-an-accident-or-did-an-intelligent/647721 "2013-01-19T17:18:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![pchaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/258eb7/32.png) [@pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pchaos)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-all-an-accident-or-did-an-intelligent/647721/313 "2013-01-25T13:35:58Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> **pchaos** , what is your current definition of the word “rational”? You’ve had trouble with the meaning of the word earlier, and I’d like to know what the current status is.

I understand that most people think of logical and rational as being somewhat similar. However, for me this is not helpful.

I modify the terms as follows:

1. What the vast majority of people believe is logical.

2. What a significant minority of people believe is rational.

3. What doesn’t fit into 1) and 2) above is irrational.

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