Odd description for a man in eventual peril. Well maybe because he is in peril of himself.
This is an interesting story followed by an equally thought-provoking explanation from the author. So it seems that sometimes we mix up the idea of non-rational and irrational - that's the take-away. That's fair.
The story's dilemma of the coin toss and the explanation's example of herbal medicine are clear instances of using non-rational means to solve a problem. There could be more such situations I guess like why some people like their yolks squishy and some don't. Preferences we can't explain but meet a need.
Can processes be irrational though? A coin toss is non-rational but it helps us choose between two equally-weighted options. If we has to toss a coin, hop on one foot, sing the national anthemn and only accept the result if the coin hit the ground and bounced off in a westerly direction, that would be irrational I imagine.
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