Irrational - 1

ir·ra·tion·al

[ih-rash-uh-nl]
adjective
1.    without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
2.    without or deprived of normal mental clarity or sound judgment.
3.    not in accordance with reason; utterly illogical: irrational arguments.
4.    not endowed with the faculty of reason: irrational animals.

So says dictionary.com.  

I indulge in irrational thinking and behavior.  Probably you do as well.  

Projecting “sacred value” on objects seems irrational.  When counter-culture folks wrapped themselves in American flags, or burned American flags, in the 1960’s, many people became enraged.  “They are desecrating our sacred flag!” they screamed.  And raged.  And villified.  

Rationally, both sides of the polarization put value on a piece of cloth with different colors on it.  Irrational!

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