i'm one of those people who don't mind if the topic wanders a bit. Yeah, the early centuries of Christianity weren't all that Christian, but so many people attack it nowadays that people get defensive about any criticism.
My bias is Ayn Rand Objectivist/Libertarian.
I sorta figured that. Ayn Rand was a great intellect and her ideas are very relevant, but I think there is an important missing ingredient in her recipe.
Humans inherently want some sort of spirituality.
Rand was an ardent atheist. She worshipped man