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    A rationalist is a person who tries to live by rationalism: they want reasons and evidence to lead their choices, not a rush of feeling or a rule from religion.

    A rationalist is a person who tries to live by rationalismrationalist是一個試著按照rationalism（理性主義）生活的人： they want reasons and evidence to lead their choices他們希望用理由和證據來引導自己的選擇， not a rush of feeling or a rule from religion而不是一時的情緒衝動，或宗教的規定。

    Someone may say "I am a rationalist" with pride. Someone else may use the word with a little sting, as if that person has no space for love, art, or faith.

    Someone may say “I am a rationalist” with pride有人可能會驕傲地說「我是個rationalist」。 Someone else may use the word with a little sting另一個人用這個字時可能帶點刺， as if that person has no space for love, art, or faith彷彿在說那個人心裡容不下愛、藝術，或信仰。

    The -ist ending points to the person; the - ending points to the belief.

    The -ist ending points to the person字尾-ist指的是人； the -ism ending points to the belief字尾-ism指的是那個信念本身。

    Though actually, calling someone a rationalist is stronger than calling them rational. Rational only says they are being reasonable right now; rationalist names a type of person, or at least a type they claim to be.

    Though actually不過實際上， calling someone a rationalist is stronger than calling them rational說一個人是rationalist，語氣比說他rational要重。 Rational only says they are being reasonable right nowrational只是說他們現在這件事很理性； rationalist names a type of person而rationalist是在說一種類型的人， or at least a type they claim to be或至少是他們自稱屬於的那種類型。

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組成From Middle French rationaliste; in English it is rational + -ist (a person who follows that belief).

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rationalistnoun

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    human-sciencesphilosophysciencesA person who follows the philosophy of rationalism.

    • “He says,” replied Lord Peter, “that he believes Hannah to be a sincerely religious woman. He has sat beside her in chapel and shared her hymn-book.” “But that may be the merest hypocrisy,” said Miss Murchison, rather warmly, for she was militantly rationalist. “I don’t trust these unctuous people.”
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    A member of the rationalist community.

    • Some rationalists were in touch with Oxford philosophers, including Toby Ord and William MacAskill, the founders of the effective-altruism movement, which studied how to do the most good for humanity (and, by extension, how to avoid ending it).

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。