Whenever I argue with Ayn Rand's cultists and criticize her books, they accuse me of disliking her and calling her a hack because I don't like that she's an atheist.
I wasn't even aware she an atheist until just a few years ago, though I've said for DECADES that I disliked her novels because she is a crappy writer. Now that I know she's an atheist, I can say I disagree with her on that. However, I would never falsely accuse of her "making a living by promoting atheism", and put her in the same camp as someone who DOES do that like Richard Dawkins. Atheism is just one issue she touches on among many others. I sincerely dislike her because she's a no-talent hack who writes one-dimensional characters, and beats her audience over the head with her "message". The fact I may agree with her on free market economics won't change the rest of that. I can agree with the message but thoroughly disagree with the messenger.
With Neil deGrasse Tyson, it's the opposite. I have thoroughly enjoyed his talks, presentations, and books for years. He's very engaging and articulate, and extremely knowledgeable in the area of physics. I wasn't even aware until a few years ago that he's wrong on the global warming issue. I disagree with him on that, but unlike his haters on here, I would never accuse him of "making a living promoting the global warming scam" like Al Gore does, or put him in the same category as a guy with a engineering degree who pretends to be a "scientist" because he hosted a children't TV show 20 years ago. Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about a wide range of issues, and only briefly touched on global warming in one episode when he hosted "Cosmos", for example. He is a legitimate credentialed scientist with a Ph.D. in that area of science, and a long history working in the field AND being appointed by a Republican president to oversee scientific work, whether I agree with him on global warming or not.
In short, it seems the Tyson bashers on here actually behave the way the Ayn Rand cultists FALSELY accuse her detractors of behaving. Anyone who disagrees with them on global warming is a "hack", no matter how much they demonstrate otherwise and no matter how much they are right on other issues. Also, it seems people can't separate a person's abilities with whether the person shares their worldview on an issue. I find that interesting.
Rand: Someone put me on a ping list but I’ve never read any of her books, I think my mom told me once that I would like them. If I ever did read one it would probably be to check out the “rape” scene in “The Fountainhead”. Saw the movie where Helen Mirren played her, I don’t think she ever put her cigarette down for a second. Eric Stoltz has a very punchable face. Cliff notes version of her philosophy sounds appealing to me. People saying “Go Galt” I’ve always found to be annoying.
Tyson: I wanted to like that science show of his they were pushing by airing on EVERY Fox owned network. But it was just boring as hell, the grandeur of the universe should make for easy storytelling but I guess not. I like his vest with stars on it.
So he’s Cosby? Obviously I don’t know the man but I have trouble seeing that, I’ve heard people say he’s a jerk but... At this point on no account am I’m gonna give the benefit of the doubt to a bunch of me too bimbos coming out of the woodwork years later with no proof. I don’t care what his political views are, there is a war on men going on, all men. Reputations destroyed on nothing but the word of of God’s least truthful creature, the woman? (haha just kidding ladies) I can’t abide it, even if dude is a lib.