Realists are a thinking people who use reason to explore reality the way it really is. We love to discuss things, invent stuff, solve simple and complex problems. Reason and Wisdom are not the same thing. Reason allows us to design a nuclear bomb. Wisdom allows us to choose not to use it. Reason is more technical while wisdom is more visionary.
Realism is a religion of the mind. Our mind is our tool for understanding. We are also emotional beings and we are the product of evolution, living in a society that has evolved based on survival. But we have evolved to the point where we can apply reason to our life situation and try to understand things like spiritual experiences and separate our emotion from our thinking and understand who we are and how we work.
The Principle of Reason is also a personal commitment to apply reason to our daily lives. We ask ourselves if we are being reasonable. We want to know if decisions are based on reason. We are advocates for applying reason to situations and to think things through to ensure that we make a better decision than if we ignore reason. Some religions are spiritually driven where emotional states and fiction drive the world view. Some of these religions have an Extinctionist philosophy. Realists choose reason and we are committed to making sure that our world view is reason based. Reason is the path to reality.
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