[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The Mother of Objectivism herself, Ayn Rand, did not exibit a morally upright lifestyle...those morals arising simply from human nature always tend to corrupt and run downhill--and good minds (like Hudgins) are easily able to rationalize away selfishness and avarice--or all kinds of evil, especially (unlike Objectivists) if they have a utopian vision. Show me someone who is convinced they are ultimately under no other authority than themselves...and I'll show you someone with serious flaws in character...every time.

Morality and all of those associated ideals are rooted entirely in the presupposition some higher power defines what is correct for human behavior.

Examine my statement for logic (categorical or propositional). It will test true as a syllogism or true if tested in a Venn diagram using Aristotle's logic.

Objectivists don't know how to use logic.

[Wormwood]

Why don;t you try again with an even bigger font?

Ooooh---then maybe in some flashy colors!

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Objectivists don't know how to use logic.

In a nutshell they got from A is A to A ought to be A. ;-) Unable to bridge the "ought" gap they come with an A.. existence and assign to it an positive truth value. I'd really like to "exist" therefore I "ought" to exist. Ironicly Objectivism is at it's root founded on pure unadulterated emotionalism.

[b_sharp]

"Objectivists don't know how to use logic.

Actually from what I can see, you are the one having trouble with logic.