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It is highly irrational in this reality to make promises.
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Round 1
According to the reality we live as we know it, we live in uncertainty, right.
So why would making promises be highly logical to make?
My time is short so this may be the shortest round.
People may make promises by a gut feeling, by trusting in something and or deductive reasoning.
But the promise, the nature of it is to assure certainty. Guarantees are pushed the same way.
There are no such things as guarantees. That's why they offer your money back. It's a strong belief in something will work. Not that it certainly will.
Many folks make promises as if they will be fulfilled. The statement I make that promises are made to be broken is appropriate. Expect them to fail.
At least the possibility thereof. I can't make you a promise as if I know this will happen or that will happen.
So why make one? Strictly placebo.
It's an empty promise or empty words until whatever it is guaranteed is fulfilled.
When people say there are no guarantees, that's in all things. When people say this is guaranteed, they're conflating it with certainty. Something bound to happen.
I understand the colloquial habitual usage of terms being mixed around. I won't be hung up on that.
But my bottomline is that when you don't know the end of a thing, don't communicate empty confidence for delivery of that thing.
Forfeited
Round 2
I rest my case.
You make a promise to convey intent and help others plan ahead around said promises.
If you fail to keep some promises, it helps others know to rely less on you and motivates you to change.
Round 3
Motivates me to change so therefore I shouldn't have to change from something that is highly rational if it was.
SoI agree , you change to what is highly rational, just stop making promises and fulfill the actions.
Which the difference is talk and the walk .
Case closed.
The rationality behind promises is to helo others plan ahead around your promises and to lead to reputations of reliability or unreliability being accurate and proven by track record.
If deemed ubreliable now one has a motive to change that. If deemed reliable one has motive to maintain said reputation.