All 3 Uses of
rational
in
The Shack
- It doesn't mean that it is actually irrational, but it surely is not rational.†
Chpt 5.rational = reasonable
- "But then," he paused, still focused on staying rational, "why is there such an emphasis on you being a Father?†
Chpt 6. *
- I am not talking about rational fears regarding legitimate dangers, but imagined fears, and especially the projection of those into the future.†
Chpt 10.
Definitions:
-
(1)
(rational as in: rational behavior) reasonable, able to think clearly, or based on logic rather than emotion
-
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, rational numbers in mathematics are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction consisting of only an integer in the numerator and denominator. For example, 1/3 is a rational number while pi is an irrational number.