[John SBM]

You are giving me another issue raised by detractors and critics. How about you read the book, examine the ideas for yourself, and then reach a conclusion as to the quality of the ideas. Keep in mind that rejecting an idea based on a personal attack on who espouses it is a logical falacy.

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You are giving me another issue raised by detractors and critics. How about you read the book, examine the ideas for yourself, and then reach a conclusion as to the quality of the ideas. Keep in mind that rejecting an idea based on a personal attack on who espouses it is a logical falacy.

I know a little about the objectivism of Ayn Rand, and I know a little about her personal life. I think it is also a mistake to embrace an idea espoused by a flawed individual as your lifelong philosophy. If her philosophy was so good, why was her personal life so messed up? Are you saying it wasn't messed up? Shouldn't objectivism (the be all to end all for Rand sycophants) have manifested itself in Rand's life in such a manner as to make objectivism desirable for its effects?

You posted an article that uses Ayn Rand as an authority. What makes her an authority? What exactly are the manifestations of objectivism that make it so desirable as a philosophy? What will it do for your life? I really would like to know (honestly).