# Quote — Steven Pinker, Rationality

> A list of the ways in which we’re stupid can’t explain why we’re so smart: smart enough to have discovered the laws of nature, transformed the planet, lengthened and enriched our lives, and, not least, articulated the rules of rationality that we so often flout.

- Author: [Steven Pinker](https://www.leafyquotes.com/steven-pinker.md)
- Book: [Rationality](https://www.leafyquotes.com/steven-pinker/rationality.md)
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