"Rational thinking is not natural" may seem like quite an odd and stupid title, but let me explain. (No, it's not an attack on rational thinking. Again, please let me explain.) Irrationality, superstition and anti-scientific sentiments seem to be on the raise (again) in later years. The irrational has always fascinated people for the entire history of humanity. There has always been (and unfortunately there probably will always be) a very significant portion of humanity that wants to believe in all kinds of superstition, bypassing all rational thinking. However, irrational thinking has experienced a huge boost recently. Not only is young-earth creationism and anti-evolutionism on the raise, but a general anti-science mentality among other groups as well (such as many nature activists). To these people, somehow, the very idea of requiring actual observation, measurements and testing before believing something seems silly and limited. Not only is rational thinking disca...