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To: Pessimist
It isn't faith that rejects Rand's philosophy, it's empiricism.

Rand makes a perfect circle to describe the world.

Randians shout at her detractors, 'Aha! You don't like circles, what's wrong with you?'

And the detractors say, 'Nothing. But her circle is too damn small, you Nimrods.'

If you build a philosphy which contains as an axiom the preposition that altruism is bad, you might as well be fellating Nietzche.

Having eliminated alruism and sacrifice as a good, she then ignores how much it plays a role in the real world.

EPIC FAIL.

Cheers!

216 posted on 11/14/2009 1:37:29 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
If you build a philosophy which contains as an axiom the preposition that altruism is bad, you might as well be fellating Nietzche.

Tsk-tsk, try not to be too blunt.

222 posted on 11/14/2009 2:32:20 PM PST by cornelis
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