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Reasonable.mp3<\/a>
\nReasonable.mp4<\/a>
\nReasonable-Reggae.mp3<\/a>
\nReasonable-Reggae.mp4<\/a>
\nReasonable-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nAre you reasonable
\n(At all)
\nAre you reason able?<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nIs your thinking
\nOpen-minded
\nIs it shrinking
\n… becoming confined<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAre you reasonable
\n(At all)
\nChange your opinion
\n(Less a minion)
\nAre you reason able?<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nTrue is true
\n(Nothing you can do)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nIs critical thinking
\nConfusing you
\nOpinion stinking
\nSince it’s not true<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAre you reasonable
\n(At all)
\nChange your opinion
\n(Less a minion)
\nAre you reason able?<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nTrue is true
\n(Nothing you can do)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAre you reasonable
\n(At all)
\nChange your opinion
\n(Less a minion)
\nAre you reason able?<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nTrue is true
\n(Nothing you can do)
\nTrue is true
\n(No matter your view)
\nJust figure out
\n(What it’s about)
\nAre you reason able?<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG
\nAll truths are absolute \u2014 our discovery or lack thereof doesn\u2019t change that. The act of \u201csearching for truth\u201d doesn\u2019t create truth; it only reveals what has always been the case. When we say we\u2019ve \u201cdiscovered\u201d something, what we really mean is that our understanding has finally aligned with what was already true.<\/p>\n

The laws of physics existed before Newton described them. The Earth orbited the Sun long before Copernicus noticed. Truth is not born from belief or perception; it exists independent of both. Our discoveries merely illuminate what was there all along \u2014 like uncovering a stone that has always been buried beneath the sand.<\/p>\n

Logical certainty rests on a distinction between truth itself and our perception of it. The process you describe \u2014 searching, evolving, aligning \u2014 does not change truth; it changes us.<\/p>\n

Truth, by definition, is not discovered into existence. It simply is. What changes through science, philosophy, and civic progress is our approximation of that truth \u2014 our models become more accurate, our reasoning more refined. The Earth was never flat; only our beliefs were.<\/p>\n

So yes, the search for truth can be a unifying, even spiritual process, but it is a process of correspondence \u2014 not creation. We don\u2019t become \u201cmore godlike\u201d by creating truth, but by better perceiving and aligning with what has always been true, independent of belief, time, or culture.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the essence of logical certainty: truth is immutable \u2014 only understanding evolves.<\/p>\n

The problem we face today is not a lack of pursuit for understanding, but the widespread rejection of morality itself. Rather than striving toward truth or enlightenment, too many have chosen to embrace immorality \u2014 racism, sexism, white nationalism, and bigotry \u2014 not as flaws to be overcome, but as virtues to be defended.<\/p>\n

This represents a moral inversion, where ignorance is celebrated as authenticity and cruelty masquerades as strength. The tragedy is not that people fail to understand the truth, but that they no longer care to. The pursuit of truth demands humility, discipline, and moral integrity \u2014 qualities increasingly dismissed in favor of tribal loyalty and ideological dominance.<\/p>\n

Until we recover a shared moral foundation grounded in reason and empathy, the search for truth will remain secondary to the louder, darker forces that thrive on division and hate.<\/p>\n

From the album “Reason<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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