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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Establishing contact with rational people

IN ALL religions and their scriptures three basic virtues of mankind, truth, good behaviour, and good manners are elaborately described to say that through these three virtues human-beings become highly rational and can secure their life and acquire peace and happiness in their life. In all religions, it has been prayed to the Almighty: Take away all our vices and bestow us with just virtues. It has been said that despite having lot of education and resources, one must forego vices, because a snake having a gem can be dangerous and poisonous. There is no better attainment than getting acquainted with virtuous people,but getting acquainted with vice people, one only gets pain, and nothing else. Once we are closer to virtuous people, we gradually attain good virtues and make our life purposeful.
Rationality, therefore, brings us peace and happiness. In order to find out whether one is rational or not, there are three axioms in terms of the science of Economics, which are mentioned below:
1.The Axiom of Transitivity: This means that if there are three options: A,B, and C.
And the person concerned prefers A to B, and B to C, then he must prefer A to C.
2.The Axiom of Completeness: This means that if there are two options: A and B. Then the person prefers either A to B, or B to A, or he is indifferent between the two.
3.The Axiom of Continuity: This means that if there are two options A and B, and if the person prefers A to B, then he must prefer A to the neighbourhood of B.
Once these three axioms are fulfilled, the person concerned is fully rational. He either maximizes whatever it is, or optimises it. Such a person will surely have the three virtues that we have mentioned above.

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