Panrationalism

The ideology that reason is a transcendent, universal force that stands above the chaotic physical world. The material universe is seen as a flawed shadow of rational perfection, and the goal of humanity is to conform all existence—society, nature, even emotion—to the dictates of this disembodied rationality.

Panrationalism Example: A city planner who, after a flood, proposes straightening a river because its curves are “irrational and inefficient.” They see the natural, evolved ecosystem as an error to be corrected by geometric and hydraulic reason, imposing an abstract ideal onto physical reality.

Panrationalism by Abzugal February 8, 2026