Irrational Rationalism

Robert Anton Wilson explains what is "Irrational Rationalism":

RAW: I coined the term irrational rationalism because those people claim to be rationalists, but they're governed by such a heavy body of taboos. They're so fearful, and so hostile, and so narrow, and frightened, and uptight and dogmatic. I thought it was a fascinating paradox: irrational rationalists. Later on I found out I didn't invent that. Somebody else who wrote an article on CSICOP, that's the group they all belong to: Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. Somebody else who wrote about them also used the term irrational rationalism. It's a hard term to resist when you think about those people.

The quote is taken from this interview.

Is it just me, but have you also witnessed this kind of attitude againts psychedelics in mainstream media?

For more about the subject, see also "Pseudoskepticism".