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Mistress Moon

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  1. Thank you all for the information. I will certainly pick up a copy of The Ayn Rand Lexicon when I get the time.
  2. If you read the discussions on My Yahoo, the Left hasn't learned anything. Apparently, terrorism is still somehow Bush's fault. Of course, these same people blame hurricanes on Bush. You have to laugh a little. I don't know why I read these posts, but I somehow can't help myself. It can sometimes be a frightening experience. And anyone that has any kind of rational sense is automatically labeled a Bush-lover.
  3. Myself and BurgessLau, thank you both for your replies and questions. In response to Myself, yes, I can be a harsh mistress at times. In response to BurgessLau, I was originally introduced to Objectivism through the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. I am an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy, but that particular series has always been my favorite because it reflected my beliefs most closely. Recently, I made an attempt to read The Fountainhead. Frankly, the book bored me and I was unable to finish. But I didn't want to give up on Ayn Rand altogether since I had recently discovered that Terry Goodkind was an advocate of Objectivism. So I bought a copy of Atlas Shrugged. It took me only one week to finish that book! So I haven't studied Objectivism in depth. I have been reading the posts on this site for awhile and have come across one or two main Objectivist principles that I disagree with. I will bring those up when I have more free time. I would like to mention an Objectivist principle that has always made rational sense to me, even before I read the Sword of Truth series. From what I understand, (I could be mistaken, please correct me if I am), Objectivism adheres to the fact that altruism is immoral. I would go one step further and say that altruism does not even exist. Even someone like Mother Teresa, who seemed to do everything in service to other people, was in fact serving herself in the belief that her god would reward her. To simplify, nobody really ever does anything for selfless reasons. There is always a personal gain expected in return, even if it's as something as small as feeling good about helping someone else. The difference between an Objectivist (and myself) and an irrational human being would then be that the Objectivist is willing to admit that their own life is their highest value, not someone else's life. I hate to end here, as I do want to bring up the aspects of Objectivism that I have found I disagree with, but I am short on time at the moment. I will be back. Take that as a threat...or not.
  4. Hello to everyone. I do not consider myself an Objectivist and would never give myself that term, as I do not agree with all of the philosophy and I really don't like to subscribe to a school of anything. I am an individual, and will make up my own mind about the reality of what is. I do, however, have respect for Ayn Rand and cannot understand people that don't get that A is A. Anyway, I am not sure if I will post much. If I have some input or a question, I will certainly speak up, but otherwise I am mostly here to read the posts by other members.
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