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==Misconception of Reason==

==Misconception of Reason==

Too many people falsely believe that reason alone can lead to goodness, but reason can be used for good and for evil. As [[Dennis Prager]] puts it "Reason is just a tool." <ref>https://www.prageru.com/video/is-evil-rational/</ref> As criminals use reasoning to commit a crime without their reason telling them what they are doing is wrong. <ref>https://www.prageru.com/video/where-do-good-and-evil-come-from/</ref>

Too many people falsely believe that reason alone can lead to goodness, but reason can be used for good and for evil. As [[Dennis Prager]] puts it "Reason is just a tool." <ref>https://www.prageru.com/video/is-evil-rational/</ref> As criminals use reasoning to commit a crime without their reason telling them what they are doing is wrong. <ref>https://www.prageru.com/video/where-do-good-and-evil-come-from/</ref> This misconception had its roots with the French Enlightenment with various philosophes such as Voltaire and Denis Diderot, and to a lesser extent Jean-Jacques Rousseau, where the emphasized humanity's advancement by "pure reason" alone, and also formed a large basis for the French Revolution and Reign of Terror.

== See also ==

== See also ==