To what degree though should we consider the fact that a lot of non-experts rationalize a view to be evidence for that view. It seems to me that lots of rationalization is strong evidence for confusion among the people who are rationalizing, and possibly weak evidence that within the dichotomy that they perceive, the rationalized answer is closer to being compelling. For instance, if people rationalize theism this may indicate that they are taking a “no” view on the question “is morality meaningless” and are confused regarding the extension of that premise.
To what degree though should we consider the fact that a lot of non-experts rationalize a view to be evidence for that view. It seems to me that lots of rationalization is strong evidence for confusion among the people who are rationalizing, and possibly weak evidence that within the dichotomy that they perceive, the rationalized answer is closer to being compelling. For instance, if people rationalize theism this may indicate that they are taking a “no” view on the question “is morality meaningless” and are confused regarding the extension of that premise.