When parents support their children to spend an obscene number of hours memorizing the digits of irrational numbers like β2, Ο, and e, so that they can out-parrot others in a contest, and win some medals or prizes for their βirrationalβ feats of memory.
Based on recent newspaper reports, irrational parenting seems to be rising in Singapore, especially among immigrants from India and Burmaβthe perceived paranoia to make an entry into the Singapore Book of Records has never been so strong among the βhuman parrots.β
1) refusing something rational
2) refusing all things rational
3) unreasonable, not reasonable 4) refusing logic, illogical
5) unwilling to see the perfectoin of my logic and desperately clinging to quaint notions or antiquated superstitions that are nullified by the enfoulabilidy of my vastly superior position, absolutely infallible perfection
"You continue to disagreewith me, despite having heard all the facts of the matter, which indicates you are either daft or irrational."