Assertion: delusion | /r/HasProperty | irrational
Facets:
value: really
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Section 4 reviews three of the most discussed themes in the philosophical literature on delusions: whether delusions are irrational; whether they are beliefs; and to what extent they overlap with cases of self-deception.
text: Are delusions really irrational?
text: These data are not by themselves sufficient to support the view that delusions are irrational, but show interesting deviations from statistically normal performance in the behavior of people with delusions.
text: Although delusions can be irrational to a higher degree than normal beliefs, as they may be less consistent with a person’s other beliefs and actions and more resistant to counterevidence, they do not seem to be irrational in a qualitatively different way from normal beliefs.