rational teabagger

One who actually knows the issues at a tea party protest, rather than just calling Obama a socialist, a fascist, or a Nazi.

Many argue that such a person does not exist, thus it is widely accepted as an oxymoron.

Also see teabagger.

Rational Teabagger: I disagree with Obama because of his economy policy and his policy on the war in Afghanistan.

Liberal Dude: Thanks for not calling him a Nazi!

by YorkU December 15, 2010

RationalWiki

Once a well respected website that now is filled with atheist extremists, atheist zealots, anti-theists, liberals, moderate leftists who are centrists in denial, enlightenment centrists, centrist extremists, horseshoe theory supporters, neopositivists, scientificists and people who call everything that is not "scientific" nor "materialist" nor "positivist" as "pseudoscience", "antiscience" and "science denial". Attacking all sides and believing everyone is wrong and only their Wiki is right.

RationalWiki is basically Quora in form of a Wiki.

by Dumugian December 1, 2021

rational motive

a logical reason for making a decision

the rational motive for buying the car is because of the amazing features and benefits

by ab_yeah. November 28, 2007

Rationalship

Noun. rash-un-all-ship
1. A sound, rational emotional involvement

2. A reciprocal connection that is free from the following possible side effects of a Relationship: drama, hang-ups, indecision, apathy, cheating, unrest/irritability, irregular bleeding, weight gain/loss, hair loss, STDs, unexpected pregnancy, drug addiction, workaholism, stalking, mood swings, mania, depression, gossip, job loss, irrational geographic relocation, marginalization, loss of skin elasticity or various personal belongings and dignity.

3. Evolutionary stage of human connection and/or personal development which follows the earlier relationship stage

I started dating my smart, healthy, hot, and available good friend of six years when I was 33 and thus began my first Rationalship.

by Rational Person December 18, 2012

Rationalized Distancing

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when you see your friends or family members who don’t live under your roof either one-on-one or in groups whether it be standing 6 feet apart from each other and not moving from that spot, meeting in cars in the parking lot, walking or riding bikes together on opposite sides of the street, or holding exercise classes in the street. These people are practicing creative distancing, but it is slightly different because people who practice rationalized distancing think it’s okay because they list the precautions they had taken and will argue with those who don’t agree with them—it was only five minutes, they sat 6 feet apart, we monitored their behavior, it was just a playdate, the only other place we go is the grocery store, I’m healthy, we’re all healthy. However, according to MIT research “mucus and saliva can burst from a person’s mouth at nearly a hundred miles an hour and travel as far as 27 feet.” This method of distancing is flawed, selfish, and breaks all social distancing rules.

Joe met up with his two brothers at his house and practiced rationalized distancing by saying it was okay because they only met for 10 minutes. Now, all three brothers and their entire families have Coronavirus.

by Macblue April 23, 2020

Rational beans

A synonym mainly used in response to a rational argument. Used only by Ameera.

Person 1: 3/4 = x/4 solves to x = 3
Person 2: Rational beans, man. Rational beans.

by rationalbean May 29, 2020

Rational Fundamentalism

Rational Fundamentalism is a form of secular fundamentalism that's full based on rationalism, it seeks on the use of the philosophy of rationalism and positivism in order to justify secular fundamentalism and atheist fundamentalism as well, often calling religious, spiritual, extraphysical, supernatural and immaterial beliefs as "irrational" and fighting them anywhere and all the time. A good example of rational fundamentalism is rational imperialism, that takes rational fundamentalism into a way that all kinds of religious, spiritual, extraphysical, supernatural and immaterial beliefs, also including feelings and empathy, must be countered and everyone must follow rationalism, scientism, positivism and physicalism as its main beliefs.

"Rational Fundamentalism and Rational Imperialism are really common nowadays, they only show about how can rationalism, new atheism, anti-theism, materialism, physicalism, scientism and positivism so violent and aggressive nowadays, and how they all are no different from religious fundamentalism and of those who they call as "irrational"."

by Full Monteirism April 22, 2021