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https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/13/qpkoap2quxts6eftkrs5.jpg?quality=751300731Are we, the human species, unreasonable? Do rational arguments have any power to sway us, or is it all intuition, hidden motivation and various other forms of prejudice? The answer isn’t simple, but we may not be irrational creatures after all.