Existential Atlas

AN 3.5 — Irrational

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“A fool is known by three things. What three? They ask a question irrationally. They answer a question irrationally. And when someone else answers a question rationally—with well-rounded, coherent, and relevant words and phrases—they disagree with it. These are the three things by which a fool is known. An astute person is known by three things. What three? They ask a question rationally. They answer a question rationally. And when someone else answers a question rationally—with well-rounded, coherent, and relevant words and phrases—they agree with it. These are the three things by which an astute person is known. So you should train …”

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Contents of Numbered Discourses / Anguttara Nikaya (Sujato)