Yet his serious universe also had insightful humour, all highlighting the "irrationality at the roots of a supposedly rational world".

How was it that supposedly rational people could have overlooked the connection?

In Ancient Greece this act was often carried out for philosophical or supposedly rational thought, usually by withdrawing care rather than a physical extermination.

When the economy finally picks up, a number of supposedly rational companies may find they have too little capacity.

It gave me chills to think what effect a miracle would have in this supposedly rational but oddly susceptible age.

Spenser recognises that this last perspective is unlikely to seem immediately convincing to a supposedly rational English audience.

One poem brooded over the fantasies of the insane and the insanities of the supposedly rational.

So we are allowed to act in all sorts of ways which they would not tolerate for a moment in any supposedly rational person.

There is a supposedly rational explanation for this.

What's wrong with a society where supposedly rational adults have to "sneak around" to enjoy a drink within the walls of their own home?