Why Reason Alone is an Unreliable Guide

Dennis Prager outlines four problems with the concept that Reason alone can lead a person or a people into moral greatness:

Reason is itself amoral, and only a tool for decision-making
Humans are incapable of acting consistently on Reason alone
You must believe that people are basically good (an irrational idea in itself)
Reason does not compel specific action

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