As you may be aware, there was a time I was a whole-hearted convert to the 'adoption' of the 'rational' way. But I discovered something. Being rational didn't satisfy.
Creationism in effect makes a higher demand on my sense of morality. My response to that demand, a thing 'we must adopt' to say it better, has been far more fulfilling. I have not been able to explain this 'rationally'. But it is true.
I discovered something else ....'reason' derives from the latin word 'ratio'.
The root sense of reason is 'to number'. I understand how to reason.
You know Jenny, I have decided that Objectivists believe only numeracy counts while literacy doesn't really. Illnumerate people are to be disparaged, but illiterate people, well, if they can submit to those who understand counting, fine. But have you noticed something? Numeracy, especially financial numeracy is pretty scarce.
I don't think that is an accident. And quite frankly, I think the Objectivist types like the world being that way. Illnumerate people are easy to manage.
Uh-oh, another your-brain-on-creationism candidate! :-)