Or, maybe its merely a legacy of the culture of science- that prefers to keep things “rational” and is generally uncomfortable with feelings. Whatever the origin, we need to drop this idea like a hot potato, and get comfortable with fear and other feelings!

— Margaret Klein Salamon (@ClimatePsych) July 3, 2019

Rationality isn’t sensible. It’s just another philosophy and in many a method of expressing (supposed) superiority and detachment from the world and its concerns. This philosophy of extreme rationality that beset scientific practice for the past 100 years or so has harmed science and the world.