We cannot think of ourselves as creatures whose rationality endows us with an especially significant advantage over others-indeed, we cannot think of ourselves as rational creatures at all-unless we think of ourselves as creatures who recognize that facts, and true statements about the facts, are indispensable in providing us with reasons for believing {or for not believing} various things and for taking {or for not taking} various actions. If we have no respect for the distinction between true and false, we may as well kiss our much-vaunted "rationality" good-bye."
( Harry G. Frankfurt )
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