Dr. Manhattan has just been convinced by Veidt that he has been causing cancer in the people he cares about. He also finds himself caring less and less about the world (though he had previously accelerated technological progress by e.g., creating lithium batteries for electric cars), and leaves the Earth for Mars to build cool clocks and find some peace and quiet.
Do you think he is being rationalist at this particular moment? (I don’t actually remember his arc very clearly)
It would be hard to say, because he’s outside the entire paradigm of being an agent.
Dr. Manhattan has just been convinced by Veidt that he has been causing cancer in the people he cares about. He also finds himself caring less and less about the world (though he had previously accelerated technological progress by e.g., creating lithium batteries for electric cars), and leaves the Earth for Mars to build cool clocks and find some peace and quiet.